Album of the day (#2396): Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

[albummaster]

Today's album of the day

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1983.
Country:
Overall rank: 362
Average rating: 82/100 (from 484 votes).

Tracks:
1. Underground
2. Shore Leave
3. Dave The Butcher
4. Johnsburg, Illinois
5. 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six
6. Town With No Cheer
7. In The Neighborhood
8. Just Another Sucker On The Vine
9. Frank's Wild Years
10. Swordfishtrombone
11. Down, Down, Down
12. Soldier's Things
13. Gin Soaked Boy
14. Trouble's Braids
15. Rainbirds

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[Daydreamer]

The start of Tom Waits 2.0

Sure he was a fine artist before, but here he took it to a new level.
In The Neighborhood is such a great song.
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[boyd94]

Never got into the carnival sounds on these 80s albums. Waits is at his best on the mellow tracks here and on Rain Dogs