Tom Waits...anyone?

i caught tom waits on PBS' Austin City Limits last night and really enjoyed the show and Waits' original sound. I'm not too familiar with his work, can anyone recommend a good album to start with?

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ericd7407-20-2003 2:51pm

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sreno Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10 posts 07-27-2003 at 02:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I recently discovered Tom, I bought Alice then Blood money then I bought Beautiful Maladies which projected me into his early stuff.I would not recomend Black Rider. Try : Mule Variations Bone Machine Swordfish Trombone Blue Valentine The heart of Saturday Night ( listening to this right now) closing time The Early Years Vol 1&2(demo recording in 71') Awsome!!!!!!!!! some never released songs and raw versions of some of his best! Tom is great! don't know why it took other artists to redo his work to get radio play (Eagles , Rod Stewart I think)Anyway he is a no brainer if your looking for some new music to get into .Lots there to enjoy, 30+ albums.
kublakhan Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 717 posts 07-27-2003 at 06:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete sreno, from top to bottom, is that the order you would recommend tom waits to a newbie?! you dove hard core into this guy pretty quickly! i would suggest easing someone in with Blue valentine or heart of a sat night. and i agree, the early years stuff is great, raw and the sign of a budding genius. i would also put swordfishtrombone before mule variations and bone machine. good lord man, we dont want to scare people away from our guy. anyone who 'gets' waits starting with the recordings you did has my respect...and fear.
eeerie1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 43 posts 08-04-2003 at 04:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I must confess that a few years ago I felt as Nrchy seems to feel. However, this year my brother made me listen to Alice, and I cannot believe how good it is! Needless to say, I am now a believer... and I now own both Alice and Blood Money. Now I'm trying to figure out where to go next... should Swordfishtrombone be next? Anyway, great thread on an amazing artist!
jax2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,031 posts 08-04-2003 at 07:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you like Alice and BloodMoney then make the leap over to Bone Machine...go for the gristle!! Get into the real marbled meat of Waits. May be too chewy for beginners, but in a similar vein as the two new ones. Don't get me wrong, Swordfishtrombone is one of my favorites, just not in the same vein as Alice and Blood Money. Also try Mule Variations! Marco
cdelplato Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 110 posts 08-05-2003 at 08:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bone Machine - scary good stuff, way out on the edge. "And the earth died screaming While I lay dreaming of you" CD

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