Re: (TV) Scott Walker (again)

["Philip P. Obbard" <pobbard@yahoo.com>]

This is where I started with Scott Walker, and what I still reach for the most
when I want to hear his stuff... it's a terrific collection and "The Plague", a
b-side, is a fantastic bonus. For some reason, the original CD issue also had a
later rarity called "The Rope and the Colt", but this was dropped from the
reissue and replaced with "Angels of Ashes" (a GREAT song, but easily available
on SCOTT 4). There's a few tracks I don't care for here, like "Time Operator"
or "Plastic Palace People", but they are more than made-up for by the other
material.

IMO, this is the best Scott Walker compilation on the US or UK market right
now. The reviewer's only mistake is that he's mixing this up with THE GODLIKE
GENIUS OF SCOTT WALKER, a c.1983 compilation for which Marc Almond wrote liner
notes, I think.

--Philip

P.S. Scott only wrote occasionally for his first group, the Walker Brothers,
but Fontana's AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT is the companion compilation to BOYCHILD
and features a slew of great tracks (as well as some goofy 60s ones, like the
Walker Brothers covering "Walking in the Rain") as well.

--- Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com> wrote:
> Any Scott Walker devotees have an opinion about this? (from Forced Exposure)
> 
> >  FONTANA (UK):
> >
> >  WALKER, SCOTT: Boy Child: 67-70 CD (FONT 705). A best-of compilation
> >  of tracks from the first 5 Scott Walker albums: Scott, 2, 3, 4 and
> >  'Til The Band Comes In'.  "Awesome 'greatest hits' collection, part
> >  of Fontana's Scott reissue program, spruced up with a lyric sheet and
> >  24 bit HBCD remastered sound from the original half inch masters.
> >  Perfect for anyone who is wary of jumping in with one of the full
> >  lengths, but as far as I'm concerned -- once you hear this you'll
> >  want them all.Includes tracks from Scott's first five studio albums,
> >  and the track selection is top notch, even considering the fact that
> >  withthe idiosyncratic output of this guy, every fan is going to have
> >  a different idea about which tracks are of the 'must hear' variety.
> >  Another bonus: the inclusion of the B-side of Scott's 1967 single for
> >  'Jackie', a track called 'The Plague', loosely based on the Camus
> >  book of the same name, and we already find our hero staking out his
> >  claim as a performer not afraid to confront subject matter others of
> >  his (or any) era might find too "pretentious", for lack of a better
> >  word. Who came up with the idea that self-indulgence is a bad thing
> >  for an artist anyway? One minus: this collection originally had some
> >  pretty great liner notes by one Marc Almond, which have been replaced
> >  by some 'insightful' commentary by a blowhard named Neil Hannon, who
> >  insists on mentioning his personal set of 'maple-finished Wharfdale
> >  speakers', as if anyone gave a shit. Outside of that, this is a great
> >  primer." -- Billy Kiely  $13.50


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