One of the few artists from the 1,001 list that doesn’t rank
No. 1 in a Google search. The governor of Wisconsin trumps him.
Walker’s a weird and I don’t quite get the admiration that
he gets. The documentary about the guy – 30th
Century Man -- gets real disappointing when you realize that he didn’t
overdose on drugs or kill himself. Just a guy that wants to make music that no
one wants to fund. All documentaries about musicians should end in death.
Walker’s style is, if nothing else, out of the box for the
time he was making music, the 1960s. It’s orchestral vocal music that’s too odd
for old people to like it and too conventional for young people to really like.
So artists and writers like it. Because they will always like what others
really don’t.
In all honesty, it’s not bad and if you can ignore the hype
and unnecessary accolades it’s a worthwhile listen.
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