Tom Waits

[Some Random]

i heard him for the first time on the daily show last night. at the beginning of the song i really didn't like him much, but by the end i was kinda diggin' it. i may have to look into this old hound dog.

 

edit: now i have to...he's got a song called 'on the road' with lyrics credited to jack kerouac.

Edited November 29, 2006 by 13chris13

[CaptainRocket]

Dude, you about to embark on a long journey.

[Paranoid Android]

Dude, you about to embark on a long journey.

HA! A long journey for sure! Has anyone listened to his new album...or albums i should say. Really good from what i have listened to so far.

[soundless_space]

I just saw him as a guest on the John Stewart show. He's kind of weird, but I've always been a fan of the music.

[HoboFactory]

I've heard a couple of songs of his... the voice is a bit hard to take seriously at times.

[ben is a sandwich]

king among men.

though his voice(s) may not be to everyone's taste... it's a bit of an acquired taste. but if you give a full album a chance (like say, Rain Dogs or the new Orphans set) you may find religion. no joke.

[Some Random]

i downloaded orphans last night. listening right now. me likey. looks like i have some catching up to do. *sigh*

[Ravenous megin-sane]

tom waits is awesome

[Alex Ross]

I just ordered "Rain Dogs" after seeing him on The Daily Show and hearing MG's comments on his blog.

[CaptainRocket]

I was going thorugh my parents' records and found a copy of Blue Valentine in wicked condition, which neither of my parents remember buying. So now it's mine....MINE!!!

rbally has a bootleg from a '75 show up right now, go check it out.

[uglybutterfly]

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwUtEEjZJ8

[Guest apsham]

Let me just stop in and say.

 

Tom Waits <3

 

That is all.

[Some Random]

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwUtEEjZJ8

i didn't click that link, but i thought the saying was "i'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy".

[uglybutterfly]

Probably is. I'm just going by memory

[Guest apsham]

It's "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."

 

Usually that is, not saying he might have said it different elsewhere.

Edited December 15, 2006 by apsham

[joe lon and the snakes]

BONE MACHINE !

[Shiri]

I don't think I've ever listened to Tom Waits, though my dad probably did so like many other artists, the songs might sound familiar.

[MuttersomeTaxicab]

"Tango 'Til They're Sore" off of Rain Dogs (well, all of Rain Dogs, really) is my required pre-drinking listening for New Years eve. If nothing more than for the line "Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair."

[i'm indestructable]

"Deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs!"

 

Damn, I love Tom Waits.

[Monochrome Rainbow]

I downloaded Orphans and have now purchased 4 albums (including Orphans).

[ben is a sandwich]

happily got swordfishtrombones, frank's wild years, and big time for xmas. they've been playing 'big time' on bravo quite a bit lately (for those non-canadians, that's an arts & culture type tv station)... but apparently the vhs is out of print and they have yet to release it on dvd. a damn shame, i tells you.