The appreciation thread for Tom Waits, genius.

[cobl04]

Yup is a man of high class, elegance, and another word which only he knows exists. Inaccessibility is not a barrier to him.

 

[LemonMelon]

Truth. If you've put off Tom Waits for years and have heard much crazier shit in the interim, Rain Dogs isn't going to alienate you.

But, for everyone else, Mule Variations and Swordfishtrombones are the way to go IMO.

 

[iron yuppie]

Yup is a man of high class, elegance, and another word which only he knows exists. Inaccessibility is not a barrier to him.

Ha. I am glad that I give off that impression, even if it is not really manifested in my actual life. As for Rain Dogs, although it is a dirty album, I think that it is emotionally accessible. Anyone who has really lived will relate to the emotional rust and general ennui that permeate it.

 

[occlith]

Ice Cream Man, Gun Street Girl, and then there's... Tom Waits 「 Heigh Ho 」 ( The Dwarfs marching song ) from Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs - YouTube

Sorry, U2, you're about to eat Waits' dust on my last.fm.

Bono won't mind - he's a Waits fan.

 

[Imperor]

That's one of my favorites on the "Bastards" portion of Orphans.

 

[Reggo]

That's one of my favorites on the "Bastards" portion of Orphans.

Mine, too.

I also recently fell in love with this Ramones cover of his

Tom Waits - Return of Jacky and Judy. - YouTube

 

[iron yuppie]

Just finished my second album from this slumdog gentleman: Closing Time. I was astonished at how different it was from Rain Dogs - he sounds almost urbane on Closing Time, but I loved the jazz-infused folk of the instrumentation. I think that I prefer Rain Dogs on account of its eclecticism, but so far Waits is two-for-two in my book. Swordfishtrombones is next.

 

[LemonMelon]

Swordfishtrombones is next.

My favorite, although I have a difficult time choosing the best of his pre-Swordfishtrombones period and what follows since the two are radically different.

I gave Alice a second listen the other night; I'm Still Here is an amazing song.

 

[Imperor]

Oh shit streaming now.

 

[Imperor]

Shit, cat. "Hell Broke Luce" goes hard.

 

[Imperor]

Here are a bunch of access codes if you guys want to check it out at Bad as Me.

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[LemonMelon]

Thanks, Deputy. Hitting that shit up on my next break.

 

[Reggo]

Shit, cat. "Hell Broke Luce" goes hard.

Indeed. Hearing that song alone is enough to make me need this album. Thanks for the invite.

 

[LemonMelon]

This is jazzier than I was anticipating, some touches of Small Change and Bone Machine definitely color this record.

Loving it.

 

[Reggo]

Listening to this again, did he just say "Heavens to Murgatroid"? Oh, man, I love this guy.

 

[Imperor]

I lol'd something fierce at that myself.

 

[cobl04]

Looks like this is going to be my second Waits album

 

[bono_212]

Listening to this again, did he just say "Heavens to Murgatroid"? Oh, man, I love this guy.

I had to look that phrase up to remember where it was from. Holy shit, that's awesome. What song is it in so I can at least listen to that one

 

[Reggo]

I had to look that phrase up to remember where it was from. Holy shit, that's awesome. What song is it in so I can at least listen to that one

Right Raised Men, track 2.

 

[joyfulgirl]

Loving the first listen.

 

[IWasBored]

Shit, cat. "Hell Broke Luce" goes hard.

i like it.

"get lost" is pretty awesome. so weird after "talking at the same time." but friggin' great all the same.


ok, i'm going to need to buy this album, like, asap.

 

[Reggo]

Just pre-ordered it on Amazon. I wonder what the second disc entails.

 

[Imperor]

Remixes you have already had for twenty years.

 

[Reggo]

Remixes you have already had for twenty years.

 

[joyfulgirl]

Second listen tonight - absolutely love it. Classic Tom Waits all the way.

 

[bollox]

I'm liking it, more than 'Real Gone' at least. Standout is 'Hell Broke Luce' which is fuckin' METAL. Reminds me of 'One' (Metallica's version) but funnier/scarier/awesomer.

 

[LemonMelon]

Can someone please dislike something about this album so we can have something to talk about? Where the hell's Ashley?

 

[bono_212]

Are you goading me into being purposely negative?

I accept.

 

[IWasBored]

Can someone please dislike something about this album so we can have something to talk about? Where the hell's Ashley?

ok. some of the rhymes in hell broke luce seem to stretch on like a recent snl joke long after we already get the punch line, and the song could have been shorter. but its sheer badassery makes up for that, and i can forgive it...and one song kind of bored me a bit, but i'm thinking it was more a victim of placement between two more awesome songs that just made it pale in comparison.

see, you know it's a good album when not even i have much bad to say about it.

 

[Reggo]

ok. some of the rhymes in hell broke luce seem to stretch on like a recent snl joke long after we already get the punch line, and the song could have been shorter. but its sheer badassery makes up for that, and i can forgive it...and one song kind of bored me a bit, but i'm thinking it was more a victim of placement between two more awesome songs that just made it pale in comparison.

see, you know it's a good album when not even i have much bad to say about it.

see, traviud? Even IWB likes it. I can't wait for my copy to come in the mail. I mean, I love the stream, but having it is different.