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- Summary: Unlike typical rarities compilations, this 3-disc set includes 30 brand-new recordings--in addition to the usual mix of covers, soundtrack selections, and other previously uncompiled material. It's like getting three new Waits albums at once.
- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): Rock
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Positive: 32 out of 32
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Mixed: 0 out of 32
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Negative: 0 out of 32
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Sure enough, the first time through, too many [of the songs] had faded on me. Soon, however, even ones I'd given up on were bum-rushing my earhole.
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Orphans is a bravura showcase for the instrument of Tom Waits’ voice.
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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.
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This is not Tom Waits’ best record... But the whole package... is riveting, a collection that should humble lesser musicians who only can aspire to the mantle of Waits’ discarded work.
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Orphans may not have something for everyone, but what’s missing says more about the listener than the record.
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A definitive album.
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After 30 years, Waits keeps getting weirder and weirder while still aging gracefully.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 85 out of 94
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Mixed: 2 out of 94
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Negative: 7 out of 94
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laceycDec 8, 2006
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SBNov 30, 2006
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JudyFeb 9, 2007
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telephonoNov 21, 2006it's funny when total jokes think they can spot other total jokes... tommy's brilliant.
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NighthawkNov 22, 2006
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KurtDNov 20, 2006mmmm... I like this a lot
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timeNov 20, 2006
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