One of my favorites, though not the most beautiful, not even from his ‘70s phase characterized by sentimentality in the smokiest nightclubs of the city (that one is "Blue Valentine"). Hearing him sing again with a normal voice is almost unsettling, to be honest, but it already contains his first masterpieces: "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" comes to mind, the poignant "Martha," and the closing title track, which truly evokes the scene of a bar about to close, the mess left by the customers.
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