Usually, Tom Waits albums pull you every which way as he furiously growls about demons and hell in one track, on the next sings a beautiful lament to his broken heart. ![]() ![]() In spite of this, Orphans is quite a coherent collection.Īn interesting thing about the album is the division of styles. The songs are a strange mix of new and old originals, spoken-word pieces, movie tunes, standards, cover songs, and even a poem put to music. He has a cult following like few other singer/songwriters, due to his uncompromising creativity and charming personality, which is why he can released a 3-album, 3-hours collection of songs and expect people to buy it. While he hasn’t achieved any real mainstream recognition (his famous songs were mostly made famous by other people such as Rod Stewart), he can still be considered immensely popular. Orphans is divided into three discs of rocking blues songs (Brawlers), melancholic ballads (Bawlers), and wild experimentations (Bastards). Review Summary: Tom Waits has released a surprisingly coherent collection of new and old songs, covers and originals.
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