Mule Variations

by Tom Waits — 18 April 1999 — music — 5/5

YES! I have tickets to see the man himself, and it's only $70!! (Special thanks to Jamie for standing in line and getting a cold, I owe you).

Yet another acquired taste artist. I don't even try to convince people to listen to him anymore, if you're not into him already you probably never will be. Mule Variations is stunning. Awe inspiring. I almost cried the first time I heard it. I cannot express how much I love this CD. It was the only thing I listened to for about 2 months straight. I still listen to it at least every other day (I've got like 800 CDs and thousands of MP3s, I can't listen to EVERYTHING all the time!).

Favorite tracks: Chocolate Jesus, What's He Building In There?, Hold On, Big In Japan.