Review of the Album: Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits from more reviews...
This tribute released in 1995 was named Tribute Album of the Year by Tower's Pulse Magazine. It contains recordings by platinum-sellers Violent Femmes and 10,000 Maniacs, and indie-rock favorites The Wedding Present and Tindersticks. Includes the last...more.
Review of the Album: Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits from more reviews...
Tom himself is weird, so it's actually appropriate that some of these covers sound a little strange at first. After listening to this album a few times, though, it starts to make sense. In fact, if you keep listening, it...more.
Review of the Album: Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits from more reviews...
Ever since '96 this has been one of my favourite CDs. Yes, I am a devout Tom Waits fan and I understand it may hurt to hear his songs that distorted. But I have never heard a sadder "Ruby's Arms...more.
I just ran across this today, and I'm blown away by it. This is an absolutely terrific album, and anyone who likes Norah Jones or similar music should order this immediately. It uses mostly simple jazz-combo arrangements that give...more.
This CD is so well recorded that I had to buy an entire new stereo just to hear the hidden details. Multi-layered pure jazz ballads cleaned up or expressed in a different light than Tom Watt's originals, this is...more.
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