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boober Mar 18, 2013 - 13:57	My girlfriend(now my wife)and I caught Tom Waits at Trenton State College in 1977.He played in a small classroom to a crowd of about 75 people.I loved his show.After he and his band were finished I walked out with my girlfriend but decided to double back and see a friend(who was also was at the show). To my surprise,Tom wasn't done with the show......he stepped outside the classroom with his band and was talking about the gig. "Jesus christ.....I can't believe we just played this piece of shit" "Like pulling teeth trying to get some applause" Then he sees me and my girlfriend and he says....."You missed the best show ever man" I said...."We were at the show Tom....I thought you were done" He says..... "Well now(puffing on a cigarrette)what do you think.....should we go back in and play an encore?.....I don't want to leave ALL those people hanging" He(and his 4 piece band) went back in with me and my girlfriend right behind them.He's one of a kind! [ Reply ]
Lazarus Mar 18, 2013 - 13:43	Cynaera wrote: You have such a lyrical way of cutting through the bullshit. I agree, though - his voice, these days, is definitely an acquired taste. I happen to love it and hate it. I love it because he's still singing. I hate it because he's done immeasurable harm to his vocal cords, and he won't stop. He'll probably die gritting out his incredible lyrics on a voice that gave up the ghost a decade ago. Still, I love his music, and I'll sit through his near-monotone growling, because to me, he's just that good. Miss you so much, Cynaera... love this song... [ Reply ]
d-don Mar 12, 2013 - 11:21	"Money's just something to throw off the back of the train. Got a head full of lightnin' and a hat full of rain." Say what you want about his vocals, I love his lyrics. [ Reply ]
GarageDragon Mar 12, 2013 - 11:20	Mr. Waits, can I get you a throat lozenge, sir? [ Reply ]
hbs47 Feb 15, 2013 - 04:28	Wow an almost listenable TW song. Should stick to song writing and let others cover his songs IMO. [ Reply ]
Sweet_Virginia Jan 30, 2013 - 05:54	Love it. My fav from Tom. You can hear the burden of his life and experience in his song - and appreciate why it has been a long way home (and why he is looking for refuge). Often vocals are more than sounding nice. [ Reply ]
bpkengor Nov 28, 2012 - 12:43	agkagk wrote: Add Leonard Cohen to that list. They've written some amazing songs/poetry (particularly Cohen). Too bad they also chose to perform (i.e. sing) them. They should have left that aspect of it to someone (anyone) else. The poetry is brilliant, but they can't sing. so, would it be OK if they sang each others songs? [ Reply ]
rdo Oct 06, 2012 - 15:23	Give him a lozenge already. For pete's sake. [ Reply ]
finoufk Sep 11, 2012 - 04:58	[ Reply ]
richlister Sep 05, 2012 - 02:17	[ Reply ]
midreaming Aug 04, 2012 - 15:08	LizK wrote: A voice like a smoker's cough. Brown phlegm maybe.. but like Dylan's, i prefer to think of it like he's got the blood of the land in his voice [ Reply ]
Grammarcop Jul 10, 2012 - 06:53	Waits was on Letterman last night, hawking his latest album. [ Reply ]
LizK Jun 08, 2012 - 13:54	A voice like a smoker's cough. Brown phlegm [ Reply ]
meatballsmom Jun 08, 2012 - 13:52	[ Reply ]
jocelynsart Feb 18, 2012 - 07:46	a + ........ discovered this awesome station! a - ........ discovered this horrid singer lol! [ Reply ]
TerryS Feb 02, 2012 - 16:49	Cynaera wrote: You have such a lyrical way of cutting through the bullshit. I agree, though - his voice, these days, is definitely an acquired taste. I happen to love it and hate it. I love it because he's still singing. I hate it because he's done immeasurable harm to his vocal cords, and he won't stop. He'll probably die gritting out his incredible lyrics on a voice that gave up the ghost a decade ago. Still, I love his music, and I'll sit through his near-monotone growling, because to me, he's just that good. Give the new album a listen and see if you like the 'new' voice he uses (on the tracks I've heard, anyway). It'll take some getting used to, for me anyway. [ Reply ]
boober Jan 27, 2012 - 12:43	Yeah,Well......Hmmmm....(.cough,spit.)..."I like Tom Waits."....he said with kinda of a half- way grin,cigarette dangling out of his mouth as he reached for his shot of tequila. A treasure! [ Reply ]
david927 Nov 25, 2011 - 01:16	Tom has a new album. I'd love to hear this, for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCbPkr9AEG4&ob=av2e [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach Aug 22, 2011 - 12:44	Mexilicious wrote: Precisely my three favourite singers. I love the fact that they sound like they just rolled out of bed with a hangover and are groping around for a half-smoked cigarette butt while they try to remember how they wound up in that cheesy motel room. Especially Tom Waits. But aren't there any women to add to the list of great bad singers? Or do we just have a much healthier lifestyle? Hmmm, Patti Smith maybe? Marianne Faithfull from the mid-70s and beyond? [ Reply ]
Mexilicious Aug 12, 2011 - 16:42	Proclivities wrote: Yes, heaven forbid that three of the most prolific and talented singer/songwriters in history get out and sing songs that they wrote, in defiance of your rules. Precisely my three favourite singers. I love the fact that they sound like they just rolled out of bed with a hangover and are groping around for a half-smoked cigarette butt while they try to remember how they wound up in that cheesy motel room. Especially Tom Waits. But aren't there any women to add to the list of great bad singers? Or do we just have a much healthier lifestyle? [ Reply ]