60s Scott Walker: Classic Or Dud

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His own stuff: classic

The Brel stuff: pretty good

The 'standards': kind of lame

We share the same birthday, me and Scott (and Jimmy Page) - you know, just a couple of decades apart, but still.

CountV/John T, Tuesday, 31 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

three months pass...
I've been a long time Scott fan also and must admit it can be hard to listen to some albums at times. I think for me it seems the main problem is the studied perfection of most of it which grows tedious to my imperfect mind. Actually that's why I sort of dig the mid 70s albums especially Any Day Now. I know I'll always come back to it though.

I prefer the Scott material to the Brel covers. Actually I think the one Scott misses the most is If you Go Away which is just way to studied. I recall Scott talking in an interview once how you have to unlearn everything you learn in singing because it actually gets in the way.

Cheers, Paul

Paul Deras, Tuesday, 6 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

three years pass...
I've read with interest your responses. I must say I think It's
Raining Today: The Scott Walker Story (1967-70) to be nearly perfect.
Who else would write about an aging transvestite ( Big Louise)?
That song, including the lyrics are classic. And what about Jackie, The World's Strongest Man, It's Raining Today, Next, and Little Things
That Keep Us Together? Brilliant. I'm not crazy about the Walker Brothers and Scott's HORRIBLE "Jack Jones" pieces. I mean, ABSOLUTELY
HORRIBLE. His solo work is inconsistent but overall good. I'm looking
forward to the documentary.

Scott Demeter, Monday, 24 January 2005 23:53 (nineteen years ago) link

I've read with interest your responses. I must say I think It's
Raining Today: The Scott Walker Story (1967-70) to be nearly perfect.
Who else would write about an aging transvestite ( Big Louise)?
That song, including the lyrics are classic. And what about Jackie, The World's Strongest Man, It's Raining Today, Next, and Little Things
That Keep Us Together? Brilliant. I'm not crazy about the Walker Brothers and Scott's HORRIBLE "Jack Jones" pieces. I mean, ABSOLUTELY
HORRIBLE. His solo work is inconsistent but overall good. I'm looking
forward to the documentary. scott

Scott Demeter, Monday, 24 January 2005 23:54 (nineteen years ago) link

three years pass...

scott otm. i can't find my copy of '2.' i think i sold it. :(

strgn, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 05:53 (fifteen years ago) link

twelve years pass...

Such a serious young man. I advise skipping forward to two minutes in so you don't have to watch more of this crap than you have to. And such skinny legs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG5AOljLFJo

Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 21:23 (three years ago) link

Extraordinary. Next - to track down his 1971 appearance on The Golden Shot with Bob Monkhouse...

Michael Jones, Thursday, 1 April 2021 14:53 (three years ago) link

I was gonna say Jackie but others already have

Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 2 April 2021 12:15 (three years ago) link


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