Ehrlich wrote, I was skeptical before the first hearing of "Real Gone" Too uncouth and devoid of ideas it should be, music critics were rather bad reviews (eg in the "Rolling Stone"), listen After several I assume that there are multiple versions of the CD must be! The part of me is a very good piece of music, Waits-worthy flat. The most important: With all creaky-kauzigem it is a CD of a piece. Consistently high level into each other harmoniously. This also means that no song extreme in Ortega. There is no "Swordfishtrombone" no "Innocent When You Dream" and not a "Heart Attack and Vine" on the CD. Of course there is the feeling better than other like a couple of songs. My favorites: "Sins of the Father" (just a little too long) "dead and lovely" and "green grass". Less good I like the recitative "circus". I have found that Waits plates undergo a different rating with me over the years. Therefore, with all due caution: "Real Gone" by a considerable distance above, in my personal hit parade Waits. Where "Rain Dogs" and Swordfishtrombones "my favorite stay. Compared to the last 3 CD's cuts" Real Gone "on the other hand for me on top." Mule Variations "I found it very well, but it is too fragmented and torn me (where "Chocolat Jesus" one of my favorite songs is), "Blood Money" is too boring and "Alice" very interesting, but for me not the big hit for the hold there are many. "Real Gone", however, is the ingenious combination of the typical Tom Waits ballads with his wild, almost animal sound to the Waits always ver-engaged expectant voice has its good share for me. It is certainly not an easy drive. Precisely because it is so good.