Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
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Artist: Tom WaitsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-06-15
Music Label: Island
Soundtracks:
- Singapore
- Clap Hands
- Cemetery Polka
- Jockey Full Of Bourbon
- Tango Till They're Sore
- Big Black Mariah
- Diamonds And Gold
- Hang Down Your Head
- Time
- Rain Dogs
- Midtown
- 9th And Hennepin
- Gun Street Girl
- Union Square
- Blind Love
- Walking Spanish
- Downtown Train
- Bride Of Rain Dog
- Anywhere I Lay My Head
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Free Music Review: The ruling triumvirate
Hit: 5 Stars
I consider "Rain Dogs", "Swordfishtrombones", and "Heartattack and Vine" the three core albums that any Tom Waits fan must have. While his earlier albums have an an aesthetic that some fans enjoy--I don't as much--these three show him finding his new footing as an artist. They are the three that I simply could not do without. The subsequent albums are treasures as well, but are, to a certain degree, fine tuning of his style, with a few variations. "Rain Dogs" contains a perfect balance of sentimentality and noir callousness in brilliant poetry that any artist can achieve once in a lifetime if they're lucky.
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The middle album of the trilogy that includes Swordfishtrombones and Franks Wild Years, Rain Dogs is Waits's best overall effort. The songs are first-rate, and there are a lot of them--19 in all, ranging from grim nightlife memoirs ("9th and Hennepin," "Singapore") to portraits of small-time hustlers ("Gun Street Girl," "Union Square") to bursts of street-corner philosophy ("Blind Love," "Time"). The album also contains the original version of "Downtown Train," which Rod Stewart turned into a smash hit. The image of "rain dogs"--animals who've lost their way home because the rain has washed away their scent--is an appropriate symbol for the entire cast of characters Waits has brought to life over the years, and this album has thus far proved to be his most enduring effort. --Daniel DurchholzAlternative Rock Music CDs
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