― David. (Cozen), Friday, 19 September 2003 17:28 (twenty years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 19 September 2003 17:42 (twenty years ago) link
RJG, I don't know if you're kidding or not, but if you haven't heard the original version of "Maria Bethania" by Caetano Veloso, you should really really download it. I love it to death. Walker's version is good, but disappointingly faithful to the original.
― Sonny A. (Keiko), Friday, 19 September 2003 17:47 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 19 September 2003 21:35 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil, Friday, 19 September 2003 21:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Libby, Monday, 22 September 2003 02:16 (twenty years ago) link
Libby
― libby, Monday, 22 September 2003 03:58 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 22 September 2003 05:04 (twenty years ago) link
― David. (Cozen), Monday, 22 September 2003 17:48 (twenty years ago) link
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― Cedric, Friday, 3 October 2003 06:16 (twenty years ago) link
― harveyw (harveyw), Friday, 3 October 2003 08:27 (twenty years ago) link
there's something off about the idea of a scott box set. how does one excerpt "tilt" anyhow?
― amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 3 October 2003 09:26 (twenty years ago) link
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scottwalker/message/162
If it's real, it sounds more interesting than the box set!
― proggist, Friday, 3 October 2003 10:04 (twenty years ago) link
Amateurist, I'd still be delighted to burn discs for you and propel them across the ocean. Just send me your address.
Anyway, it seems the MP3 downloads are down, "temporarily" but they have been replaced by a video clip from Scott's TV show which is well worth watching. HAHA look at his hair.
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Saturday, 4 October 2003 01:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean (Sean), Saturday, 4 October 2003 01:50 (twenty years ago) link
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Saturday, 4 October 2003 01:59 (twenty years ago) link
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Saturday, 4 October 2003 02:42 (twenty years ago) link
The albums are back for download.I made a single ZIP file for each album.Each ZIP file is protected by a password.All I ask of you is to send me an e-mail in order to get the Password for the Zip file, and not telling it. I promise fast replies !It's the only way I found to keep an eye on the downloads without losing control...I am glad you can all get the tracks.RegardsCedric
http://www.ckthual.net/scott
PS/ Regarding the video : I wish I had the same hair every morning... ;o)
― Cedric, Monday, 6 October 2003 10:55 (twenty years ago) link
― dan (dan), Monday, 6 October 2003 20:08 (twenty years ago) link
try again
― dan (dan), Monday, 6 October 2003 20:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Erick H (Erick H), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 18:42 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 20:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Cedric, Thursday, 9 October 2003 15:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Friday, 24 October 2003 17:05 (twenty years ago) link
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Friday, 27 February 2004 04:53 (twenty years ago) link
― amateur!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 21 July 2004 05:02 (nineteen years ago) link
Review by Dave Thompson The 1990s' rediscovery of Scott Walker, hitherto the Pop Star That Time Forgot, was one of the most gratifying events of the mid 1990s. No man blessed with a voice like that, taste like that, talent like that, should ever have been consigned to the creaky oblivion of oldies radio. But one needs to tread carefully when plunging into the cult. Even at his best, and particularly at his most recent, Walker can be an excruciatingly difficult taste to acquire. Move into the early 1970s mid-point of his output, and oftentimes, it's simply excruciating.Never regarded among Scott Walker's finest efforts, and a resounding flop when it first appeared in 1971, Til The Band Comes In is, retrospectively, the most shocking of all the singer's early albums. His first four, after all, are dramatic slabs of MOR-noir, crucial experiences for anybody anxious to discover Brel, Bergman and a taste for truly surreal pop tones; by their standards alone, surely album #5 should have traveled even further astray?It doesn't. Two tracks culled for the It's Raining Today compilation, "Thanks For Chicago Mr James" and "Joe," are this album's sole concessions to such matters as reputation. A year earlier, the BBC gave Walker his own TV series, with the assurance that he would concentrate his tonsils on ballads and standards. He fulfilled the brief admirably, and released a soundtrack album to prove it. Unfortunately, Til The Band Comes In suggests he never got the sacharine out of his system. He even brings TV guest Esther O'Farim back into the action, but morbid curiosity and an incomprehensible fondness for "Cinderella Rockefeller" are surely the only reasons anyone could want to check out her solo contribution to the set.There is a reasonable rendering of Roy Orbison's "It's Over," aptly closing the album on a merciful note, but while Walker's first four albums remain essential listening, and the TV LP at least has its moments, 'Til The Band Comes In is best left waiting at the stage door. Some "lost classics" were lost with good reason. ― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:47 (nineteen years ago) link
Never regarded among Scott Walker's finest efforts, and a resounding flop when it first appeared in 1971, Til The Band Comes In is, retrospectively, the most shocking of all the singer's early albums. His first four, after all, are dramatic slabs of MOR-noir, crucial experiences for anybody anxious to discover Brel, Bergman and a taste for truly surreal pop tones; by their standards alone, surely album #5 should have traveled even further astray?
It doesn't. Two tracks culled for the It's Raining Today compilation, "Thanks For Chicago Mr James" and "Joe," are this album's sole concessions to such matters as reputation. A year earlier, the BBC gave Walker his own TV series, with the assurance that he would concentrate his tonsils on ballads and standards. He fulfilled the brief admirably, and released a soundtrack album to prove it. Unfortunately, Til The Band Comes In suggests he never got the sacharine out of his system. He even brings TV guest Esther O'Farim back into the action, but morbid curiosity and an incomprehensible fondness for "Cinderella Rockefeller" are surely the only reasons anyone could want to check out her solo contribution to the set.
There is a reasonable rendering of Roy Orbison's "It's Over," aptly closing the album on a merciful note, but while Walker's first four albums remain essential listening, and the TV LP at least has its moments, 'Til The Band Comes In is best left waiting at the stage door. Some "lost classics" were lost with good reason.
― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:47 (nineteen years ago) link
does anyone have track listings for these???
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 18 January 2007 07:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 18 January 2007 08:27 (seventeen years ago) link
Someone on Ebay is offering a promo called "Scott on Screen" which appears to compile all of the TV Series album and The Moviegoer minus the last track. The seller says it's done from the master tapes and was ready to go before Walker stepped in, but it seems odd that Fontana would issue the albums in this not-quite-twofer way.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Scott-Walker-Scott-On-Screen-CD-1999_W0QQitemZ290140393933QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1049QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem
Track listing 1. Will You Still Be Mine 2. I Have Dreamed 3. When The World Was Young 4. Who Will Take My Place 5. If She Walked Into My Life (from Mame) 6. To Dream The Impossible Dream 7. Song Is You 8. Look Of Love 9. Country Girl 10. Someone To Light Up My Fire 11. Only The Young 12. Lost In The Stars 13. This Way Mary (theme from Mary Queen Of Scots) 14. Speak Softly Love (theme from The Godfather) 15. Glory Road (theme from WUSA) 16. That Night (theme from The Fox) 17. Summer Knows (theme from Summer of '42) 18. Ballad Of Sacco And Vanzetti (theme from Sacco And Vanzetti) 19. Face In The Crowd (theme from Le Mans) 20. Joe Hill (theme from The Ballad Of Joe Hill) 21. Loss Of Love (theme from Sunflower) 22. All His Children (theme from Never Give An Inch) 23. Come Saturday Morning (theme from Pookie)
Anyone know anything about this?
― eatandoph, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 02:45 (sixteen years ago) link
What in heaven's name is he going on about in "We Came Through"? That song's been a favourite of mine for years and years and I still have no idea whatsoever.
Yeah, I know Scott's not the most straightforward songwriter anyway, but most of the other songs from that era are reasonably easy to parse, though flowery and filled with metaphors. With "We Came Through" I'm just completley lost.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 17:43 (sixteen years ago) link
new "lady, if you have to ask..." answers
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 17:44 (sixteen years ago) link
If Scott Walker was so cutting edge, wouldn't he be ranting about slightly better music than Pulp?
I like parts of Climate of Hunter, and the Scott albums are pretty good but all this great modern brutalist crap that's been piled on his Tilt/Drift albums seems a bit much. That said I've never heard Drift but Tilt put me off insufficiently.
― I know, right?, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 18:26 (sixteen years ago) link
His "ranting" can be summed up in producing one of their albums six years ago, and inviting them to a festival seven years ago; not much there to get worked up over now, especially since the band is, you know, split up. All I've heard him say about producing tho is that it's a good way to earn some cash, and he's pretty upfront about hating pretty much all current music and cinema, predictably enough. Anyway I don't think being a taste maker for current music is something he'd be particuarly interested in, or suited for.
It'd have been pretty easy for him to go the Nancy Sinatra/Solomon Burke/whoever route and make a comeback record with songs by Cocker, Nick Cave, Neil Hannon and who-have-you, too. I'm happy he didn't go that route, tho yeah, I'm not much interested in The Drift, either.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 19:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Anyone heard "And Who Shall Go To The Ball And What Shall Go To The Ball" yet? Or seen the dance piece it was written for?
― Soukesian, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 19:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, I got "and who shall go to the ball," and I can't really get into it. This is also from a person that loves The Drift and Tilt. I think it may be the absence of his voice, but it just isn't as riveting or anything. As weird as it is to say this about such an out there recording, it seems really predictable coming from him at this point.
― jonathan - stl, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 20:25 (sixteen years ago) link
I'd love to see the show, though. Shame if he doesn't realise how compelling his voice is.
He should work with Harrison Birtwhistle.
― Soukesian, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 20:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I've always thought it quite clear that "We Came Through" concerns the forces of good prevailing against evil in WWII.
― Veronica Moser, Wednesday, 3 October 2007 22:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Who's the Luther King in this scenario? EMI
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 4 October 2007 00:54 (sixteen years ago) link
If you listen to Scott IV under the proper conditions while the sun is coming up, then it will change your life radically for the better. Just sayin'!
― dell, Monday, 26 May 2008 09:42 (fifteen years ago) link
i haven't listened to this record in many months, but it's nirvana right now. ah.
― dell, Monday, 26 May 2008 09:51 (fifteen years ago) link
It's just weird when you re-discover a much-hyped record, and then you realize that, yes, this person did have some genius raging inside them that they were able to communicate...
― dell, Monday, 26 May 2008 10:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh right, like this one.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 26 May 2008 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
If you're wondering: "is this a joke?" It is not a joke
haha, yeah that hurt my mind for a brief couple of seconds there. wow!! this is gonna be better than the "having fun on stage with paul stanley" record. i can just feel it in my bones.
― dell, Monday, 26 May 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
nice to hear scott, even if briefly, on the new bat for lashes album's closing song, "the big sleep." i wonder how she talked the old recluse into it
― kamerad, Thursday, 2 April 2009 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Really? Weird...
Saw the Scott Walker documentary last month. It's worth checking out if it screens in your town or if it comes out on DVD. Whatever one's thoughts are on his later material, it's pretty fascinating to watch the guy's trajectory from 60s to today.
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Thursday, 2 April 2009 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
This looks very interesting!
The SW30 Tribute AlbumLakeshore records. Release date: April 27“Duchess” Peter Broderick“Big Louise” Sally Norvell“World’s Strongest Man” Damon & Naomi“Manhattan” Saint Etienne“The Electrician” Laurie Anderson“The Seventh Seal” Nicole Atkins“Montague Terrace (in Blue)” Dot Allison“The Bridge” Bee & Flower“Rhymes of Goodbye” Stephanie Dosen“It’s Raining Today” Ulrich Schnauss“A Lover Loves” Jarboe“Such a Small Love” Little Annie & Paul WalfischNot a soundtrack, but an extension of the work I’ve done with the film, continuing to follow and celebrate the influence of our man Scott. While a few men made the cut, the original idea was to get female voices to attack the songs - just a new way in…the resulting album is an almost eerily calm, nocturnal affair - in stark opposition to the industrial dramatics of The Drift. I could have kept going, vol. 2, vol. 3….well, if we sell enough of these, maybe we’ll get a crack at another.
Lakeshore records. Release date: April 27
“Duchess” Peter Broderick“Big Louise” Sally Norvell“World’s Strongest Man” Damon & Naomi“Manhattan” Saint Etienne“The Electrician” Laurie Anderson“The Seventh Seal” Nicole Atkins“Montague Terrace (in Blue)” Dot Allison“The Bridge” Bee & Flower“Rhymes of Goodbye” Stephanie Dosen“It’s Raining Today” Ulrich Schnauss“A Lover Loves” Jarboe“Such a Small Love” Little Annie & Paul Walfisch
Not a soundtrack, but an extension of the work I’ve done with the film, continuing to follow and celebrate the influence of our man Scott. While a few men made the cut, the original idea was to get female voices to attack the songs - just a new way in…the resulting album is an almost eerily calm, nocturnal affair - in stark opposition to the industrial dramatics of The Drift. I could have kept going, vol. 2, vol. 3….well, if we sell enough of these, maybe we’ll get a crack at another.
― Gerard (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 14 April 2009 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Does anyone have the unreleased Scott Walker tracks "Free Again"/"I Get Along Without You"/"I Think I'm Getting Over You"?
― Col, Monday, 27 April 2009 02:51 (fourteen years ago) link
I think he said recently one of his songwriting strategies just involved going to an acquaintance’s vast personal library and reading and picking out words
― A funny tinge happened on the way to the forum (wins), Monday, 1 April 2019 16:36 (five years ago) link
checked out a preview on google and think i'm gonna buy the ebook of the rob young collection. penman otm that til the band comes in is three quarters brilliant one quarter ok. "war is over" is scott 3 quality
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 1 April 2019 17:21 (five years ago) link
I actually like almost all of the songs that fill out side 2, it's just that this record HAS to end with "The War is Over", going from that to "Stormy" etc is just too weird and jarring. Same with Scott 3 though I love those three Brel tunes. Both LPs have a resoundingly clear natural ending point at which they do not end.
― valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Monday, 1 April 2019 17:26 (five years ago) link
i'd like to argue against conventional wisdom here and suggest the three brel tunes are actually the best possible way to end scott 3, the album entering this arch wormhole at the end ("sons of" both creepy and beautiful! "funeral tango" a complete delight and less jarring in the sequence than "we came through" imo) and closes with the most beautiful "ne me quitte pas," can't argue with it ("two weeks since you've gone" would've been a weaker closer)
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 1 April 2019 17:34 (five years ago) link
No way, "Two Weeks Since You've Gone" is gorgeous and heartbreaking and "If You Go Away" is his worst Brel cover by a country mile.
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Monday, 1 April 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
"Have you written enough songs for the album yet?" "Er, almost".
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Monday, 1 April 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
"If You Go Away" is his worst Brel cover by a country mile.
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Monday, April 1, 2019 10:39 AM (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
idk how you arrived at this opinion but it does not reflect my experience at all
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 1 April 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
You're NEXT!
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 April 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0LmWUUVvUM
had never heard this drift-era track (from a 4ad comp called plague songs) until now, it rules
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 1 April 2019 19:27 (five years ago) link
Oh yeah, also has a classic Scott footnote/gloss iirc
― A funny tinge happened on the way to the forum (wins), Monday, 1 April 2019 19:42 (five years ago) link
(Contrary to the idea many have of his later career he often took pains to clarify what certain songs were about!)
― A funny tinge happened on the way to the forum (wins), Monday, 1 April 2019 19:44 (five years ago) link
Brad otm about the Brel covers at the end of Scott 3
Man I wish "We Came Through" was just not on that album though!
― flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 1 April 2019 20:47 (five years ago) link
Wonderful Amazon review for Rob Young's book here. Yikes!
James J. Omeara5.0 out of 5 starsThe Implicitly White Genius of Scott WalkerFebruary 17, 2014Format: HardcoverEven if my review at the Counter-Currents blog hasn't convinced you that Scott Walker is the ultimate White musician and worthy of your attention for that reason alone, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the mechanics of the post-war pop music industry or just some damned fine cultural writing. It’s really quite exciting to see such implicitly White music, both avant garde and MOR, receiving serious critical attention. White Nationalists should be heartened by it, and should encourage this unexpected entry point into the mainstream by purchasing multiple copies for family and friends!3 people found this helpful
― Carly Jae Vespen (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 1 April 2019 20:53 (five years ago) link
the jarvis interview from 2017 is awesome for a lot of reasons but i especially liked when walker talked about how much he loved jazz. no one tell james j. omeara
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 19:42 (five years ago) link
it's almost funny how much effort a human being will put into being racist these days
― cheese canopy (map), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 19:46 (five years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0004d8x
Freak Zone tribute show, includes bits of interview where he just sounds charming and funny.
― koogs, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 13:35 (four years ago) link