Summary
Hughesy's assessment: Interestingy, two of the tracks here (The Indifference of Heaven and Piano Fighter), presumably recorded after the tour documented on Learning to Flinch don't come over as well in this setting and rate a notch lower here. On the other hand, Seminole Bingo is IMHO a classic, Similar to Rain is sublime and Mutineer would be a theme song in most other artists' repertoire.
But that repertoire already includes Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Carmelita, Desperados Under the Eaves, Lawyers, Guns and Money, and Mr Bad Example, so it's not as if there's a deatrh of noirish mayhem. Possibly not his best, but the bar is et high and, still, Outstanding.
Track listing: Seminole Bingo; Something Bad Happened to a Clown; Similar to Rain; The Indifference of Heaven; Jesus Was a Cross Maker; Poisonous Lookalike; Piano Fighter; Rottweiler Blues; Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse; Mutineer
Classics:Seminole Bingo;
Almost there:Similar to Rain; The Indifference of Heaven; Mutineer
Worthwhile:Something Bad Happened to a Clown; Piano Fighter; Rottweiler Blues; Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse;
Solid:Jesus Was a Cross Maker; Poisonous Lookalike;