Real Gone by Tom Waits (Record, 2004)

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Tom Waits

2000s

Record

2004

Experimental Rock

Studio Recording

Stereo

Real Gone

Album

Pop, Alternative, Rock

3 stars out of 5 - "The core of REAL GONE, actually, is gospel music flipped inside out - an unholy voice, singing about the conspicuous absence of divine mercy.", "This is classic Waits....It's certainly his most outwardly guileless and full-hearted record for some time...", Ranked #1 in Magnet's "The 20 Best Albums Of 2004" - "REAL GONE is a great record because Waits' homesteader's heart drives it form intro to fadeout.", Ranked #27 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year", "The sometimes jaunty rhythms add tension to Waits' dark tales....The effect is often riveting..." - Grade: B+, Ranked #11 in Uncut's "Best New Albums of 2004"-"Scarily Magnificent.", 4 stars out of 5 - "As a songwriter and sound sculptor, Waits is intimately familiar with shadows and dread - the frank, poetic details of life and love on the margins....REAL GONE is his first, full-tilt protest record.", 3 stars out of 5 - "Waits is still taking more risks than most US' singer-songwriters' of his generation, and parts of this album rock righteously....One from the heart...", "With roadhouse guitar and scratchy bass...anchoring it all with his primal, bellowing tales of woe." - Grade: A-

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