Tom Waits

Halcyon · 12-06-2010, 02:31 AM

My favorite solo artist. Just finished listening to The Heart of Saturday Night

zachsd · 12-06-2010, 08:02 PM

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My favorite solo artist. Just finished listening to The Heart of Saturday Night

A great, but under-appreciated album it seems like. Diamonds on My Windshield is probably my favorite from that album.

reeganyo · 12-07-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Uh...well I guess thats a matter of perspective. I'd like to disagree.

I did say obviously though.

Thom Yorke · 01-30-2011, 02:01 PM

Rain Dogs is such a fantastic album. I could never get sick of it.

Telephasic · 01-30-2011, 02:04 PM

So, has anyone else ordered Seeds on Hard Ground?

Paedantic Basterd · 01-30-2011, 02:05 PM

Only heard Rain Dogs and Bone Machine so far, but they were both great.

OccultHawk · 01-30-2011, 03:09 PM

I still think to find his best record you have to go back The Heart of Saturday Night. Looking through his discography on someone on Wiki wrote that

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In 1989, Spin Magazine named Swordfishtrombones the second greatest album of all time.

There's no link to the source for that on the Wiki page but if that's true it's got to be the greatest overrating of an album I have ever heard of. Talk about pulling the wool over a critic's eyes!

**Janszoon** · 01-30-2011, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I still think to find his best record you have to go back The Heart of Saturday Night. Looking through his discography on someone on Wiki wrote that There's no link to the source for that on the Wiki page but if that's true it's got to be the greatest overrating of an album I have ever heard of. Talk about pulling the wool over a critic's eyes!

I agree that Swordfishtrombones is kind of an overrated album. I've always found it very hit-or-miss, but honestly I'd say the exact same thing about The Heart of Saturday Night. There are a bunch of good songs on there but a bunch of tracks I usually skip over as well.

s_k · 01-30-2011, 06:34 PM

To be completely honest, I play "Closing Time" most of all.
Not because of his voice, but the album somehow touches me. I love it.
Raindogs comes right after that

TheBig3 · 01-30-2011, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I agree that Swordfishtrombones is kind of an overrated album. I've always found it very hit-or-miss, but honestly I'd say the exact same thing about The Heart of Saturday Night. There are a bunch of good songs on there but a bunch of tracks I usually skip over as well.

This. 100%

I also don't much understand the unrelenting passion for Bone Machine, but at least that album is rock solid.

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Halcyon Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 6	My favorite solo artist. Just finished listening to The Heart of Saturday Night

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