Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Too smooth, too dull.
Blijkt dat tienerpop uit de jaren zestig niet echt mijn ding is
Crroooooonneeerrr
Scott 2 was the first Scott Walker album I listened to for the list and I now I get to review Scott 4. Well, I can honestly say that Scott 4 is not twice as bad as Scott 2 and that Walker's musical stylings are only rivaled by his creativity for naming albums.
This one is hard to get into. Voice sounds like a white Gil Scott-Heron but with less compelling songwriting. Overall the lyrics are pretty meandering. The backing music saves this album but doesn't do enough to elevate it to something that bears repeated listening.
Another artist from that British folk scene of the late-60s to early-70s. Nothing really stood out to me here. Sounds like a precursor to Nick Cave, who I do not enjoy.
Not my jam. Nice smooth voice but .. meh
Good voice but the songs are boring.
Eh. Snoozy
Meh.
It's easy to pan this and there are elements that could grate but after 54 years we're still listening (albeit under duress in some cases). He has a good voice but little variation in theme or style. Good for a melancholy afternoon in October before moving onto other things.
Just ok. Singer / songwriter standard stuff goin on. On occasion shines through. best tracks: The Seventh Seal
Dated. Some of the tracks sounded like they were from the soundtrack of a Western movie.
The name of the album, the album cover; as the first song gets underway I kind of can't believe this guy is serious yet I think he is. Great voice, but I can't shake my feeling of ironic detachment and find it all slightly amusing. I'm not really the ironic detachment type, I'm all about throwing myself into things without reservation. Which is to say, the album is pleasant enough but it failed to engage me.
I tried to put myself in the Tim this album came out… didn’t help
Remember that guy in your English class who was “really into philosophy?” If that guy recorded a very self-indulgent album, it’d probably sound a lot like this. The lyrics often rise to Jim Morrison levels of cheese, even retelling the plot to Bergman’s The Seventh Seal at one point.
meh
Pop bem feito, não reconheci características para ser importante.
Cheesy
Really not my thing, kinda dull, slow and rather melancholy.
- Something I might play at a fancy restaurant, or dinner party - Interesting, broad operatic voice - Doesn’t really do anything for me - Decent storyteller
Just okay, kind of boring too me
2.5/5 An average album that isn't bad but doesn't stand out to me. I enjoyed the sound of it though as it was rather unique. Just not something I'd go out of my way to listen to.
Soo close.. This is so close to something I would listen to all the time. The pieces are all there but I know that I'm not going to remember this in 2 days time. Maybe its pacing is off because it didn't feel like it got going until the second half. Especially after a pretty solid opening. It tripped at the starting line. It really only grabbed my attention again during The Old Man's Back Again which was a nice tempo boost right before slamming on the brakes. Idk pretty lame over all. 2 max
2 Never heard of the guy, but it seems he transitioned from being a teen pop sensation to this - for better or for worse. I appreciate his musical evolution and the introspective nature this album offers, but a lot of the time it came across to me as overdramatic and pretentious, and despite only being 32 minutes, I was pretty bored about halfway through. It also sounds just like that Divine Comedy album we had despite the 30 year gap between the two releases. In either case, they feel like strings-heavy, second-rate Frank Sinatra albums, though this one is probably just a touch stronger lyrically than A Short Album About Love. I liked the Western-influenced opening track The Seventh Seal but not much else.
Just can't get into this; one feels the ship has sailed on M. Walker, he's got a variety show voice and a delivery/intonation far too dramatic (not to mention the penchant for syrupy strings and overly sentimental arrangements) for the age of irony. If Scott 1-3 didn't work (and they didn't), one wonders how he ever got to 4. Maybe anybody not named Led Zeppelin should be less presumptuous in naming their records.
2/5
This album is sweeping in an almost cinematic way. However, there’s something here that feels forced. Scott Walker’s voice is lovely and the orchestration is scaled down compared to his past work, but it is still just too much and takes itself too seriously. This is reflected in the lyrics as well.
Wouldn't be an album I'd reach for, but if it was on I'd be ok with it.
Interesting album, easy listening, a bit theatrical but not his most eccentric by far!
Orchestra rarely improves the minimalist, intimate folk. It makes it sound pompous, cheesy, and even more boring.
Well listen to this morose motherfucker right here. The album isn't terrible. Sounds a bit like the soundtrack to a 70s film. Could be worse.
Dreary and not my cup of tea although I appreciate he had a lovely voice. A probably harsh 2*
Klingt fast schon nach spanischem/mexikanischem Orchester x Oper. Stellenweise ganz nice, aber insg. nicht mein Ding.
All songs are close but idk something missing
não é o pilgrim
Decent album but not super memorable. The lyrics/vocals were interesting, Mr. Walker is quite a storyteller.
4/10. Scott
Scott 4 is quite frankly too many works from this guy, who has an okay voice and occasionally draws you in but mostly bores you. 2.
Didn't do an awful lot for me, this. Mostly washed over me, occasionally caught me with an interesting lyric or two but musically it's pretty bland. 2/5.
What a weird album. I'm not sure why anyone would say that everyone should hear it, other than to say to others "check out this weird ass album". It's not bad, per se, the music is OK - It's just weird as hell. 2/5
Because of way too many cultural inferences and references throughout the years, and through no fault of the artist whose music is on this album, it all sounded farcical to me. Sorry, Mr. Walker!
So very, very dull. Objectively it isn't THAT bad but nothing really stands out. It's just a bowl of oatmeal, no sugar, no fruit. Nuthin'. It's so freaking overrated I considered giving it a 1 out of spite. A 2 because it never annoyed me as much as other 1s I've given and it had a relatively short length
This album kept getting worse as it went on.
Not awful but a bit pretentious sounding
Not as bad as Nick Cave, but bad in the same ways (constipated and pretentious sounding)
Just another random songwriter album that fill the thousand albums. It’s nothing special, I’m not sure why it’s on the list, but it’s not bad or anything. Just a resounding meh
2/5. Lyrics are quite interesting and unique songwriting, but I would never listen to this album regularly. Makes me feel so out of place. Some songs I might listen to again but never the whole album.
Another Scott? How many Scotts do we have on this list? Well, I didn't get why one more album from the same artist in this case, since they are pretty similar among them. Some artists change many of their styles or lyricism from album to album, but this is not the case. It's just another Scott.
Background music, not my favorite voice either. Not actively bad but easily forgettable for me.
At least he wasn't the governor of Wisconsin. Maybe it'd be better if he was...
Properly old fashioned music this. Can appreciate it as background music for a tarantino scene but this nostalgia only takes it so far. Also noteworthy is the atrocious lyricism.
This is a deeply personal rating: something about Scott Walker's voice irks me (at least on this album, haven't heard other work of his). The music isn't innovative and not all that engaging to me either, and I find the texts not all that deep either. Still it is not entirely unpleasant to listen to and I can see why someone would enjoy this; however, for me all combined it is a 2/5.
I don't like this guy's style, but he's penned some decent lyrics. Best track: The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime)
I seem to have missed Scotts 1 through 3 and did not expect the album to open with a mariachi band? This wasn't completely terrible, but I didn't love it.
Kind of weird, didn’t wow me
This was a rough listen and sounded like dork music.
My mom probably would have liked this. That late 60s/early 70s melancholy, dramatic, deep sort of artist, like Gordon Lightfoot. Not so much for me though. 2 stars.
Going retro is a legitimate move (especially if, as in this particular case, it means going back to the recent past). However, as an album, it’s a bit of an overdose (overkill?).
Facet z całkiem niezłym głosem śpiewa w rytm sztampowej muzyki i to chyba tyle. Kojarzy mi się z eleganckimi restauracjami i występami na żywo mających umilić kolację, ewentualnie z płytą wyszukaną gdzieś na półce na strychu przez ojca w celu rozbudzenia w mamie dawnych emocji. Absolutnie nic mi nie zapadło w pamięć, wszystko do bólu poprawne. W obecnych czasach Pan Scott świetnie sprawdziłby się w radiu, coverując kolędy i piosenki świąteczne.
Blergh. This album is pretty boring.
Lekker rustige muziek op de achtergrond. Ik ben echter niet meteen overtuigd van het stemgeluid van Scott. **
I feel like I must be missing something. The production seems as over-the-top and campy as on his earlier records, and not nearly as arresting as his other contemporary singers were doing.
I was not a fan of this. Didn't like his voice. I had to stop about 3/4 of the way through.
Fair
More dated ballads. I'm sure I got another Scott Walker album (Scott 2 I think) about a month ago which honestly was pretty much interchangeable with this one. Nice voice, very inoffensive. Dull.
I accidentally listened to a full song. This album is wack. 2 starz.
I was a little intrigued, but in the end couldn't get over his voice.
Your grandma probably masterbated to this guy if not to this album. I have no idea how else to describe this
Verrassend leuk
At its best - a bit like Moody Blues meets Bowie or TomJones, Leonard Cohen. At its worst? Reminds me of Shatner lounge act. Hey, at least there’s that song about a movie that’s in the Criterion Collection.
Was quite excited to hear this as im a huge fan of Nick Cave. Comparisons and refernces always point to Scott. The music was just not to my taste. Too much orchestra, his voice was ok and lyrics alright, but the music just put me off. Possibly it's a grower and I'm missing out. Who knows.
Just didn't sit right for me
Melodic, but full of cheese. Did not enjoy.
Too much orchestration in the instrumentals or drama in Walker's vox to feel genuine. Frustrating because songs like 'Old Man' masterfully blur the line between genres while remaining catchy, yet such hits are few and far between on this LP.
It just sounds like a 60s album. There are some curious riffs, but overall not my type of music.
I like the song about the Seventh Seal I guess... It's hard to tell if this is pure cheese or inspired pre-Bowie early art/glam pop. Still didn't really resonate with me.
Never heard of this guy before. Nothing blew me away, though Track 7 at least has some kick ass Serge Gainsbourg-like bass playing (might have been the same bass player who later played on Histoire de Melody Nelson - no one seems to be sure). Anyway, I heard it. Only 998 albums to go!
Meh.
ugh
He has great voice and lyrics - it's just the sound of this chamber pop stuff doesn't sit with me. I know critics cream themselves over him but I just don't get it. Best Tracks: The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime); Duchess; Get Behind Me
Listened twice, couldn't remember anything of it either time
Boring, unremarkable. No idea why this one is on the list.
The first song is really the best on the album. It showcases what every other song has to bring while also having the best lyrics and composition. The rest of the album pales in comparison to this song, so it's hard to rate this above a two because the other nine songs felt so disappointing. Highlights: 2.
The music is pretty cool in “The Seventh Seal” but these lyrics and vocal delivery throughout the album are comically over the top.
Okay. Bit boring
Not good listening for first in the morning. Too heavy lyrically.
It was okay.
I can’t help but visualize this dude as a bard with a lute traveling the countryside singing his stories. Smooth voice and the backing music is nice, but the style isn’t my favorite.
Did not enjoy the voice or the music in general. Not to say it wasn’t good it just didn’t vibe well to me after multiple listens.
Didn’t listen
A lot of the songs sound the same, but they're not bad. That's for sure.
Scott Walker treads the line of singer-songwriter as he puts in an album to find his purpose. Sadly, the lyrics and music aren't enough to captivate or inspire confidence in his abilitieis.
This is a 30-min endless sad song. His voice is really nice but all the songs are just the same monotonous tone, it feels like a huge waste of potential.
It was okay for what it was. Didn't get on my nerves, probably amused me more than anything.
Full on crooning cringe.
Alright but wouldn't listen again
Some nice songs especially in the second half but his vocal style is that of a cruise ship crooner - not for me
2/5 nothing memorable tbh
felt like a western but not country
It was only okay. 0RS
Moet eerlijk bekennen dat ik deze Scott wel iets beter trok dan de vorige. Deed me in de verte ook aan de stem van David Eugene Edwards van Wovenhand denken. Maar het blijft toch net iets teveel croonen.
Ja ja, daar issie weer - onze kwelgeest Scott Walker. Zo'n beetje het hele oeuvre van die man wordt blijkbaar gezien als briljant. Maar niet naar mijn maatstaven.
Ik gaf hem het voordeel van de twijfel, maar toen hij begon te 'mmmmmm-en' in liedje vier, was de maat vol. De stem gaat overigens verder wel, maar die Chinese-restaurant-muziek op de achtergrond is niet te doen.
This album was disappointing for me as it's meant to be so influential. I did like The Old Man's Back Again, though.
Never heard of him! Great baritone voice. Alright album.
Quite enjoyed it as a background album, did not enjoy when I tried to listen properly. Bit nothing-y.
Of a time. Not for me.
Broke Herb Alpert with fewer instruments.
Tranquilo y melódico pero extremadamente aburrido.
A sad Frank Sinatra addicted to prescription drugs. Beautiful, twisted, awful.
Interesting but not for me.
Scott 4 ... more like, Scott I’m sorry but this isn’t a great album
Este tipo le echa DEMASIADA crema a sus tacos en cuestión de locución. Es una lástima porque algunas canciones comienzan muy bien, y se cagan cuando el dude comienza a cantar con su voz toda mamona. No me sorprende nada que el disco nunca haya estado en algún “chart”
Parece ser sacado de un soundtrack de película ochentera de época. Tal vez otro de sus trabajos tenga mas trascendencia que este disco pero no le veo mayor importancia como para ocupar un lugar en la lista.
No terminé de encontrarle lo interesante a este disco. En mi opinión, el rollo del "pop barroco" y ponerle violines, clavicordio y órgano de iglesia no le aporta gran cosa y su voz se vuelve muy cansada, llena de un dramatismo innecesario, que me recuerda a los cantantes ochenteros que les gustaban a nuestras mamás, tipo Raphael o Camilo Sesto, o de vocalista de Goth Metal pero sin su banda. De todos modos, alcanzo a rescatar 'Get Behind Me' que es la única un poco más pop.
Not sure I've ever listened to him before now. Interesting sound, as it floats between the music of the psychedelic period and the easy listening of artists like Tom Jones. Probably wouldn't listen to this for fun, but I get why it would make this list.
Wasn't really my cup of tea.
Meh, it was fine but it wasn't anything special at all
Inte min grej riktigt. Att referera Sjunde Inseglet till musik gör mig obekväm. Bäst: Get Behind Me
zzzzzzz. Not a fan of Scott Walker, really. Definitely not a fan of his old soft rock shit.
Meh, kinda weird and crooning.
Jäi tustamusaksi eikä kummemmin säväyttänyt.
I found it very boring
meeh
Poetisk, melankolsk, emotionelt
His voice is just goofy and this album put me to sleep
Mukavan ja laadukkaan kuulosta musiikkia, mut ei kovin usein oo tilannetta milloin tulisi kuunneltua. Vaatinee tutustumista enemmän miehen tuotantoon.
Meh
didn't do much for me
...
I’ll give the same review I gave for Scott Walker 2: Scotty no.
This album was the genesis of Urge Overkill. I'd rather have Neil Diamond than this. This is terrible. Nick Drake on autoplay after this!?! What an insult to his sweet, sweet memory.
I read that this album was "critically acclaimed." It's very not for me, though. Maybe not for anyone; I have a feeling that the critics were suffering a collective delusion, and that this particular emperor is buck naked. One good thing about it though: the song Duchess, which Neko Case covered much later, is not bad. And her version is awesome. She's dismissed it as too much belting, before she learned to modulate her voice, but I think it sounds terrific.
Dumb
Chato, lento. Não é meu estilo.
Nope.
Boring.
Yeah, sorry. 1969 Josh Groban doesn’t do it for me.
That was awful
Boring
Hold the cheese, please!
🤮
Didn't speak to me at all. The guy has a lovely smooth voice that reminds me of Matt Monroe but the songs had no energy and felt pretty dull. I left it on in the background as it became a chore to listen to.
I really wonder why this album is on this list.
Like a bad version of Tom Jones .
Crappage personified. 1.0
Can’t imagine the previous three albums were any less awful.
This is one of those albums that I *really* want the book for so I can understand why i’m listening to it.
Meh.
Probably not coming back to this guy
Likely slipped through the cracks for a reason
I feel like someone put this album on the list just to mess with me. I listen to it, but hard pass on ever listening again.
Nah.
This can't be serious. It's so absurd that it had me literally laughing out loud.
Really no.
la verdadera pija
Not even gonna listen I struggled my ass through scott 2
Not a fan. He has a great song The Sun Won't Shine Anymore as a member of the Walker brothers but as a solo he sounds like a Vegas lounge singer.
The first Scott Walker record on this list didn't impress me much. I will pass on this one.
I only know Scott Walker from 'The Old Man's Back Again' which featured on a shit show (End of the Fucking World) which happened to have a really really good soundtrack. I was quite surprised he got a place on this book... ...and I was bored as fuck by song 3. Holy shit listening to this was like watching paint dry. Boy Child made me want to rip my fucking eyes out. This bloke sounds like one of those people who thinks they can sing so make it their entire personality to sing as much as possible to everyone else's annoyance. You can tell he asked to have as little instrumentals as possible so his annoying ass voice could 'shine' through. tldr 2 good songs (Old Man, Get Behind Me) everything else is annoying slop
not my jam
Holy hell this was bad. At one point I had to confirm with others that this was as bad as I was experiencing. The consensus was unanimous. Terrible.
Really boring and gay except for one song that sounded awesome!
Quite the cacophony. Dogs in the neighborhood howled. Neighbors grabbed their pitchforks. What is that racket?! Please no more Scott Walker albums.
Needs more Jacques Brel covers IMO...
Not a crooner kinda guy. All showmanship, and really didn't like the style. The description says this was regarded as his best work, so here's hoping it's the only one of his on the list
Too arty to be pop. Too poppy to be art. The album is an outcast.
Oh lord. An album you need to hear before you die, but probably just so death doesn't seem so bad. The guy has a baritone like honey and then uses it to sing lyrics torn from the pages of a sensitive 17 year old's secret diary, set against overwrought orchestral backing with formless, directionless melodies. 10 songs in 30 minutes, so at least it's short. But it still outstays its welcome.
Incredibly cheesy vocals and orchestration.
THIS IS SO BAD. WOW.
god this killed me
Can't stand that voice. It was awful.
Yeah not my thing and objectively didmt find anything that struck me as outstanding.
No.
My daughter had a HS teacher named Scott Walker I might despise this guy just as much as she despised him.
Good grief. No, this is not an enjoyable album.
This album was, how should I say this, not good.
After looking at other reviews of this recording, it has become clear I’m using the wrong drugs. How anyone could find the SHLOCH anything but a torturous assault on the cranium is beyond me. Thankfully we are all free to speak our minds, I just wonder if some have minds? (Perhaps he got a bunch of friends together to mess with our minds).
nope.
Don’t love his voice
Not for me, sounds like song my man would listen to, story heavy but not really going anywhere
Music to drive your car off of a cliff to. Every track sounded like they should be played during the opening credits of a spaghetti western or some schmaltzy late 60s arthouse movie.
WTF
Huh
Never heard of this dude. British? - Seventh seal: I like how this is starting. Ooh, strings. Next couple not improving And getting worse… - Hero of the war: feel like this is the reason this is on the list, god awful though - again: at least a bit more upbeat - get behind me: finally a decent rocker - rhymes of goodbye: ok melody Picked up a bit toward the end, but overall not some I enjoyed or will return to
That’s Scott 2 and Scott 4 been in this 1000 best albums. If another Scott album appears I’m going to be convinced he’s given whoever made this a lot of money. Same pish as last time from Scotty boy and the fact he has 2 albums in here is crazy
The cover isn't interesting and the music sure as hell ain't better. 1/5
It’s like Frank Sinatra, but if he was a dweeb who drank decaffeinated coffee and eat gluten free vegan cookies instead of drinking booze and smoking cigarettes.
Snooze
Sucks
Too many crooners
The Wikipedia summary of this album: “Scott 4 is Scott Walker's fifth solo album. It was released in late 1969 under his birth name, Scott Engel, and failed to chart. Reissues have been released under his stage name. It has since received praise as one of Walker's best works.“ ... is proof that absolutely nobody cared about this until they found out the guy was already famous. He’s no Engelbert Humperdinck, but I’m willing to bet Scott Walker was one of the few singers Morrissey listened to as a child. Hopefully that suggests everything you need to know about Scott's style of misanthropic crooning and I can spare us both the essay length review.
This album does NOTHING for me. It’s not that it’s horrible, there are good elements, but I just don’t like Scott’s voice.
Umm why?
Nah. Jeff Buckley type shit
Not familiar with this one but am not a huge fan off the jump. Arrangements are good but his voice is just meh for me. Listened before? N Saved some tracks? N No favorite tracks ⭐️
not my type
Not a fan.. too old for my taste
As this album went on, I got more and more angry. Scott Walker makes me angry. 1/5
1 stern
did not enjoy
Wikipedia introduces this album by stating that it failed to chart, and it only takes a few minutes to figure out why: primitive lyrics, simple musical structures and an overall appalling lack of creativity create the most irrelevant music imaginable. The only surprising thing about this album is that such an uninspired work made this list. But there is also good news: after 32 minutes, it's already over.
ugh. really bad. I did not enjoy this album. It seemed like elevator music, with neither his voice or the instrumentation particularly memorable.
Hard pass. I understand what he’s trying to do, but it’s just not working for me. The first song left me hopeful – it had some emotion, and a nice « duel in the sun » vibe... but I found the rest of the album boring. It’s just too cheesy and dated, it feels like something you’d hear at a wedding in the 50s. Well, at least it’s short...
Boring
I never heard of him, but this Scott Walker’s fourth album feels totally out of place at the end of 69, especially when you think about how exciting and fast-moving the music scene was back then. It might be his best solo work but it kind of feels like it’s only in this list because his previous band was a hit in the UK. It is super boring most of the time, except for a couple of slightly more lively tracks (like Get Behind Me).
Like a lame cross between Spandau Ballet and Nick Cave The pad reverb on Boy Child's intro would have sounded cool in 1969. Duchess sounds normal and shows his talent. No Gems :(
Why is this on this list? This is unlistenable schlock couldn’t make it past boy child. Terrible 0/5
Despite being under 4 minutes, boy child somehow manages to be the longest most drawn out song in existence. And this is felt in every single damn song. Every song overstays its welcome by what feels like an eternity
Good lord no
Scotty doesn't no.
Happy birthday, Matt, here's a turd. This list is becoming a showcase of the B-Team. I mean the album is fine. There's nothing wrong with it. But there's also nothing great about it. Walker is a fine (like my wife uses the word) troubadour with absolutely nothing special about him.
What is this
I'm at a loss as to how this album stands out in any way other than being not that great
This is nit as worse as Scott 2, but still horrible.
Like a star singer on the Lawrence welk show
Doo doo compared to the 20th century man or whatever that one good song was called
The fact that there was a Scott 1, 2 & 3 before this album is baffling! Definitely could have done without hearing this in my lifetime.
I would like to know how these albums were chosen. At this point, you just have to laugh. But angels of ashes was definitely my favorite and get behind me really rocked!!!
Not really music imo
I bet his mom was proud of him for making this.
Doesn’t really stick out and can’t recall ever hearing it.
It’s been awhile since I had an album this bad on the list. This dude’s singing is absolutely irritating. The first song started and 30 seconds in I hit skip. 2nd song started, again a skip. Then the 3rd, and I hit stop. Just abhorrent.
The opening track intrigued me, but what followed was a muddle of meandering, low-energy schlock. Standout track: The Seventh Seal
Scott Walker is considered "avant garde" but this was dated when it was released. Crooner vocals with mediocre non nondescript music but at least it's over produced
I’m not in on the joke. Too cheesy for me
not a fan.... who likes this???
Insert ‘Faceplanr Emoji’ here.
I couldn’t hang with this one. He sounds as if he’s doing a Vegas-styled Tom Jones act for the middle America crowd. Not that that’s inherently bad, but not for me.
every album that's been removed from the book is from 1997 or later, usually removed in the next edition after its initial inclusion. somebody needs to work up the courage to go back and excise some of these boring, generic piles of bones cluttering up the early years of the book
If this is Scott Walker's most praised album, I'm glad I don't even know the others. I started with this album. After 1.5 tracks, I was sick of this junk. Also an album that I definitely don't need to listen to. 1/5
Not my bag
Not good.
Not for me
Ah, nothing personal Scott but HOW THE FUCK have you got two albums on this list? Sorry Smokey Robinson, Lional Richie and Diana Ross: there’s no room for you but this guy gets on twice?
Great voice, crap songs.
Lyrics have so much emotion but I can't hear it in his voice. Dull.
Put me to sleep
Bit too heavy on the ernestness for me
Straight up not having a good time
Offensively boring.
So awful. An album that starts with a song based on Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” is an immediate 2 with not much room to go up. Never heard of this guy.
Author favourite genre
The birth of adult contemporary? Dead on arrival, no pulse detected. My word was this dreary. I like a good slow song but my God I need something with a spark of life. It's like music you listen to at brunch..... And I never eat brunch.
JC what a bore
This is fart smelling at its highest. What the fuck is this even about? Why do I have to get through 9 tracks before there’s an actual chorus? Why are there 4 fucking albums from this guy?
I hope Mr Walker has a day job.
Artiste inconnu. Que je n'apprécie pas du tout. J'ai trouvé le 1er morceau pénible, avec ses cordes et ses coeurs. Le reste est du même acabit : aucun intérêt pour moi. Même sa courte durée ne remonte pas sa note, j'ai fini par sauter d'un morceau à l'autre pour finir plus vite. =>1/5
Não gostei
How did this get made? I'd like to talk to someone who enjoys listening to Scott Walker croon. I don't get it.
Literally what is this. I’ve never needed a song that just recounts the movie the 7th Seal. Because why. That’s so pretentious. But this guy can’t pull it off. It’s like Tom Waits could probably do that. But he’d call it like, Ingmar, and it wouldn’t literally be a plot synopsis. But instead like, metaphor for heroin or something. And it would be good. This is so awful. It’s like if Tom Jones started singing Barry Manilow, and then got no pussy as a result. Who put this on here it’s so empty. Like I know people shit on the Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock albums but at least those are interesting. This is so fucking boring. Literally anyone could do this. It sucks. Easy 1 star
Don't think this one has stood the test of time. Really didn't enjoy it at all - was glad when it ended. Praying there's no Scott 1,2 or 3 on the list!
I just really don't like these slow ballad guys. None of them, and this was no exception
It's a slog at 32 mins.. Angels of Ashes and Boy Child are unbearable.
Just wasn't for me.
Cool, another Scott Walker album. And like my last review, it's a chore to get through. I don't understand this pick at all.
No. Horrible.
It's not good.
What did I just listen to??! Is this the trick the professor sticks in just to make sure you’re paying attention and read until the end? Wikipedia’s entry- that it’s an album that was released in 1969 and failed to chart, pretty much sums it up. Zero tracks of interest detected
So bad!!! Beyond horrible!
William Shatner does this better. How did this guy get one album on this list, let alone two? Does this mean I can expect two more from him?!? Hokey smokes, I don’t know if I have that in me.
Goofy lounge singer stuff.
It’s been 34 years since high school Spanish, but I was reminded of this phrase “no es bueno.”
This sucked.
How many quaaludes would it take to enjoy this crap?
The instruments at the opening of every track had me excited that it would be good. Then Scott starts singing and ruins the mood.
I don't see the appeal of this kind of music. The guy has a good voice, but I don't get anything out of it.
Not a fan of crooner albums like this. No real beats or choruses. For languid tunes, I’ll stick with more modern stuff.
The cheese is piled on so high and deep you could cut with a knife.
Rating does not reflect the skill of the artist but totally did not get into this
Jim Morrison Doors sound-alike, but more under water
Serious question: Did Scott Walker compile this album list? I suspect he’s a trust fund baby who paid a bunch of experienced studio musicians to write some songs. Then he came in and improvised the lyrics. Those lyrics are ridiculous! But my favorite part is when he scats. 1.9, but 1.8 of that goes to the studio musicians.
Ugh, the first song was fine, but this guy is a bit of a creep, and his music makes me uncomfortable. Yeah, the album starts fine, but then it immediately gets bad and cringy and nearly unlistenable. I would have a better life if you promised me that I would never listen to Scott Walker ever again in my life.
Boring. Was about 30 minutes too long
I have heard too many parodies of this type of music that it's impossible to listen to with any hope of enjoyment. A lounger crooners smooth voice trapped inside the heart of lute player, occasionally playing country. I didn't enjoy it.
Once again the wiki leaves me doubtful. Big ol' YAWN, a lot of moping for 1/2 hour.
un peu chiant, dandy Il a l'air sympa
- Oh wow. I am actively annoyed by almost all of this immediately. - "The Seventh Seal" sounds epic, but the meandering lyrics and Walker's refusal to rhyme makes it all seem lazy. - I find "The World's Strongest Man" and "Hero Of The War" plesant? And "Boy Child" has some interesting backing? - I am legitimately confused how this even included on this list. Because this is a super rough listen.
⭐️ couldn’t do it - crooner esq- nothing I have heard before and probably never will again
Meh. Overall didnt really enjoy this album or music. It wasnt horrible, but I have no interest in Scott Walker going forward.
The music was ok. The lyrics were ridiculous.
this is probably harsh but. almost got an added star for being so weird could i write poetry to this? n
The absolute polar opposite of Van Halen. This makes me think of Neil Diamond, and I don't like anything about that. One and one-half stars. The phantom half-star is because I like his song, "30 Century Man", which is unfortunately not on this album.
Gear: Meze 109 PRO Mix: Feine Sahne Fischfilet Musik: nein. einfach nein. Wertung: 🤷♂️(🤷♂️)/5 (inkl. +1 für Produktion)
I'm glad it was short because it was not for me. I really disliked his voice which was not helped by the song writing. 1.5 rounded down.
not for me, thanks
Ei pelkästään kamalaa - välillä myös yhdentekevää. Kun scattaus alkoi, ajattelin, että aika siirtyä johonkin muuhun.
What is this? The music sounds like something you'd hear played over the opening credits to a cheesy 60's movie. Yes he can sing and has a pleasant voice but I would never seek this out and wouldn't willfully listen to it for any length of time if I had any choice in the matter. It surprises me that this made the list, it wasn't my thing.
Boring. Maybe one decent song on it.
There are too many crappy 60s and 70s albums on this list. OK boomer, nobody cares what you listened to on the radio while snogging Peggy Sue.
awful
Hätte ich schon nicht hören müssen bevor ich sterbe
this ain't it chief
Boo this album boo
Its just so consistently uninteresting
Not for me at all. 1.5/5
I tried to listen to it at work, as elevator music, but I got so nervous about this gooey, maudlin, sentimental crap that I had to stop. I've got a new name for my bookmark: The 1000 Albums You Can Easily Die Listening to 1% of.
Not my bag baby. This is low budget Tom Jones without any personality or swinging songs.
Inn um annað eyrað og út um hitt. Ekki minn tebolli.