Tom Waits -
Nighthawks at the Diner
I love the live feeling of this album, it really helps make it feel intimate. Tom Waits shows just how good a showman he is, cracking jokes with the audience and really making the album feel like it was being recorded at a club. I really love the theme of it and the stories behind the songs. It's definitely a longer album, but it's one of those longer albums that you love listening to start to finish.
I wish I could have found a full clip of "Nighthawk Postcards", that has to be one of the best Waits songs ever.