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Tom Waits on Austin City Limits

I just watched a Tom Waits performance from long ago and thought it was awful. This was on my local PBS station a couple weeks ago and even though I have quite a few of his cd's going through all phases of his career it was very difficult to get through this performance which I would guess would be from the late seventies. If any one knows of this performance and can shed some light on it it would be appreciated.
bianchi27
cmo
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That's funny. I saw the same Austin City limits and was floored. I am a huge Waits fan and thought it compared favorable to the show I saw him do down here at SXSW a couple of years ago.
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zstokes
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This is a hair off topic, but since this is a Waits thread, I need to ask...My favorite album of all time is "Heart of Saturday Night." I wonder if there is anything from Waits live, from this era? His voice wasn't quite as raspy and the music much more jazz-centric.

Anyone know?

Thanks,
Z
herman
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"Heart of Saturday Night" came out in 1974 and "Nighthawks at the Diner" is a live double album recorded in 1975.
zstokes
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Excellent! Thanks so much Herman...I am going to find it tonight!

Z
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albertporter
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If you buy "Nighthawks At The Diner," be prepared to laugh your head off. There is a tune titled: "Better off Without A Wife" that always cracks up any group of male visitors. It's not disrespectful of women, just a truthful look at the (supposedly) lazy nature of Tom Waits persona in this song.

I enjoy most of his albums with the exception being "Mule Variations." Maybe with time I will come to appreciate it as well.
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