Local shop got in Swordfish and Nighthawks on vinyl for me....
Shall be picking those badboys up tomorrow!
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Sat January 26, 2013 3:30 pm
by epilogue
Strat wrote:Local shop got in Swordfish and Nighthawks on vinyl for me....
Shall be picking those badboys up tomorrow!
Swordfish is so great. I love having that one on vinyl.
Don't have Nighthawks yet. Can't seem to justify having that one before Heartattack and Vine, Bone Machine, Blue Valentine and Frank's Wild Years.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Mon January 28, 2013 3:22 am
by Gods' Die
durdencommatyler wrote:
Strat wrote:Local shop got in Swordfish and Nighthawks on vinyl for me....
Shall be picking those badboys up tomorrow!
Swordfish is so great. I love having that one on vinyl.
Don't have Nighthawks yet. Can't seem to justify having that one before Heartattack and Vine, Bone Machine, Blue Valentine and Frank's Wild Years.
Or every one of his other main releases?
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Mon January 28, 2013 3:26 am
by Strat
I dont know -
That's pretty fucking fantastic
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Mon January 28, 2013 3:30 am
by Simple Torture
Strat wrote:I dont know -
That's pretty fucking fantastic
Tell 'em...Large Marge sent ya!
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Mon January 28, 2013 3:31 am
by Simple Torture
durdencommatyler wrote:
Strat wrote:Local shop got in Swordfish and Nighthawks on vinyl for me....
Shall be picking those badboys up tomorrow!
Swordfish is so great. I love having that one on vinyl.
Don't have Nighthawks yet. Can't seem to justify having that one before Heartattack and Vine, Bone Machine, Blue Valentine and Frank's Wild Years.
Nighthawks is great to have on in the background when you're doing just about anything; with all the banter, it's like there's someone else in the room with you.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Mon January 28, 2013 4:40 am
by Jorge
Strat wrote:I dont know -
That's pretty fucking fantastic
I hate this story. The only thing that saves it is the bass. Have you heard the original?
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Mon January 28, 2013 3:20 pm
by VinylGuy
Simple Torture wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Strat wrote:Local shop got in Swordfish and Nighthawks on vinyl for me....
Shall be picking those badboys up tomorrow!
Swordfish is so great. I love having that one on vinyl.
Don't have Nighthawks yet. Can't seem to justify having that one before Heartattack and Vine, Bone Machine, Blue Valentine and Frank's Wild Years.
Nighthawks is great to have on in the background when you're doing just about anything; with all the banter, it's like there's someone else in the room with you.
Exactly...when i bought it i didnt know what it was..didnt quite like it. Now, its just awesome.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Wed January 30, 2013 4:04 pm
by epilogue
I seen the cliffs of Dover and the deepest ocean blue. One thing in the world I can't recommend to you... Cause I ain't allowed, I said, I ain't allowed, No, I ain't allowed in Buzz Fledderjohn's yard.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Fri February 01, 2013 4:10 am
by washing machine
Are you Waits maniacs down with Blue Valentine? I really like that record.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Fri February 01, 2013 4:19 am
by Strat
surface the north wrote:Are you Waits maniacs down with Blue Valentine? I really like that record.
Great record. I love the production on it too. Some funky little panning of sounds from left to right.
Red Shoes, Christmas Card, Romeo is bleeding, $29 and whistling past the graveyard are all fantastic.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Fri February 01, 2013 4:24 am
by washing machine
I love it too. It's a startling ride after the albums that came before, and I would have loved to hear it upon release. Fun little Blue Valentine Fact: I have, to my best recollection, never put the album on my turntable without having a few drinks first and a fresh one in my hand.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Fri February 01, 2013 4:34 am
by Strat
surface the north wrote:I love it too. It's a startling ride after the albums that came before, and I would have loved to hear it upon release. Fun little Blue Valentine Fact: I have, to my best recollection, never put the album on my turntable without having a few drinks first and a fresh one in my hand.
I want to own this one on vinyl so much I feel as though I would be able to provide very similar fun facts.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Fri February 01, 2013 4:41 am
by washing machine
Just go buy it at Sound Exchange. They always seem to have a copy.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Fri February 01, 2013 4:43 am
by Gods' Die
surface the north wrote:Are you Waits maniacs down with Blue Valentine? I really like that record.
Listened to it on my way home last night. It was a crowd pleaser.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Fri February 01, 2013 6:07 am
by The Big So-So
surface the north wrote:Are you Waits maniacs down with Blue Valentine? I really like that record.
I like it a lot, but I think that's due to it being the first Tom Waits album I heard. My dad had the record, and I used to listen to it all the time when I was like five years old. Scared the crap out of me at first, but eventually I starting getting a kick out of it.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Fri February 01, 2013 7:03 pm
by epilogue
A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun is a monster sleeper of a song. Never really heard it until the day I did, and I've been obsessed every since. That one crept up on me, tapped me on the shoulder, then hid from my view for far too long. It was a fun game for a while. But I'm glad the fucker finally revealed itself. We have a lot of fun together.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Sat February 02, 2013 4:31 am
by Kevin Davis
durdencommatyler wrote:A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun is a monster sleeper of a song. Never really heard it until the day I did, and I've been obsessed every since. That one crept up on me, tapped me on the shoulder, then hid from my view for far too long. It was a fun game for a while. But I'm glad the fucker finally revealed itself. We have a lot of fun together.
It was definitely one of the biggest revelations of the "LAL to the Waits albums" exercise for me.
That and "Rainbirds." What a nice little tune.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Sat February 02, 2013 4:33 am
by epilogue
Kevin Davis wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun is a monster sleeper of a song. Never really heard it until the day I did, and I've been obsessed every since. That one crept up on me, tapped me on the shoulder, then hid from my view for far too long. It was a fun game for a while. But I'm glad the fucker finally revealed itself. We have a lot of fun together.
It was definitely one of the biggest revelations of the "LAL to the Waits albums" exercise for me.
Me too.
It might be the greatest gift Stip's ever given me.
Re: Tom Waits
Posted: Sat February 02, 2013 4:36 am
by Strat
durdencommatyler wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun is a monster sleeper of a song. Never really heard it until the day I did, and I've been obsessed every since. That one crept up on me, tapped me on the shoulder, then hid from my view for far too long. It was a fun game for a while. But I'm glad the fucker finally revealed itself. We have a lot of fun together.
It was definitely one of the biggest revelations of the "LAL to the Waits albums" exercise for me.
Me too.
It might be the greatest gift Stip's ever given me.
Well .... that and a pair of testicles...
I had a great LAL via Vinyl on Swordfish tonight...
That album just ends without any bang whatsoever. I really feel you have to listen to the trilogy to get any sense of satisfaction with this one. I fucking love a handful of tracks but overall it just wont do it for me.
However - Shore Leave is a top fucking Waits track for me....
I feel as though I would be able to provide very similar fun facts.