Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis; A Tom Waits review

Heartattack & Vine is one of 4 albums that aren't really on many fans radar. With it are Foreign Affair, Black Rider, and Frank's Wild Years. They each have their reasons, but I'm a "response whore" and I'm going where the money is.

I wouldn't rush out and buy it if you don't hae everything else, but we'll see. I have a packed weekend so I likely won't get to the review until next week, but we'll see.
 
Haha - 'bear' is correct.
And it's a poor writer who blames his instrument .. or whatever.
Are you saying that posters on other forums understand you better?
 
Yeah, I know that feeling. I've promised 3 or 4 reviews to varying threaRAB around the boarRAB and still haven't got round to doing any of them for some reason or other.

Foreign Affairs I have, and I remember thinking it was pretty decent (despite the rather lame I Never Talk To Strangers). I loved a Sight For Sore Eyes, but other than that I doubt it's an album I'll be listening to again anytime soon - it's a bit like Closing Time in that respect.
 
You'd probably remember it if he did it at your show. In between songs at one point he ran off stage and returned wearing a derby with little mirrors all over it like a discoball. The spotlight beam narrowed and pointed at his hat, then he began slowly spinning in a circle, sending glittering points of light twirling around the auditorium. It was hysterical.
 
Discussions always help my chart a course, and one of the things I've never understood about the Wait's universe is how people think Bone Machine is a good place to start.

Its an amazing album, but few albums result in a bigger "what the **** is this ****" moment and are still good albums. I think Bone Machine also tenRAB to stay in the same geographical location.

I actually can't wait to review this now.
 
You know I brushed off the first jab, but its looking like you want a boxing match.

I'm not blaming anyone other than myself. My problem is that I always know what I mean and few others do. I suppose I could work on changing that, but for the same reason Jewel doesn't get her snaggletooth fixed, I don't care to change my approach. I'm afraid it will sully my craft.

If you want clear, you'll have to read an instruction manual. I don't understand much of what O'Hara's going for, but I still read him. He's a good mood-maker. We are what the stars have made us, I see to reason to question their judgment.
 
I disagree. Bone Machine was the first Tom Waits album I ever bought (though I had listened to a "best of" of his early stuff quite a bit prior) and it immediately blew me away. There was no "what the **** is this ****" moment, just a "wow, this is amazing" moment. I think it's a good starting point because it has a little bit of everything style-wise. I'd imagine that's why other people think it's a good place to start as well.
 
I really didn't even mean to make a jab, let alone a stick-and-move.

Write however you like, it's your writing.
But your comment did make me wonder if you think rabroad's posters are less intuitive or cognitive or post-modern readers than other sites' posters. That's all.

Btw - how about a review of Alice?
 
I'm a little late on this, but I'm glad to see someone giving Blue Valentine the credit it's due. It's definitely one of my favorite albums of his, and it's easily one of his most underrated. Great thread, Brendan. Keep it up.
 
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