Let's talk Tom Waits. The only album of his I ever see mentioned

I don't think he's made an album that's not at least good

I've always been particularly fond of Alice

He's good but a little overhyped. No Waits album after Swordfishtrombones has really had a sound that surprised me.

Mule Variations is pretty great, my 3rd favorite after the classic duo of SFT and Rain Dogs. I'd say it's his most underrated album

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check out The Black Rider. It's one of his lesser known albums and one of my personal favorites.

I love his instrumental tracks in his albums. I mean, don't get me wrong, his vocals are such a huge part of what makes him legendary, but his instrumental tracks are pretty great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGWJ5XiwbV0

>>61985440
Really? A lot of his other albums are mentioned all the time. Ask people here what their favorite album is and you'll get pretty high variance of answers.

>>61985440
I like Tom Waits alright but he's got nothing on Glottis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ipFSCgrXHA

All his stuff is great. I think Swordfishtrombone is at least on par with Rain Dogs if not better. Only album I haven't listened to is the one where he's holding cards on the cove, which I think is his most recent.

My Tom Waits Power Rankings

Best tier:
Small Change
Swordfishtrombones
Rain Dogs
Alice

Great tier:
Closing Time
The Heart of Saturday Night
Franks Wild Years
Bone Machine
Mule Variations

Good tier:
Nighthawks at the Diner
Heartattack and VIne
Blue Valentine
Blood Money
Real Gone

Mediocre tier:
Foreign Affairs
One from the Heart
Big Time
The Black Rider
Glitter and Doom
Bad as Me

Nighthawks At The Dinner is great

>>61985440
I love his piano ballad sort of era but he really showed the true range of his abilities and experimental leanings on Rain Dogs, Swordfishtrombones, and Bone Machine. Truly remarkable albums inspired by a range of genres and tied together with one of the most distinctive voices of all time.

>>61986686
yeah swordfishtrombones, rain dogs, and bone machine are my favorite. Highly recommended

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>>61986751
poor Frank's Wild Years always being neglected - I think it's pretty close to Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs

Love this track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEUUIkxebvc

>>61985440
Rain Dogs is in the bottom half of Tom Waits' discography.

It's bogged down by being front loaded, overlong and shitty 80s production

Swordfishtrombones is by far his best

>>61986402
this but switch Heart of Saturday Night and Black Rider

>>61988526
But Rain Dogs and Swordfishtrombones are quite alike?

>>61990010
Literally the same.