Brawlers (Remastered) (2 Lp's) 05/31/2011 Pheebie Gathwright

Pheebie Gathwright

While Jordison will certainly be missed

since Albini's stark

full of soul-searching ballads that detail the questions these men were asking themselves and each other about their lives at the time

Gary Bartz (soprano & alto saxophones)

Brawlers (Remastered) (2 Lp's) 05/31/2011 Pheebie GathwrightBrawlers presents probably the best known of Tom Waits' personalities, filled as it is with vocal cord damage, found percussion, old timey arrangements, and cartoon buzz lead guitar. It's also the disc that flirts most dangerously with clich, filled as it is with his well trod inventory of Americana underbelly images: trains, jailhouses, barrooms, etc. However, the secret of Waits' act is how well he deploys these should be tired cultural touchstones;