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Post by unlikelyjapan on Apr 4, 2018 9:50:16 GMT -6
Well, only one of these guys wrote "Pale Blue Eyes". Tom Waits just has way too many good albums though.
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Post by unlikelyjapan on Apr 4, 2018 9:53:27 GMT -6
Both of these guys are stratospheric in terms of their highs and VU's influence on rock can't be underestimated. They've both made good, relevant music even as they aged. But I think Lou Reed's missteps are worse that Waits'. I saw Reed perform live once and it was just okay. Haven't seen Waits, but his performances on Letterman have generally been mesmerizing. I'll go with my gut and say Waits. Weepers & Creepers ftw. I think Kathleen Brennan has a lot to do with Waits' consistency over the years. Without her I think we would have seen a number of missteps from him too |
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Post by alady on Apr 4, 2018 9:53:27 GMT -6
I think VU are so entry-level hipster for me that it's hard to parse out any actual impact. How many entry level hipsters do you know? Too many. I do like a couple Tom Waits songs but the cover versions. |
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Post by nanatod on Apr 4, 2018 13:19:16 GMT -6
have hated every Tom Waits song since WXRT first played "Step Right Up" around 42 yrs ago, in 1976.
Lou Reed in the tk: first farm aid; indianapolis farm aid; (better half was with me for) lolla 2009.
John Cale in the tk: show with Chris Spedding at Metro when it was still called Cabaret Metro.
Mo Tucker in the tk: empty bottle show in '97 where she drummed for indie band Magnet.
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Post by zircona1 on Apr 4, 2018 13:41:02 GMT -6
How many entry level hipsters do you know? Too many. I do like a couple Tom Waits songs but the cover versions. I prefer Rod Stewart's version of 'Downtown Train' to Waits'. |
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Post by mookie on Apr 4, 2018 13:57:03 GMT -6
OOf
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Post by ten15 on Apr 4, 2018 14:07:30 GMT -6
I know. It's Waits' not Waits's. Grammar, amirite? |
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Post by zircona1 on Apr 4, 2018 14:15:26 GMT -6
Maybe if I had heard Waits' version first, I might like that one better.
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Post by mookie on Apr 4, 2018 15:33:39 GMT -6
Shame on this board....
Anyways, to help sway more votes to Tom, here is the second greatest press conference of all time (second only to Kanrocksas, of course)
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Post by cosmo on Apr 4, 2018 16:14:16 GMT -6
My daughter loves Tom Waits. I don't.
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Post by Tweet on Apr 4, 2018 20:20:03 GMT -6
This is a lot closer and not nearly going the way I thought it would go
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