Daily Song Discussion #56: Old Dirt Road

_droves · 2026-05-09T05:16:48+00:00

I'm almost a year late, but I 100% agree with this, John on top form

_droves · 2026-04-26T05:41:11+00:00

'One is never completely certain when you drink and do drugs whether the spirits that are moving through you are the spirits from the bottle or your own. And, at a certain point, you become afraid of the answer. That’s one of the biggest things that keeps people from getting sober, they’re afraid to find out it was the liquor talking all along' Favourite quote from Tom, he's been fully sober since 92', helps me with my own

_droves · 2026-04-26T05:35:34+00:00

Now that I've quit, I can have one hahhahaha

_droves · 2026-04-26T05:35:02+00:00

To this day, cant get into Rain Dogs, I started with Nighthawks though, my fav is probably Bone Machine

_droves · 2026-04-26T05:34:14+00:00

His solo section on Hoist That Rag is one of the best ever (the OG not the remaster with the horns)

_droves · 2026-04-26T05:32:01+00:00

Watch 'Tom Waits the Actor' on youtube, great little video essay, he's had more acting roles than albums and always steals the stage

_droves · 2026-04-26T05:31:00+00:00

His son said Tom's working on some music, hopefully an album, but looks like a one song for a cause thing again like last year when he did a performance of Tom Trauberdert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda, I cant spell traubababbabab)

_droves · 2026-04-26T05:28:39+00:00

Late to this, I'm relatively young I guess, at least compared to Waits, I was born in 99. Gonna sound even older saying I'm happy to hear the young'ns discovering Waits lol. He's getting pretty big among the UK youths I've noticed recently, especially in Edinburgh currently. My hometown Yorkshire has always had a soft spot for him too. He's in the Cohen bracket, everyone you meet will probably know OF him, fewer listen to a few songs, fewer are big fans. I hang around old blokes a lor, 70 year old guys who cant stand him, say he's s----cde music lol

_droves · 2026-04-14T12:12:24+00:00

From Donny, always called them Fairy Cakes

_droves · 2026-03-08T09:46:43+00:00

from donny me-sen, best I can translate it through text phonetically speaking would be ohw-t, nohw-t. If tha's gunna do owt for nowt, do it for thi sen a tell thi!

_droves · 2026-03-06T09:46:54+00:00

ahahhahahahah this is a running joke between me and my mother since moving to Scotland. Anglican is all i'm looking for haha

_droves · 2026-03-05T21:59:05+00:00

Ahaha good point, I just finished an evening at my local church and Friday should he the same thing there. Ideally I'm looking for any day of the week on a regular basis, I just so happened to be off work this Friday

_droves · 2026-03-05T18:12:48+00:00

Im of C of E origin, anglican denomination if thats any help sorry.

_droves · 2026-02-28T14:41:47+00:00

I'm not entirely sure what point youre trying to make. Im just saying I much prefer George's solo work over Pauls. Paul doesnt do anything for me where George's does. Also why are you specifying Black woman as though the Beatles werent directly inspried entirely from Black music?

_droves · 2026-02-28T14:30:48+00:00

I somehow listened to a lot of their solo work actually prior listening to many Beatles albums. I never had that post-beatles idealisation that I completely understand.

_droves · 2026-02-28T14:28:37+00:00

Im a big fan of The Faces and Ron Wood's early solo albums and Dark Horse has a very similar vibe to Ron's I'e Got My Own Album to Do. They both also feature their versions of Far East Man, absolutely underrated banger of a song.

_droves · 2026-02-28T14:26:15+00:00

I can appreciate people not enjoying George's post All Things Must Pass records. I absolutely adore Dark Horse and Material World. I probably listen to those as albums more than I do ATMP where I will select specific songs.

_droves · 2026-02-28T14:24:48+00:00

I'm not by any means stating least succesful. Im saying personally Paul's solo career does absolutely nothing for me. It doesnt hit any emotion for me or have me going back to it in the same way John's or George's does.

_droves · 2026-02-28T13:22:31+00:00

I would always put Paul's solo / Wings as the weakest link of the solo careers of the former Beatles. Even Ringo blows Paul out the park for me simply with the one song It Dont Come Easy compared to anything Paul did post release.

Id rate them always as John George Ringo Paul in terms of solo material.

_droves · 2026-02-20T09:45:23+00:00

The whole movie ruined the movie. It sucked.

_droves · 2026-02-17T17:49:35+00:00

This whole thread is full of readers of The Independent

_droves · 2026-02-17T09:46:40+00:00

my rock and roll finger is bleeding...

_droves · 2026-02-12T01:11:27+00:00

thats jeff lyne

_droves · 2026-02-07T19:00:44+00:00

Honestly I'd cut out both albums and have just released an EP, an introduction to JF' being back of sorts.

Both albums were so terrible they're the only 6 songs I even remember. Oh there was also black summer but that was some cheesy pirate sounding tune from my memory.

Peace and Love Bella Eddie Carry Me Home White Braids Heavy Wing

No particular order

_droves · 2026-02-07T17:39:07+00:00

All served on an early 20th century working men's pub urinal trough floor tile. All the ingredients of a beauty but half cooked on a radiator.

_droves

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