The VORum

Stever,

I am listening to your show and it is quite entertaining. It exposes me to new styles of stuff I usually do not seek out or cannot find here. I trust your opinions on the VORUM, so I thought I would check it out. FUN FUN FUN.

Tom Waits - very huge, very influential in my musical life. I first caught a live show of his when I was 10 on PBS. I believe the show was Soundstage and it had a mix of live and taped clips/tunes. I also use him in my music classes. Perhaps we could talk.

Also, do listen to any jazz or ethinc influenced music? I may just force you to buy something to review.

God, I love Tom Waits. A college professor turned me onto him. If I didn't already have enough reason to check out this show.

That's awesome. I am introducing him to 7th graders. Rod Stewart says Tom Waits is one of the most important song writers of this century regarding his influence on rock/pop musicians.

Most of the stuff I use in class is pretty tame. I leave out the murder and destruction of the earth kind of stuff.

I also use the Austin City Limits performance from 1978. He starts off singing a ballad smoking his trademark cigs in between two gasoline pumps. Brilliant use of tension.

I think all 7th Graders should learn about using another person's skull as bowl.

Nighthawks At The Diner
Bloodmoney
Bone Machine
Rain Dogs
Alice

some of my favorite albums of all time.

Nighthawks At The Diner
Bloodmoney
Bone Machine
Rain Dogs
Alice

some of my favorite albums of all time.

OK WE GET IT!

Bone Machine? Like the Pixies?

You can't really tell because it's typed out, but the second one was faster and more intense.

Look up Mr. Waits. Bone Machine's unrelated to the Pixies, but a really important album for him. Excellent work.

It was a goddamn accident!

I know it's a compilation, but one of my favourite Waits albums is Beautiful Maladies. It's a great way to introduce people to him and has songs from both Rain Dogs and Bone Machine. I mean, it's also cool that the track listing is selected by Tom himself for what he thinks represents his work from that time period.

I mean, seriously, he's just one of those cool guys. He influences pretty much anyone worth listening too and still more or less avoids the mainstream and all it's pitfalls.

I know that it is a Tom Waits album, but it is also a Pixes song. And a pretty kick ass Pixies' song. "He bought me a soda, he bought me a soda and he tried to molest me in the parking lot"

"He was into field hockey players..."

Sorry, digressing.

I can't use itunes at my new office... is there somewhere to download the show directly?

Or VOR for that matter?