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Originally Posted by face of glass
Was there really a rivalry between those bands in the States?
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It wasn't really a rivalry in the States, per se, as much as it was a rivalry between Morrissey and Robert Smith themselves. Each had some nasty things to say about the other from time to time.
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I can't think of a proper opponent for Tom Waits really, the man is absolutely in his own league. Maybe Nick Cave, although I guess he's even more obscure than Tom is.
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I'm not sure why, but I always pair up Costello and Waits in my mind. Perhaps because they're both singer-songwriters who focus so much on language itself and make so much use of word play and cultural references, or perhaps because they've both followed some rather schizophrenic career paths.