Tom Waits Appreciation Thread

harris · 08.20.2006, 11:19 AM

He's not for all but he is definately the best in my book
for about the past 5 years I have obsessed about this man and thought that i would never be able to see him
luckily i got word of his 8 show tour that went down two weeks ago
i got online the morning the tickets went on sale and got one to mmphis
(they sold out in 10 minutes)
its the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life
better than sonic youth with jim orourke
id like to know what you guys think of this great great man

DemonBox · 08.20.2006, 11:37 AM

Can't go wrong with Waits. I love the guy. Got Blue Valentines about a year ago, and I instantly fell in love. He's a ton of fun, and I have lots of respect for the guy. I hope I get the chance to see him live someday.

But yeah: "Take of your skin, and dance around in your bones"

Cantankerous · 08.20.2006, 12:28 PM

i like him but he sounds like a constipated buffalo.

jon boy · 08.20.2006, 12:48 PM

yeah love tom waits. i really like some fo the films he is in as well.

Tokolosh · 08.20.2006, 12:55 PM

I love this guy!
Where's the poll with all his releases or the movies he's been in?

LifeDistortion · 08.20.2006, 01:08 PM

I have six of his albums, with each one I'm suprised by how much I like them.

Hip Priest · 08.20.2006, 01:08 PM

I've got none of his records, but I do quite like his stuff and he's got his own thing going on, which is cool.

He was very good in that film, I thought - was it called 'Down by Law'?

Tokolosh · 08.20.2006, 01:11 PM

Down by law was great!
Coffee and cigarettes was great with Iggy Pop and so was Name of the Rose.
There are quite a few more including cameo roles, but I can't remember them right now.

sonic_brad · 08.20.2006, 03:41 PM

agree tom waits is def cool - alas as he rarely comes to europe shall have to strike it lucky on a trip to the US 1 time i hope... know he played paris about 4 years ago and london a couple of years later but both sold out in literally seconds! i sure hope he proves me wrong and does come back and plays more shows... he's definitely one of those singers who goes well with a drop of bourbon.

luxinterior · 08.20.2006, 04:39 PM

Waits is genuinely talented and it's obvious that he puts a lot of thought into what he does. I mean I really think he is a great writer, which isn't something I say often. He's an acquired taste, but definitely not in the category of performers who skate by on quirkiness alone. I'm pretty jealous that you got to see him. I don't doubt what you said about it being better than Sonic Youth.

Norma J · 08.28.2006, 01:48 AM

Awww, I never saw this thread. I'm gonna 'bump' it up because Tom Waits is great. He was also in a Bukowski docoumentary, which is how I stumbled across this thread (looking for "what are you reading" thread).

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 08.28.2006, 02:43 AM

love him.

sonic sphere · 08.28.2006, 05:45 AM

he's real good alright

TheFoxBen · 06.16.2010, 02:38 PM

Bump. Rediscovering Tom Waits at the moment, he's a really talented songwriter. Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs are awesome. I bought Mule Variations years ago and gave it to my brother (who is a massive fan now) haha. Blue Valentine is also great !

Rob Instigator · 06.16.2010, 02:43 PM

I don't think about Tom Waits.

ni'k · 06.16.2010, 03:14 PM

tom waits is crap. so much new great music.,yet quirky pinanno white blues booze grandpa gets revered as somehow still worth giving two fifths of a fuck about.

Genteel Death · 06.16.2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ni'k

tom waits is crap. so much new great music.,yet quirky pinanno white blues booze grandpa gets revered as somehow still worth giving two fifths of a fuck about.

Oh Nick! You and your thoughts!

ni'k · 06.16.2010, 03:25 PM

ni'k honey i, genteel, love you

deflinus · 06.16.2010, 03:26 PM

he needs to be in more terry gilliam films

Genteel Death · 06.16.2010, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ni'k

ni'k honey i, genteel, love you

I'm not clicking that on that link unless it shows me tom waits singing after he swallowed his own farts.

08.20.2006, 11:19 AM	#1
harris little trouble girl Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 34	He's not for all but he is definately the best in my book for about the past 5 years I have obsessed about this man and thought that i would never be able to see him luckily i got word of his 8 show tour that went down two weeks ago i got online the morning the tickets went on sale and got one to mmphis (they sold out in 10 minutes) its the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life better than sonic youth with jim orourke id like to know what you guys think of this great great man __________________ "I' rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy." - Tom Waits
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DemonBox the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 840	Can't go wrong with Waits. I love the guy. Got Blue Valentines about a year ago, and I instantly fell in love. He's a ton of fun, and I have lots of respect for the guy. I hope I get the chance to see him live someday. But yeah: "Take of your skin, and dance around in your bones"
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Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	I love this guy! Where's the poll with all his releases or the movies he's been in? __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	I have six of his albums, with each one I'm suprised by how much I like them.
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Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	I've got none of his records, but I do quite like his stuff and he's got his own thing going on, which is cool. He was very good in that film, I thought - was it called 'Down by Law'? __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	Down by law was great! Coffee and cigarettes was great with Iggy Pop and so was Name of the Rose. There are quite a few more including cameo roles, but I can't remember them right now. __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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08.20.2006, 03:41 PM	#9
sonic_brad empty page Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: not sure Posts: 5	agree tom waits is def cool - alas as he rarely comes to europe shall have to strike it lucky on a trip to the US 1 time i hope... know he played paris about 4 years ago and london a couple of years later but both sold out in literally seconds! i sure hope he proves me wrong and does come back and plays more shows... he's definitely one of those singers who goes well with a drop of bourbon.
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08.20.2006, 04:39 PM	#10
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	Waits is genuinely talented and it's obvious that he puts a lot of thought into what he does. I mean I really think he is a great writer, which isn't something I say often. He's an acquired taste, but definitely not in the category of performers who skate by on quirkiness alone. I'm pretty jealous that you got to see him. I don't doubt what you said about it being better than Sonic Youth. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	Awww, I never saw this thread. I'm gonna 'bump' it up because Tom Waits is great. He was also in a Bukowski docoumentary, which is how I stumbled across this thread (looking for "what are you reading" thread). __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	love him.
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sonic sphere invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,446	he's real good alright __________________ "trolling asshat" - All Hail WATT "wanker" - All Hail WATT
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TheFoxBen expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The land of fries and mussels Posts: 1,366	Bump. Rediscovering Tom Waits at the moment, he's a really talented songwriter. Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs are awesome. I bought Mule Variations years ago and gave it to my brother (who is a massive fan now) haha. Blue Valentine is also great ! __________________
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	I don't think about Tom Waits. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	tom waits is crap. so much new great music.,yet quirky pinanno white blues booze grandpa gets revered as somehow still worth giving two fifths of a fuck about.
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ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	ni'k honey i, genteel, love you
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deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	he needs to be in more terry gilliam films
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