Tom Waits in general

I've been under the influence of some kind of sick narcotic compulsion with Tom Waits' catalogue just recently. I'm infected, diseased, not myself... which is why my melancholy-bloated mind has seen fit to put this opinion straight into the wrong dooyoo category. This is not an opinion on Tom Waits in general. Rather it is of his most recent body of work... and possibly the finest album I have ever heard. It goes by the name "Alice". Major apologies to those sterner dooyooers who frown on dislocated ops (I'm one myself)... but if I don't bend the rules a bit, dooyoo won't allow me to tell you of this superb piece of work... ...

The most amazing thing about Tom Waits's music is his consistancy in quality. In the 80s, while other singer/songwriters lost their heads in offensive fashion and synthesisers, Good old tom was banging on real drums and marimbas, screaming his heart out like a lunatic and singing about pool shooting dwarfs!This can be heard on 'Raindogs' and 'Swordfish trombones' and when you think of all the appalling music being made in the 80s,Tom is a diamond in the dogpile. But perhaps the most amazing thing about this artist is that unlike his peers, he has got better and more original with age. How many artists can you really say that about? Think ...

Thousands and thousands of opinions on this site and not one person has yet paid tribute to the genius of Mr Tom Waits! It's nothing short of scandalous. Guess it's fallen on my shoulders to introduce you to one the world's greatest ever songwriters. Chances are you're probably familiar with some of Tom's songs without even knowing it - Rod Stewart had hits with "Tom Traubert's Blues" and "Downtown Train", both written by Waits, and his work has been covered by dozens of other artists. Whatever music you like, be it indie, jazz, rock, ballads, showtunes, blues, country or folk, you're sure to find ...