{"product_id":"tom-waits-closing-time-remastered","title":"TOM WAITS - Closing Time (Remastered)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eLP - Black Vinyl. Remastered. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncludes download code.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Waits\u003c\/strong\u003e' debut album is a minor-key masterpiece filled with songs of late-night loneliness. Within the apparently narrow range of the cocktail bar pianistics and muttered vocals, Waits and producer \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Yester\u003c\/strong\u003e manage a surprisingly broad collection of styles, from the jazzy Virginia Avenue to the up-tempo funk of \u003cem\u003eIce Cream Man\u003c\/em\u003e and from the acoustic guitar folkiness of \u003cem\u003eI Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You\u003c\/em\u003e to the saloon song \u003cem\u003eMidnight Lullaby\u003c\/em\u003e, which would have been a perfect addition to the repertoires of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaits' entire musical approach is stylized, of course, and at times derivative - \u003cem\u003eLonely\u003c\/em\u003e borrows a little too much from Randy Newman's \u003cem\u003eI Think It's Going to Rain Today\u003c\/em\u003e - and his lovelorn lyrics can be sentimental without being penetrating. But he also has a gift for gently rolling pop melodies, and he can come up with striking, original scenarios, as on the best songs, \u003cem\u003eOl' 55\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMartha\u003c\/em\u003e, which Yester discreetly augments with strings. \u003cem\u003eClosing Time\u003c\/em\u003e announces the arrival of a talented songwriter whose self-conscious melancholy can be surprisingly moving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anti","offers":[{"title":"LP - 180g Vinyl","offer_id":58296844484953,"sku":"SDZ-39209","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PID-31220-96-001.png?v=1781531916","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/tom-waits-closing-time-remastered","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}