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Post by rick on Mar 25, 2019 20:47:24 GMT -5
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Post by erik on Mar 25, 2019 21:20:48 GMT -5
Another loss for pop music's past.
What struck me about the Walker Brothers' recordings of "Make It Easy On Yourself" (first a hit for "The Iceman" Jerry Butler in 1962) and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" is that the arrangements sound a lot like what Phil Spector was doing with the Righteous Brothers around the same time with the Wall of Sound. I always wondered if that figured into their way of thinking.
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Post by Richard W on Mar 26, 2019 8:41:57 GMT -5
Another loss for pop music's past. What struck me about the Walker Brothers' recordings of "Make It Easy On Yourself" (first a hit for "The Iceman" Jerry Butler in 1962) and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" is that the arrangements sound a lot like what Phil Spector was doing with the Righteous Brothers around the same time with the Wall of Sound. I always wondered if that figured into their way of thinking. Agreed. Being unfamiliar with the Walker Brothers, the first time I heard "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" on the radio a couple of years ago, the Righteous Brothers was the first thing I thought of. I loved the song immediately, but that Wall of Sound sound definitely flavors it. Had no idea that the Walker Brothers were such a big thing in England at the time. I thought they were one hit wonders! And now all this lionizing and recognition comes out only after Scott Walker's death. After reading some of the articles suddenly proliferating after his demise, I can't help but wonder if Scott himself would have appreciated hearing some of this praise and recognition ("genius" from The Guardian) even a few years ago. Makes me appreciate even more how Linda is receiving some (much overdue) recognition in her lifetime. |
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Post by rick on Mar 27, 2019 11:26:56 GMT -5
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