Beedster Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Long day, feeling a bit stinky poo, nothing serious just first world crap. Then on the radio comes Tom. Feel better already 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Tom waits . Couldn't stand him initially . This was because my bosses played his entire works in the office in an almost daily basis . I heard his earlier country sounding stuff . One track I still really like though ' step right up ' . That is brilliant . He did an album with les claypool on it . Pronably the last album I heard of his . I was at 5hat company for a long time 🙂 I know he is very talented . After watching the BBC Documentary ..I finally got him a ! 😬 I like this track, but the video was doing my head in . Now I finally have ad free you tube , I'll have to check him out miote thoroughly . Thanks for the reminder ..🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said: Tom waits . Couldn't stand him initially . This was because my bosses played his entire works in the office in an almost daily basis . I heard his earlier country sounding stuff . One track I still really like though ' step right up ' . That is brilliant . He did an album with les claypool on it . Pronably the last album I heard of his . I was at 5hat company for a long time 🙂 I know he is very talented . After watching the BBC Documentary ..I finally got him a ! 😬 I like this track, but the video was doing my head in . Now I finally have ad free you tube , I'll have to check him out miote thoroughly . Thanks for the reminder ..🙂 Took me a long time to really feel him. Wanted to like him for years because he seemed a cool artist to like or get. But now he's more like a drug; no need to do any more than press play and feel better 👍 Funny thing is I used to think he was a bit inauthentic. Think that was me. He's just playing music after all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Haven't thought about him for years, he's certainly "unique" I suppose. I actually saw him live in Manchester would've been 1981 if I remember correctly. It was a good gig in fact, somewhat different to what I'd normally have gone to see at the time but good to try other stuff sometimes. The one that for some reason sticks in my mind was "Small change got rained on with his own. 38"... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Nope, sorry. Did nothing for me; my sky is still grey. A pity; I'd have liked a lift. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4stringz Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 I love dear old TW to bits. Have been most fortunate to have seen him live twice. Love all of his work. This one has worked wonders for me on occasion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fasting showman Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 20 hours ago, Beedster said: Long day, feeling a bit stinky poo, nothing serious just first world crap. Then on the radio comes Tom. Feel better already Great lyric; ' come down from the cross, we can use the wood' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) My main band leader over the last 10-15 years, Wily Bo Walker, has something of the Tom Waits about his gravelly vocals. We even recorded a cover of TW's "Yesterday is Here" a few years back, with yours truly on double bass. Enjoy (I hope); https://wilybo.bandcamp.com/track/yesterday-is-here-its-been-a-wonderful-life-reprise Edited October 11, 2023 by Clarky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexel Matador Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 You're feeling down and you like a bit of Tom Waits? I think I have just the thing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 There's a live version on YT (from an american chat show I think) of him doing Chocolate Jesus..... it's fabulous. And he was of course fabulous as Renfield in the Dracula film...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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