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Rain Dogs

by Tom Waits

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All Time

of 455,625

143
1980's

of 12,289

21
1985

of 308

2
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,160
    
    35
  - Alternative Styles
    
    of 8,677
    
    14
  - Rock
    
    of 7,792
    
    13
  - Experimental Rock
    
    of 3,233
    
    7
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
    of 14,252
    
    46
  - Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
    
    of 7,231
    
    35
- Miscellaneous
  - Miscellaneous
    
    of 67,811
    
    66
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,900
    
    139
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    86
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 8,662
    
    29
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,778
    
    86

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.6345 Rain Dogs is ranked overall as 3.6345 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.7650 Rain Dogs has an avg. critic score of 3.7650 out of 4 stars

Rain Dogs Album Reviews

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Rolling Stone

Tom Waits is a man who makes a living sounding as if he's always either just waking up or nodding off from the end of a bourbon binge. ...more

All Music Guide

With its jarring rhythms and unusual instrumentation -- marimba, accordion, various percussion -- as well as its frequently surreal lyrics,Rain Dogsis very much a follow-up toSwordfishtrombones, which is to say that it sounds for the most part like The ...more

Yahoo! Music

With Raindogs it became apparent that the experimentalism of Waits's previous Swordfishtrombones was not a one-time fling. Even farther out, this was highly praised by critics--and was the source of "Downtown Train," later a hit for Rod Stewart . ...more

Yahoo! Music

With its jarring rhythms and unusual instrumentation -- marimba, accordion, various percussion -- as well as its frequently surreal lyrics, Rain Dogs is very much a follow-up to Swordfishtrombones, which is to say that it sounds for the most part like The Threepenny Opera being sung by Howlin' Wolf. ...more

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Adrian Denning.co.uk

The 'Swordfishtrombones' technique of unusual instrumentation and much percussion continues, but married to finer songs. In fact, for the first time since 'Small Change' Tom writes a clutch of absolute classic songs, and these are the songs that ...read the complete review at Adrian Denning.co.uk

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starling.rinet

Track listing: 1) Singapore ; 2) Clap Hands ; 3) Cemetery Polka; 4) Jockey Full Of Bourbon; 5) Tango Till They're Sore; 6) Big Black Mariah ; 7) Diamonds & Gold; 8) Hang Down Your Head; 9) Time; 10) Rain Dogs ; 11) Midtown; 12) 9th &...read the complete review at starling.rinet

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