#723 Tom Waits – Bone Machine

Tom Waits fifth and final album on the list was his tenth studio album Bone Machine. This album features a lot of special guest appearances such as Primus‘ Les Claypool, Waddy Wachtel known for his work with Stevie Nicks, and The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards. This album has dark themes of murder and death. I could not get […]

#339 Tom Waits – Nighthawks at the Diner

I have heard of Tom Waits, but I have not heard his album Nighthawks at the Diner. My knowledge of Waits comes from my friend Eric. We used to listen to Primus and waits sings with them on one of their songs. Eric listened to a lot of new music for me. He was more […]

#137 Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band – Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band reminds me of The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa who produced their album Trout Mask Replica and Primus’s lovechild if all those guys could have a baby, but real mean cannot carry a baby. I knew from the album’s title that it was going to be weird. I was […]

1001 Albums #69

Freak Out! was the first album of The Mothers of Invention, formally known as the Soul Giants. The band just added new member Frank Zappa who insisted on writing all the songs if he joined the band. This is what they created. “What is it this?” That is what most people will say when they […]