Tom Waits, Alice Review

Watch this item
Tom Waits, Alice
5 stars
Average rating for this product is: 5 out of 5

From 0 ratings and 1 review

Thumb up 100% of users recommend this product

Rate it Now:

Click on the stars above to rate this product:

Tweet This Item

testerhall's Review of Tom Waits, Alice

5th May 2004

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Other Artists Listened To
    Portishead, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Nick Cave
Good Points

Phenominal lyricism, musically and emotionally complex tracks draw the listener into the bleak, fragile beauty of this character study!


Bad Points

Since this is actually the musical tracts of a play, it is unfortunate that there are very few (at least here in the US) who will get a chance to see it.


General Comments

Tom Waits' Alice is an example of the wonderful, abstract quality that we have come to expect from the most recent additions to the Waits catalogue. If your wife, or husband as it were, can't get beyond "Heart of Saturday Night", then this album will be one to be played when you're alone, which is perfect as much of the music is a deeply personal study of characters from the play "Alice". With complex twists and a never ending play on words and imagery, this is not an album to put on for background music. For those who are afraid that this album may border on the "dismal", there are such wonderful heavy jazz tracks as "Kommienezuspadt".

Tweet This Review

testerhall's review has yet to be rated - Be the first!

How helpful did you find this review?