In 2003, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio opened a U2 exhibit, with multiple floors focused on U2. This was confirmed by Adam Clayton in an interview for Blender Magazine in 2004 at the time of release of “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb”: “This began as an outtake from Pop.
“Scott Walker” was initially developed during the Pop recording sessions. “Scott Walker” was an early development title for “City of Blinding Lights”. It’s hard to know if Walker’s discussing mental illness, STDs, or foretelling the 2020 coronavirus epidemic, but ‘The Plague’ is imbued with anguish."Scott Walker" (1997) Demo Song Background Information Perhaps ‘The Plague’ was pushed to a b-side because it was too revolutionary for Walker at the time, throwing off his crooner image for more unsettling material. Like a lot of Walker’s early material ‘The Plague’ is dominated by strings, but they’re unsettling and they drop off entirely in the song’s conclusion leaving Walker’s raw vocal backed by percussion. It’s unusual for Walker in this period, featuring female backing vocals, as well as a heavy rhythm guitar that presages the more rock-oriented Scott 4. ‘The Plague’ was a non-album b-side for the 1967 single ‘Jackie’, released from Scott 2.
He reignited critical acclaim with his dark, intense songs on The Walker Brothers’ 1978 album Nite Flights, and dived into avant-garde through albums like 1995’s Tilt and his collaboration with experimental metal band Sunn O on 2014’s Soused. Unusually, Walker became more adventurous as he aged. Although he had the voice of a crooner, his records became increasingly experimental and Walker blossomed as a writer – 1969’s excellent Scott 4 was entirely self-penned. When the trio broke up in 1967, Scott Walker launched a solo career. Born Noel Scott Engel, in Ohio, he moved to London and fronted vocal heartthrob group The Walker Brothers.
Scott Walker is one long-time favourite artist who I’ve barely mentioned on this site.
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