Monthly Archives: June 2012

TOM WAITS Part 7 – A Bad, Brawlin’ And Bawlin’ Bastard / In Conclusion

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

There aren’t many artists fortunate enough to maintain a career lasting 40 years or more. Many that do are long past their prime, releasing mediocre albums, recording collections of standards or re-recording their old hits, sometimes to general ambivalence but … Continue reading →

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TOM WAITS Part 6 – A Good Man Is Hard To Find

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

After 30 years and with 15 albums under his belt, Tom Waits entered the new millennium on a high after 1999’s Grammy-winning Mule Variations. Three years later he released two “sister albums” on the same day: Blood Money and Alice. … Continue reading →

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TOM WAITS Part 5 – What’s He Singing In There?

Posted on June 9, 2012 by

When I first came up with the concept for this blog, I assumed I would listen to each album once while perusing the lyrics and liner notes, and then write about the experience here. I realized very quickly that I … Continue reading →

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