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Somewhere | Tom Waits | 3:52 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Red Shoes By the Drugstore | Tom Waits | 3:14 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Christmas Card from a Hooker In Minneapolis | Tom Waits | 4:33 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Tom Waits | 4:52 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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$29.00 | Tom Waits | 8:15 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Wrong Side of the Road | Tom Waits | 5:14 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Whistlin' Past the Graveyard | Tom Waits | 3:17 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Kentucky Avenue | Tom Waits | 4:49 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun | Tom Waits | 5:36 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Blue Valentines | Tom Waits | 5:50 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
Two welcome changes in style made Blue Valentine a fresh listening experience for Tom Waits fans. First, Waits alters the instrumentation, bringing in electric guitar and keyboards and largely dispensing with the strings for a more blues-oriented, hard-edged sound. Second, though his world view remains fixed on the lowlifes of the late night, he expands beyond the musings of the barstool philosopher who previously had acted as the first-person character of most of his songs. When Waits does use the first-person, it's to write a "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis," not the figure most listeners had associated with the singer himself. The result is a broadening of subject matter, a narrative discipline that makes most of the tunes story songs, and a coherent framing for Waits' typically colorful and intriguing imagery. These are not radical reinventions, but Waits had followed such a rigidly stylized approach on his previous albums that for anyone who had followed him so far, the course correction was big news.
Customer Reviews
Songs of sorrow and beauty
This is another great Waits album - much lusher production than most of his others and a real 'noir' feel about it. From the string-driven 'Somewhere' (West Side Story) to the mournful balladeering of the title track, there's not a moment wasted. Exquisite songwriting, mesmerising performances. If you can listen to 'Christmas Card from a Hooker..' without feeling moved, you should probably check your pulse.
Blue Valentine
This album is in my mind his best and has the most beautiful track - Kentucky Avenue. His style does change somewhat from earlier work, and if you had found some a bit harsh then this is a welcome change
devastating
worth it for the title track alone,the song practically oozes waits' heart into your room,whiskey,pianos and all....
Biography
Born: 07 December 1949 in Pomona, CA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Tom Waits
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You | Closing Time | 3:54 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Way Down In the Hole | Franks Wild Years | 3:30 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Downtown Train | Rain Dogs | 3:50 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Somewhere | The Asylum Years | 3:50 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind In Copenhagen) | The Asylum Years | 6:35 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jersey Girl | Heartattack and Vine | 5:11 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Somewhere | Blue Valentine | 3:52 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Hold On | Mule Variations | 5:33 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Martha | Closing Time | 4:30 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Christmas Card from a Hooker In Minneapolis | Blue Valentine | 4:33 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
- £7.90
- Genres: Rock, Music, Blues-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Arena Rock
- Released: Oct 1978
- ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
