'swordfishtrombones' enabled waits to turn on a tap of unique creativity that both steered the man away from anything like the mainstream and at the same time reinforced his position as one of america's greatest songwriters, 'rain dogs' his '85 follow-up is an utterly essential set of 19 genre defying songs including the warped country of 'blind love' (with keith richards), 'gun street girl', 'time' and 'downtown train' (turned into a hit by rod stewart). genius!