Best latter-period Scott Walker album

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.

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 😷

You were there??? God damn you!

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

Damn, so jealous! Are there any recordings of those nights? The 'Clara' performance sounds amazing as per 5:4.

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.

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.

Lmao I do not remember bono at all

(Fuck those people obv)

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?

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.

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

(Bono just suddenly appeared to lead them out to take a bow)

classic bono move

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.

see also the bono ruins tinariwen concert youtube

so was this his last ever live appearance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5E1VXaCBW8

I believe so.

and i gotta quit

Wasn't scott visible at the mixing desk? Or am I thinking of his dance piece