Tracks
- Jackie
- Best of Both Worlds
- Black Sheep Boy
- The Amorous Humphrey Plugg
- Next
- The Girls from the Streets
- Plastic Palace People
- Wait Until Dark
- The Girls and the Dogs
- Windows of the World
- The Bridge
- Come Next Spring
Scott 2 is an entertaining album. The music reminds me of a stage show. Scott Walker has a wonderfully dramatic voice that breathes life into each song. He is one of the best male singers on the 1001 Albums list up to this point.
Scott Walker performs songs written by a whole host of songwriters. Scott Walker assembled the songs well, though. The pacing is really good and the music maintains the album's continuity. In short, these songs work so well together as if they were all meant for each other.
I really liked this album. It certainly has breathed life into this part of the 1001 Albums list. There's only so much psychedelic rock a person can take and the year 1968, like its predecessor 1967, just continues without end. Of course, there's more to this album; it's smart, entertaining and has a nice sound.
The best songs were written by Jacques Brel. Those songs are devilishly clever. I'm not sure if Jacques Brel wrote the English lyrics or if they were translated. If they were translated, the translator is a genius.
The stand out songs are: Jackie, Best of Both Worlds, The Amorous Humphrey Plugg, Next, Plastic Palace People, The Girls and the Dogs and Windows of the World.
★★★★★★★★★★
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