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The most instantly recognizable facet of Tom Waits' act is his voice. A cross between Louis Armstrong gurgling turpentine and the Cookie Monster bellowing like a drunk hobo, Waits' vocal chords are so ...

Tom Waits' voice is all nitrogen oxide and volatile compounds spat from a tailpipe. His grimy cloud of musical smog, filled with industrial clanging and banging, is featured on his latest disc, "Real ...

The shop situated in Exposition Park feels like what Tom Waits’ voice sounds like. It’s edgy; it’s at times macabre, and it’s got a great sense of humorous realism. And like the voice that became ...