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Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom WaitsMP3 Download
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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Play   1. Opening Intro (Live) 2:57 £0.69
Play   2. Emotional Weather Report (Live) 3:47 £0.69
Play   3. Intro to On A Foggy Night (Live) 2:16 £0.69
Play   4. On A Foggy Night (Live) 3:48 £0.69
Play   5. Intro to Eggs And Sausage (Live) 1:53 £0.69
Play   6. Eggs And Sausage [In A Cadillac with Susan Michelson] (Live) 4:19 £0.69
Play   7. Intro to Better off Without a Wife (Live) 3:02 £0.69
Play   8. Better Off Without A Wife (Live) 3:59 £0.69
Play   9. Nighthawk Postcards [from Easy Street] (Live) 11:29 Album Only  
Play 10. Intro to Warm Beer and Cold Women (Live) 0:56 £0.69
Play 11. Warm Beer And Cold Women (Live) 5:21 £0.69
Play 12. Intro to Putnam County (Live) 0:47 £0.69
Play 13. Putnam County (Live) 7:35 £0.69
Play 14. Spare Parts I [A Nocturnal Emission] (Live) 6:25 £0.69
Play 15. Nobody (Live) 2:50 £0.69
Play 16. Intro to Big Joe and Phantom 309 (Live) 0:41 £0.69
Play 17. Big Joe And Phantom 309 (Live) 6:29 £0.69
Play 18. Spare Parts II and Closing (Live) 5:13 £0.69
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Tom Waits at his best 7 April 2000
Format: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.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By S J Buck TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format: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.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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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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Most Recent Customer Reviews
waits bar room schtick
i hardly ever revisit this album, despite loving waits. it was an important album for him, as he continued his development, from the clear voiced troubador on "closing time" and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Biffer Spice
Not the best
If you have never bought a Tom Waits album, don't get this one, get Closing Time instead. It is inventive as ever but not accessible unless you happen to be someone who has spent... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Henry Trull
Classic
This is tom waits at his early best.You would be forgiven for thinking this was recorded in a sleezy jazz club or such place but its actually in a studio with a live audiance. Read more
Published 19 months ago by marty
WANTED TO BUT WAS UNABLE TO ........
......like/appreciate/understand let alone enjoy Tom Waits gravelly renditions. I tried and tried until I was forced to conclude that it was all beyond my tastes in music. Read more
Published 21 months ago by DOPPLEGANGER
A nocturnal emission into Waits' nightlife panoramas
"Nighthawks At The Diner" is indeed an interesting affair. The album is recorded live with a small audience, giving the feel of sitting in a pub late at night. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Thomicas
He was only 24 when this was recorded!!!!
This is a great album recorded in front of a live audience. If you didn't realise how funny Tom Waits is, then this album is the way to find out! Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2009 by Ms. K. F. Moon
This priceless gem really deserves ten stars.
I can't add much more in compliments to what has already been laid down by these fine judges of Tom Waits. Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by Marlandpictures
A smoky six
This is no background music CD. Stick this on and be ready for the atmosphere to seep out of the speakers. Read more
Published on 27 May 2008 by Craig A. Cottrell
Pull up a stool, fool!
This album got a lot of bad reviews at the time, and later too. It was described as overblown and insincere and trying a bit too hard.

I disagree. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2007 by Golowy
Best
This is my favourite album, by Waits, and by anyone. A brilliant album to get into him. Every song is brilliant, especially 'Big Joe and Phantom 309'. This is the best album ever.
Published on 23 April 2006 by T. DEVINCENZI
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