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Koen
Tom Waits also a great rendition of Goodnight Irene on one of his later albums, which is also on Keith's upcoming album.
You can't really go wrong with a Tom Waits album, but if you like the style on Rain Dogs, I would look at his later albums such as Bone Machine, Mule Variations, and Orphans.
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I wouldn't mind having a drinking session with these two guys either, although I'm not sure I'd survive it.
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Tom is cool, but some of his stuff is hard for me to dive into, a little too tripy, esoteric, whatever you want to call it. I usually come back to the old albums too. I've always loved Closing Time...sentimental sap that I am.
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Tom is cool, but some of his stuff is hard for me to dive into, a little too tripy, esoteric, whatever you want to call it. I usually come back to the old albums too. I've always loved Closing Time...sentimental sap that I am.
You're in good company bloomer, this one gets me every time.
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A tune from Wilco kind of has the same feel. I was close with Jay Bennett (playing piano) and after his tragic passing I am a crying bumbling fool every time I hear this one. I thought you might enjoy it too with your sentimental nature and all......
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...with sad and lovely and very true lyrics by Woody Guthrie. Sorry about your friend, NL.
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If you liked Rain Dogs, Swordfishtrombones is the next one you should try.
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matxil
I wouldn't mind having a drinking session with these two guys either, although I'm not sure I'd survive it.
Tom stopped drinking about 25 years ago.
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Personally, I like Waits from the 70s better. As Naturalust says: "Closing Time" is very good. My favourites would be "Heartattack and Vine" and "Small Change". But indeed, "Raindogs" (and the one before "Swordfishtrombone" ) are very good as well, and I count them as his last really great albums.
After those, his later albums got more repetetive, with some good songs for sure, but too many filler with too much "quirky for quirkiness sake".
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matxil
I wouldn't mind having a drinking session with these two guys either, although I'm not sure I'd survive it.
Tom stopped drinking about 25 years ago.
Maybe that explanes his lousy performance doing LITTLE RED ROOSTER with THE ROLLING STONES.