Tom Waits (soundtrack, singer, country, jazz, pop)

misstiff · 06-02-2008, 03:03 AM

personally, i love him.

He has the voice of a man who has felt more than any other man, yet every other man - whether he has or not is irrelevant - He is a unique soul.

lucifer_sam · 08-28-2008, 06:55 PM

Lord, I love this man. His career is so eclectic, ranging from smooth ballads to his alcohol-soaked vocals on later albums. I love him, and I need to listen to more of his discography.

Any recommended albums?

**Janszoon** · 08-28-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Any recommended albums?

Rain Dogs is probably my favorite, but Bone Machine, Mule Variations, Black Rider, Blue Valentine and Frank's Wild Years are all great too. He really hasn't made a bad album, though his stuff from the 70s is a bit more conventional sounding.

lucifer_sam · 08-28-2008, 07:09 PM

Nice. I don't have those last four. And I really enjoy his conventional sound too. Closing Time is great.

**Janszoon** · 08-28-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Nice. I don't have those last four. And I really enjoy his conventional sound too. Closing Time is great.

Out of the ones I mentioned Blue Valentine is in his older, more conventional style but sort of an artsier take on it if that makes sense.

Ooo, I just remembered another one I can't believe I left off the list: Small Change. It fits squarely into his 70s style, but damn is it a great album with some of his best lyrics and a couple of his most gut-wrenching songs.

Piss Me Off · 08-29-2008, 06:03 AM

And Swordfishtrombones, has a lot of my favourites.

Basically you're in for a long trip!

mr. goth glam · 08-29-2008, 04:39 PM

Best Waits movie (sorry if this has been run through already)?

I'm voting either Down By Law or Wristcutters.

Trollheart · 12-19-2008, 11:19 AM

Not sure which forum I should put this in, Waits being so hard to pigeonhole and all...
Going to put together a few compos, for anyone who would like to get into Waits but is scared off by his more "out-there" stuff. Going to do an intro list, a more in-depth and perhaps some "advanced" ones. Should I post details of that here, in the psychedlic/prog forum, the general music one? Or where?
Any ideas??

Trollheart · 12-19-2008, 12:41 PM

OK, the question has been answered by the removal of my thread and appending it to this one. Fair enough.
I think though I'm actually going to start a full new thread, where I'll post links to compos for other artistes too, not just Waits, so people can try before they buy, as it were. Might get some of you into the delights of Supertramp, Genesis, Marillion, Asia -- hey, even Josh Groban or Faith Hill! Who knows?
Anyone think this is a good/bad idea?
Well, I'm gonna do it anyway!

Watch for it...

PS Best Waits album, imo? "Small change" or else "Rain dogs", but you have to hear (if you haven't already) his collaboration with Crystal ***le on the soundtrack to the movie "One from the heart", espcially "Broken bicycles" and "Picking up after you"....

Trollheart · 12-19-2008, 12:43 PM

That's so stupid it's damn funny! Stupid robots! Hopefully you all know who I mean, with the removal of the "G" word making her surname illegible. She sang "Don't it make my brown eyes blue" --- country singer, good looker. You know the one!
Oh, when will the hell of this PC-world-gone-mad end????

08-28-2008, 06:55 PM	#222 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Lord, I love this man. His career is so eclectic, ranging from smooth ballads to his alcohol-soaked vocals on later albums. I love him, and I need to listen to more of his discography. Any recommended albums? __________________ first.am

08-28-2008, 07:09 PM	#224 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Nice. I don't have those last four. And I really enjoy his conventional sound too. Closing Time is great. __________________ first.am

08-29-2008, 06:03 AM	#226 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	And Swordfishtrombones, has a lot of my favourites. Basically you're in for a long trip! __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

08-29-2008, 04:39 PM	#227 (permalink)
mr. goth glam Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waverly, VA. Posts: 406	Best Waits movie (sorry if this has been run through already)? I'm voting either Down By Law or Wristcutters. __________________

12-19-2008, 11:19 AM	#228 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Tom Waits Not sure which forum I should put this in, Waits being so hard to pigeonhole and all... Going to put together a few compos, for anyone who would like to get into Waits but is scared off by his more "out-there" stuff. Going to do an intro list, a more in-depth and perhaps some "advanced" ones. Should I post details of that here, in the psychedlic/prog forum, the general music one? Or where? Any ideas?? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-02-2008, 03:03 AM	#221 (permalink)
misstiff Groupie Join Date: May 2008 Location: the forever couch Posts: 44	personally, i love him. He has the voice of a man who has felt more than any other man, yet every other man - whether he has or not is irrelevant - He is a unique soul.

12-19-2008, 12:41 PM	#229 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	OK, the question has been answered by the removal of my thread and appending it to this one. Fair enough. I think though I'm actually going to start a full new thread, where I'll post links to compos for other artistes too, not just Waits, so people can try before they buy, as it were. Might get some of you into the delights of Supertramp, Genesis, Marillion, Asia -- hey, even Josh Groban or Faith Hill! Who knows? Anyone think this is a good/bad idea? Well, I'm gonna do it anyway! Watch for it... PS Best Waits album, imo? "Small change" or else "Rain dogs", but you have to hear (if you haven't already) his collaboration with Crystal **le on the soundtrack to the movie "One from the heart", espcially "Broken bicycles" and "Picking up after you".... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

12-19-2008, 12:43 PM	#230 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	That's so stupid it's damn funny! Stupid robots! Hopefully you all know who I mean, with the removal of the "G" word making her surname illegible. She sang "Don't it make my brown eyes blue" --- country singer, good looker. You know the one! Oh, when will the hell of this PC-world-gone-mad end???? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018