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Universal acclaim- based on 170 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 149 out of 170
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Mixed: 6 out of 170
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Negative: 15 out of 170
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julianneNov 20, 2006amazing....scalding...something for every mood...an education.... eradication...rejuvenation..stupefication....
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TheDudeVGDec 20, 2007Mark L., I believe you have a rather big cd collection of Britney Spears and Mariah Carey... I ain't going to explain the difference between them and the likes of Tom Waits and Bob Dylan, because I think everybody listens to what they like. About the album... If I could keep my breath for more then 3 hours I would... indescribable
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MattJan 31, 2007Album of the year.
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JamesMar 5, 2007Absolutely brilliant.
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ChrisV.Jul 31, 2008This album is truly a work of art. I pity those on here who don't get Mr. Waits but in a way I'm glad he divides opinion. He's almost a yardstick of musical taste. If you love him, you have it, If you don't, you don't!
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IanB.Oct 3, 2009
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EdgewaysSNov 21, 2006It is good to have all the varrious things in one spot, and there is onely one Tom waits
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PROCKNov 22, 2006Even if you don't find a song or two to your liking, the breadth of this thing is enough for anyone (other than an out and out Waits-hater) to find an album's worth (15 or so) gems. There is also no denying that Brawlers is one of the best single discs that Tom has produced.
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janvDec 2, 2006This is the best album of the year! Waits at his best.
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ottohDec 3, 2006brillant
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T.S.Dec 3, 2006Nothing less than a Masterpiece. Where are the votes from Uncut and Q???
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JerryJ.Dec 6, 2007Best release of 2006. By miles.
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AlbertPFeb 12, 2007At first, listening to the three cds was a daunting task. I've since loaded the entire collection into my iTunes library and when a song comes up unexpectedley in a shuffle I realise that each of them is a masterpiece.
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JudyFeb 9, 2007
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PaulWJul 28, 2007What can we say? This is another incredible offering from one of the most prodigious, influential and talented songwriters to grace the latter half of the 20th or early 21st century.
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BrandonLNov 21, 2006Will this man ever do a regular cross-country tour for the love of god?!!
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lujobNov 21, 2006the jewel in the mine the teardrop that fires the sky i´m happy ... and for a long time
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MatchmanNov 21, 2006An artist's artist. Always full of soul and only better with age.
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shellyNov 20, 2006tom waits is beautiful...so is this incredible album.
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AndrewCaNov 22, 2006He's just getting better and better! It's actually ridiculous.
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WaltSNov 27, 2006
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SBNov 30, 2006As far as I'm concerned this is Tom's masterpiece. An absolutely astonishing work. The scope is massive and to say that he pulls it off is an understatement. I just don't get how people can rate this as 8/10 or whatever. This is the greatest album by anyone in decades.
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laceycDec 8, 2006there's a record for every mood. songs that delve into every corner of the human heart and travel through almost every Amercian song form and era. Beautifiul, haunting, troubling, nightmarish, heartfelt...
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mikab.Feb 10, 2007awesome.
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BernatBFeb 11, 2007Awesome album
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NoneofYourBuisinessJun 2, 2007
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KennethE.Sep 24, 2007I'm a communist and i like this very much.
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DirtyJan 11, 2008
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drewtNov 21, 2006tom waits is a hero. and if you don't like his voice, grow up and broaden your horizons. this is one of the best albums you'll ever hear.
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DevinB.Nov 21, 2006Brilliant album by a brilliant, prolific, profound artist. Tom Waits is a true original and a cornerstone of left-of-center american music. A complete creative entity of absolute genius.
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Awards & Rankings
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Orphans is a major work that goes beyond the origins of the material and drags everything past and present with sound and texture into a present to be presented as something utterly new, beyond anything he has previously issued.
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This set stands alongside Waits's finest work.
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An outstanding musical creation... that nods to almost every known genre of American music, and some that have yet to be named.