Comments on: Scott Walker :: La Chanson De Jacky (Jackie)

By: erich

erich — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:57:26 +0000

the drift is my favorite by far the most terrifying thing ever

By: Hippies Are Dead

Hippies Are Dead — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:54:19 +0000

Worth noting that you can also do Netflix on demand through a Tivo or an XBox 360. That’s how we caught 30th century man as well – win!

By: julian

julian — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:54:18 +0000

getting into Tilt is simple. Listen to The Drift, all the way through, maybe 2-3 times, then put on Tilt. it will sound like Burt Bacharach by comparison. Seriously though, Tilt, as difficult as it is, is full of stunningly beautiful melodies and orchestrations and tons of Scott evoking those unnamable feelings.

As for the Drift, it’s pretty great too, but maybe we’ll have to wait for his next record to make the Drift sound ‘pretty’.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:26:16 +0000

“Jackie” is perhaps my favorite song ever. 30 Century Man is on Netflix instatnt queue these days- everyone should watch it.

By: scott

scott — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:58:08 +0000

30 century man is one of the finest music documentaries i have seen. a friend turned me on to him about 5 years ago via the track “we came through” and i’ve been infatuated ever since. have to admit, i’m partial to his earlier, more conventional work but i do like tilt as well (still haven’t picked up the drift). lately, my favorite track has been “the lady came from baltimore”.

he is truly a fascinating musician, i find his approach/attitude really inspiring.

By: Satisfied '75

Satisfied '75 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:57:16 +0000

@kevin, right, I actually had ‘Belgian’ there originally, but switched to ‘Parisian’ (not ‘French’) to illustrate that he spent the majority of his life/career in Paris and was very tied to the arts scene there.

By: Xopher

Xopher — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:31:43 +0000

I’ve been able to listen to Scott Walker fairly limitlessly recently, which is not something I can say for a lot of the music I come across. Tilt and The Drift were certainly a little bit more difficult to get into than the earlier albums, but I found that the documentary helped me appreciate those as well. ‘Til the Band Comes In is definitely worthwhile as well, and often overlooked in favor of Scott 1-4.

Incidentally, I just posted this Brel song last month:
http://godandmytoothbrush.info/archives/70

You may find other things on God and My Toothbrush enjoyable.

By: jossie

jossie — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:04:58 +0000

Thanks. I’ve yet to see 30th century man. My dad got the dvd but I never really cared to check it out. I will soon.
I remember there was an interesting interview of Scott (together with Jarvis Cocker) on Q magazine (published some 2 to 3 years ago) which I enjoyed. Fun interview.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:03:03 +0000

Thank you for this post. I’ve been hitting the first four Scott albums lately with the same gusto and entusiasism as one of his vocal performances.

Scott has the most incredibly evocative voice in pop. I just love the over the top melodrama in his best early stuff.

By the by, Jacques Brel was Belgian, not French. And Django Reinhardt for that matter.

By: Neil Cake

Neil Cake — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:20:43 +0000

I too saw that documentary recently – I’d never actually heard of Scott before, though I did recognise one or two of the Walker Brothers tunes. It was interesting enough to make me consider getting one (or some) of his first 4 solo albums… I don’t think I’ll bother going further than that though.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:12:16 +0000

there’s a copy of the …sings brel LP at Freakbeat in the valley for 15.99