"ah the young"? I'm not sure what that means Peter. taste not being
absolute, I think a remark about a person's opinion based on the
person's age (not musical education, sharpness, experience, or plain
old personal taste) is a bit uncalled-for.
'Asylum Years' I've seen in varous record shops, will have to see
about its position on my long must-acquire list.
KS
On 04/07/07, Peter Cudmore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ah the young... Frank's wild years is ok, but Rain Dogs is a classic, and
> the more recent Real Gone is superb too. The Asylum Years compilation makes
> for a good resume of his early stuff.
>
> P
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On Behalf Of kasper salonen
> > Sent: 04 July 2007 14:56
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: "No Outlet"
> >
> > Candice a good friend of mine who is a professional musician recently
> > bought 'Frank's Wild Years' & said it's the greatest album (out of
> > hundreds) that he's ever heard. me I've only listened to 'Rain Dogs',
> > 'Alice' & the vhs "operachi romantico" of his live show 'Big Time',
> > acquired by my parents in the 80s. next on my list are the remaining
> > two of his 'trilogy', 'Swordfishtrombones' & 'Frank's...'.
> >
> > KS
> >
> > On 03/07/07, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > His new album has _three_ CDs (titled "Bawlers,"
> > > "Brawlers," and "Bastards") consisting of 60 songs,
> > > most of them Waits' own, but also a few covers such as
> > > "Sea of Love" and a couple of Ledbetter songs. Despite
> > > a few weak numbers, it's a brilliant collection, in my
> > > estimation.
> > >
> > > I used several of his lyrics as epigraphs to my poems
> > > in my chapbook. I know what you mean by the "serrated
> > > edge"--an excellent description of his style.
> > >
> > > Candice
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > folk singer?? now there's a monicker I've never
> > > > heard attached to him.
> > > > I'm surprised to meet a(n adult) person who hasn't
> > > > heard Tom Waits.
> > > >
> > > > no specific song, & really it's only a passing
> > > > resemblance for me; it
> > > > smacks of his sort of vast but
> > > > individual-song-confined narratives,
> > > > just without the serrated edge. it was a compliment
> > > > :)
> > > >
> > > > KS
> > > >
> > > > On 03/07/07, Frederick Pollack
> > > > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "kasper salonen" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 6:38 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: "No Outlet"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > this is like Waits but delicate. wonderful read
> > > > > >
> > > > > > KS
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Kasper, thanks --- you mean Tom Waits, the
> > > > folk-singer, I suppose; I don't
> > > > > know his music at all, and am very curious: which
> > > > song especially? Best,
> > > > > Fred
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
>
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