Real Gone

Tom Waits - Real Gone
Critic Score
Based on 20 reviews
2004 Ratings: #237 / 458
User Score
Based on 200 ratings
2004 Rank: #90
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85

Tom Waits’ infamous “Real Gone” is easily one of the most disorienting and un-accesible albums in Waits’ discography, but I can confidently state that this results in one of Waits’ most unique creations to date.

Real Gone by all means is a lean, mean fighting machine with its dirty aesthetics and recording process. According to Tom Wait’s website, “Many of the tracks on Real Gone were built on Waits’ “human beatboxing” on a cassette ... read more

pinio985
70

A very good Tom Waits album! He even beatboxes in some of the tracks, incredible!

mikehermida
88

By no means his greatest record but this is Tom Waits at his challenging brilliant best. Beatboxing, scratching, industrial noise and beautiful poignant blues all rolled up into one bombastic, tremendous LP.

Essential Track - Day After Tomorrow

Homelessman
84

A really aggressive and rough sounding Waits album. Love how the really aggressive tracks are contrasted by some more low-key tracks.

TheLilBastard
95

Put the original mix back on streaming

EasyBakeCoven
85

Looking at the overall consensus on this record, I didn’t quite understand why this record’s don’t stack up with his best. That was, until I heard the original mix and realized what I was missing. Damn shame.

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