Tom Waits Soundalikes

Neapolitan · 06-21-2016, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

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.

I can't stand Tom Waits either.

Zhanteimi · 06-21-2016, 10:21 PM

^Tell us what you really think.

OccultHawk · 06-21-2016, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by neapolitan

i can't stand tom waits either.

thank you

**Frownland** · 06-21-2016, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

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.

I don't think he's really that avant garde tbh, but his music is still pretty great. What other artists use similar cliches?

OccultHawk · 06-21-2016, 10:51 PM

The Residents

Neapolitan · 06-21-2016, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mordwyr

^Tell us what you really think.

I would vent, but A) it would be bad form, and B) I don't want to offend any members here by disliking some artist they like.

When it comes to music, the world is an oyster. There are so many bands and artist that go unnoticed. I would rather spend my time finding a band I like than wasting time listening to him.

Zhanteimi · 06-21-2016, 11:09 PM

Well, the only thing you can do is like what you like.

EDIT: Just listened to "Singapore". I was like, oh, it's Modest Mouse's "Dance Hall".

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-22-2016, 10:45 AM

I like Modest Mouse more than Tom Waits but I love them both so, you know, it's all good.

OccultHawk · 06-22-2016, 10:56 AM

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Post subject: Tom has stolen Beefhearts sound!PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2012
Beefheart vs. Waits: Join Greg Kot (Chicago Tribune) and Jim DeRogatis in the Debate...

Jim DeRogatis: Tom Waits has progressively become a Captain Beefheart rip-off merchant. If Waits wasn´t making so much money I wouldn´t be so bothered, but all this gravelly, broken, jagged , rough-hewm recording gimmick is a straight rip-off of the good Captain´s glory days in the late 60s and early 70s. And, no I will not accept Waits´ lame excuse that he was influenced by Beefheart. The man has basically stolen Beefheart´s sound and is now coining it from a stupid, ill-informed fanbase. Waits is a fraud. Spread the word.

Shout Amen!

**Frownland** · 06-22-2016, 11:05 AM

he's a poor man's Beefheart but fraud is a questionable way to put it.

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Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	Well, the only thing you can do is like what you like. EDIT: Just listened to "Singapore". I was like, oh, it's Modest Mouse's "Dance Hall". __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 06-22-2016 at 04:31 AM.

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