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Old 03-08-2009, 02:59 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam View Post
I never thought that Tom Waits' openers were anything spectacular , still don't, he fills out the middle of his albums with awesomeness though. Rain Dogs makes up for it with just about the most brilliant closer ever.
I like "Singapore" a lot but overall I agree with you, his opening tracks are frequently some of the weakest on the album (I'm looking at you "Big in Japan"). It's like he wants to lower expectations before hitting you with the good shit.
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