2004-11-24
... ?Guardian Unlimited | Arts reviews | Tom Waits, Hammersmith Apollo, London
In 2004, you can hear and see the influence of Tom Waits everywhere in rock music, but his influence also seems to have permeated Hollywood: it's not wild conjecture to suggest that both Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers are conversant with his lavishly twisted storytelling and cast of lovably grotesque characters. And yet, on the evidence of tonight's gig, there is genuinely no one like him.
