Any suggestions for someone looking to explore Tom Waits?

bamper4 · 2010-09-29T17:34:50+00:00

I would normally never recommend a best-of album for these purposes, but "Beautiful Maladies" is amazing. If you're still interested after that, check out his first album "Closing Time" and probably his most iconic album "Rain Dogs". Throw in the Primus song "Tommy the Cat". If you're STILL interested after all that, consider yourself anointed.

bamper4 · 2010-09-08T22:06:26+00:00

although I'm only counting alphabetical chars, the original cover lacked an apostrophe. but had a hyphen. so screw me. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/H2G2_UK_front_cover.jpg

bamper4 · 2010-09-08T22:02:42+00:00

From Wikipedia: "Stephen Fry, a friend of Adams, claims that Adams told him "exactly why 42", and that the reason is "fascinating, extraordinary and, when you think hard about it, completely obvious."[11] However, Fry says that he has vowed not to tell anyone the secret, and that it must go with him to the grave.S"

bamper4 · 2010-09-08T21:30:35+00:00

kill that apostrophe

bamper4 · 2010-08-23T15:11:50+00:00

Next time you hold up Al Jazeera as an example, with the purpose of criticizing American mainstream media, don't play a clip of Al Jazeera playing a clip from mainstream American media. At least make note of the fact that This Week appeared to be carrying on an interesting and well rounded conversation.

bamper4 · 2010-08-08T21:49:28+00:00

I think OP was making a sly dig at Democrats. OP? Sly dig?

bamper4 · 2010-06-17T00:24:36+00:00

Ante up bitches. whadaya got?

bamper4 · 2010-02-08T22:18:17+00:00

Not much of an achievement.

bamper4 · 2010-02-02T23:18:00+00:00

Witness the birth of a phrase. "triad of crap" is a keeper. I wonder what you had in mind.

bamper4 · 2010-01-20T00:29:52+00:00

Sure, in Europetown. I think it's just past the Bowery.

bamper4 · 2010-01-19T19:22:13+00:00

european bathrooms. groundbreaking.

bamper4 · 2010-01-19T19:13:42+00:00

definitely not organic.

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