Thursday, 28 June 2018

339. Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner


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Release Date: 1975
Label: Asylum

The first thing you'll noticed about this record are the laid-back jazz vibes. The second thing to get your attention with be the voice. A voice memorably desribed like "it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car." or "barking like a bullmastiff in a barn fire."

Yes, the album is a little too long, and of course his voice is rough, ragged and aquired taste. But, the songs are good and so is the atmosphere.

Rating: 7/10

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