Scott Walker News!

Odds Bodkins · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:01 pm

For the three people or so who may care...

http://www.4ad.com/news/new-album-the-dr/

New album is completed with a May release. I tried pushing him down your throat with one of my old OOP YSI's last year. Hopefully, some of you dug him. This is his first release since 1995's "Tilt".

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:24 pm

I like that album you YSI'd, and I've been meaning to get more by him since then. So far, though, it's the only one I have.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:42 pm

Glad to hear he's still pluggin' along.
I'm a fan of Scott's work as well as 'The Walker Brothers' catalogue.
The following reckid - 'BoyChild' has some great tracks on it. I've always wondered if Bowie was a big fan of Mr. Walker.

Odds Bodkins · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:44 pm

mcaputo Wrote:

I've always wondered if Bowie was a big fan of Mr. Walker.

In fact, Bowie lists Walker as his biggest idol.

Diggity Dawg · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:45 pm

I'm looking forward to this new record, having gotten into his stuff last year. I downloaded a couple of his earliest records, & bought the "Sings Jacque Brel" CD.

I've heard some bits of "Tilt" & it's on my "to buy" list.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:56 pm

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In fact, Bowie lists Walker as his biggest idol

Thanks.
Yeah - it figures.
Between Ziggy, the Thin-White Duke, his love for Anthony Newley and now his claim that Scott Walker is his biggest idol...I wonder if we ever got to know the 'real' Dave.

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:17 pm

I love Tilt. Thought he'd wandered off into retirement, but this is cool news.

Mr. Mister · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:33 pm

i heart scott walker

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

that kinda homo dude from that kinda gay band?

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:49 pm

That's one way to put it. You could also say "that guy with one of the greatest singing voices in the history of all things."

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

which is like every guy from a glam band technically. but glam still sucks.

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:00 pm

Walker never did glam. He did orchestral folk-pop. Glam dudes love him, but he's more like Nick Drake with more musical layers and deeper voice. Like The Righteous Brothers as Bowie.

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

Am I thinking of the wrong guy? Wasn't he in some horrible 80s-hairmetal esque band. And then did some really lame dance music.

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:05 pm

Oh, maybe you're thinking of Marc Almond from Soft Cell. Or Phil Whatsitface from Human League.

Walker's a lot older than that.

edit: you said metal, though. Maybe you're thinking Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots?

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

There's a guy with Walker in his name. I finna look it up

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:10 pm

Well, Chuck Norris "sings" sometimes.

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

http://www.butchwalker.com/

this is him. I think his first name is Scott

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:19 pm

That's the twerp from Marvelous 3? Naw, Scott's like 63 years old now.

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

Yeah, him. I didn't know, Marvelous 3 was cool to like ironically a few years ago(ahem, the Darkness) so I thought maybe a few of you were stragglers.

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