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As tour guide on a trip through the midnight-to-dawn streets of Los Angeles that the beautiful people never see through the smoked- glass windows of their limos, Waits details the lives of hipsters, down-and-outers, and lost causes in latter-day beat poetry and small- jazz-combo arrangements. This live album from 1975 almost has the quality of standup comedy, but the routines are richer and more carefully drawn. Check out the vivid detail, low humor, and hooker- with-a-heart-of-gold emotionalism Waits brings to songs such as "Nighthawk Postcards", "Putnam County", and a memorable reading of trucker poet Red Sovine's "Big Joe and Phantom 309". --Daniel Durchholz
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tom Waits at his best,
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This review is from: Nighthawks At The Diner (Audio CD)
If you like the film Short Cuts you will love this. Nighthawks At The Diner is a superb album that works on may levels. It is a live recording that really does give the impression of being there. Some of the spoken intro's will have you laughing out loud even after many listens (the man has impeccable comic timing), and are backed up by a great collection of songs, with lyrics that combine great humour with amazing detail and intelligence. This is a real work of genius. Any record containing a song titled "Warm Beer & Cold Women" is onto a good thing, and this whole album really hits the mark. This is closer to listening to an exceptionally good book than "just" listening to an album, and it gets better with every play.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Something different for the evening...,
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This review is from: Nighthawks At The Diner (Audio CD)
This is unlike any other Tom Waits album. It was recorded live with a Jazz Quartet backing him, now I can hear you thinking immediately this is going to be dreadful - its not.
In fact its astonishing, there are no long solos, the backing quartet just provide a swinging backdrop for Waits to weave his unusual brand of story telling. Sometimes very funny, occasionally sad and always lyrically interesting, Waits scats/talks and sings in his distinctive growl. You might want to hear this first, before purchasing, as I concede it's not going to be everybody's cup of tea. However it has remained my favourite Tom Waits album for decades now, despite Swordfishtrombones etc.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sprawling early masterpiece from the king of the downtrodden,
By jrmadeley@hotmail.com (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nighthawks At The Diner (Audio CD)
Stunning collection of early Tom Waits songs, recorded live for a bunch of friends. The spoken word lead-ins are worth your money alone, and the songs themselves, well... they vary from the wonderful paeon the diner culture "Eggs and Sausage", to the soaring melodrama of "Nobody" and rambling poetry of "Putnam County". This is an album which just gives you a wonderful warm feeling inside.
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