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Walker's only album of the 1980s was both a blow for artistic credibility, and a blow against most of his old fans. The voice of the balladeer was still intact, and still even crooned sometimes. But the arrangements backed brow-furrowing, obtuse lyrics with '80s-oriented rock that incorporated some quasi-classical structures. Walker was seemingly more interested in painting abstracts in which the textures counted more than the content. This made for an album which may have been a hell of a lot more interesting than '80s efforts by other '60s pop stars, but at the same time it was rather impenetrable, and one's attention tended to drift off over the course of the set. Yet it was not half as radical as the avant-garde direction he would stake out with his next album ten years later, Tilt.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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GAVIN MACKILLOP, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Kurlander, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Van Hooke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - PETER WALSH, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Foster, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Scott Walker, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Mallion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
GAVIN MACKILLOP, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Kurlander, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Van Hooke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - PETER WALSH, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mo Foster, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Scott Walker, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Evan Parker, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Gascoigne, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Mallion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GAVIN MACKILLOP, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Kurlander, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Van Hooke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - PETER WALSH, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mo Foster, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Scott Walker, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Ocean, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Russell, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Gascoigne, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Mallion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
GAVIN MACKILLOP, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Kurlander, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - PETER WALSH, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Walker, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Gascoigne, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Mallion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
GAVIN MACKILLOP, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Kurlander, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Van Hooke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Kettel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - PETER WALSH, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Foster, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Scott Walker, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Gascoigne, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Mallion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
GAVIN MACKILLOP, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Kurlander, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Van Hooke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - PETER WALSH, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Foster, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Scott Walker, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Evan Parker, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Mallion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
GAVIN MACKILLOP, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Kurlander, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Van Hooke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Kettel, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - PETER WALSH, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mo Foster, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Scott Walker, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Russell, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Mallion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
GAVIN MACKILLOP, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Kurlander, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knopfler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - PETER WALSH, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Walker, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenyon Hopkins, Composer - Tennessee Williams, Composer - Ross Mallion, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2006 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
Walker's only album of the 1980s was both a blow for artistic credibility, and a blow against most of his old fans. The voice of the balladeer was still intact, and still even crooned sometimes. But the arrangements backed brow-furrowing, obtuse lyrics with '80s-oriented rock that incorporated some quasi-classical structures. Walker was seemingly more interested in painting abstracts in which the textures counted more than the content. This made for an album which may have been a hell of a lot more interesting than '80s efforts by other '60s pop stars, but at the same time it was rather impenetrable, and one's attention tended to drift off over the course of the set. Yet it was not half as radical as the avant-garde direction he would stake out with his next album ten years later, Tilt.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:47
- Main artists: Scott Walker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Catalogue
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2006 Virgin Records Limited
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