Scott Walker

Wayward Singer-Songwriter Legend SCOTT WALKER Passed Away 5 Years Ago

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25 March 2024

British singer-songwriter SCOTT WALKER was born Noel Scott Engel in Hamilton, Ohio on
9 January 9, 1943. The older generations know him best for his years with 60s gloomy pop trio The Walker Brothers (John, Scott, and Gary) and their two big 1965 hits Make It Easy On Yourself and The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore.

After the brothers split up musically Scott started a solo career, made several LPs.
The siblings reunited between 1975 and 1978, for three albums and Scott concentrated afterward again on his solo journey, which included three of his most poignant,
wayward and fascinating longplayers.

Climate Of A Hunter  (1984), Tilt (1995) and Bish Bosh (2012). Three critically praised avant-garde pop records. His intriguing mystic, his surreal imagery and his unfathomable and arresting baritone voice dragged you into his complex and melodramatic world.

A rare, puzzling artist.

Walker passed away, aged 76 in London, on 22 March 2019 due to cancer. He had
one daughter. His death was announced 3 days later, on 25 March by his record
company 4AD.

– THE SUN AIN’T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE –
The Walker Brothers – 1965

– EPIZOOTICS! –
From his 15th and final LP Bish Bosh (2012)

CLIMATE OF HUNTER


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SCOTT WALKER: Biography Solo Albums

Today’s Yesterday Album – ‘CLIMATE OF HUNTER’ By SCOTT WALKER (1984)

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Remarkable albums from the past

7 September 2023

Artist: SCOTT WALKER (1943-2019)

Album: CLIMATE OF HUNTER
Released: March 1984 – his 11th solo LP

The Guardian wrote: “Occupying a haunted no-man’s land between post-punk, prog and plainsong, the deep blue blanket of Walker’s voice curls around elusive, allusive lyrics that hint at meaning but often seem to exist simply as games played with sound. Unexpected guests Billy Ocean and Mark Knopfler (he and Walker shared a manager) are subsumed in the music’s obtuse majesty. What followed was 12 years of silence, until 1995’s magnificent Tilt. Climate
of Hunter remains an enigmatic and frequently magical record; something both to puzzle and marvel at.”

TUTV: Fascinating voice, obscure stories, wayward song
structures. Intriguing and challenging on many levels.

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3 Albums Released 15 Years Ago – RHCP – BEIRUT – SCOTT WALKER

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Back in time…

10 May 2021

Band: BEIRUT (US)
Album: GULAG ORKESTAR – debut LP
Released: 9 May 2006 – 15 years ago

AllMusic: “Ignore the clunky lyrics — easy enough to do since Condon is an
unexpectedly appealing singer with a rich, mellifluous voice that, no kidding,
recalls the great bel canto crooners of the pre-rock era (along with a little
Nick Cave) — and Gulag Orkestar is an infinitely more appealing album.”

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Artist: SCOTT WALKER (US/UK)
Album: THE DRIFT – 13th solo LP
Released: 8 May 2006 – 15 years ago

“The sound and subject matter for the album is unrelentingly dark
and unsettling, often juxtaposing quiet sections with sudden loud
noise to induce discomfort in the listener. Subjects include torture,
disease, 9/11, Elvis Presley (and his stillborn twin brother Jesse Garon
Presley), and the Srebrenica massacre.”

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SCOTT WALKER: Facebook

Band: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (US)
Album: STADIUM ARCADIUM – 9th LP ( a double one)
Released: 9 May 2006 – 15 years ago

Los Angeles Times wrote: “They’ve never sounded this good as musicians.
The use of analog tape lends a raw, organic touch to the whole album and
the Chili Peppers come off more assured and confident than they ever did
back when they made a career out of bragging.”

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Twelfth Album ‘TILT’ By The Late Great SCOTT WALKER Released 25 Years Ago…

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9 May 2020

The late great SCOTT WALKER (real name Noel Scott Engel, born on 9 January 1943 and passed away on 22 March 2019) started his career as the charismatic frontman of 60s
pop darlings The Walker Brothers .

After the band split Walker began his long, solo journey in 1967. He evolved into an uncompromising and unfathomable singer/songwriter exploring his own mysterious world. His gloomy baritone voice and otherworldly songwriting were hardly accessible
but it made him a most intriguing and fascinating artist. One of his most remarkable longplayers is TILT released 25 years ago, on 8 May 1995.

AllMusic wrote: “Indescribably barren and unutterably bleak, Tilt is the wind that buffets
the gothic cathedrals of everyone’s favorite nightmares… It’s not an easy album to love, it’s
not even that easy to listen to. One does wonder precisely what monsters could rise from
soil so belligerently barren. Even Lou Reed’s ‘Metal Machine Music’ could be whistled, after all.”
Full review here. Score: 4/5.

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(photo from cover ‘Climate Of Hunter)

50 Years Ago Living Legend SCOTT WALKER Released His Fifth Album ‘SCOTT 4’…

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1 November 2019

50 years ago, on 1 November 1969, SCOTT WALKER released his fifth solo album,
yet it was titled SCOTT 4 as his previous longplayer, a collection of songs he had performed for a BBC television series had been his fourth. The LP was issued under his birth name Scott Engel, and was the first to contain only self-penned songs. Unexpectedly, despite its consistent top quality it failed to chart and only years after its release it got the praise it truly deserved. I’m sure Scott 4 is a record owned by singer/songwriters/crooners such as Nick Cave, Bon Iver, Richard Ashcroft, The National, Tindersticks and many more…

AllMusic wrote: “Walker dropped out of the British Top Ten with his fourth album, but
the result was probably his finest ’60s LP. While the tension between the bloated production
and his introspective, ambitious lyrics remains, much of the over-the-top bombast of the orchestral arrangements has been reined in, leaving a relatively stripped-down approach that complements his songs rather than smothering them. This is the first Walker album to feature entirely original material, and his songwriting is more lucid and cutting.”
Full review here – Score: 4.5/5

Album in full…

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