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Old 06-11-2009, 06:19 PM   #271 (permalink)
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not bad but doesn't this belong in a different forum?
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Old 06-11-2009, 06:25 PM   #272 (permalink)
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okay, what genre would you classify all of Tom Waits' music as?
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Old 06-11-2009, 06:28 PM   #273 (permalink)
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It's a difficult one, you can't pigeon-hole him but he ain't general for sure.
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Old 06-11-2009, 06:30 PM   #274 (permalink)
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Old 06-11-2009, 06:33 PM   #275 (permalink)
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Seconded

I think it's the sort of music that you seek out more often then you find, so tagging it with any one genre really limits
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Right on, man. I appreciate it.

And I agree with your statement about Waits having a "more metal" capacity than actual metal bands. His heaviness and depth are a lot more impactful most of the time. When I discovered Tom Waits, I instantly made it a point that any music I would write would have to be truly heavy to compete with that old man.

If I make it to the point of being successful enough with my music in Tom Waits' lifetime, I want to have him come in to the studio just to record one deep bellow to lay down on one of my band's songs.
I don't think it was a concious decision, and I don't think Waits pays much attention to the sweedish Metal bands, but it goes to show you that the depressing stories you can find in every bar in every town, in every country is heavier and more raw that being angry about religion or ****ty people. And while its my impression that they all wish they could call down thunder to make their own symphony, Waits really shows us that the town fool, knocking over piles in the landfill on the edge of down is more cutting and vulgar than the elements could really do.

Thunders always fresh. But a rusty old sink carries too many broken memories to crash into something else and sound like just a sink.

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so what is he...specifically then?
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Old 06-12-2009, 05:41 AM   #277 (permalink)
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so what is he...specifically then?
Personally as far as catagorising him here i'd put him under Avantgarde/Experimental since that's been the majority of his albums most of his career. Ideally if Blues and Folk were together as a forum i'd put him in there though as those are his main roots throughout his music.
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why don't you just say "Indie" the genre of "Indie" is basically just supposed to mean different genres (not the best word to use thought)

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Personally as far as catagorising him here i'd put him under Avantgarde/Experimental since that's been the majority of his albums most of his career. Ideally if Blues and Folk were together as a forum i'd put him in there though as those are his main roots throughout his music.
Avantgarde/Experiemental has always been a genre suffix rather than a genre for me.

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He's most certainly not indie.
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I don't think it was a concious decision, and I don't think Waits pays much attention to the sweedish Metal bands, but it goes to show you that the depressing stories you can find in every bar in every town, in every country is heavier and more raw that being angry about religion or ****ty people. And while its my impression that they all wish they could call down thunder to make their own symphony, Waits really shows us that the town fool, knocking over piles in the landfill on the edge of down is more cutting and vulgar than the elements could really do.

Thunders always fresh. But a rusty old sink carries too many broken memories to crash into something else and sound like just a sink.


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