Heartattack And Vine

I dig the music and instrumentals. Perhaps it's heresy but his iconic voice gets to be a bit much when listening to a whole album.

I love this album, and have so much more respect and understanding for Waits as an artist than before. Incredible.

4/5

9/10

22nd June 2021 Listened on the living room speaker in the morning with jen while working. I haven't listened to enough Tom Waites, love his voice. Can be a bit melancholy but some amazing lyrics and soulful ballads.

Tom Waits just ain't my cup of tea.

я такую дрянь не слушаю принципиально, мусор ...

Helped me relax after a crazy day at work.

Por la portada yo esperaba una clase de sonido punk, pero fue totalmente diferente, ese sonido blues y esa voz aguardientosa sumado a los arreglos de cuerdas fue muy bueno, me ha gustado mucho este trabajo.

Where the late night blues of his earlier albums ends and the experimental camp of his later albums begin.

Классный альбом. Понравилось классическое, "приблюзованное" звучание.

Como que o sujeito canta assim sem estragar a garganta toda gente.

Amé la voz y la vibra alcoholizada de este álbum

I prefer his one earlier album that I know. Too growly for me. But I enjoyed more than I thought (probs wouldn't listen again though).

I grew tired of his voice more quickly that I expected. By the end the whole album felt like some awful parody. Won’t go back

Tom sings like Joe Cocker.... didn’t like

Has its appeal and the guy seems genuinely talented but overall I found it a slog.

Some wonderful lyrics and music and whilst his voice can be challenging to listen to, it was worth the effort and some tracks were really good

This one sits in an awkward spot between Waits' early beat-crooner phase and his later tinpan-circus-in-a-gutter phase. Small Change or Blue Valentine do this same thing way, way better imo.

Deep husky vocals. Good lyrics and a good listen. Could have been tempted to go 4 star.

Meh

Very deep sound

Si fuera más joven a lo mejor hablaría de apropiación cultural y así. Pero ya estoy más allá del bien y del mal y ese tipo de discusiones me dan toda la hueva del mundo. Tom Waits suena como Howlin' Wolf acompañado de un puñado de músicos punk. Listo. Al final, lo que (me) importa es lo que haces con tus fuentes, tus ídolos y tus referencias. Y Tom Waits es una isla que alguna vez estuvo unida a tierra pero hace mucho que el estrecho fue invadido por el agua. Ya no quedan rastros. Flota y es. Es maravilloso este disco. Es oscuro, tiene groove, es romántico, en algunos momentos me recuerda a Spinetta. Me dieron ganas de ponerme un peda asquerosa escuchando esto en una noche calurosa en Chihuahua. Le pongo las 5 estrellas, le pondría más. Una constelación.

Great album. Waits writes some beautiful song. Listening to this got me on a Waits kick for the day.

Excellent, bluesy,gravelly voice. Better than I anticipated although he has a stellar reputation. ***

Not my cup of tea

Love this. It’s about as Tom Waits as you can get. I’m partial to “Small Change”, which is far and away my favorite Waits album it sits right in the middle of my favorite Waits years (73-85), the very beginning of his discography. It’s raw, bluesy, gritty, powerful, and has that Waits twist so common of that era. He takes some getting use to, but all in all, a fantastic listen.

damn i do not like his voice, its so gravelly without being warm or rich at all. the slow burners are pretty unbearable but the songwriting isn't too bad overall, i guess i see why people like it. 5

What a weird album. Idk how I feel, pretty groovy but also kinda boring. 6?

I don’t get why this is considered lesser Waits, he seems so comfortable here and the atmosphere is so thick and palpable

Nope

Love this. Get that his style of Bluesy jazz won't be for everyone but its the sort of album you can get lost in. The story telling, the song writing and the delivery is pretty much perfect. Waits brings the dive bars and the gutters to life, even makes them appealing at times. My only gripe is the fading out of songs and the instrumental track which wasn't needed. Great stuff from a genuine artist. 4/5

A tough one to rate. Not my favourite Tom Waits album but good enough for a low 4 I think.

3/5

Some are good, others are like he's taking a difficult shit

I actually really enjoyed it, but it would have been way better if the singing didn't sound the way it did. 7 I guess, wish I could justify rating it higher, but I just can't see myself wanting to relisten to it

Voz heavy, buenos ritmos en varias canciones, letras chidas, pero la extendida presencia de baladas (?) sí me llevó a adelantarle a varias o incluso darle skip. Creo que la que más me gustó fue Heartattack and Vine. Mood: el come galletas meets poetas beat y blues

Great

die späteren alben gefallen mir deutlich besser.

Sorry. So totally not my Cup of Halsweh. Singing Bukowski gets extra Point for the bar feeling

They say an album cover is a window into the music. That it can make or break the experience. I agree, and I'd say this one was ruined. The minute I saw this man on a dirty bathroom newspaper looking like Marilyn Manson at his first wedding, I shuddered even pressing play. When I did press play, I stopped. I don't need some guy trying to sound likes a blues man. Honestly by the third track I thought this was a gag album.

Music ended up pretty good but his voice was quite bad. Overall 6ish

This is the second Tom Waits album I've had the misfortune of listening to. 0 stars if I could. 1/10.

Netz

Me ha parecido un descubrimiento de disco. Con esa voz rasgada a lo Joe Cocker, muy característica, Tom Waist nos regala un disco con temas Blues y unas baladas increíbles. Jersey Girl y Ruby's Arms se vienen conmigo para siempre por ser de esas canciones que son el hipno de un cantante.

Primer disco completo que escucho de Tom Waits. Su voz aguardientosa siempre me ha gustado y aquí todo suena bastante bien. Como que sí me motivó a escuchar más del buen Tom. Creo que mi top fue justo "Heartattack and Vine", pero "Downtown" y ese himno desgarrador que es "Ruby's Arms". 9/10

Me ha parecido buen album, con toque muy personal entre blues y rock. Como a Mari, me han gustado más las canciones lentas, de hecho Ruby's Arms es mi preferida. Es curioso como en algunas canciones me recuerda a L. Cohen y en otras parece que estoy escuchando al Boss. En algunos temas abusa demasiado del efecto "caverna" en la voz.

There are a lot of things I like about Tom Waits but his voice is too gritty for my musical taste. There is one song on this album where he doesn't use his gritty voice- I wish he would do that more.

Glad to be exposed finally to one of this legend’s works! Up and down album. Very unique.

Un album tres bon qui est hors de l’ordinaire. Beaucoup de cariete. J’ai l’8mpression que ca a donne un gros coup en sortant. Du moins, ca aurait du. 5

Prior to this, I only knew Tom Waits the actor, never listened to his music. Before I pressed play, I worried to myself that this would be some generic album that just functions as a showcase of his raspy voice. My worry mostly came true. There are a few decent tracks, but I really can't find much to care about. We get it, your voice is cool. I actually started laughing when I heard "Saving All My Love for You," I'll count that as a positive. Some critic called him a "unique and lovable minor talent." That sounds about right. Maybe it'll click someday; it looks like there's four other Waits albums on the list so I really hope so. Favorite tracks: Downtown, Saving All My Love for You. Album art: Points for creativity, even if it's a little cheesy. Incorporating the track titles is a nice touch. Nothing crazy though. 2/5

Nope. Not my style du tout.

Makes me want to stay up drinking

I just don't think Tom Waits is for me

Maybe the most "album" Tom Waits album I've listened to so far, and there's some really great tunes on here too.

The voice always throws me off, its so gravel. Couple nice songs, don't like ballads

Good blues and other beautiful arrangements. Vocals are guttural almost to the point of comical. Got me interested in other Tom Waits' music, which brought up some good tunes. Highlights: -On The Nickel

Very blues as I listen to it though his voice is a bit much at times. The first song though I liked.

Hard work but lovely under the crust

Once you get past his muppet voice, the songs are pretty good

Interesting sound

Has Jersey Girl and some interesting songs towards the end of the album. Very cinematic in some ways.

4.5

Really good music from a man with a voice like gargled glass.

super slow and uninteresting

Very Raspy Voice. A artist singing blues like tunes with raunchy overtones. I really like it.

What a voice

Two Tom Waits album in one week. Oh, the nostalgia. Sends me back to being a kid in the 90s just chilling with my dad while he works when I wasn’t at school. Some of these songs are melodies to me as sacred as the Beatles or Rolling Stones are to the general public.

I guess now is the time to confess that I don't really get Bob Dylan. I like several of his songs, I've seen him live, I've listened to multiple albums multiple times; it's not as if I hate Bob Dylan. I just don't really get him. Like, why do people revere him so much? He's good, but I've never understood why he's great. That being said, this was probably the most I've ever liked a Bob Dylan album. It's got a nice feel to it, and it's consistent without being too samey. Starts out very strong with Tangled Up in Blue, and finishes strong as well. His poetry is great throughout and is highly accessible as well. Maybe I just hate harmonicas? 4/5

No one has a voice like Tom waits. Solid album not as rough around the edges as bone machine. Favorite tracks: Downtown, Til the Money runs out

Er hat eine bemerkenswerte Stimme und die Musik ist gut. Etwas zu abwechslungsreich. Der Rock gefiel mir meistens ganz gut, aber die Balladen waren mir zu unspektakulär und das warme Gefühl im Herzen blieb bei mir vermutlich schon auf Grund seiner Stimme aus. Bin ich wohl nicht die Zielgruppe.

Sugarcoating cheesy lyrics with a rusty vocal and strings isn't it for me

Quite interesting and unique, very deep voice but somewhat soothing piano play

Awesome album. Sent me down a very long and enjoyable Tom Waits hole

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honestly he mostly sounds like a drowning cheese grater but a few songs that are a little slower show that there is beauty in the music

sounds like he has nails in his throat

Tom Waits makes Bruce "King Mumbles" Springsteen sound like a paragon of enunciation. Holy crap. People pay this guy to sing?! I mean, it has a certain kitsch but geeze. I found myself struggling to understand what the hell he was saying and I listen to hardcore metal where the vocalists are often screaming sentence fragments instead of singing. From a musicality standpoint, the songs are great and the recording quality is on point. It's just Ol' Tom's singing ... it's hard to get through sometimes. There are a few killer tracks on here where Tom's voice isn't ... as bad. "Downtown" is a great song. So is the title track, "Heartattack And Vine" (though I prefer the Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover). But "Saving All My Love For You" is almost unlistenable. And it's not the only track dragging this album's score down.

Dude sounds like that blue CGI alien in Star Wars episode 6 after George tinkered with them. Just goofy

I don't think I'll adjust to Tom Waits' voice anytime soon, but it's growing on me. Musically, it was pretty great. The vocals did throw me off, though.

I love Tom Waits, he might just be my favorite singer-songwriter of all time. I consider this a transitional album, last album of his asylum years and that is why some of the songs do not hit as hard and the album feels a little disjointed. He would go ahead to make swordfishtrombones and if this album was his launching point to that I respect the hell out of it. 3.5/5

Jazzy... bluesy... neat

Great music and lyrics, but I just can't get over his singing style. It's very distracting and oftentimes incoherent. I get why people like him, it's just not for me.