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Track Listings
| 1. Hang On St. Christopher |
| 2. Straight To TheTop (Rhumba) |
| 3. Blow Wind Blow |
| 4. Temptation |
| 5. Innocent When You Dream |
| 6. I'll Be Gone |
| 7. Yesterday Is Here |
| 8. Please Wake Me Up |
| 9. Franks Theme |
| 10. More Than Rain |
| 11. Way Down In The Hole |
| 12. Straight To The Top (Vegas) |
| 13. I'll Take New York |
| 14. Telephone Call From Istanbul |
| 15. Cold Cold Ground |
| 16. Train Song |
| 17. Innocent When You Dream (78) |
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Challenging album, but worth it,
By Sarah Hadley (Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Franks Wild Years (Audio CD)
I'm a fairly recent convert to Tom Waits - my best friend gave me "Alice" for my birthday last summer, and although it initially horrified and repulsed me, I couldn't stop listening to it for months. After the first week or two, though, I realized "Alice" was destined to become one of my favorite albums and Waits one of my favorite musicians. And so it's continued.I've listened to about half of Waits' catalog now, spanning his earliest to latest work, and I have my own favorites. I love each of his different 'periods' in different ways. Yet somehow, I've found "Frank's Wild Years" his hardest album to penetrate so far. Part of the problem lies in the fact it was never intended as just an album - it's the score to a stageplay. So is "Alice," but at least with that one, you know everything connects (albeit peripherally) back to Lewis Carroll's story. With "Frank," it really feels like we need to know the story to understand the songs. Much of what Waits sings, especially in-character as Frank, is unusual and hard to listen to without giving it your full attention. This isn't a good album for putting on after a long, hard day, or fot a late-night drive in your car. It takes more dedication than that! That said, there are some gems here: "Yesterday is Here" and "Cold Cold Ground" are both excellent; "Temptation" (despite Waits reaching the ear-splitting high end of his range) and "Telephone Call to Istanbul" are pretty good, too. I've got to say, though, that "Innocent When You Dream (78)" is one of Waits' best and most absolutely heartbreaking songs. For that alone, the CD is worth it to me. "Frank's Wild Years" isn't the easiest Waits to get into, but it's a great challenge if you're already a fan.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!,
By David Andersen (Kent, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Franks Wild Years (Audio CD)
This was the first Tom Waits Album I heard, and I became an instant fan. His other albums are great, but this is the one I think of when I think of Tom Waits.An essential to any audio library. His gritty urban vocals combined with heartfelt emotion and neo-modern Jazz instrumentals make for a very interesting Musical coaster ride. Highly recomended.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just have to give it 5 stars.,
By W.D. Mainer (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Franks Wild Years (Audio CD)
I wanted to give this 4 stars because of some weak moments, but since I gave his previous release "Rain Dogs" 4 stars and this is so much better, I have to give it a better rating. Well this is a breath-taking expirience. Tom strechs his voice very far on this cd and at times the songs are mindblowing. (A far cry from "Raindogs"). This shows people's limitations, and they sort of abandoned Tom for this release. One flaw that suffers here is that since is a concept album, some songs are just moving the story and no more.
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