What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?

[Gilly]

Scott Walker seems to receive most of his acclaim from outside the United States. People I know who love him don't speak English as their first language and if you look at critical acclaim, most of it hails from European countries especially Germany. Yes, I have done a lot of research on the appeal of Scott Walker because I don't understand it!

[Paul DeLouisiana]

The new PJ Harvey album over and over again.

That really is a stunner, that one.

Just getting to it. Falling in love.

[dave from knoxville]

Scott Walker seems to receive most of his acclaim from outside the United States. People I know who love him don't speak English as their first language and if you look at critical acclaim, most of it hails from European countries especially Germany. Yes, I have done a lot of research on the appeal of Scott Walker because I don't understand it!

What's not to like?

Cossacks Are - Scott Walker

Od końca lat siedemdziesiątych rzadko pojawiały się jego nagrania. Od 1980 roku wydał trzy albumy: Climate of Hunter w 1984, Tilt w 1995 oraz The Drift w 2006 roku. Napisał też i wyprodukował w roku 1999, muzykę do filmu Pola X w reżyserii Leosa Carax’a.

W październiku 2003 roku Walker otrzymał, za wkład w rozwój muzyki, nagrodę od brytyjskiego magazynu Q, a w 2006 roku został uhonorowany nagrodą MOJO.

[roubaix]

I never finished that Scott Walker doc because the music didn't measure up to the platitudes.  Thought I was the only one who felt that way.
The instrumentation is okay sometimes, but his vocal stylings are too much for me.


This is better ...

Twice As Much - Play With Fire

[nec13]

[Chris L]

Scott Walker's music is easier to love than like.

[fonpr]

The Slippery Slope of Reality--Shrink Rap Radio [size=8pt](podcast)[/size].

[Pidgeon]

Scott Walker is one of those artists I can only listen to at night. Daytime listening is completely out of the question.

[JonFromMaplewood]

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/27/134056034/first-listen-the-mountain-goats-all-eternals-deck#playlist

Mountain Goats "All Eternals Deck"

[TheeChrisDee]

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/27/134056034/first-listen-the-mountain-goats-all-eternals-deck#playlist

Mountain Goats "All Eternals Deck"

hey, me too.

[Paul DeLouisiana]

Revisiting this album after hearing her at the end of True Grit. Truly remarkable album.

[Pidgeon]

Revisiting this album after hearing her at the end of True Grit. Truly remarkable album.

The first song on that album, "Sweet Is the Melody", is so gorgeous.

[nec13]

I don't quite understand his recent resurgence in popularity.  It seems pretty aged.

Out of his oeuvre, I've only listened to Scott 4 and Tilt. I liked the former, but didn't particularly care for the latter.

There's something about his voice that I find slightly grating. It's hard for me to explain.

[buffcoat]

Is NO ONE making jokes about the Wisconsin governor, here?

You bunch of music nerds!

[nec13]

Is NO ONE making jokes about the Wisconsin governor, here?

You bunch of music nerds!

Nah.

I'm too busy working on lame Charlie Sheen jokes.