EPISODE · Nov 16, 2025 · 1H
72 Scott Walker: Crooner Pop Star & Avant Garde Provocateur
from Generation X Offender · host thedukesofatmosphere
Is Rock N Roll Crooning an Oxymoron? What is Rock N Roll Crooning? When did it start? Who started it? And who are you calling a moron? Join us as we unravel the mystery behind all the ties that bind the crooners of Rock N Roll Elvis Frank Sinatra Jim Morrison Patti Smith Gord Downie Nick Cave Tom Waits The original Rock N Roll chameleon himself, Scott Walker and his 17 year old pimply faced protégé David Jones, who has not quite yet evolved into the David Bowie character who owes so much to Scott Walker. Scott who? You can't have David Bowie without Scott Walker first! Join us as we tell the story of the perennially uncool David Bowie as David Jones who, all of a sudden, becomes cool under the influence of his hero Scott Walker. ALSO... Within this expansive FABTASTIC episode of The GXO you're going to discover the first of two unlikely songs that kept The Beatles from going #1 on the TOP SPOT! The Double A Sided single that defined an era... AND! Sir George Martin's BIGGEST REGRET with his handling of a Beatles' album... ALL THIS and MORE! In the latest installment of The GXO, your trusted, insider source for everything music and beyond! OPENING TRACK: Brando https://music.apple.com/ca/album/brando/896764758?i=896764763 from Scott Walker's final studio album, Soused, from 2014, a collaboration with American drone metal band Sunn O))) CLOSING TRACK: Jesus Alone https://music.apple.com/ca/album/jesus-alone/1118138299?i=1118138899 from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' sixteenth studio album Skeleton Tree from 2016 As promised: Farmer In The City https://music.apple.com/ca/album/farmer-in-the-city-remastered-2025/1789874959?i=1789874984 the opening track from Scott Walker's 1995 twelfth solo studio album Tilt as covered by guitarist/chanteuse songwriter extraordinaire Martin Tielli of legendary Canadian art rock band The Rheostatics' from his 2001 solo debut album We Didn't Even Suspects That He Was The Poppy Salesman from Canada's preeminent record label Six Shooter Records, who's business motto, "Life Is Too Short To Listen To Shitty Music" is unequaled. Do you have a burning desire to send us an email? Please do! [email protected] Want on our mailing list? Only one weekly update email, we promise! Wanna leave a comment? Need to contact us? Visit the show's website at www.generationxoffender.com *Please Note: Audio portions of this podcast have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is intended academically and does not serve as a substitute for the original.
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Is Rock N Roll Crooning an Oxymoron? What is Rock N Roll Crooning? When did it start? Who started it? And who are you calling a moron? Join us as we unravel the mystery behind all the ties that bind the crooners of Rock N Roll Elvis Frank Sinatra Jim Morrison Patti Smith Gord Downie Nick Cave Tom Waits The original Rock N Roll chameleon himself, Scott Walker and his 17 year old pimply faced protégé David Jones, who has not quite yet evolved into the David Bowie character who owes so much to Scott Walker. Scott who? You can't have David Bowie without Scott Walker first! Join us as we tell the story of the perennially uncool David Bowie as David Jones who, all of a sudden, becomes cool under the influence of his hero Scott Walker. ALSO... Within this expansive FABTASTIC episode of The GXO you're going to discover the first of two unlikely songs that kept The Beatles from going #1 on the TOP SPOT! The Double A Sided single that defined an era... AND! Sir George Martin's BIGGEST REGRET with his handling of a Beatles' album... ALL THIS and MORE! In the latest installment of The GXO, your trusted, insider source for everything music and beyond! OPENING TRACK: Brando https://music.apple.com/ca/album/brando/896764758?i=896764763 from Scott Walker's final studio album, Soused, from 2014, a collaboration with American drone metal band Sunn O))) CLOSING TRACK: Jesus Alone https://music.apple.com/ca/album/jesus-alone/1118138299?i=1118138899 from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' sixteenth studio album Skeleton Tree from 2016 As promised: Farmer In The City https://music.apple.com/ca/album/farmer-in-the-city-remastered-2025/1789874959?i=1789874984 the opening track from Scott Walker's 1995 twelfth solo studio album Tilt as covered by guitarist/chanteuse songwriter extraordinaire Martin Tielli of legendary Canadian art rock band The Rheostatics' from his 2001 solo debut album We Didn't Even Suspects That He Was The Poppy Salesman from Canada's preeminent record label Six Shooter Records, who's business motto, "Life Is Too Short To Listen To Shitty Music" is unequaled. Do you have a burning desire to send us an email? Please do! [email protected] Want on our mailing list? Only one weekly update email, we promise! Wanna leave a comment? Need to contact us? Visit the show's website at www.generationxoffender.com *Please Note: Audio portions of this podcast have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is intended academically and does not serve as a substitute for the original.
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