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| 3.5 great | Grungil | December 21st 21 |
Tom already had blisters in his fingers from burning cigars and hundred hours on the piano when he released his debut album. Althrough a good effort, his songwriting quality would get significantly better over the next dozens of whisky bottles.
..i mean, in a couple of years.
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| 4.5 superb | cjbizzlebizzle | March 7th 18 |
Hauntingly good lyrics join simple but perfectly complimentary singer-songwriter piano blues, jazzy arrangements. For those that have heard some of his later, more revered works it can be an astonishingly revealing experience to look back on this to see that Tom Waits in no way needed to be experimental to be great. An album that can be replayed without limits as Tom drags you through a bittersweet, romantic and fairly lonely experience with stripped down instrumental backing. There are certainly unforgettable standout tracks (Ol' 55, I Hope I Don't Fall in Love With You, Martha, Grapefruit Moon) but in the end the entire album is essential and provides a view of Waits' simple yet masterful songwriting in the beginning of a lavishly rich musical career.
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| 4.0 excellent | badtaste | August 12th 08 |
Closing Time was my first taste of Tom Waits, and is still the bench mark for me. Despite its date of origin, the music here sounds remarkably fresh, obviously an album capable of dating well. Sometimes I wish that I was an avid drinker, just so I can drink while listening along to Tom Waits' tales here.
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