Can I make a confession? I've never really been into Tom Waits, and this album is a microcosm for why.
The instrumentation is inventive, the lyrics are stunning in their evocativeness, Waits's voice is peerless in its character, the songs are generally wildly original, but they're not good listening. They're not for background music, they're not for dancing, they're not for parties, they're not for driving, they're not for careful listening and cranny-diving. They're songs realized brilliantly and admired rightfully and nearly useless to me 3/5
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