6/13/2023 0 Comments Best scott walker songsBut now you feel you are with him at his most tender and it’s his inner voice you are listening to, not just an amalgam of influences. ![]() By Scott 3, written in a decidedly up-poppy 3/4 time, his commercial presence was fading and despite reaching No1 on the album charts like its predecessors, it disappeared within weeks of release. But that’s part of the deal with Walker: you have to accept the melodrama to get the drama behind it. Scott 1 and Scott 2 are a mishmash of tryouts and borrowings and his early lyrics carry some over-heavy metaphors that almost tip the whole project off a cliff. From 65 people Its Raining Today Scott Walker. There is the obvious influence of Jacques Brel on Walker's own writing and songs by the Belgian feature on the first three albums (most Anglophones come to Brel through Walker, so we owe him a debt for that alone). Scott Walker’s Best Songs As picked by the jam community, 20112015. ![]() They are impressionist paintings in song. Although they sit together neatly and share quite brilliant orchestration by Wally Stott, Peter Knight and John Franz, they also show a huge variety of touch and mood. As a run of great records it has few equals. So much of Walker’s “serious” reputation rests on Scott 1 to Scott 4 from the late Sixties.
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