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Old 06-09-2015, 01:26 PM   #637 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Plankton View Post
Listening now, I'm getting a Dylan meets The Eagles vibe. Really not my thing, but I won't say anymore about it. Another thread, another time. I was just curious as to why TH always uses Waits as a point of reference.
I'm assuming you're listening to Closing time? Do yourself a favour and try Small change, let me know what you think...

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Originally Posted by Frownland View Post
We touched on it a bit earlier and my theory is that Waits is the most experimental artist that TH is familiar with so he always uses him as a reference point when he reviews experimental music. If he liked Zappa a lot more than Waits, I imagine we'd be hearing 'sounds like Zappa's instead.
That's not actually true. I usually just reference times when I hear music of a sort I've heard from him in another artiste's material. Doesn't mean he's actually responsible for that sound, but it's what I hear.
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