A colorful collection of pieces considering the enigmatic genius
of Scott Walker
Scott Walker's long and diverse career is one of the strangest
life stories in pop music. In this collection of newly commissioned
writings on his music, life, and cultural importance, music writers
and critics explain how the smash-hit teen idol of the 1960s
progressed via the dark side of show business to compose, in his
later years, a string of uncompromising and cutting-edge music that
reflects the horror and torment of the modern world. Covering his
entire career, it features "30th Century Man" director Stephen
Kijak on filming Scott; David Toop and Chris Sharp ponder" The
Drift"; Nina Power, Derek Walmsley, Damon Krukowski, and Brian
Morton consider Scott's other solo albums; while Amanda Petrusich
journeys through his mid-1970s "country" records. Ian Penman
meditates upon the reluctant TV star; David Stubbs looks at his
soundtrack and choreography work; and Biba Kopf and Anthony
Reynolds reassess the Walker Brothers, while Rob Young contributes
a biographical overview. Overturning myths and getting to the heart
of Walker's incredible diverse body of recorded work, this is the
most incisive study yet of this great American artist and iconic
vocalist.
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