Scott Walker's first four albums (Scott, Scott 2, Scott 3, and Scott 4) were big fixtures for me about twelve years ago. Somehow, over the years I've moved away from Scott Walker--I think I burned out on his music. In the past few weeks, I've been rediscovering his music, and really enjoying it. I recently discovered his track "The Plague", a B-Side off of his first album, Scott. This track really blows me away--I can't believe it wasn't released on any of his proper albums. You can find it in the box set of Walker's music, or on the compilation Boy Child (a very nice introduction to Walker's music). I love the introduction to the track--the la, la, la's of the female vocals, the fuzzed out-acid-drenched guitar intro to the song, then Walker's vocals kick in, "I spent many nights laying on my back, waiting for the dawn that appears to crack..." Just a great song!
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