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BangkokB
03-01-2006, 07:07 AM
I've seen every movie he's ever been in and Down By Law was golden. I SCREAM YOU SCREAM. WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICECREAM!

I saw and almost bought two CD's over the weekend by him~but the Johnny Cash Live in Montreax DVD and Deep Purple 74 DVD prevailed.

One had a song "The Piano's been Drinking not Me"
The other "A Christmas Card from a Hooker in ______"

If either of these songs are half as good as those titles then I'm sold

So I'd just like a pointer on what type of music is he pushing? I know that if I go to a dive restaurant where I can smoke I won't find either him or Iggy Pop on the juke~ But that's neither here nor there the question is what's a good one to take him out for an eardrive if you don't know him from Adam
abcdefz
03-01-2006, 10:14 AM
....his stuff is kind of blues/jazz/avant-circus songwriter stuff. He sings a bit like Captain Beefheart.

I'd start off with swordfishtrombones, Bone Machine, or Rain Dogs first.
abcdefz
03-01-2006, 10:15 AM
Sound samples here. (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57F18D249A97320C5903C40CCB269A329D94E FB87126E495AD1A926499E0C74E80BA695CEAEFB6AB679AFF9 62A55B05D3CDE455F5CC1740&searchlink=TOM|WAITS&uid=CAW010603011107&samples=1&sql=11:p9m8b5c4tsqa~T2)
EN[i]GMA
03-01-2006, 03:08 PM
He's tough to describe.

It's best to just pick up Rain Dogs and see if you like it. You probably will.
jennyb
03-01-2006, 11:15 PM
Big In Japan - Best Waits Track! Just sayin'.
Documad
03-02-2006, 12:01 AM
Down By Law
My friend and I were talking about this last week. We love the movie but can't recommend it to anyone. Kind of like the music of Tom Waits.
nypb
03-05-2006, 04:41 PM
My good friends here in Austin are in a Tom Waits cover band. I go to see them frequently; always a fun night out...
CrankItUp!
03-06-2006, 12:59 AM
As Joey Ramone sang the words of Tom Waits - 'I don't want to grow up' ! (y)
Mido
03-06-2006, 01:06 AM
tom waits is pretty much my favourite musician.
if you're to check out any one album i'd probably go with swordfishtrombones.
yeahwho
03-06-2006, 03:03 AM
Check Out "Step Right Up (http://www.lyricsdir.com/tom-waits-step-right-up-lyrics.html)" a great Waits song I never tire of hearing.
Otis Driftwood
03-06-2006, 05:52 AM
Swordfishtrombones, yup. So have you seen him in Short Cuts? That's how Tom Waits looks to me, not that nice shiny healthy young lad in Down by Law...
EN[i]GMA
03-06-2006, 02:36 PM
Check Out "Step Right Up (http://www.lyricsdir.com/tom-waits-step-right-up-lyrics.html)" a great Waits song I never tire of hearing.

I never get tired of Anywhere I Lay My Head.

There's just so much fucking EMOTION in the song.

It's indescribable.

The way he sings the lyrics says more than the actual lyrics of 99.9% of songs.

The song could be in Russian and you'd know the exact emotion.