MUSIC REVIEW: New Coat of Paint – Songs of Tom Waits
by James MacLaren
New Coat of Paint – Songs of Tom Waits
Various Artists
Manifesto Records, Release Date, May 2000
740 N. La Brea Av., Second Floor, Los Angeles CA 90038
<a href=http://www.manifesto.com>www.manifesto.com</a>
Fucking shit! Incredible cd. Get it. GET IT NOW!
Tom Waits’ lyrics in all their psychotic splendor, done by a host of crackerjack
people.
About the only way I can properly describe this thing is to compare it to
drinking a bottle of good whiskey. That first drag comes on like an electric
jolt, and after that, things start getting nice and smooth, and then later on it
just sorta eases down into the couch and stares out through the window, watching
the traffic and street people drifting by.
At no point does any of this stuff fail to deliver.
The first track by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins is one of those deals that would well
and truly justify the purchase of the whole cd. That everything else which
follows is also damn good, is just icing on the cake.
Did I say get this thing?
GET IT!
