Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 4)

[Barry]

Lots of love for Tom Waits. I could say "I ain't missing you at all" - because that's probably the only song of his I know!

Sorry, I simply cannot stand the voice of Tom Waits. When I hear it, all I think of is a load of phlegm 'gurgling' in his throat! It almost makes me feel sick.

Shame really, as the subjects and themes he sings about is of interest to me. I just wish someone else would sing his songs.

[Idlewithnodrive]

Sorry, I simply cannot stand the voice of Tom Waits. When I hear it, all I think of is a load of phlegm 'gurgling' in his throat! It almost makes me feel sick.

Shame really, as the subjects and themes he sings about is of interest to me. I just wish someone else would sing his songs.

Interesting. Out of interest, how do you feel about, say, off the top of my head, Bob Dylan or Dr. John ?

[Idlewithnodrive]

Last one for this evening -

[Barry]

Interesting. Out of interest, how do you feel about, say, off the top of my head, Bob Dylan or Dr. John ?

Oh, I like both Bob Dylan and Dr John, in both the sound of their voices and what they sing about (in the case of Dylan all of his LPs up to but not including 'Slow Train Coming').

[Idlewithnodrive]

Oh, I like both Bob Dylan and Dr John, in both the sound of their voices and what they sing about (in the case of Dylan all of his LPs up to but not including 'Slow Train Coming').

That's interesting as to my mind both of those also have a gutteral, nasally delivery, so I wonder how Tom Waits is different ?

[Barry]

Hard to explain - I have no problem with nasal or adenoidal-sounding singing voices. Nor do I have a problem with guttural delivery. It's just Tm Wait's voice, it may be guttural but it sounds to me like he is gargling at the same time..

[Pigmy Pony]

Oh, I like both Bob Dylan and Dr John, in both the sound of their voices and what they sing about (in the case of Dylan all of his LPs up to but not including 'Slow Train Coming').

I always thought Dylan has a voice like sand and glue, don't know where I got that from

[Macca]

[Macca]

Staying in the '80s with this:

[Barry]

Think I have a copy of that somewhere.