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b_b  ·  4717 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "Last Leaf" From Tom Waits
If I could offer a few suggestions, I would strongly suggest getting two of his early '80s records, Heartattack and Vine (1980) and Swordfishtrombones (1983). They were his first real foray into the strongly percussive and alternative instrumentation that he's so famous for now (like using a cooking chick as a sound effect). I enjoy the earlier, jazz-oriented stuff of his, but I think 1980 is really where he found his unique voice. Neither record will disappoint you, if you don't already have them.