He was the original lead singer and a founding member of the band wall of voodoo. All songs written by wall of voodoo except where noted. Wall of voodoo call of the west live tube stan ridgway. All content within this website 1976 and beyond wall of voodoo. Wall of voodoo call of the west call of the west he got the high sign so he jumped a bus and along the roads that wind on through the hot mojave and the jericho hed start his whole life anew and what hed left behind he hadnt valued half as much as some things he never. Wall of voodoo well theres that man, hes got everything that he needs and when the world is falling in hell never bleed he goes by jones in istanbul and smith in peru his jobs never through its time to start this little game of cat and mouse and try to keep one step ahead theres strangers in the house his. Stanard stan ridgway born april 5, 1954 is an american multiinstrumentalist singersongwriter and film and television composer known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums. In reference to all of the wall of voodoo albums mexican radio nearly always comes to mind when anyone speaks of wall of voodoo, a group whose music is laced with tension, a bit of nervous apprehension, even paranoia, all set to a driving synth, spurred on by the, dare i say, unique vocals of stan ridgway. The album contains mexican radio, the groups most wellknown song, which was released as a single and whose video received moderate airplay on mtv. Wall of voodoo call of the west live tube stan ridgway duration.
Even now, i still clearly remember the day a few of us were sitting around, and my roommate pulled out the new wall of voodoo album hed picked up. Music blog of saltyka and his friends welcome to our site you can find here some music we like from different styles. Ring of fire stan ridgway and wall of voodoo 1982 tv. The index masters is a compilation album by american new wave band wall of voodoo, featuring their original 1980 ep and live recordings from 1979. Buy mp3 music online wall of voodoo call of the west. Originally released in 1991 by restless records, it was reissued in 2005 by rykodisc track listing. Wall of voodoo call of the west 1982, vinyl discogs. The bands best known lineup consists of stan ridgway vocals, keyboards, marc moreland guitar, chas gray bass, vocals and joe nanini drums. He got the high sign so he jumped a bus along the roads that wind on through the hot mojav. Find similar albums to call of the west wall of voodoo on allmusic. This is the second of three albums wall of voodoo issued after stan ridgway went solo in 1984. Bruce moreland still holds a grudge stan was instrumental in his being booted from the band prior to call of the west with wall of voodoo, it had a lot to do with stans ego getting a little too big.
Although wall of voodoo has released four studio albums, only two featured ridgway. January 2 no files are stored on this site or its server. Mexican radio, released as a single and as a video that received moderate airplay on mtv, is the groups most wellknown song. Blood is a collaborative album by american singersongwriter stan ridgway and electronic musician pietra wexstun. Stan ridgway call of the northwest live in seattle. Ridgway left the band afterwards and pursued an enduring. New wave postpunk band wall of voodoo, which i knew only for the song mexican radio 1982. Wall of voodoo s call of the west is an album that admittedly took me a long time to get into.
This version of the wall released a fantastic selftitled debut ep in 1980, followed by two excellent albums, 1981s dark continent and the following years call of the west, from which their lone hit came. Musikdownload amazon music unlimited prime music cds. Wall of voodoo were yet another of those 1980s newwavesynth bands that scored a big hit with the great mexican radio, and also with the somewhat lesser known but equally fantastic back in fleshby know means have i ever heard thier full catalogue, nor do i have it, but i do have a live rarity and the meat of thier recorded careera fine 1980s ensemble, with, imagine, a sense. Wall of voodoo call of the west coverdesign wall of voodoo.
Dark continent, the bands debut, introduced the public to the groups signature blend of new wave, spaghetti westerninfluenced guitar and vocalist stan ridgways singular voice, while call of the west, the bands second fulllength. Seven days in sammystown happy planet the ugly americans in australia. As such, there is no ed material contained herein, only links to external servers. In college in 1987, all my friends were wellfamiliar with the album call of the west. Wall of voodoo call of the west mp3 album download. Enjoy the music and support the artists by buying their cds and attending their concerts. Call of the west by wall of voodoo on amazon music. Tomorrow wall of voodoo, from the album call of the west 1982. Listen free to wall of voodoo call of the west tomorrow, lost weekend and more. Ridgway left the band in 1983 to pursue a fairly successful solo career, and it seemed that would be it for wall of voodoo. I bought it since i loved their hit mexican radio, and although the rest of the songs arent as good as this one youll grow to love them in time theyre more interesting than catchy.
The 1982 lp yielded wall of voodoo s bes t known song mexican radio. Wall of voodoo emerged on the scene back in 1980, with their debut, selftitled ep, but it was their second fulllength album, call of the west, which finally gained them the recognition they were hoping for. Find similar albums to call of the west wall of voodoo on allmusic allmusic. Wall of voodoo call of the west 1982 ozzy osbourne randy rhoads tribute 1987. The band had a sound that was a fusion of synthesizerbased new wave music with the spaghetti western soundtrack style of ennio morricone. Listen free to wall of voodoo spy world radio iheartradio. Wall of voodoo s second fulllength album, call of the west, was a noticeably more approachable work than their debut, dark continent, and it even scored a fluke hit single, mexican radio, a loopy little number about puzzled american tourists thats easily the catchiest thing on the album. People assume that the lead singer is the songwriter and leader of a band. But while wall of voodoo s textures had gotten a bit less abrasive with time, the bands oddball minor. Wall of voodoo musical group skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content english english, collapsed. The album contained the smash hit, mexican radio, which made a splash on the thennew mtv. My faves are still wall of voodoo s call of the west and mosquitos, as well as his greatest hits collection, songs that made this country great which seems to only be available as a download through emusic.
Dark continentcall of the west wall of voodoo songs. Blood stan ridgway and pietra wexstun album wikipedia. Stans split with wall of voodoo wasnt all that amicable. In reference to all of the wall of voodoo albums mexican radio nearly always comes to mind when anyone speaks of wall of voodoo, a group whose music is laced with tension, a bit of nervous apprehension, even paranoia, all set to a driving synth, spurred on. No unauthorized use permitted without prior written consent. While there is no denying that ridgways unique vocals and quirky songwriting are missed, his replacement, andy prieboy and the rest of the reformed band are not half bad, though the production is a bit too glossy. Wall of voodoo released a selftitled ep in 1980 which featured a synthesizerdriven cover of ring of fire.
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