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Tom Waits has such a unique guttural sound, I can't get enough of it. Daniel Durchholz said of his voice: "it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in t
by bloaf 8y ago
Tom Waits has such a unique guttural sound, I can't get enough of it. Daniel Durchholz said of his voice: "it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZS-B1Afc1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZS-B1Afc1c
- jdnier 8y agoI had forgotten that one. Here's another that shows some of the complexity of his voice and melody-making: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ow45kTJqhg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ow45kTJqhg
- hawski 8y agoIt was not always like this. In first albums it was quite smooth, for lack of better word. He started experimenting with voice straining a bit later. I always wondered if he "destroyed" his voice by this. Host that rag.