Bad As Me (Deluxe Edition)
Featuring contributions from longtime bandleader Marc Ribot, Keith Richards, and Flea, among others, Bad as Me is Tom Waits' first proper collection of studio material since 2004's Real Gone. He doesn't veer from his established sound, but the songwriting is as strong as ever.
Featuring contributions from longtime bandleader Marc Ribot, Keith Richards, and Flea, among others, Bad as Me is Tom Waits' first proper collection of studio material since 2004's Real Gone. He doesn't veer from his established sound, but the songwriting is as strong as ever.
When Tom Waits released Swordfishtrombones in 1983, the album’s clanky, experimental sound seemed like a radical departure from the bluesy saloon ballads Waits had been known for. But over the past three decades, as Waits has ventured further into the avant-garde, getting gruffer and noisier, Swordfishtrombones has…
When Tom Waits released Swordfishtrombones in 1983, the album’s clanky, experimental sound seemed like a radical departure from the bluesy saloon ballads Waits had been known for. But over the past three decades, as Waits has ventured further into the avant-garde, getting gruffer and noisier, Swordfishtrombones has…
For his 20th studio album, Tom Waits’ wife and longtime musical collaborator, Kathleen Brennan, advised the gravelly voiced…
For his 20th studio album, Tom Waits’ wife and longtime musical collaborator, Kathleen Brennan, advised the gravelly voiced…
Over the course of nearly four decades, Tom Waits has assumed the roles of a rogues’ gallery’s worth of seedy vagabonds, from big top barker to Burroughs-ian busker, beleaguered bluesman to Bukowski-an boozer.
Over the course of nearly four decades, Tom Waits has assumed the roles of a rogues’ gallery’s worth of seedy vagabonds, from big top barker to Burroughs-ian busker, beleaguered bluesman to Bukowski-an boozer.
Nobody makes music quite like Tom Waits. For sheer inventiveness, originality and eccentricity, he is unrivalled, inhabiting a world all his own.
Nobody makes music quite like Tom Waits. For sheer inventiveness, originality and eccentricity, he is unrivalled, inhabiting a world all his own.
<p>Tom Waits's 17th studio album encapsulates his myriad styles with help from twin soul Keith Richards, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong></p>
<p>Tom Waits's 17th studio album encapsulates his myriad styles with help from twin soul Keith Richards, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong></p>
Bad As Me is a brash return to form that finds Tom Waits still occupying his usual comfort zones.
Bad As Me is a brash return to form that finds Tom Waits still occupying his usual comfort zones.
<p>The least surprising thing about a new Waits album? That it's great. By <strong>Dave Simpson</strong></p>
<p>The least surprising thing about a new Waits album? That it's great. By <strong>Dave Simpson</strong></p>