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Old 06-21-2016, 12:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Tom Waits Soundalikes
Hello there all,
I'm looking for something that is a similar sound (or feel) to Tom Waits on albums like "Small Change" or "Blue Valentine".

i've been looking and asking around for ages now and i've never found anything quite right.

So now i turn to all you capable folks of the forums seeking your collective knowledge and wisdom! haha

If anyone has any ideas i would really like to hear 'em! gotta love that classic Waits!

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Old 06-21-2016, 03:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Some of Modest Mouse's stuff is very similar (and probably influenced by) Rain Dogs.

In particular, "This Devil's Workday", "King Rat", and "Jesus Christ Was an Only Child".
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Jesus Christ Was an Only Child, in particular, is so much better than Tom Waits phony bull**** I can't even imagine that.
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Jesus Christ Was an Only Child, in particular, is so much better than Tom Waits phony bull**** I can't even imagine that.
Can't imagine what?
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Can't imagine what?
That it's influenced by Waits.

Plasmatics and Waits? How so?
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Wait. Modest Mouse sound like Waits? Time to go listen to some Waits for the first time!
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Wait. Modest Mouse sound like Waits? Time to go listen to some Waits for the first time!
Compare "Gun Street Girl" and "Singapore" to the three tracks I listed earlier.
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That track Singapore is exactly the reason why I hate Waits so much. ****ing completely canned cliche crap packaged as avant garde. It's straight up fake. He's a goddamn imposter. Somebody anybody go listen to that bull**** and tell me I'm lying.
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