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Originally Posted by TheBig3
But thats what I mean. Slicked-up wasn't a good thing. I think Blood Money got its personality from its ragged, shambling presence on songs where the protagonist had those qualities. Even songs that were incomplete from BM like "Another Man's Vine" were carried by the production value and vocals adding an extra dimension.
BAM strikes me as someone faking it. Or not that interesting to begin with. There are songs, few strike me as mattering, and its like Blood Money's kid brother tried to get in on the act and ride the last name to stardom.
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I could see that. The production of Waits albums has always been one of my favorite things about his career, as they seem to have character all their own and certainly for me are a big part of his appeal. I suppose the production on
Bad As Me is a lot more slick, even his growl seems a little glossed over.
As far as getting into Waits for the first time, a lot of people will say
Swordfishtrombones, but as a newbie I found
Mule Variations the most listenable. From there it was
Bone Machine, and from there everything else.