Tom Waits - BLOODY-DISGUSTING

black coffee · 10-19-2007, 10:08 AM

So, since i'm a huge fan of this brilliant man, I decided to make a thread.

He hasn't made a single weak album and is one of the most original musical artists ever.

I love how different all of his releases are from each other.

We have his early 70's, jazzier period with classic albums like "The Heart of Saturday Night" and "Small Change".

Then we got his more experimental period in the 80's (my personal favorite Waits "style") with essentials like "Rain Dogs" and "Frank's Wild Years".

90's showed us a much darker side of Waits...just listen to his grammy-winning masterpiece "Bone Machine".

2000's...Waits is still going strong and his sound is messier, louder and still as awesome as ever. Check out his latest 3-disc set "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards".

If I should make a top 5 of my favorite albums by him, it would look something like this:

1. Rain Dogs
2. Swordfishtrombones
3. Bone Machine
4. Heartattack and Vine
5. Frank's Wild Years

Tom Wait's a genius and my #1 favorite musician.

Discuss.

stratosfear67 · 10-19-2007, 10:22 AM

Im a proud fan of this unbelievable talent. His album Mule Variations speaks volumes on the track like Georgia Lee, I love his acting too, Rumble Fish and in Bram Stoker's Dracula of course. Very Experimental and daring, can't classify his music since hes always changing and evolving. Extremely funny during his inbetween song rants, Its hard to give my top 5, but Ill give it a shot cause they are all unique in its melody and madness. A Brilliant talent that should be in some hall of fame somewhere.

1. Bone Machine
2. Mule Variations
3. Rain Dogs
4. Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
5. Frank's Wild Years

Fave song: Who are you

black coffee · 10-19-2007, 10:30 AM

Awesome.

I didn't think anyone else here liked him...since most people on this board are metalheads and that Waits is an...well, aquired taste, hehe!

Nice to see a fellow fan.

And yeah, Who Are You is an amazing song.

chupacabraV2 · 10-20-2007, 12:21 PM

My Dad got me into T.W a while ago,Tha man is Beast-Mode!!! If you like his acting check out Down by Law by Jim Jarmusch. I'm waiting on a DVD of T.W live @ Austin City Limits from the late 70's ,its not a Official release though.

Good to see others who appreciate his Grimey Genius

Brain eater · 10-20-2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black coffee

since most people on this board are metalheads

Not really.

black coffee · 10-20-2007, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brain eater

Not really.

Yes, really.

Brain eater · 10-20-2007, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black coffee

Yes, really.

Excuse me almighty wise one.

Heretic · 10-20-2007, 07:32 PM

Tom Waits is the man.

On another note, one only has to look at the "artist draft" to realize that most among us are indeed metalheads.

mcilroga · 10-20-2007, 07:48 PM

Not a fan of the guy, overall...

BUT, the music video for 'What's He Building?' is the creepiest music video I have ever seen, and would probably rank highly on my "Creepiest Horror Movies" list.

black coffee · 10-21-2007, 04:37 AM

Shit I didn't even know he made a video for that "song".

That was definitely creepy (as if the song itself wasn't creepy enough).

He's a brilliant storyteller. He should narrate a horror movie. That voice is haunting.

10-19-2007, 10:22 AM	#2
stratosfear67 Fresh Kill stratosfear67 has no status. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 292	Genius Im a proud fan of this unbelievable talent. His album Mule Variations speaks volumes on the track like Georgia Lee, I love his acting too, Rumble Fish and in Bram Stoker's Dracula of course. Very Experimental and daring, can't classify his music since hes always changing and evolving. Extremely funny during his inbetween song rants, Its hard to give my top 5, but Ill give it a shot cause they are all unique in its melody and madness. A Brilliant talent that should be in some hall of fame somewhere. 1. Bone Machine 2. Mule Variations 3. Rain Dogs 4. Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards 5. Frank's Wild Years Fave song: Who are you __________________ http://phaedra90731.dvdaf.com/owned

10-19-2007, 10:30 AM	#3
black coffee It... Won't... Die... black coffee has no status. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paddy's Pub Posts: 13,329	Awesome. I didn't think anyone else here liked him...since most people on this board are metalheads and that Waits is an...well, aquired taste, hehe! Nice to see a fellow fan. And yeah, Who Are You is an amazing song. __________________ Last.fm DVD's

10-20-2007, 12:21 PM	#4
chupacabraV2 Rotting Corpse chupacabraV2 has no status. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burma Shave Posts: 1,321	My Dad got me into T.W a while ago,Tha man is Beast-Mode!!! If you like his acting check out Down by Law by Jim Jarmusch. I'm waiting on a DVD of T.W live @ Austin City Limits from the late 70's ,its not a Official release though. Good to see others who appreciate his Grimey Genius __________________ +113

10-20-2007, 07:32 PM	#8
Heretic It... Won't... Die... Heretic is up to shenanigans Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 14,462	Tom Waits is the man. On another note, one only has to look at the "artist draft" to realize that most among us are indeed metalheads. __________________

10-21-2007, 04:37 AM	#10
black coffee It... Won't... Die... black coffee has no status. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paddy's Pub Posts: 13,329	Shit I didn't even know he made a video for that "song". That was definitely creepy (as if the song itself wasn't creepy enough). He's a brilliant storyteller. He should narrate a horror movie. That voice is haunting. __________________ Last.fm DVD's

10-19-2007, 10:08 AM	#1
black coffee It... Won't... Die... black coffee has no status. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paddy's Pub Posts: 13,329	Tom Waits So, since i'm a huge fan of this brilliant man, I decided to make a thread. He hasn't made a single weak album and is one of the most original musical artists ever. I love how different all of his releases are from each other. We have his early 70's, jazzier period with classic albums like "The Heart of Saturday Night" and "Small Change". Then we got his more experimental period in the 80's (my personal favorite Waits "style") with essentials like "Rain Dogs" and "Frank's Wild Years". 90's showed us a much darker side of Waits...just listen to his grammy-winning masterpiece "Bone Machine". 2000's...Waits is still going strong and his sound is messier, louder and still as awesome as ever. Check out his latest 3-disc set "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards". If I should make a top 5 of my favorite albums by him, it would look something like this: 1. Rain Dogs 2. Swordfishtrombones 3. Bone Machine 4. Heartattack and Vine 5. Frank's Wild Years Tom Wait's a genius and my #1 favorite musician. Discuss. __________________ Last.fm DVD's

10-20-2007, 07:48 PM	#9
mcilroga Rotting Corpse mcilroga is going to be twelve for a very long time. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,353	Not a fan of the guy, overall... BUT, the music video for 'What's He Building?' is the creepiest music video I have ever seen, and would probably rank highly on my "Creepiest Horror Movies" list.

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