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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. Several of the tracks stand among his finest. "The Seventh Seal," based upon the classic film by Ingmar Bergman, features remarkably ambitious (and relatively successful) lyrics set against a haunting Ennio Morricone-style arrangement. "The Old Man's Back Again" also echoes Morricone, and tackles no less ambitious a lyrical palette; "dedicated to the neo-Stalinist regime," the "old man" of this song was supposedly Josef Stalin. "Hero of the War" is also one of Walker's better vignettes, serenading his war hero with a cryptic mix of tribute and irony. Other songs show engaging folk, country, and soul influences that were largely buried on his previous solo albums.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Knight, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wally Knight, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Roberts, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Scott Engel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Knight, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wally Stott, Conductor - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wally Knight, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Knight, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Scott Engel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Knight, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Roberts, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Scott Engel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Roberts, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Scott Engel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
KEITH GRANT, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Franz, Producer - Scott Walker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Roberts, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Kerridge, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Scott Engel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
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. Several of the tracks stand among his finest. "The Seventh Seal," based upon the classic film by Ingmar Bergman, features remarkably ambitious (and relatively successful) lyrics set against a haunting Ennio Morricone-style arrangement. "The Old Man's Back Again" also echoes Morricone, and tackles no less ambitious a lyrical palette; "dedicated to the neo-Stalinist regime," the "old man" of this song was supposedly Josef Stalin. "Hero of the War" is also one of Walker's better vignettes, serenading his war hero with a cryptic mix of tribute and irony. Other songs show engaging folk, country, and soul influences that were largely buried on his previous solo albums.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:00
- Main artists: Scott Walker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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