| Scott Walker and the Song of the One-All-Alone Contributor(s): Wilson, Scott (Author), Hainge, Greg (Editor), Hegarty, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1501332554 ISBN-13: 9781501332555 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal - Music | Individual Composer & Musician |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 2019013193 |
| Series: Ex: Centrics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scott Walker and the Song of the One-All-Alone offers, in detailed interpretative commentaries of his best songs, a sustained assessment of the work and career of Scott Walker, one of the most significant and perplexing artists of the late 20th and 21st century. For Brian Eno, Walker was not only a great composer and a superlative lyricist but also a significant contemporary poet. Marc Almond goes further, 'an absolute musical genius, existential and intellectual and a star right from the days of The Walker Brothers'. As Almond suggests, Walker's work is marked by a continual engagement with existentialist philosophy informing his approach to art, politics and life. In particular, the device of the solitary figure or 'one-all-alone' evoked in his songs provides the basis for his lyrical exploration of the singularity of existence - in all its darkness as well as light. Through following his own path, Walker arrived at a unique sound according to his own method that produced a genuinely new form of song. Looking closely at these songs, this book also considers the wider political implications of his approach in its rejection of external authorities and common or consensual ideals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hainge, Greg: - Greg Hainge is Reader in French and Head of the School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. He is the author of Capitalism and Schizophrenia in the Later Novels of Louis-Ferdinand Céline and has published widely on cinema, music, critical theory and French literature. Wilson, Scott: -Scott Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in film history, film theory, and cultural studies in the Department of Performing and Screen Arts at Unitec, Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. |