The more important question, though is, what's he building in there?
Title: Re: Tom Waits
Post by: Homosapien on September 26, 2014, 06:25:10 pm
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Title: Re: Tom Waits
Post by: Lanny on September 26, 2014, 10:38:06 pm
I've really liked individual tracks from waits but I'm kinda embarrassed to say I've never listened to a waits release all the way though. In some ways I feel like I love the idea of waits more than I enjoy his actual work. I love his style, I love his attitude, I even love his raspy fucking delivery but when it comes right down to it, 45 minutes of waits is too much. I appreciate his work and I'm glad he's managed to be successful but he's never going to make it into my top played artists for the fact that he can't write a hook for shit.
Title: Re: Tom Waits
Post by: RisiR on September 26, 2014, 11:25:33 pm
I've really liked individual tracks from waits but I'm kinda embarrassed to say I've never listened to a waits release all the way though. In some ways I feel like I love the idea of waits more than I enjoy his actual work. I love his style, I love his attitude, I even love his raspy fucking delivery but when it comes right down to it, 45 minutes of waits is too much. I appreciate his work and I'm glad he's managed to be successful but he's never going to make it into my top played artists for the fact that he can't write a hook for shit.
Dude, you have to listen to Closing Time all the way through. It's 45m38s.
I can just facepalm about what you said about his hooks. "I hope that I don't fall in love with you" basically is the hook of "I hope that I don't fall in love with you" and it's perfect. It's also the best love song ever written so that's that. Listen to "Grapefruit Moon" and tell me that's not a great hook.