{"product_id":"tom-waits-closing-time","title":"Tom Waits - Closing Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12\" Heavyweight Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemastered and reissued on Anti- Records. Tom Waits' debut album is a minor-key masterpiece filled with songs of late-night loneliness. Within the apparently narrow range of the cocktail bar pianistics and muttered vocals, Waits and producer Jerry Yester manage a surprisingly broad collection of styles, from the jazzy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVirginia Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to the up-tempo funk of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIce Cream Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and from the acoustic guitar folkiness of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to the saloon song \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMidnight Lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, which would have been a perfect addition to the repertoires of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett. Waits' entire musical approach is stylized, of course, and at times derivative - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLonely\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e borrows a little too much from Randy Newman's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Think It's Going to Rain Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e - and his lovelorn lyrics can be sentimental without being penetrating. But he also has a gift for gently rolling pop melodies, and he can come up with striking, original scenarios, as on the best songs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOl' 55\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMartha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, which Yester discreetly augments with strings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClosing Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e announces the arrival of a talented songwriter whose self-conscious melancholy can be surprisingly moving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ventnor Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37869148504229,"sku":"275651","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/6841\/8725\/products\/71hL4UChUaL._AC_SL1425.jpg?v=1612784183","url":"https:\/\/store.ventnorexchange.co.uk\/products\/tom-waits-closing-time","provider":"Ventnor Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}