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Tom Waits

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,012

3
Decades
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  147
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  328
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  1,503
- 2000s
  
  of 10,564
  
  284
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,292
  
  416
- Classic Rock
  
  of 841
  
  169
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,544
  
  305
- Pop
  
  of 13,665
  
  1,015
- Rock
  
  of 8,170
  
  703

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1970s

2.6716

1980s

2.4101

1990s

2.4413

2000s

2.5544

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Tom Waits is ranked overall as 3.9507 out of 4 stars

3.9507

Tom Waits Biography

Formed:

December 1949

Genres:

Pop, Rock, Alternative Rock, Miscellaneous, Soundtracks, Classic Rock, Opera & Vocal Music

Labels:

404 Music Group, Anti, Cbs/epic/wtg Records, Elektra/asylum Records, Epitaph, Import Records, Manifesto, Phantom Sound & Vision, Polygram, Rhino Records, United States Of Dist.

History:

In the 1970s, Tom Waits combined a lyrical focus on desperate, lowlife characters with a persona that seemed to embody the same lifestyle, which he sang about in a raspy, gravelly voice. From the '80s on, his work became increasingly theatrical as he moved into acting and composing. Growing up in southern California, Waits attracted the attention of manager Herb Cohen, who also handled Frank Zappa, and was signed by him at the beginning of the 1970s, resulting in the material later released as ...more

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