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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.
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herman
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"Heart of Saturday Night" came out in 1974 and "Nighthawks at the Diner" is a live double album recorded in 1975.
herman
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That is an interesting observation Albert, I thought "Mule Variations" was a bit of a return to old form and I like it much better than some of his 1990's stuff like "Bone Machine" that I find to be more irritating than enjoyable.

I also recommend "Rain Dogs," not quite as accessible as his earlier works but rewards repeated listenings and has some great tunes.

BTW, if you are a Tom Waits fan then check out his friend Chuck E. Weiss' "Extremely Cool." I think this is the Chuck E. from Rickie Lee Jone's "Chuck E.'s in Love" but I could be wrong about that. Other fine efforts are Tom Waits cover albums by John Hammond "Wicked Grin" and Holly Cole "Temptation."
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