Scott Walker "Scott 4" 1969

Hi Everyone, it took me time to understand the Art of Scott Walker, but you have here my favorite Scott's record. This is a LP reissue from the fantastic label (for vinyl lovers) "4Men With Beards", a 180g pressing, and believe me, "Scott 4" never sounded so good. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicWalker 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. (Review by Richie Unterberger - allmusic.com)

trax:

01 The Seventh Seal 02 On Your Own Again 03 The World's Strongest Man 04 Angels Of Ashes 05 Boy Child 06 Hero Of The War 07 The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime) 08 Duchess 09 Get Behind Me 10 Rhymes Of Goodbye

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