startover1987 Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 The Walker Brothers - Everything Under The Sun (2006) (5CD BoxSet) The Walker Brothers - Everything Under The Sun (2006) (5CD BoxSet) Label: Universal | 5CD | MP3 320 kbps | ~ 893 MB Genre: Contemporary Pop, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul Five CD box set containing every studio recording that this American trio released during their '60s heyday and their short-lived '70s reunion plus alternatve versions, etc. Although Scott Engel, Gary Leeds and John Maus were not actually brothers, they achieved enormous success in England and Europe and are now considered to be one of the most influential musical forces of their time. The 115 songs include 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore', 'Make It Easy On Yourself', 'There Goes My Baby', 'Doin' The Jerk', 'Everything's Gonna Be Alright' and many many more. Everything under the sun from the Walker Brothers' studio output is indeed here on this five-CD box set. It not only has everything from their mid-'60s prime on the first three CDs, but also the more neglected (though considerably less impressive) three albums or so they did in the mid- to late '70s after reuniting. There are also 13 previously unreleased tracks from 1965-1967, as well as a 48-page booklet with a historical essay and oodles of photos and memorabilia. Naturally, like many completist box sets, this isn't for everyone; there's much superb material, but also a good deal of also-ran cuts and covers. Too, the 1970s material is not only often rather dull pop (sometimes with slight country overtones), but not too similar or compatible with the lush 1960s productions. Plus, to be technical, it doesn't have everything the Walker Brothers issued, lacking the live album they recorded in Japan in 1968 (which, as of the release of this box set, still had not made it to CD). Focusing on the positive, however, this has a lot of quality music besides their familiar hits (which are also all included, of course). The R&B and soul covers the brothers sang to pad out their releases may not have been their forte, and sometimes the pop ballads were gushy, but Scott Walker's voice (and John Walker's second vocals) usually at least made them pleasant on some level. As for the booming, brooding ballads (with nods to Phil Spector and the Righteous Brothers) at which they excelled, there are plenty of those, including "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore," "After the Lights Go Out," "Another Tear Falls," "In My Room," "Everything Under the Sun," "Just Say Goodbye," "Deadlier Than the Male," and others. A few other songs have seeds of Scott Walker's more serious, arty side ("Archangel," "Mrs. Murphy," "Orpheus," "Experience"), and John Walker takes a nice lead vocal on one of their best obscure tracks, "I Can't Let It Happen to You." The 13 previously unreleased 1965-1967 recordings don't add up to an unissued album of sorts; they're more an assembly of odds and ends with a bent toward mediocre soul covers ("In the Midnight Hour," "I Got You [i Feel Good]") and pop standards (such as "The Shadow of Your Smile"). Again, however, the vocals make even these erratic leftovers worthwhile to some degree, and a few of the songs are rather good, including the characteristically melancholy "Hang on for Me," the dreamily orchestrated "Lost One," and the relatively upbeat Burt Bacharach-like "I Got Lost for a While." (The writers of all three of those mysterious tunes, incidentally, are listed as "unknown," leaving it open as to whether these were original compositions.) Also among these 13 unearthed items are alternate versions of two songs the Walkers did release, Randy Newman's "Looking for Me" and their big smash "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)." While these aren't as good as the official versions, they are at least notably different, and it's interesting to hear "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" in a considerably tamer, more reserved arrangement. Other than the obvious similarities in the vocals, discs four and five could almost be the work of a different group than the one heard on the first three CDs. While this latter portion does include their big 1976 U.K. hit "No Regrets," it's tough sledding, with much of it given over to middle-of-the-road covers of the likes of Jimmy Webb, Randy Newman, Kris Kristofferson, and Boz Scaggs. Suddenly, however, the torpor is interrupted by Scott Walker's four originals from their final album, 1978's Nite Flights. They're bleak, piercing, heavily electronic rhythmic numbers, wholly unlike anything else the Walker Brothers did in either the 1960s or the 1970s, and wholly unlike any other '70s Walkers recordings in that they sounded bold and adventurous, rather than just treading water. They're enough, just about, to justify the inclusion of the Walker Brothers' reunion material in the box, though not enough to keep the inclusion of said material from making the box even more erratic than most such complete overviews of major artists. Tracklist CD1 01. Pretty Girls Everywhere 02. Doin' The Jerk 03. Love Her * 04. The Seventh Dawn * 05. Make It Easy On Yourself 06. There Goes My Baby 07. First Love Never Dies 08. Dancing In The Street 09. Lonely Winds 10. The Girl I Lost In The Rain 11. Land Of 1000 Dances 12. You're All Around Me 13. Love Minus Zero 14. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore 15. Here Comes The Night 16. Tell The Truth 17. But I Do * 18. My Ship Is Coming In * 19. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore 20. After The Lights Go Out 21. (Baby) You Don't Have To Tell Me 22. My Love Is Growing 23. Looking For Me * 24. Young Man Cried * 25. Everything's Gonna Be Alright * 26. I Need You * 27. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore * * Mono CD2 01. Another Tear Falls 02. Saddest Night In The World 03. In My Room 04. Saturday's Child 05. Just For A Thrill 06. Hurting Each Other 07. Old Folks 08. Summertime * 09. People Get Ready 10. I Can See It Now 11. Where's The Girl 12. Living Above Your Head 13. Take It Like A Man 14. No Sad Songs For Me 15. Deadlier Than The Male 16. Archangel 17. Sunny 18. Come Rain Or Come Shine 19. The Gentle Rain 20. Mrs. Murphy 21. Stay With Me Baby 22. Turn Out The Moon 23. Walking In The Rain 24. Baby Make It The Last Time 25. Me About You * Mono CD3 01. Everything Under The Sun 02. Once Upon A Summertime 03. Experience 04. Blueberry Hill 05. Orpheus 06. Stand By Me 07. I Wanna Know 08. I Will Wait For You (Theme Les Parapluies De Cherbourg) 09. It Makes No Difference Now 10. I Can't Let It Happen To You 11. Genevieve 12. Just Say Goodbye 13. Looking For Me * * 14. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) * * 15. Lazy Afternoon * * 16. The Midnight Hour * * 17. Young Love * * 18. Let The Music Play * * 19. The Shadow Of Your Smile * * 20. Hang On For Me * * 21. I Got You (I Feel Good) * * 22. I Got Lost For Awhile * * 23. A Fool Am I * * 24. Wipe Away My Tears * * 25. Lost One * * * * Previously Unreleased CD4 01. No Regrets 02. Hold An Old Friend's Hand 03. Boulder To Birmingham 04. Walkin' In The Sun 05. Lover's Lullaby 06. I've Got To Have You 07. He'll Break Your Heart 08. Everything That Touches You 09. Lovers 10. Burn Our Bridges 11. Remember Me 12. Loving Arms 13. I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer 14. The Moon's A Harsh Mistress 15. Marie 16. Lines 17. Taking It All In Stride 18. Inside Of You 19. Have You Seen My Baby CD5 01. We're All Alone 02. Many Rivers To Cross 03. First Day 04. Brand New Tennessee Waltz 05. Hard To Be Friends 06. Dreaming As One 07. Til I Gain Control Again 08. The Ballad Of Ty And Jerome 09. Shutout 10. Fat Mama Kick 11. Nite Flights 12. The Electrician 13. Death Of Romance 14. Den Haague 15. Rhythms Of Vision 16. Disciples Of Death 17. Fury And The Fire 18. Child Of Flames 19. 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