This song, and I think all of the songs on The Drift, springs from the nightmares that Scott Walker had throughout his life. The sound of punching is a man punching a slab of meat. It's meant to sound like the people beating the bodies of Mussolini and his lover hanged upside down in the courtyard. Good call on the cinematic descriptor, he did make a movie score or two. Walker had a fascinating life; he started out in the 50s/60s in an English boy band called The Walker Brothers, gaining pretty significant fame. He later put out several incredible and influential solo albums in a classical/crooner style, followed by a period of failure and then the nightmare albums, this being the second in that series. In his twilight years he collaborated with a few metal bands and then died due to cancer. This album in particular was influential to Mikael Akerfeldt, which can be heard on Coil. As always I appreciate you checking out my recommendations, as difficult as they may be.
Thanks for the recommendations as always, and the backstory!! It is interesting stuff for sure. There is a point where I just don't enjoy the experience anymore though. Doesn't matter who the band is. My favorite band on earth is the Protomen, and they have a weird Terminator 2 concept album that I just can't listen to. My brain is saying "where's the music?" and just spaces out. I know I have a backlog of donation requests from you still, and I do want to get to them, but that is a big reason I have started to space them out. This channel is for fun, and man some of these just aren't fun for me. 😬
Well, I admire the fact Intoc clearly doesn't believe in doing things the easy way, when it comes to investigating music - and therefore (yes, I am going to say it) he doesn't "make it easy on" reactors.
At least some parts of the song (the "America" verses / the part sung by Vanessa) are an imagined dialog between the spirits of Benito and Clara whilst their dead bodies are being beaten.
The Drift is a masterpiece of an album. Scott was a genius
Wow…helluva place to start with Scott Walker…..
Yeah, not really my cup of tea...
@@RightManWrongPlace Haha, there are MUCH easier entry points for Scott Walker.
A like for your algorithm.
This song, and I think all of the songs on The Drift, springs from the nightmares that Scott Walker had throughout his life. The sound of punching is a man punching a slab of meat. It's meant to sound like the people beating the bodies of Mussolini and his lover hanged upside down in the courtyard. Good call on the cinematic descriptor, he did make a movie score or two.
Walker had a fascinating life; he started out in the 50s/60s in an English boy band called The Walker Brothers, gaining pretty significant fame. He later put out several incredible and influential solo albums in a classical/crooner style, followed by a period of failure and then the nightmare albums, this being the second in that series. In his twilight years he collaborated with a few metal bands and then died due to cancer.
This album in particular was influential to Mikael Akerfeldt, which can be heard on Coil.
As always I appreciate you checking out my recommendations, as difficult as they may be.
Thanks for the recommendations as always, and the backstory!!
It is interesting stuff for sure. There is a point where I just don't enjoy the experience anymore though. Doesn't matter who the band is.
My favorite band on earth is the Protomen, and they have a weird Terminator 2 concept album that I just can't listen to. My brain is saying "where's the music?" and just spaces out.
I know I have a backlog of donation requests from you still, and I do want to get to them, but that is a big reason I have started to space them out. This channel is for fun, and man some of these just aren't fun for me. 😬
Burden is another one that has a pretty heavy Scott Walker influence
The Walker Brothers are American who came to the UK in 1965
Well, I admire the fact Intoc clearly doesn't believe in doing things the easy way, when it comes to investigating music - and therefore (yes, I am going to say it) he doesn't "make it easy on" reactors.
At least some parts of the song (the "America" verses / the part sung by Vanessa) are an imagined dialog between the spirits of Benito and Clara whilst their dead bodies are being beaten.