Monday, March 3, 2014
Review: Swordfishtrombones
Swordfishtrombones by David Smay
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I never knew about the formal connection of Beefheart and Waits (Herb Cohen) as well as the artistic influence (in Kathleen Brennan's LP collection), but it was one of the tidbits I gleaned on the reclusive waits from this paean to Waits' opus, his carnival and skid row style, and penchant for fantastic hyperbole. Much of it is empty if entertaining imitative wordplay. Good for the Waits fan; brief and fairly focused.
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