EliasMooseblaster Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 Well, this came as a bit of a shock, I have to say: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/25/scott-walker-experimental-pop-hero-dies-aged-76 I always appreciated the fact that he just went ever further into the deep end as he got older - where a lot of artists would have fallen back on trying to recreate the vibe of some of their early hits to cash in on the nostalgia, his music just got stranger and more unsettling. Fun fact relevant to this parish: he was also the bassist in the original Walker Brothers lineup. 1 Quote
Kirky Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 His music for the soundtrack to The Childhood of a Leader is amazing and quite disturbing. It totally absorbs you into the film from the very first frame of the opening credits. Quote
silverfoxnik Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 Sad news.. 😢 Always loved his voice on songs like 'Montague Terrace', and his choice of artists to cover, like Jacques Brel. RIP. Quote
madshadows Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 Very sad news, a one of a kind in music! John Quote
gs_triumph Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 A true legend of the music business. Been a big fan for a lot of years. I'm the same as EliasMooseblaster, I loved the fact he kept pushing out into new territory as he got older. I remember a friend giving me a copy of Tilt way back in the nineties and it blew me away. 21... 21... 21... 1 Quote
lowdown Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 Yeah, very sad news. His talent aside, I also loved a lot of those huge arrangements that went hand in hand with The Walker Brothers. RIP 1 Quote
EssentialTension Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) He was a session bassist before he was a Walker Brother ... Edited March 26, 2019 by EssentialTension 1 Quote
EssentialTension Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) It must have been a laugh miming to those big production numbers with this line-up and not even plugged in or mic'ed. Edited March 26, 2019 by EssentialTension Quote
KingPrawn Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Such sad, sad news. He was such a huge influence on me growing up. He's album Drift is incredible. His work with sunn o))) is brilliant. Mark Hollis now Scott Walker. Really sad. Quote
YouMa Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Cute cute in a stupid donkey way. Amazing voice. 1 Quote
EssentialTension Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 51 minutes ago, YouMa said: Cute cute in a stupid donkey way. Amazing voice. 1 Quote
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