Can Anyone Still Tolerate Tom Waits?

[nobody]

I'm still a big fan, and actually prefer things from Swordfishtrombones forward mostly, although Heart of Saturday Night and Blue Valentine I enjoy a lot. If you're wanting him to go back to his older guy drinking at the piano character, you're not gonna care for the new one. I think it's really good and probably the best thing he's done at least since Mule Variations. But no, it doesn't harken to his older style at all really. Maybe you get a glimpse in a couple of the ballads, but the whole thing is solidly in the camp of his later work.

[BarryL]

But no, it doesn't harken to his older style at all really.

Guess I'll have to go back to listening to Al Stewart and Harry Chapin. His Tales of The Lost And Found Live album still isn't out on CD! How long must I wait?

Have to pick up Tom Waits live in Austin in '78 for a new blast from the past. And there's a new ELP live in '72 coming out!

[bobsticks]

I listen to "Dead and Lovely" before watching Mike Hammer reruns...