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Heartattack and Vine
Rock · 1980 · 6 tracks

Heartattack and Vine

Tom Waits

A pivotal bridge between noir-jazz and distorted blues. Half the record is a jagged street-crawl; the other half is a tear-stained piano at closing time.

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It's like a noir film where the detective gives up and starts a blues band in a basement.

A bruised but beautiful collision of street-tough blues and heartbreaking cinematic romanticism.

Heartattack and Vine · vs · Tom Waits
Electric Guitar+1.6σ

The instrumentation foregrounds electric guitar notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks
02
In Shades
4:25
03
Saving All My Love for You
3:42
04
Downtown
4:45
06
’Til the Money Runs Out
4:26
07
On the Nickel
6:20
09
Ruby’s Arms
5:36
Moments Worth Waiting For
The opening title track's jagged, overdriven guitar riff that signals a departure from his earlier piano-led jazz style.
The heartbreaking swell of the string section during the final farewell of Ruby's Arms.
The sleazy, rhythmic swagger of Downtown that captures the chaotic energy of the city's underbelly.
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