I tend to be, if there can be such a thing, more a "traditional" Waits fan, as in, I do like his "experimental" stuff, but I prefer his earlier material. Blue Valentine, Heartattack and Vine, even Closing Time. I found Alice and Blood Money left me cold and The Black Rider just confuses me every time I try to listen to it. Bad As Me was great but really doesn't compare to his classic works, and though I like Franks Wild Years I've always found there was something missing about it, not sure what. Orphans was a mixed bag: some great songs, a few real gems, but sadly quite a lot of below-standard filler, I found. I guess that's inevitable.
Still, even the lower quality fare Waits puts out is better than ninety percent of the work of other artists.
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