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Category Archives: TOM WAITS
TOM WAITS Part 7 – A Bad, Brawlin’ And Bawlin’ Bastard / In Conclusion
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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Tagged bad as me, bastards, bawlers, brawlers, kamertunes, kamertunesblog, music, music blog, orphans, rich kamerman, tom waits
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TOM WAITS Part 6 – A Good Man Is Hard To Find
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
TOM WAITS Part 5 – What’s He Singing In There?
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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Tagged black rider, bone machine, kamertunes, kamertunesblog, mule variations, music, music blog, rich kamerman, the black rider, tom waits, william s. burroughs
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TOM WAITS Part 4 – Barking His Way To The Big Time
As someone who came to Tom Waits’ music nearly 2 decades into his recording career, my perspective on his musical output is probably very different from fans who were listening to him years before. It’s been easy for me to … Continue reading
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Tagged big time, franks wild years, kamertunes, kamertunesblog, kathleen brennan, marc ribot, music, music blog, rain dogs, rich kamerman, swordfishtrombones, tom waits
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TOM WAITS Part 3 – Valentines, Affairs And Heart Attacks
By the time we get to Tom Waits’ final three albums for Asylum Records, he’s not introducing many new sounds or themes into his music & lyrics, still focusing on the underbelly of society in the guise of blues and … Continue reading
TOM WAITS Part 2 – A Little Trip To Heaven, Step Right Up!
Right off the bat I have to say that Tom Waits’ Closing Time (1973) is a monster of a debut album. On first listen it’s a pleasant collection of piano-based singer-songwriter fare that was popular at the time (i.e. Elton … Continue reading
TOM WAITS Part 1 – Thoughts On An Artist / The Early Years
Twenty years ago, I never imagined I would listen to the music of Tom Waits, let alone own all of his albums, so my younger self would be quite surprised to learn that I eventually became a fan. In my … Continue reading
