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[Music] Tom Waits



Machiavelli

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I've been listening to Waits for about 35 years, I think all his albums are great but if I had to pick one, it would be Rain Dogs. I can see that his vocal style is an acquired taste however.

I've never seen him live - he's top of my list of unseen acts that I'd love to see.

He's way out at the top of my list of unseen acts. But he doesn't play much. I think his last European 'tour' was back in 2008 when he played two nights in a small boulevard venue in Paris. I do like his response when questioned on why he doesn't play live much: "Gotta keep 'em keen."
 




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And how about this for an insane bit of trumpet at the end of pure delight. Whoever posted above he's like Dylan (can't sing) needs to give his head a wobble. With a small mallet. That should work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug7DZG1F6bs
 


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Ive been lucky enough to have seen thousands of bands both as a punter and through work and can honestly say Tom Waits live was head and shoulders above anything I had seen or have seen since. The last time I'd been that excited about a gig was probably the first time I saw the Clash.
I saw TW in Milan and it blew me away then saw him in Edinburgh a few weeks later and even now thinking about it I get goose bumps. Indescribably brilliant.



(Although I saw Patti Smith and Nick Cave on Wednesday in Dublin and am still buzzing' )

Nothing beats good live music, nothing.
 


Tom Hark Preston Park

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Jul 6, 2003
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Seem to vaguely recall he had an album or a movie or something called Tom Waits For No Man. Apart from that he just seemed one of those horrible mumbling American OGWT acts that you went and made a cup of tea while they were on and prayed they were off by the time you got back.
 


smillie's garden

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Aug 11, 2003
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Seem to vaguely recall he had an album or a movie or something called Tom Waits For No Man. Apart from that he just seemed one of those horrible mumbling American OGWT acts that you went and made a cup of tea while they were on and prayed they were off by the time you got back.

There is a lovely path you could stroll on, if you choose to take it...
 




Fungus

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This thread is going to keep my ears busy for a while. Thanks guys. :cool:
 


smillie's garden

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Aug 11, 2003
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And *phew*
Maybe we should put "not RIP" next to names of public figures of a certain age in thread titles.
Love so much of his stuff, especially swordfishtrombones onwards.
One of my guitar heroes - Marc Ribot - features on Rain Dogs, and many albums since.
This is a great one for paranoid times:

 


Machiavelli

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Oct 11, 2013
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Fiveways
Ive been lucky enough to have seen thousands of bands both as a punter and through work and can honestly say Tom Waits live was head and shoulders above anything I had seen or have seen since. The last time I'd been that excited about a gig was probably the first time I saw the Clash.
I saw TW in Milan and it blew me away then saw him in Edinburgh a few weeks later and even now thinking about it I get goose bumps. Indescribably brilliant.



(Although I saw Patti Smith and Nick Cave on Wednesday in Dublin and am still buzzing' )

Nothing beats good live music, nothing.

I'm super-jealous, but it sounds as though you've put in the hard graft to extract a few gems. I saw Cave and Smith on Sunday in Victoria Park. Cave, especially, was fantastic
 


Bob'n'weave

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Nov 18, 2016
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Does some great cameos as well. My favourite is the sage growling barman in Rumble Fish.

Terrific movie with a good Stewart Copeland soundtrack , this clip opens with Mickey Rourke (pre botox explosion), Dennis Hopper and Matt Dillon. Great lines for TW.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPb-86NlTUQ
 






Super Steve Earle

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Feb 23, 2009
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North of Brighton
(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night. A wonderful, evocative slice of tawdry city night life.
 



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