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I discovered this guy a few years ago. Yep the old man Tom Waits. Not saying I'd never heard of him but I had no idea he was what he was. I was thinking he was just a piano player, more a lounge act...
Then I bought a box full (yard sale) of cassette tapes, one of those tapes was....Closing Time. I gave it a chance not expecting a whole of a lot......wrong! Totally grabbed me. For about a year I was on the Tom Waits hunt. I had to have everything. Which I now have. Nobody ever hit me that hard.
As Tom Waits fans know we have early and late Waits. Dramatic difference from his Ole 55 days and what we've seen in the last 20 years or so. As you also know, it's all good.
I didn't know about the movies and his writing. Didn't realize he made the impact he has.
After my discovery, Blues Revue did a feature story (with him on the cover) about him. What an interesting guy he is. I also found..Tom Waits.. the book at Borders. Great read.
So what fits, what can you mix with Tom Waits, since he is rather unique? While there is no perfect fit...
John Hammond...who did a CD of Waits tunes...Wicked Grin
early...David Allan Coe
late Bob Dylan
Louisiana Red
Tony Joe White
Ray Wylie Hubbard
...sorta works if you get a little creative. Like I mentioned we do have two different Waits sounds.
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"I hope that I don't fall in love with you" was always my fav TW song.
Early Waits as you know.
I'd be hard pressed to go with a favorite. Really can't do it. He does have a few clunkers but who doesn't. I would say if I had to go with three artists only for the rest of my life.
Tom Waits
Lightnin' Hopkins
The Rolling Stones
All three having a ton of stuff.
There's more of that music expertise on display.I discovered this guy a few years ago. Yep the old man Tom Waits. Not saying I'd never heard of him but I had no idea he was what he was. I was thinking he was just a piano player, more a lounge act...
Not sure what you're asking, here. Or why you'd need a perfect fit to accompany Tom Waits. Good music tends to go well with good music regardless of genre.
Incidentally, my favorite Tom Waits song is probably still the first song of his I ever heard. Used here during the opening sequence of Down By Law, which I saw when I was about ten, or so. Both remain among my favorite songs and my favorite films.
I'm not asking anything.
Totally wrong about good music goes with good music. The trick is to set a mood. You won't get that mixing...
Frank Sinatra
Jellyroll Morton
Hank Williams
Bob Marley
Muddy Waters
Tom Waits
The Ramones....some think it's good music.
Nina Simone
You want it to blend, yep..a mood. Rock with Rock, Country with Country..etc etc.
Your favorite would be far down on my list if I could figure one out. How much of his stuff have you heard?
Look...you've successfully taken this troll all the way and somehow made him the worst poster on SpursTalk in only a couple of weeks. And everyone (even knowing you're a troll) is so irritated by said troll that we keep responding. Acknowledging your accomplishment in the process. Create the dumbest, most oblivious, worthless posting troll in the world. You win. There, I've said it. Now please quit. Go back to being Mouse.
I'm not wrong. I just have a different opinion.
No. YOU want it to blend or to be part of a set mood. I like the schizophrenic mix that comes up when I set my iPod to shuffle and I bounce around between eras and genres.
All of it.
Always been partial to this song and the album it's on
Did you get Orphans?
You sicko!
How did he do in the 100m though?
Not as huge Waits fan/follower, but there are a few that I love, such as Drunk On The Moon
Love that one too
Yeah. Picked that one up a couple years ago.
shut up. at some point, I fully expect to see RaZon's fantasy 4x400 of colored bluesmen.
Same here. Love the shuffle option.
Not as good as Elvis, but it was close. Had to go back and watch the replay.
Too self concious for me. A simulacrum at best.
Not very well, apparently.
anybody read this thing? had to plod through it a few times but interesting stuff
That coming from the board clown
How's about....The All Time NCAA 4x4 Fantasy Relay...instead?
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1.Ga Tech...Angelo Taylor..Octavious Terry..Tony McKay..Derek Mills
2.NCC...Larry Black..Edwin Roberts..Julius Sang..Ron Ray
3.USC...Jerome Davis..Lionel Larry..Billy Mullins..Quincy Watts
4.Baylor...Jeremy Wariner...Raymond Pierre..Darold Williamson..MJ
5.UCLA...Danny Everett..Wayne Collett..John Smith..Steve Lewis
6.Arizona State...Herman Frazier..Ron Freeman..Henry Carr..Maurice Peoples
7.LSU...Kelly Willie..A. Francique..Xavier Carter..Derrick Brew
8.Oklahoma...Michael Blackwood..Danny McFarland...Roxbert Martin...Jason Rouser
Hmm, RaZon isn't completely pathetic. Tom Waits is awesome.
I've been wanting to get Bone Machine for a while, but the store that I bought a few other Tom Waits albums never seems to carry it. Yet they carry almost all of his other records.
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