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Posted on 6/4/12 at 7:27 pm
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
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Posted on 6/4/12 at 7:27 pm
Can any of the great music enthusiasts of the music board recommend some good waits songs?
Posted by DrVinnyBoombatz
Lubbock
Member since Oct 2011
3128 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 7:30 pm to
Tom Waits is classic.

I like Downtown Train.
Posted by The Seaward
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 6/4/12 at 7:37 pm to
Posted by beezylsu
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 6/4/12 at 8:59 pm to
The Nighthawks at the Diner album is the tits!
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
Member since Jul 2008
24835 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:36 pm to
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the seaward


best avi. good to see you postin
Posted by legba
at the crossroads
Member since Oct 2010
521 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 9:42 pm to
huge fan of his...

check out albums :Heartattack and Vine--
Swordfishtrombones--Rain Dogs(may be his best)
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
23689 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 11:31 pm to
Rain Dogs is his best in my opinion...

Honestly, you can't go wrong buying any of his records. He is one of my all time favorites...

Ruby's Arms is one of my favorites
Posted by uglycasanova7
Member since Feb 2011
1284 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 7:33 am to
Rain Dogs is the soundtrack to drinking whiskey on a rainy night.
Posted by a want
I love everybody
Member since Oct 2010
19771 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 7:56 am to
Tom Waits take a while to get into. But once you do, it's over. I love his ballads.

On the Nickle

Take it with me when I go

A little rain

My favorite albums are Rain Dogs, Mule Variations and Bone Machine. Good luck on your Tom Waits quest. He's my favorite artist of all time.
Posted by redneck hippie
Oklahoma
Member since Dec 2008
6473 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 10:26 am to
Orphan, Bawlers, Brawlers and Bastards IMO is a msterpiece.
Posted by epbart
new york city
Member since Mar 2005
3387 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 10:50 am to
quote:

My favorite albums are Rain Dogs, Mule Variations and Bone Machine.


I bought Bone Machine in the mid-90s when I was actively into exploring new music, having heard that Waits was such a huge influence to so many other artists. I have to admit I had trouble getting into it. But it bears mentioning that I bought Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind during that period as well (was already a Dylan fan) and that didn't click with me either. I gave Time Out of Mind another try a few years later and it sounded like a new album to me and became one of my favorites... I'm thinking it's time to give Waits another listen.
Posted by bagNdrag
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 6/5/12 at 11:01 am to
Posted by redneck hippie
Oklahoma
Member since Dec 2008
6473 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 11:07 am to
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I bought Bone Machine in the mid-90s when I was actively into exploring new music, having heard that Waits was such a huge influence to so many other artists. I have to admit I had trouble getting into it.


Bone Machine isn't a good place to start with Tom Waits. Check out Rain Dogs, Small Change or Mule Variations.
Posted by a want
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Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 6/5/12 at 12:27 pm to
quote:

I bought Bone Machine in the mid-90s when I was actively into exploring new music, having heard that Waits was such a huge influence to so many other artists.


:) Same here. Bone Machine was my first one (and I agree probably not the best one to start with). And had I not been so poor (and felt like I had to get my money's worth out of a $20 CD) so I kept listening to it. It clicked at some point.
Posted by Souljah
Audubon Park VIA Kingston,Jamaica
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 6/5/12 at 12:49 pm to
Posted by Funky Tide 8
Bayou Chico
Member since Feb 2009
57397 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 2:23 pm to
my threads
Posted by Socrates Johnson
Madisonville
Member since Apr 2012
2429 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 4:28 pm to
"Closing Time" and "Heart of Saturday Night" are two great albums. Don't like the later stuff as much as early years. speaking of, "The Early Years Vos. 1 & 2" are good ones, too.

I was just thinking about him yesterday while reading The Outsiders thread.

Sorry, no youtube at work.
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
Member since Sep 2003
49645 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 4:48 pm to
Do I see the opportunity to post the greatest YouTube ever? Indeed I do. The Cookie Monster sings Tom Waits...

LINK
Posted by Joe Joe Joe
Givin' Him the Business
Member since Oct 2007
5747 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 4:54 pm to
quote:

The Nighthawks at the Diner album is the tits!


This
Posted by uglycasanova7
Member since Feb 2011
1284 posts
Posted on 6/5/12 at 4:57 pm to
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greatest YouTube ever


I don't see how 120 people didn't like that video.
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