Old 55 - Eagles or Waits?

[Tom Watson]

Regards,

Tom Watson

[Dave in Houston]

Eagles - no question. Don Henley is the man.

Dave in Houston

[tom]

Waits, 'cause it's not about the music for either of 'em. Try Henry Cow for the music.

[Larry W]

[Robatoy]

no exception. Soooo... I had to do it. Listen to 2 versions of Waits and the only one The Eagles did, that I had on iTunes. Same melody, same lyrics, 2 totally different songs and my reactions and emotions are completely different. One is a tall, dressed-to-the-nines glamour chick in heels, jewellery and expensive perfume, the other, that freckled, slightly rounded red- headed barkeep that dragged me up to her apartment in Soho and kept me prisoner for 2 days. Same game, different level of passion. There can't be an answer as they are not the same song. I admire The Eagles, but I bow to Waits.

r----> who really enjoyed just blowing 1/2 hour out of his arse. :-)

[marc rosen]

Wow, Henry Cow! Talk about some kick-ass music. Do you also like Dagmar's solo stuff? The only thing she ever did that I did not like was with Kevin Coyne. I had the pleasure of helping Fred Frith and his band set up for a concert in Baltimore many years ago. And Anthony Moore is great too. I used to play his version of War against the HC version. Two vastly different presentations, but the same message. Thanks for the reminder. =20 Marc (who sadly sold all of his record collection when he went head over heels for his wife and wanted to devote his entire life to making her happy.)

[tom]

Seems I've gotta check out Moore's version. Henry Cow may be too much for the delicate ears of most who inhabit the wreck (yep, that's a dare). Though I haven't heard all her stuff, Dagmar has/had impeccable tone control, with a timbre that requires the listener to acclimate. You must play an instrument with some degree of skill, as that would help to provide a non-biased ear to the seemingly dischordant ways of the band (never mind the mind-bending theme and variation). What were you thinking, selling your records??? She'd better be worth it! Although it's too late for us, I still tell everyone what Dr. Kevorkian told me: Never get married! Tom

[marc rosen]

Twenty two years of 99% happy this Saturday and still counting! =20 Marc

[sandpounder]

[tom]

You've got me by three years, and maybe thirty percent. But I still have my vinyl! Tom