Throughout his career, Tom Waits has created milestone albums that serve both to refine the music that has come before, and to signal a new phase in his career: Rain Dogs and Mule Variations are both counted by fans as among these pivotal works. Now comes Bad As Me, his first studio album of all new music in seven years, which finds Tom Waits in possibly the finest voice of his career and at the height of his songwriting powers, working with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer Kathleen Brennan. From the opening horn-fueled chug of “Chicago,” to the closing barroom chorale of “New Year’s Eve,” Bad As Me displays the full career range of Waits’ songwriting, from beautiful ballads like “Last Leaf,” to the avant cinematic soundscape of “Hell Broke Luce,” a battlefront dispatch. On tracks like “Talking at the Same Time,” Waits shows off a supple falsetto, while on blues burners like “Raised Right Men” and the gospel tinged “Satisfied” he spits, stutters and howls. Like a good boxer, these songs are lean and mean, with strong hooks and tight running times. And there is a pervasive sense of players delighting in each other’s musical company that brings a feeling of loose joy even to the album’s saddest songs. Bad As Me is a Tom Waits album for the ages.

Throughout his career, Tom Waits has created milestone albums that serve both to refine the music that has come before, and to signal a new phase in his career: Rain Dogs and Mule Variations are both counted by fans as among these pivotal works. Now comes Bad As Me, his first studio album of all new music in seven years, which finds Tom Waits in possibly the finest voice of his career and at the height of his songwriting powers, working with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer Kathleen Brennan. From the opening horn-fueled chug of “Chicago,” to the closing barroom chorale of “New Year’s Eve,” Bad As Me displays the full career range of Waits’ songwriting, from beautiful ballads like “Last Leaf,” to the avant cinematic soundscape of “Hell Broke Luce,” a battlefront dispatch. On tracks like “Talking at the Same Time,” Waits shows off a supple falsetto, while on blues burners like “Raised Right Men” and the gospel tinged “Satisfied” he spits, stutters and howls. Like a good boxer, these songs are lean and mean, with strong hooks and tight running times. And there is a pervasive sense of players delighting in each other’s musical company that brings a feeling of loose joy even to the album’s saddest songs. Bad As Me is a Tom Waits album for the ages.

The limited edition deluxe package includes a 40 page book and 16 songs on 2 CDs.

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Media Type: CD
Artist: WAITS,TOM
Title: RAIN DOGS
Street Release Date: 06/01/1990
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Genre: ROCK/POP

Limited vinyl LP repressing. Waits' debut, Closing Time, arrived in 1973 when the singer/songwriter was 23 years old. A number of artists covered songs from the album, starting a trend that would continue throughout Waits' career. "Martha" was recorded by Tim Buckley and frequently performed by Bette Midler, while the Eagles recorded a version of "Ol' '55" for the band's 1974 album On The Border. Warner.

Limited vinyl LP repressing. Released in 1976, Waits recorded Small Change at Wally Heider's studio in Hollywood. The album opens with "Tom Traubert's Blues," one of the singer's most enduring songs, and features memorable cuts such as "I Wish I Was In New Orleans," "Bad Liver And A Broken Heart" and "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)." Warner.

European only vinyl pressing. Warner.

Import LP pressing. Warner.

Our Seller Notes and Fine Print Department :..This is from Anti in very good shape, digipak with booklet...

The three disc set is packaged in a fold-out digipak with a beautifully designed 24-page booklet, including neverbefore-seen Waits’ photographs.

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 11-JUL-1990