Music Capsule Review

The Black Rider (1993)

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Lead Performance: Tom Waits

By Charles Aaron

After blowing out his voice in the '70s, Waits has evolved from unctuous beatnik barfly to auteur-as-sideshow, bellowing hyper-noir tales of woe. This album, culled from compositions for a German musical (in collaboration with Robert Wilson and William Burroughs), showcases his penchant for disturbing mood music and grotesque sentiment. Too bad Burroughs' cameo vocal appearance is a flop.

Posted Nov 12, 1993

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