Best of Scott Walker playlist

Hm... I like him but not love him, he can be emotionally straining if not listened to at the right time,
but he's got  a great voice. Right now I only have the "No Regrets"-Compilation left in my collection,
so apart from one track that never left my memory the songs all come from that one:

No regrets
If you go away
Track ( ? used to own "Climate of Hunter" but can't remember the number, it starts with the line "Delayed in the headlong" ! )
Montague Terrace in Blue
&
Make it easy on yourself

Dayvenkirq wrote: I'm not a big fan of Scott Walker, nor do I think I'm a small fan of his. However, I do really like quite a few of his songs or just, at least, songs that he sung.   This is his playlist of my favorites (not listed in any particular order 'cause it doesn't need any ):   Alone Jackie The World's Strongest Man Make It Easy On Yourself Too Young   If you happen to be one of those loonies who likes Scott, please share your opinion.

Oh and this "Such A Small Love" from the 1967 album Scott.

Goosebumps all round. Check the orchestration and obviously the voice.

To prove how weird it gets here is "Cossacks Are" from "The Drift".



So there you go. From commercial pop to indescribable music in 4 decades.

Frightening stuff. But exciting in the same breath.

I hope a number of you out there in PA land will get hooked.

BTW he should be on PA for his last 3 albums, which incidentally are spread over the last 28 years!

He's been suggested and rejected before, I think. I disagree with the decision though. I only have Climate of the Hunter on vinyl.

Blacksword wrote: I'm 'interested' in learnign more about Scott Walker. There are Walker Bros tunes I really like, but I understand Scott Walkers stuff can be quite 'challenging' Being a prog fan this naturally gets my attention. Where do I start? Can someone recommend a Scott Walker album for me. Soemthing that blends beauty with insanity might be good.

Blacksword wrote: Dayvenkirq wrote: Blacksword wrote: I'm 'interested' in learnign more about Scott Walker. There are Walker Bros tunes I really like, but I understand Scott Walkers stuff can be quite 'challenging' Being a prog fan this naturally gets my attention. Where do I start? Can someone recommend a Scott Walker album for me. Soemthing that blends beauty with insanity might be good. I presume you've read the recommendations above, so I will remain silent. Yes, and I've read reviews on Amazon, but I can't watch clips, or play audio until I get home from work. Albums like Tilt and The drift really seem to polarise opinion.

Dayvenkirq wrote: I think at this point we can really forget about inducting Scott 'cause one end of his career is pop and, mostly, ripping off Jacques Brel, the other end is triggered with ripping off the dark side of Peter Gabriel on Melt.

I think that's more than just a bit unfair, sorry, and I am not that a big Walker-Fan.
Ripping of Jaqcues Brel just by doing very good & emotional cover-versions of his songs ?
No. Scott has a unique and very different voice - and is capable of writing extraordinary songs.
He also doesn't ripp off Peter Gabriel imo. His output ( since "Climate" ), like it or not, has been a distinctive artistic attempt at creating something new. Luckily he doesn't care about accusations like that -
as he doesn't care about sales-figures. He's an artist - a genuine one.
The least thing he deserves is respect.

Greets

Roop

Saperlipopette! wrote: If you don't have a clue your opinion is worthless, and you end up looking stupid. So the wisest thing would be to wait to form an opinion until after you know what you're talking about. ^That is really good advice for you. Its useful even outside the PA.