Wicked Grin - John Hammond
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88 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: Tom Waits produced the album and wrote 12 of the 13 tracks.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
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  1. Dot Music
    90
    In Hammond, [Waits] has found a worthy collaborator, one who gets to the heart of what these strange lyrics are actually about and imbues their sharp angles, acute observations and nicotine-stained introspection with some real insight and understanding.
  2. Rolling Stone
    90
    His album of Waits' penned-and-produced songs may be the masterwork of Hammond's long career, as well as further testament to Waits' unique genius.
  3. CDNow
    90
    Wicked Grin is a rousingly successful experiment. The album's best moments equal -- and often surpass -- anything in both artists' consistently creative careers.
  4. Sonicnet
    80
    The collaboration ultimately benefits both players, adding a touch of art house abandon to Hammond's at times studied formalism, and authenticity to Waits' Martian grease-monkey blues.

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  1. CarlM.
    10
    Damn Decent
  2. DavidF.
    9
    Blues sensibility added to Los Angeles retro-sleaze/ romanticism. But nobody does "Heart Attack and Vine" quite as good as Waits.
  3. JohnGolden68
    9
    Just finished listening to Wicked Grin for the first time, and I have to say it is a very solid album from start to finish. Pretty much every song was a joy to hear, although there was one track towards the middle that seemed like it started out a bit off, but even that was a minor hiccup.… Expand
  4. KaceyE.
    9
    If I could give it a 9.5 I would. This album embodies the best of John Hammond and Tom Waits. The only reason I'm not giving it a 10 is because I'm holding out hope that they get together to produce another album again.… Collapse

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