I fucking love Tom Waits
only fairly recently got into it

the first 6 or 7 tracks on Rain Dogs are nothing short of fantastic
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:50, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I was introduced to Tom Waits when I was 18
A friend in my hall lent me Rain Dogs - his words were along the lines of "I thought this might be the kind of thing you'd like. It's a bit dark for me."

Of course, I was sceptical, because he thought The Doors were "a bit too dark", but I was hooked from the first play.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:53, Reply)

me too
weird as shit, but it's great stuff.

Not a fan of the Doors?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:54, Reply)

He wasn't convinced. I lent him a Best Of, but I don't think he really took to it.
I, on the other hand, fucking love The Doors.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:57, Reply)

glad to hear it
because I fucking love The Doors too

heard a great interview with Ray and (guy whose name escapes me) about an earlyish gig in Amsterdam where Jim ate a big block of hash and got taken to hospital and they did the gig without him.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:58, Reply)

Ha! I had heard about them having to play without Jim
I'm sure I've seen footage of them with Ray on lead vocals and thought he actually had a pretty good voice.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:59, Reply)

Jim Morrison was a fucking twat.
Whether you enjoy their records or not (some I think are excellent, others, like 'Light My Fart' were dismal), this is an inescapable fact.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 16:48, Reply)

Light my Fire is among my least favourite of their songs
he was a twat, but then a lot of twats have made great music. Doesn't bother me.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 16:50, Reply)

He was a great frontman
The rest of the band had the talent but lacked the charisma. One of those 'greater than the sum of their parts' bands.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 16:53, Reply)

definitely
one of the things I like about them is that they have a timeless quality. Their sound and their songs have aged very well indeed.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 17:01, Reply)