wunderbar
8th September 2011, 03:14
This is a bit long, but keep in mind this is an overview spanning nearly 50 years.
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Scott Walker is a singer-songwriter whose long career has seen many and often drastic changes in style. Born Noel Scott Engel in 1943, he worked as a session bassist in Los Angeles, where he met guitarist John Maus and drummer Gary Leeds. Together, they formed the group The Walker Brothers, adopting Walker as their last name. After little success in the United States, The Walker Brothers moved to the United Kingdom in 1965, where they soon became stars with Scott's deep crooning voice singing lead on hit singles including "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", "My Ship Is Coming In", and "Make It Easy On Yourself". At the height of their popularity, The Walker Brothers fan club had more members than The Beatles fan club.
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Soon after the breakup of The Walker Brothers in 1967, Scott Walker began his solo career with the album Scott. Featuring original songs, English-language covers of Jacques Brel songs, and popular standards of the era, Scott was a success, reaching #3 on the UK album charts, followed by 1968's "Scott 2", a #1 album.
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Bored with this formula, Scott started relying more on his own songwriting, which proved to be unpopular with record-buying audiences, resulting in decreased album sales, with 1969's "Scott 4" failing to chart at all. The followup album, 1970's "'Til The Band Comes In", also failed to chart and the last Scott Walker solo album to feature original songs for over a decade.
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(this one is about the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia)
After recording several albums (including a brief foray into country music) with zero success, The Walker Brothers reunited in the mid-1970s. After brief success with a single, "No Regrets", a country-pop cover, The Walker Brothers struggled to release another hit. Their final album, 1978's "Nite Flights" was an abrupt shift in style, with a sound similar to David Bowie's "Berlin period" collaborations with Brian Eno.
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Since the 1980s, Scott Walker has released three albums, one every decade. 1984's "Climate of Hunter", 1995's "Tilt", and 2006's "The Drift" are far more experimental and avant-garde than his classic 60's albums, but Scott Walker continues to enjoy cult popularity.
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http://i.imgur.com/uPIJ1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/L8MEy.jpg
Scott Walker is a singer-songwriter whose long career has seen many and often drastic changes in style. Born Noel Scott Engel in 1943, he worked as a session bassist in Los Angeles, where he met guitarist John Maus and drummer Gary Leeds. Together, they formed the group The Walker Brothers, adopting Walker as their last name. After little success in the United States, The Walker Brothers moved to the United Kingdom in 1965, where they soon became stars with Scott's deep crooning voice singing lead on hit singles including "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", "My Ship Is Coming In", and "Make It Easy On Yourself". At the height of their popularity, The Walker Brothers fan club had more members than The Beatles fan club.
b9l7jTwogYs
Soon after the breakup of The Walker Brothers in 1967, Scott Walker began his solo career with the album Scott. Featuring original songs, English-language covers of Jacques Brel songs, and popular standards of the era, Scott was a success, reaching #3 on the UK album charts, followed by 1968's "Scott 2", a #1 album.
eKtZf62BQzM
NiloWOFuY08
37B-ZVj4l8w
ayrS74ktTyE
Bored with this formula, Scott started relying more on his own songwriting, which proved to be unpopular with record-buying audiences, resulting in decreased album sales, with 1969's "Scott 4" failing to chart at all. The followup album, 1970's "'Til The Band Comes In", also failed to chart and the last Scott Walker solo album to feature original songs for over a decade.
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AexzqFLquG8
jMUk1R_fKEA
14PSE0FJoUo
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(this one is about the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia)
After recording several albums (including a brief foray into country music) with zero success, The Walker Brothers reunited in the mid-1970s. After brief success with a single, "No Regrets", a country-pop cover, The Walker Brothers struggled to release another hit. Their final album, 1978's "Nite Flights" was an abrupt shift in style, with a sound similar to David Bowie's "Berlin period" collaborations with Brian Eno.
Siw818v7ggs
RnLfST5Avqs
Since the 1980s, Scott Walker has released three albums, one every decade. 1984's "Climate of Hunter", 1995's "Tilt", and 2006's "The Drift" are far more experimental and avant-garde than his classic 60's albums, but Scott Walker continues to enjoy cult popularity.
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