Tom Waits - Closing Time (1973)

Tracklist

1. "Ol' '55" – 3:58
2. "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" – 3:54
3. "Virginia Avenue" – 3:10
4. "Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)" – 3:40
5. "Midnight Lullaby" – 3:26
6. "Martha" – 4:30
7. "Rosie" – 4:03
8. "Lonely" – 3:12
9. "Ice Cream Man" – 3:05
10. "Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love)" – 3:38
11. "Grapefruit Moon" – 4:50
12. "Closing Time" – 4:20

When I listen to Closing Time, I visualise a rundown, unkept bar in an unnamed U.S. city. I see a foggy, smoky atmosphere. I see a handful of patrons alone in their own individual spaces. I see a pool table gathering dust, with no cues and no balls to play with. I see a piano hidden away in a deserted corner. I see a young jazzman, late twenties perhaps, in front of it. Nobody cares that he's been playing all night, and he doesn't care that they're not listening. A few people take a casual interest upon entrance, but soon return to their own problems. With an oft-refilled glass of scoth and a well-used ashtray atop the piano and a cigarette lit in his mouth, the musician plays the opening chords of Ole 55. He's content to be his own audience. He doesn't play for anybody else. In fact, he prefers that nobody take too close an interest in his music. If they look too closely, they'll make him uncomfortable. They'll criticize his words and his music. He doesn't want that.

Dave De Sylvia

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