Rolling Stone (p.89) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[The collection] shows off a deep oeuvre and a brassy, mischievous sextet..."
Uncut - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Pieced together from shows as far apart as Tulsa and Milan, GLITTER AND DOOM LIVE is for the most part a thrilling document of Waits' onstage artistry."
Q (Magazine) (p.126) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Rather than mellowing with age, Tom Waits seems intent on going ever further out on a musical limb."
Paste (magazine) (p.58) - "[T]he song selections are cherry-picked, but the listener still gets an experience that feels like Waits' legendary live show."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Disc Two] is a 35-minute wheeze of Waits gags, edited together as some sort of standup gig. As with NIGHTHAWKS' legendary ramblings, it's worth the entry alone..."
Rovi
12/7に還暦を迎えたトム。おめでとう。そしてありがとう。こんなイカシタ2枚組ライヴ盤を届けてくれて。彼が昨年行なったツアーから北米&欧州公演の模様を収めたこちら。どの公演も速攻完売だったらしいが、内容もプレミアム。粉塵を巻き上げながら真っ赤なブルースを叩きつけるトム。大団扇を扇ぐようにして親父を盛り立てる息子らの存在も光る。ファンキー・チューンに変身した《Such A Scream》 ほか『Born Machine』からの曲がやたらとカッコいい。2枚目はトムの喋りを満載、って作りも実に〈らしい〉ですよね。
intoxicate (C)桑原シロー
タワーレコード(vol.83(2009年12月20日発行号)掲載)