ThatLightInYourEyes Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Because someone on FB shared this map of every place on Earth that Tom Waits has sung about: http://tomwaitsmap.com/ And also, if there was no Waits thread before, there is now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Love this man. Probably my fav artist ever. I mean.....ever. albums i love. Small changeSwordfishtromboneBone machineMule VariationsAnd Bad as Me. tom just rules. Mick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 These are some of my favorite Tom Waits songs: "Martha""Tom Traubert's Blues""16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought-Six""Downtown Train" He's an artist I always appreciated, but I never gave his discography a proper and respectful listen. Anyway, he's one of a kind and an American treasure. I'm going to spin some Tom Waits tonight... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I only have Swordfishtrombones, which is great and pretty unique. Got to give some of his other albums a try. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_PfwVNmckc this is just one cool cat, lol Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I love Tom Waits, the albums "The Heart of Saturday Night" and "Blue Valentine" are my two favourites. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemispheresserehpsimeH Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Tom Waits is a personal favourite of mine. Absolutely adore pretty much everything he does. The 'Island Years' albums (Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Franks Wild Years, and Bone Machine) are my favourites. But I love everything. Alice, Orphans (awesome 3-disc collection of B-Sides, covers, and new material), Mule Variations, Blue Valentine, The Heart Of Saturday Night, Nighthawks At The Diner, etc. I could go on and on about Tom. The man is a treasure. And with all of that said, Bad As Me, his newest album, is an absolute gem. I'd rank it high with my favourites, but let's be honest, they're all my favourites at some point haha. The song that got me into his music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMP9e3cqKns I remember hearing this and I was so thrown off by his voice, but I listened to it and had to keep going back to it to hear it again and again. Eight years later and I'm such a huge fan. Not to mention the fact that he's been writing and producing a ton of these songs/albums with his wife. I'm completely mesmerized by his music. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 He can very demented when he wants to lol. No artist has ever made me collect their music like a crack addict. and i'm including EVERYBODY here, lol.....yes even Rush. I collected Tom's music faster then I have with any artist. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7pQeUi7Xg I have no idea why there's dead air at the end....ah well Mick Edited March 5, 2014 by bluefox4000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Not a bad actor either 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 need to check out some of his stuff, people have always said he's awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I've been taking in a lot of Tom Waits the past two days. Wow. When it sinks in, it sinks in. The man is a master. Wonderful songs that stand out: "Cold Cold Ground""Gun Street Girl""(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night" (you're welcome, Bruce Springsteen)"I Don't Wanna Grow Up""Mr. Siegal" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Nobody.......and I mean nobody is better at breaking your heart with song. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Huge fan!never been able to get a ticket to see him though.A few years back he was in Chicago and they were gone immediately. The Piano Has Been Drinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Love this man. Probably my fav artist ever. I mean.....ever. albums i love. Small changeSwordfishtromboneBone machineMule VariationsAnd Bad as Me. tom just rules. MickBone Machine=essential Waits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Not a bad actor eitherGreat bit actor. Fav role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 He can very demented when he wants to lol. No artist has ever made me collect their music like a crack addict. and i'm including EVERYBODY here, lol.....yes even Rush. I collected Tom's music faster then I have with any artist. MickHe couldn't tame Ricki Lee Jones. Imagine that marriage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hmm....maybe Down By Law 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I can't get the song "Martha" out of my head! It's a wonderfully sad and touching song - holding on to love from a relationship long gone. And those were the days of roses, of poetry and proseAnd Martha all I had was you and all you had was meThere was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrowsAnd we saved them for a rainy day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Brilliant debut! :hail: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) That is a great Record. totally different to what he would become. and it's interesting to hear his voice not as gnarled. I love Tom.......i can't even stress how much. the passion folks have for metal and prog here is what i feel for Tom. Mick Edited November 13, 2018 by bluefox4000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) this was my first Waits album. sounded so cool. just a guy at the piano in the bar spinning tales. some funny some sad.......some kinky. and all done with the voice of a destroyed car engine, lol Mick Edited November 13, 2018 by bluefox4000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 This was my first Tom Waits album, which I picked up waaaay back in 1979 when I was a lad of just 16. It was unlike anything I was listening to at the time. (Perhaps a slight hint of Dylan) I loved it immediately and have been a big fan of his music ever since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 this was my first Waits album. sounded so cool. just a guy at the piano in the bar spinning tales. some funny some sad.......some kinky. and all done with the voice of a destroyed car engine, lol Mick"Pasties and a G-String (At the Two O'Clock Club)" is great fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) this was my first Waits album. sounded so cool. just a guy at the piano in the bar spinning tales. some funny some sad.......some kinky. and all done with the voice of a destroyed car engine, lol Mick"Pasties and a G-String (At the Two O'Clock Club)" is great fun "I'm gettin' harder than.......Chinese algebra......serie's!! Mick Edited November 13, 2018 by bluefox4000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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