Brawlers (Remastered) (2 Lp's) 05/31/2011 post-modern impressions of ancient future

post-modern impressions of ancient future worlds

since Albini's stark

full of soul-searching ballads that detail the questions these men were asking themselves and each other about their lives at the time

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Brawlers (Remastered) (2 Lp's) 05/31/2011 post-modern impressions of ancient futureBrawlers presents probably the best known of Tom Waits' personalities, filled as it is with vocal cord damage, found percussion, old timey arrangements, and cartoon buzz lead guitar. It's also the disc that flirts most dangerously with clich, filled as it is with his well trod inventory of Americana underbelly images: trains, jailhouses, barrooms, etc. However, the secret of Waits' act is how well he deploys these should be tired cultural touchstones;