Tom Waits

amen.

and I hope their expensive. I don't want any "i've heard Rod Stewart cover him" fair weather fanbase in attendance. He tours too infrequently to endure such...crime.
 
You can't justify his crappy ticket prices just because someone else does it as well.
As far as i'm concerned no-one is worth over
 
Well yes, Rain Dogs is widely regarded as good, but Rolling Stone said that "The Heart of Saturday Night" was better, so while it may be streamlined (along taste) I don't think its in lockstep. Conversely, Bone Machine is usually championed by Inide BanRAB simply because its inaccessible. Then again, im glad people don't like stripes because of his voice, the colors and the costumes.

But to touch on what strummer said, I understand liking the grit, but is there a problem with the carnival and the junkyard? I mean, everyone has grit, rarely are the other two facotred in.

Speaking of the Junkyard, Mule Variations is probably better than Rain Dogs.
Speaking of the Carnival, Innocent when you dream sucks...

And as Crowquill mentioned, Blue Valentine is my Favorite album.
 
^ I think Rain Dogs is better than Mule Variations.
Anyway, my question:
Does anybody know if there is a longer version of the short song on the end of Mule Variations, "Big Face Money"? I love it, but it only goes for 39seconRAB.

Was the version on the "Hold On" single short too? I can't find the track time on the net.
 
I heard the reason for higher ticket prices is because of gas prices riseing, so they increase ticket prices to pay for it. Not sure if it's legit, but it's what I heard.
 
I FOUND IT!!

Here's how I came to find the Waits.

I was at work one day listening to "Whose Been Talkin'" by Clutch, when the home owner came up and asked me if it was Tom Waits. It was the first time a home owner had ever asked me an objective question about my music, so I was taken aback. And I became suddenly interested in what kind of music Tom Waits made, although I had heard the name many times before.

It wasn't until at least a year or two later that I was rifling through our home studio when I found an album entitled Nighthawks at the Diner by none other than Mr. Waits. I had no idea where it had come from, so I abducted it and it remains in my collection to this day. I still haven't given it back to it's rightful owner, even though I know who it is now.

So it was Nighthawks... that got me started.

Then, one day last summer, my girlfriend and I took a day off together to drink rum and lime-ade on the beach, and eventually found our way to a Barnes and Noble Bookseller. After getting pretty tanked in the Children's section, reading Bernstein Bears and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, we sauntered on over to the CRAB and DVRAB where I found Rain Dogs. Needless to say, I was mesmerized.

So it was Rain Dogs that got me hooked.

And now, I find myself taking my time with acquiring albums from his repertoire. I have Nighthawks..., Rain Dogs, Real Gone, and Small Change on CD and Swordfishtrorabones on vinyl. Small Change being the one that I've not yet become familiar with. From what I've heard so far, though, I don't expect it to be a favorite.
 
I should say this now because it's probably going to be a reoccurring issue. I say every Tom Waits is album is underrated except Swordfishtrorabones and Rain Dogs. My favorite song is Misery is the River of the World.
 
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