That's funny. I saw the same Austin City limits and was floored. I am a huge Waits fan and thought it compared favorable to the show I saw him do down here at SXSW a couple of years ago.
Cmo, Austin TX
Cmo, Austin TX
Tom Waits on Austin City Limits
I just watched a Tom Waits performance from long ago and thought it was awful. This was on my local PBS station a couple weeks ago and even though I have quite a few of his cd's going through all phases of his career it was very difficult to get through this performance which I would guess would be from the late seventies. If any one knows of this performance and can shed some light on it it would be appreciated.