Tom Waits begins his latest CD "Mule Variations" with music and a mix of sounds, in fact terrible sounds, and the voice is filtered and sounds as alien as alien can be. His voice is as rusty as it 's always been and the lyrics are as great as ever.
Tom Waits is one of the exceptionally gifted musicians who mixes lyrics and music in a unique way. This record is no exception. Tom Waits sounds somewhat like Randy Newman, and "Mule Variations" is as much an excellent record as is "Bad Love" by Randy Newman.
Both have established themselves as outstanding musicians, well accepted by their peers, and equally well ignored by the majority of record buyers. "Mule Variations" is not recommended to anyone who's hooked on mainstream pop and rock, unless you are able to open your mind, heart, soul, and ears.
"Mule Variations" is for lovers of excellent music and lyrics. There are no gimmicks on this CD. No over-production, just plain music by one of the most gifted musicians coming out of California. Tom Waits is of course a California icon of rock-music. His musical history is strange, to say the least. But he has always remained the position of an honest musicians, never played to the public, but asking the public to follow him - if they wanted.
"Mule Variations" is no exception. It's a CD which isn't easy to swallow. None of the songs is a "hit" in terms of easy listening, but if you want to know what's possible in terms of song-writing, this is a wonderful piece of work.
Tom Waits is one of the exceptionally gifted musicians who mixes lyrics and music in a unique way. This record is no exception. Tom Waits sounds somewhat like Randy Newman, and "Mule Variations" is as much an excellent record as is "Bad Love" by Randy Newman.
Both have established themselves as outstanding musicians, well accepted by their peers, and equally well ignored by the majority of record buyers. "Mule Variations" is not recommended to anyone who's hooked on mainstream pop and rock, unless you are able to open your mind, heart, soul, and ears.
"Mule Variations" is for lovers of excellent music and lyrics. There are no gimmicks on this CD. No over-production, just plain music by one of the most gifted musicians coming out of California. Tom Waits is of course a California icon of rock-music. His musical history is strange, to say the least. But he has always remained the position of an honest musicians, never played to the public, but asking the public to follow him - if they wanted.
"Mule Variations" is no exception. It's a CD which isn't easy to swallow. None of the songs is a "hit" in terms of easy listening, but if you want to know what's possible in terms of song-writing, this is a wonderful piece of work.
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