>>the drum sounds they had...
The junkstore percussion of the late, great Joe Nanini, augmented by the Kalamazoo Rhythm Ace.
Great song, great album, great band.
― Dan Peterson, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I never cared much for call of the west aside from "mexican radio", dark continent is their finest album. still criminally out of print.
the index masters is great too, their cover of "ring of fire" can't be beat.
― Edward III, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
MINDMELD I am RIGHT NOW listening to their 'Ring Of Fire' cover on this new Optimo mix that Domino are putting out (and which is ace)!
― The Slash My Father Wrote (DJ Mencap), Monday, 6 October 2008 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me!!!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 28 May 2010 20:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Utterly brilliant reflection on his WoV time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTl_v7sFF78
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 29 September 2014 15:52 (nine years ago) link
man thst is beautiful
― The Complainte of Ray Tabano, Monday, 29 September 2014 16:53 (nine years ago) link
This has just made my crappy Monday at work 100x better. Thank you!
― Dick Clownload (Dan Peterson), Monday, 29 September 2014 17:05 (nine years ago) link
There's no dedicated Stan Ridgway thread. The man's released a truckload of great music. That tune is from "Snakebite", one of his best albums.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 29 September 2014 17:12 (nine years ago) link
That tune was great; I stopped following his solo career for some reason but I do remember how gorgeous and amazing the song "Snaketrain" is
― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Monday, 29 September 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
Wall of Voodoo's live appearance at the US festival is worth looking up on the usual video sites. That is some discordant and odd music to drop on a football stadium. You find the the full video and you will also get a Young Woz bonus guest spot. Heck of an array of now vintage Rolands and synths in the live setup too.
― earlnash, Sunday, 11 March 2018 19:37 (six years ago) link
I might be wrong, but I think Andy Prieboy, Ridgeway's replacement, was the first music guy I ever interviewed (when Seven Days in Sammystown came out). I'd be interested in travelling back in time to hear how I convinced the editor this was a worthwhile idea.
― clemenza, Sunday, 11 March 2018 19:47 (six years ago) link
Hm, look like my link above got lost:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUEzHQhydpo
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 12 March 2018 02:31 (six years ago) link
I watched that US Festival footage last night, so amazing. I laughed out loud when Stan yells, "We're really boogieing now!" What a bunch of wiseacres.
― Fifteen miles to the Maaaaaatt Schlapp! (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:45 (six years ago) link
His birth name is Stan Funsten??
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 03:47 (five years ago) link
there should be a thread for weirdass bands that somehow crank out pitch perfect, inscrutable singles. I really like this group but listening to every other song they have you'd never think they could write a pop song like this. only thing I can think of like it is maybe "Groove is in the Heart", I mean Deee-Lite weren't that weird but nowhere else on the album do you get the sense they could do a track like that
― frogbs, Sunday, 8 August 2021 03:33 (two years ago) link
Giving it a listen this week, it is very wild in hindsight that not only did Celtic Frost cover this song but they lead off an album with the cover.
― earlnash, Sunday, 8 August 2021 04:43 (two years ago) link