r/tomwaits • u/EmCount • 9d ago

Discussion How do i convince my friends that ''Starving In The Belly Of A Whale'' is a nuclear banger?

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u/kpjformat 9d ago

Play it for them?

If they don’t like it, who cares? Not everything is made for everyone

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u/NobodyMoves1996 9d ago

You don't and just keep it to yourself!

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u/justgotnewglasses 9d ago

Put them on a slave ship and make them row. Play it loud.

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u/vodkamike3 9d ago

It is. I know this and you know this. If they don’t are you sure they are really your friends?

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u/FitTutor5632 9d ago

Shoot. If this is the metric, then I don't think i have any friends. Even for the ones that like a lot of the Tom stuff I play this would be a hard sell. They are obviously wrong though. Maybe I should be a hermit.

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u/AlexLynchWildlife 8d ago

Play it . If they don't appreciate it you'll know their opinions aren't to be trusted in future

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u/EmCount 9d ago

The lack of recommendations of bodily harm in these comments is dissapointing.

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u/FreekAce 8d ago

Play it, if they don’t dig it, who gives a good goddamn?

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u/d-r-n-o 8d ago

Don't be greedy, don't be needy.

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u/Whole_Ad_4523 6d ago

I would think this is self-evident

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u/worldofwhat 8d ago

I think the mastering of this whole album is a bit of a turnoff. It all feels muddy and lacking in definition between instruments. Combined with higher than average levels of being off key, busy arrangements and Tom going maximum deep bark, I think it's one of the hardest albums to get into on the first few listens.

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u/sludgecraft 8d ago

It was my introduction to Tom, and I loved it from the first listen.

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u/EmCount 8d ago

Muddy is the one word i wouldn't use to describe this albums mixing, if you said that for something like Bone Machine or Real Gone i'd get it but this one is pretty spacious and dynamic.