Having done the work, put in the hours and carefully considered all the options, Martin and Sam discuss exactly where they think a new listener to Waits's music might want to start, considering the various angles and perspectives one might have, as well as a little discussion of Tom's compilation albums.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Classic Tom Waits starter playlist - Sam's picks from Closing Time (1973)
Lyrical Tom Waits starter playlist - Martin's picks from Rain Dogs (1985)
9th & Hennepin, from Big Time concert film, Tom Waits, dir. Chris Blum (1988)
Theatrical Tom Waits starter playlist - Sam's picks from The Black Rider (1993)
Beat-Poet Tom Waits starter playlist - Martin's picks from The Heart Of Saturday Night (1974)
Comic Tom Waits starter playlist - Sam's picks
Experimental Tom Waits starter playlist - Martin's picks from Bone Machine (1992)
Bounced Checks, compilation album, Tom Waits (1981)
Anthology of Tom Waits, compilation album, Tom Waits (1984)
Asylum Years, compilation album, Tom Waits (1986)
Beautiful Maladies, compilation album, Tom Waits (1998)
Used Songs - 1973-1980, compilation album, Tom Waits (2001)
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