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Originally Posted by Schizotypic
Tom Waits has done stuff with Nick Cave??? Man, I love Nick Cave, I need to check that out. But anyway, yeah Big3, my sister turned me onto Mr.Waits and I got his discography but I have no idea where to start. I played Real Gone but didn't pay much attention to it and thought I might have gotten a weird album, so I decided to eventually give Closing Time a listen. Any recommendations?
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Wow, you
started with
Real Gone? No wonder you're weirded out! That album is strange and dark, but I've grown to love it. I just gave it another listen last night and man, what a strangely gifted individual. Did you know he works with Les Claypool and Brain on that album? His son does percussion and turn tables on some of the songs, too. The more I listen to it, the more I find.
So, a good start for me was
Nighthawks at the Diner. I've always been fond of albums recorded live. Certain aspects of them just feel more personal to me. This album to me is definitive in how my perception of music began to transition. It's more subtle than most of his stuff, and not my favorite, but always a good listen when you're driving alone in the rain.
One of my favorite albums by him is
Swordfishtrombone. I don't know if it's because I've not heard it outside of my record player, or the fact that it was the first album he produced by himself, but I think it's some of his most brilliant work. Along with the brilliance comes the darkness, so brace yourself.