Yeah the book has like nine new songs
― very stabbable gaius (wins), Thursday, 18 January 2018 21:40 (six years ago) link
Yeah the Albert Hall was all about the first five albums..
I didn't know that Scott and Jarvis had already done a Drift/Tilt event a few years ago.. http://5against4.com/2008/11/16/drifting-and-tilting-the-songs-of-scott-walker/
― Mark G, Thursday, 18 January 2018 22:41 (six years ago) link
Yeah I remember when they announced that. The pain of being utterly unable to see it. I love 5 by 4 blog but never noticed he had that write up on there - it was really good.
― Winter. Dickens. Yes. (Jon not Jon), Friday, 19 January 2018 01:00 (six years ago) link
I was at that gig! Walker semi-disavowed it, saying something to the effect of "some of it worked, some of it didn't" but I thought it was really excellent, even the Jarvis bit. Only sour note was fuckin Damon albarn singing farmer in the city 😷
― very stabbable gaius (wins), Friday, 19 January 2018 01:04 (six years ago) link
You were there??? God damn you!
― Winter. Dickens. Yes. (Jon not Jon), Friday, 19 January 2018 01:05 (six years ago) link
Yep! Those two albums are huge favourites of mine so it was great to hear them realised live - meat punching and all. I also thought the staging really stayed true to the feel of the songs although I don't have the clearest memory of that side of it anymore (it was ten years ago fml) with the exception of patriot which I remember VERY clearly for some reason
― very stabbable gaius (wins), Friday, 19 January 2018 01:16 (six years ago) link
Damn, so jealous! Are there any recordings of those nights? The 'Clara' performance sounds amazing as per 5:4.
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 19 January 2018 01:36 (six years ago) link
Well, as I said up thread, at the end of 30 century man, Scott said something about maybe doing something that could be rendered in a live environment. Was wondering if that meant doing something like Kate Bush did, but hadn't realised he had already done it.
Must have been hard for Scott to put on without listening to it.
― Mark G, Friday, 19 January 2018 07:49 (six years ago) link
I was there too. Scott Walker is totally right that some things worked and some didn't, but I don't know if we'd agree on what worked.
I was really bothered by the soccer team picture and the guy with make-up and condoms in his stockings because it completely violated my idea of how these songs should look. There were a few other visual things I didn't like that I can't remember.
I was iffy about some of the singers like Jarvis and Albarn but I don't think anyone was bad. One of the opera singers didn't really work for me but it probably wasn't his fault. Wire magazine criticized the choice of some of the more popular singers.
The music was awesome, Gavin Friday was good but the absolute highlight was the dancing corpse lady, it was just perfect with the music.
Something else negative that left an impression was a couple a few rows behind me who clearly wanted to lets us all know that they thought it was all stupid and we were idiots for liking this arty farty nonsense but they were glad they saw Bono at the end when the performers were bowing (Bono just suddenly appeared to lead them out to take a bow). Most of the audience wouldn't hear their booing but anyone in a nearby seat would have.
Overall it was really good.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 19 January 2018 13:47 (six years ago) link
Lmao I do not remember bono at all(Fuck those people obv)
― very stabbable gaius (wins), Friday, 19 January 2018 13:56 (six years ago) link
why would you pay a premium to sit and slag off a show for being pretentious? surely they kind of knew what they were letting themselves in for?
― Badgers (dog latin), Friday, 19 January 2018 14:04 (six years ago) link
I don't think they did at all. According to their conversations, they were invited there by friends and were expecting something different, probably 60s style Walker.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 19 January 2018 14:10 (six years ago) link
I miss the Scott walker in records like 3, 4 and climate of hunter. At this point it would be more unconventional for him to make a straight up record than go more esoteric..feel like the only one who jumped ship after drift
― kolakube (Ross), Friday, 19 January 2018 15:14 (six years ago) link
(Bono just suddenly appeared to lead them out to take a bow)
classic bono move
― Winter. Dickens. Yes. (Jon not Jon), Friday, 19 January 2018 16:43 (six years ago) link
I didn't want to be too cynical and assume it but it did look like he invited himself onstage to show the cool people he hangs out with. People kept wondering if Scott would come out because he apparently was at the event but he never came out.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 19 January 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
see also the bono ruins tinariwen concert youtube
― Winter. Dickens. Yes. (Jon not Jon), Friday, 19 January 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
so was this his last ever live appearance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5E1VXaCBW8
― piscesx, Friday, 19 January 2018 18:12 (six years ago) link
I believe so.
― Mark G, Friday, 19 January 2018 18:22 (six years ago) link
and i gotta quit
― Winter. Dickens. Yes. (Jon not Jon), Friday, 19 January 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
Wasn't scott visible at the mixing desk? Or am I thinking of his dance piece
― very stabbable gaius (wins), Friday, 19 January 2018 18:49 (six years ago) link