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• Actors: Tom Waits
• Region: All Regions
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0017GT390
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,797 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Rare Promo DVD Of Tom Waits Performing In The Early Part of His Career. Fantastic Performance In Germany 1977. Rare to Find Any Live Footage of This Amazing Performer.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a gem!, July 27, 2009

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Christopher Andrews - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "A Broken Heart" Rare Live (DVD)

I'm always skeptical about all things we fans affectionately refer to as "bootleg" whether they are or not. But I've had pretty good luck with buying things like this and after reading the reviews I was sold. I'm glad I bought it now! The seller is great and shipped extremely quickly first of all. But anyway, this is a great show. It's certainly not some shoddy bootleg quality video. This is professional quality. The sound quality is completely flawless!
Bad Liver and a Broken Heart is worth the price alone. As far as the earlier songs like the ones from Heart of Saturday Night, don't expect to hear the versions you might be familiar with. The days of that voice that Tom had just 4 years earlier is long gone. They are hopped-up full-on beatnik jazz versions. So if you dig the Heartattack and Vine and Blue Valentines style Waits then you'll love it. Tom is great and enthralling in every minute of the show. Some of it's kind of funny because the audience looks like they have no idea what in the hell they are watching...lol. You'll see what I mean...it's not the lively crowd from Nighthawks. Anyway, pick this one up if you're a Tom Waits fanatic like me...you won't regret it for a second.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Waits DVD Amazon has to offer, May 5, 2008

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Shawn "a lifelong prog fan" (New Lebanon, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: "A Broken Heart" Rare Live (DVD)

If you are a fan I don't have to go on about how GREAT Tom is,I must tell you however This is the best looking and sounding Waits dvd I have seen.Pro shot no need to frett over what your gonna get here.Grade A

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait!, June 13, 2008

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Angelina Shamrock "Angelina Shamrock" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "A Broken Heart" Rare Live (DVD)

Ok, I was a bit concerned when I got a white blank DVD inside a case that had a photo-copied cover insert, and I don't know how or where they got this German concert from 31 years ago, but its unbelievable. Its better than being there, especially since his current tour venue near us is terrible and still sold out in the first 15 minutes. When will Tom start selling the old concert footage to his fans and allow those who can't get tickets to a live show the ability to pay to watch a live internet broadcast? Give us access, Tom! Thanks cdworld for this precious gift!