Title: A Poet without a Voice ?
Product review: In response to the reviewer who called Tom Waits, a poet without a voice, one man's junk is another man's treasure. What you object to about Tom's voice is what I am drawn to. To me, Wait's voice is a gorgeous concrete mixer, soulful and singular in it's beauty. Regarding pleasant sounding voices, Lou Reed, Dylan, Gordon Gano (of the Violent Femmes) all have technically poor voices but their music works because of brilliant writing and the uniqueness of those voices. For me, technique is for 11-year-old baton twirlers. I listen to music to feel and technique and pleasant voices don't always make me feel. As for Alice, the other reviewers have said it well; I just had to comment on what I view as one of the most interesting and moving voices of the past century. Tom's voice may not be that accessible but what is infinitely more perplexing is why millions of people would by a Phil Collins record.
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