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Glory Days: 'Glitter and Doom Live' From Tom Waitsnew
rom the first strangulated “aaargh” to its final, rumbling growl 16 songs and 73 minutes later, Tom Waits’ first official live album since 1988’s Big Time captures every oblique aspect of the singer/songwriter’s funhouse mirror persona.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: Glitter and Doom Live, Tom Waits
Tom Waits on the Other Side of the Worldnew
Tom Waits descends on Dublin, Ireland, and the whole city is abuzz.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
08-08-2008 |
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Murder by Deathnew
By the light of the moon…I’m comin’ home.
Howlin’ all the way…I’m comin’ home. - So begins Red of Tooth and Claw, the latest neo-noir/Peckinpah-soaked/ baroque spaghetti western mini-epic from Indiana’s Murder by Death. Though I feel compelled to admit that I swiped this thing from my editor’s desk primarily due to my all-too-obvious affection for the 1976 murder mystery farce (starring Peter Sellers and Maggie Smith, among others) of the same name, I was nearly as enthused regarding the subtle buzz that the group has been generating since early in the decade as a surprisingly literary alt-country goth outfit. Seriously… think REALLY-early-Bad Seeds Nick Cave in a head-hanging contest with the entirety of the Cure in a frontier-boom saloon. And Tom Waits slumps in the corner, drunkenly lighting a cigar with his own kerosene-soaked pinkie.
Metro Spirit |
Jason Sumerau |
04-27-2008 |
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The Musical Dirt Roadnew
On Orphans, Waits mines his musical psyche and gives the world a profound peek into the mental machinations of his life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
02-02-2007 |
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Gutter Fabulousnew
Waits gives cheap sentiment the bum's rush.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
01-05-2007 |
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Well Worth the Waitnew
Scabrous boogies, sad-sack serenades, and weird-even-by-his-standards curios.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-05-2007 |
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It's an Actnew
Tom Waits' latest shows this master storyteller in fine form. Also reviewed: Kiss of Death by Motorhead.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel and Jarret Keene |
12-27-2006 |
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Music Manianew
Perhaps a box set or two would look good under the tree.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-14-2006 |
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The World's on Firenew
Real Gone is a distorted, disorienting blur of noise that approximates the sound of a rusty runaway lawnmower chewing up a gravel road -- loud and mean and kerosene-caustic. Also reviewed is Nora O'Connor's Til the Dawn.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
10-22-2004 |
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Spin Doctornew
Tom Waits finds his political muse on Real Gone.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
10-15-2004 |
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The Bright Lights Tonightnew
Generally positive review of the band's latest disc, includes conversation with band members, look at their history.
Mountain Xpress |
Marsha Barber |
07-23-2004 |
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