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I own, or at least am familiar with, most of what Waits has released in his career, and I think this album might be his greatest. Every song on it is awesome. Besides this one, I would recommend anyone who is interested check out "Bad as Me" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Ta3H-ck6s) and "Hell Broke Luce" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J_U3wgNtlQ). They are both masterpieces, IMHO.
After listening to Tom Wait's interview on NPR's Fresh Air, I bought the album "Bad as me" today. You are right, it's full of great songs. "Kiss me" is also a very good song. Trying to create the "pops and clicks" sound from old records, he simply put a microphone next to a barbecued chicken on a grill, and it sounds perfect.
My brother recently gave me some iTune gift cards with quite a bit of money. That allows me to collect a lot of Tom Wait's albums.
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If I could offer a few suggestions, I would strongly suggest getting two of his early '80s records, Heartattack and Vine (1980) and Swordfishtrombones (1983). They were his first real foray into the strongly percussive and alternative instrumentation that he's so famous for now (like using a cooking chick as a sound effect). I enjoy the earlier, jazz-oriented stuff of his, but I think 1980 is really where he found his unique voice. Neither record will disappoint you, if you don't already have them.