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Post by purplefuzzystuff on May 5, 2008 15:17:47 GMT -5
I don't think it would be a drastic difference but I don't know because his tour tickets are usually gone within a few hours of being released....so I am sure there would be plenty of people comingjust for him
Post by Darth Boo Boo Kitty @#*& on May 5, 2008 15:18:38 GMT -5
^^I'm of the "one artist doesn't significantly impact ticket sales" school of thought. Unless that one artist is (Jack Johnsondamned filter) L*e*d Z*e*p*p*e*l*i*n or a band of equal popularity.
As talented as he is (maybe b/c he's so talented), Tom Waits is an acquired taste, so I don't think he'd impact sales significantly.
Post by purplefuzzystuff on May 5, 2008 15:26:22 GMT -5
I agree, he is most definitely an aquired taste.....but his fans are dedicated to the point of obbsession.......I don't think it will have a huge impact(because we are looking at 80,000-90,000 people that will be there) but I think there would be a little, tiny bump
I'll say this last time in Asheville they gave you a wristband after you picked up your ticket, using the card that purchased it. In Memphis you picked up your ticket and were escorted in. They do this because of a rabid fanbase. I think a lot of folks would have no problem shelling out for Bonnaroo if Tom was gonna be there. How many? I don't know but I would not not think 10,000 is off base. I would even think that 3-4000 would consider a Bonnaroo ticket a worthwhile trade and come see him from Nashville, Chattanooga, or Atlanta just as a day trip.
Post by strumntheguitar on May 5, 2008 15:41:55 GMT -5
if Tom Waits was confirmed I would totally consider the logistics of making it to Roo this year...
Even though I'm just getting into him, I'm starting to dig his sound and want to experience this guy live. You hear all these people getting pissed because of no stops in their area on tour. Well a road trip consisting of an entire weekend of music + no hotel is much more appealing to many than a road trip halfway across the states and having to find a hotel just for one show (albeit likely a phenomenal one show)
That all being said... Roo wouldn't sell out within a week of a Waits announcement I don't think, if at all. But there would be a noticeable jump in ticket sales I would say...
I was listening to a bunch of Waits last night, getting psyched for 'roo (fingers crossed) and I didn't even realize he sang my favorite song from the Things to do in denver when your dead soundtrack (Jockey full of bourbon).
And since I'll be at Rothbury, Atlanta is out and 'roo is my only shot
What about Knoxville? Isn't it about the same distance from you as Atlanta?
ok..... im not starting shit. or trolling. seriously. but i dont get tom waits. i gave him a chance last year when everyone was clamoring for him. i checked him out again to day. not one of his songs on his my space was even listenable. for me anyhow. truthfully it sounded horrible. really horrible. i guess i just dont get it. i dont get the lips. but i can listen to them and mildly enjoy it. tom waits i cant even listen to, it would drive me insane! i dont recall what i album i downloaded last year. one that someone here recommended. but i couldnt listen to it. and his my space music is the same way. so is there something that makes for a better intro to mr waits?
Post by strumntheguitar on May 5, 2008 16:36:14 GMT -5
^^Dude, I felt the same way when I visited his space. It honestly doesn't do him justice. Mule Variations (which finally came to my possession...) is brilliant though. And honestly, I really think you might dig it
Post by venusinfurs on May 5, 2008 17:38:04 GMT -5
Tom Waits is an aquried taste, like any good liquor. He grows on you. I hated him when I first heard him. Now, he's up there with Leonard Cohen and David Bowie on my "favorites of all time" list.
Definitely check out Mule Variations, Dude. While you're at it, get Orphans: Bastards, Brawlers, and Bawlers.
ok..... im not starting poop. or trolling. seriously. but i dont get tom waits. i gave him a chance last year when everyone was clamoring for him. i checked him out again to day. not one of his songs on his my space was even listenable. for me anyhow. truthfully it sounded horrible. really horrible. i guess i just dont get it. i dont get the lips. but i can listen to them and mildly enjoy it. tom waits i cant even listen to, it would drive me insane! i dont recall what i album i downloaded last year. one that someone here recommended. but i couldnt listen to it. and his my space music is the same way. so is there something that makes for a better intro to mr waits?
If you think "God's Away on Business" is unlistenable, I doubt there's hope for you. It's a pretty good encapsulment of his sound since the late 80s. Maybe you'd like the less gutteral stuff from the Asylum years, when he was duetting w/ the likes of Crystal Gayle and Bette Midler instead of Les Claypool and Marc Ribot.
I guess Panic doesn't think he's so unlistenable. They've covered "Goin' Out West" on a few bootlegs I've heard.
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
I guess Panic doesn't think he's so unlistenable. They've covered "Goin' Out West" on a few bootlegs I've heard.
well maybe i should just check out the panic cover. id probably dig that. or maybe tom waits has covered some stuff id like. i dont care for ween either. except that phish song they cover about roses being free.
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John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
except that phish song they cover about roses being free.
Very quacking Funny
can you two kiss and make up already ;D
and for the record, im the same....ive tried with waits a few times (i even saw him live at the Katrina benefit at radio city a few year ago), and still it hasnt sunk in. i will try again tho.
holy sh1t! he is gonna be at the saenger in mobile.... 25 miles from my home, hopefully i'll be working at home for a lil while, so i can make it... cause i can't take too many days off because of bonnaroo...
It seems kind of polarizing, because most of my friends know Waits and his music, and it's about half and half ; people love it, or more or less hate it.
But, his earlier stuff on Asylum was undoubtedly his most accessible, and probably the best starting points, as far as albums go. Then, I'd say, move in chronological order.
Post by itrainmonkeys on May 5, 2008 20:43:03 GMT -5
i'm loving mule variations. big in japan sounded so much like a claypool song and I told my girlfriend that if this superjam rumor comes true.....that this sounds like a song they would do. Of course, upon further inspection I found out that Les was actually on that track.
I love Closing Time and also just got into The Heart of Saturday Night.........both really solid beautiful/sad music.
But Mule Variations......it's so dark and raw sounding. I'm really digging it. I'm just hoping the SuperJam rumor (Hutz, Claypool, Hammet doing some Waits songs) comes true. If Waits gets added........even BETTER
I absolutely love me some Tom Waits. I'm ridiculously over-excited that he is playing Houston. But I think "acquired taste" is a good way to describe his music. It may take a while, or it may just never happen. It's understandable, but I recommend people just starting out give him a deserving chance at least.