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• [1] A. Nonnie Muss from East Village, NYC December 10, 2008 - 12:28PM

  I am a huge fan of Scott Walker and I'm thrilled to bits to finally be able to see this film in NY!

  
  
• [2] asq December 10, 2008 - 02:07PM

  It's about time WNYC addressed Scott Walker. For a man who has been on the periphery of pop for over 40 years, he has rarely found himself making anything less the most forward, beautiful and darkest music. To focus on the man's personality and enigmatic nature is to conceal his contributions to the world of music. From brit-pop to crooning to disco and far far beyond, the man has constantly broken genres into fragments and reconstituted them into something profoundly deep and avant-garde.

  
  
• [3] anonyme from Manhattan December 10, 2008 - 02:20PM

  asq - there's a David Garland Spinning on Air episode on Scott Walker.

  
  
• [4] kirk from salt lake city utah December 10, 2008 - 02:26PM

  Scott is very relevant. Just listen to the last album by Opeth "Watershed" and Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree's upcoming solo album. Major Scott influence on those records.

  Plus the recent show in London with major uk artists performing his songs

  His still is criminally underrated (especially in the United States)

  I mean how many cult artists can influence music in death metal genres, brit pop genres, classsical, electronica etc.. Not many

  
  
• [5] Zach from Brooklyn December 10, 2008 - 02:27PM

  Maybe that track isn't indicative of his music, but that song was terrible

  
  
• [6] m'woodmusician from New Jersey December 10, 2008 - 02:28PM

  I think The Drift is completely unlistenable. No matter how much work one puts into it. Interesting... but I like music.

  
  
• [7] Not Impressed from Brooklyn December 10, 2008 - 02:28PM

  Wow. Your guest seriously turned me off.

  Only people of questionable intelligence charge people with different taste as lacking intelligence. Maybe your guest needs to remove his head from the a$$ of his tiny little world.

  
  
• [8] Not Impressed from Brooklyn December 10, 2008 - 02:31PM

  Dear Music Writer Slaving in Oblivion with a OVer Swollen Head: Only people of questionable intelligence question the intelligence of people with different taste.

  
  
• [9] Brian Muscovitch from NYC December 10, 2008 - 04:18PM

  i think the man said people who flail charges of PRETENTION at Scott should check their head. You don't have to like the music, that's clearly not the issue. In any case, Scott Walker is a giant and...you are not.

  
  
• [10] Graeme Thomson from UK December 10, 2008 - 06:01PM

  As the Music Writer in question, can i just point out that I didn't say anything regarding people with 'questionable intelligence.' That remark - if indeed that's exactly what was said, I can't remember - came from the other guest on the show, director Stephen Kijak.

  Thanks!

  Graeme