Alice
by Tom Waits
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 49
  3. Negative: 4 out of 49

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  1. MichaelE.
    Aug 3, 2002
    10
    Pure, unadulterated, scary, emotional genius. Tom's my hero. (Does that sound pandering?)
  2. ScottR.
    Jun 4, 2002
    10
    Top-notch whiskey! What the hell does kommiezuspadt mean?
  3. babs
    Jun 10, 2005
    10
    tom waits is frickin' genius!
  4. mark
    Nov 30, 2006
    10
    there is no finer album in its genre, whatever that genre might be. waits is a little like psychoanalysis or lsd - until you have "experienced" it, there is no understanding it.
  5. Hein
    May 4, 2006
    10
    Nothing better than this!
  6. MichaelN
    Apr 17, 2003
    10
    this album is my drug. no album has or will ever have such an effect on me like this absolute masterpiece does.
  7. FEAR
    Mar 7, 2004
    10
    best CD ever
  8. valdann
    Jul 14, 2004
    10
    Perfect!
  9. RichardP
    Dec 2, 2006
    10
    Simply the greatest and most moving album i have ever had the pleasure to listen to.
  10. TomL.
    Oct 5, 2002
    10
    One of the greatest albums ever made! Pure genius!
  11. ChrisW.
    May 23, 2002
    10
    Dark and beautiful stuff
  12. LenH.
    Aug 4, 2002
    9
    Like everything Waits does...it grows on you the more you listen to it. Beautiful, dark and desperate. It made me want to learn more about the back story. The only drawback, if you're not a Waits fan, this is not going to change your mind.
  13. Johno
    Mar 24, 2005
    10
    Warm, poetic, funny, exciting, dark, inspired and utterly compelling. Sounds like a typical Tom Waits album. Tom is everything that's good about music. This album is the proof.
  14. GrantD
    Mar 18, 2006
    10
    Unlike almost every other artist, this man gets better as he gets older. He is better than Jesus.
  15. DanielT
    May 22, 2006
    10
    This is indeed an unusual output from Toom Wiats, somehow underrated after its release and definately requires some patience whilst digesting. Still many of the songs are remarkeably well-written, and the overall result is excellent. One of the best albums from the "third period" of Tom Waits' music output. Notice 'Kommienezuspadt' and 'Poor Edward' in particular. This is indeed an unusual output from Toom Wiats, somehow underrated after its release and definately requires some patience whilst digesting. Still many of the songs are remarkeably well-written, and the overall result is excellent. One of the best albums from the "third period" of Tom Waits' music output. Notice 'Kommienezuspadt' and 'Poor Edward' in particular. The two songs sum up much of either side of his remarkeable musicianship.… Collapse
  16. lorem
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Dark and strange, with a haunting sound and disturbing lyrics, Alice may represent the definition of the horror genre in music.

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#21 Most Shared Album of 2002

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. CultureDose.net
    80
    While there is nothing new on Alice, the songs he develops are well-structured, elegant and as bawl-worthy as ever.
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  2. CDNow
    80
    Waits' voice has always been an acquired taste, but those on the bus will appreciate the way he throws himself into every track as if haunting the characters like some sort of lunatic guardian narrator.
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  3. Launch.com
    100
    The sheer melodic gorgeousness of the finest songs here make Alice the pick of Waits's new matched set.
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