Guess that means I'm up.
"Swordfishtrombones" by Tom Waits
With all the Tom Waits that got taken, I'm surprised this was still up for grabs. Behind "Closing Time" this is my favorite Waits album, and has my favorite song of his, "Soldier's Things." This album is like a cross section of all the things I love about Tom Waits. Great instrumentals, slow folksy numbers, an awesome spoken word bit, it's all represented fantastically on this one. If I wanted to get someone into Tom Waits I'd have them listen to this one. If you can't find at least ONE song on it that you like, you won't like Tom Waits.