Comments on: Wall of Voodoo: An Appreciation http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 27 May 2012 16:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Now that’s synergy! (Wall of Voodoo guide on Popdose)http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-82839 Now that’s synergy! (Wall of Voodoo guide on Popdose) Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:03:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-82839 [...] have been kind enough to publish one of my music guides; this one dealing with Wall of Voodoo.  Check it out!  And a hearty thanks to Popdose for providing the opportunity to put my writing in front of more [...] [...] have been kind enough to publish one of my music guides; this one dealing with Wall of Voodoo.  Check it out!  And a hearty thanks to Popdose for providing the opportunity to put my writing in front of more [...]

]]> By: Beyond the Wonder: Greetings From Timbuk3 | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-78263 Beyond the Wonder: Greetings From Timbuk3 | Popdose Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:32:24 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-78263 [...] feel, reverb-heavy harmonica, and synthesized percussion that immediately puts me in mind of Wall of Voodoo, another I.R.S. Records artist.  It’s not a bad tune, just a lot more understated.  [...] [...] feel, reverb-heavy harmonica, and synthesized percussion that immediately puts me in mind of Wall of Voodoo, another I.R.S. Records artist.  It’s not a bad tune, just a lot more understated.  [...]

]]> By: Chris Holmeshttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-53943 Chris Holmes Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:08:13 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-53943 Yeah I meant to find some way to tie "Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues" into the piece but never did. Maybe if I get the gumption to write a Ridgway piece. : ) Yeah I meant to find some way to tie “Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues” into the piece but never did. Maybe if I get the gumption to write a Ridgway piece. : )

]]> By: GrayFlannelSuithttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-40128 GrayFlannelSuit Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:08:13 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-40128 Yeah I meant to find some way to tie "Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues" into the piece but never did. Maybe if I get the gumption to write a Ridgway piece. : ) Yeah I meant to find some way to tie “Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues” into the piece but never did. Maybe if I get the gumption to write a Ridgway piece. : )

]]> By: GrayFlannelSuithttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-13431 GrayFlannelSuit Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:08:13 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-13431 Yeah I meant to find some way to tie "Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues" into the piece but never did. Maybe if I get the gumption to write a Ridgway piece. : ) Yeah I meant to find some way to tie “Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues” into the piece but never did. Maybe if I get the gumption to write a Ridgway piece. : )

]]> By: Breadalbanehttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-13432 Breadalbane Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:59:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-13432 Wow, just a few days ago in another Popdose thread, I mentioned "Call Of The West" was the first LP I ever bought. <br><br>These guys are still one of my favourite bands. i prefer the Ridgway years to the Prieboy ones, but there's still plenty o' nuggets to be found in those later releases. <br><br>Darren, excellent call on "Blackboard Sky". If you can, dig up the single version of "Big City"; it cuts the LP version on Sammystown to ribbons. Ian "Lightning Seeds" Broudie -- who produced the LP version, but not the single -- is a fine producer, but he didn't always seem to get this band... Wow, just a few days ago in another Popdose thread, I mentioned “Call Of The West” was the first LP I ever bought.

These guys are still one of my favourite bands. i prefer the Ridgway years to the Prieboy ones, but there's still plenty o' nuggets to be found in those later releases.

Darren, excellent call on “Blackboard Sky”. If you can, dig up the single version of “Big City”; it cuts the LP version on Sammystown to ribbons. Ian “Lightning Seeds” Broudie — who produced the LP version, but not the single — is a fine producer, but he didn't always seem to get this band…

]]> By: erichttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-13430 eric Sat, 31 May 2008 03:20:42 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-13430 I was just looking at the mixtape and wondering why we never see any Stan Ridgway. LOL. Surprise! <br><br>Actually, I like Ridgway's solo work much better than WoV. But he had to start somewhere. I think I enjoyed Happy Planet somewhat more than you did. <br><br>Listening to Ridgway's Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues Part 1 would make a nice coda to this piece. Maybe I'll pull Snakebite out just to listen to that one and Into The Sun. I was just looking at the mixtape and wondering why we never see any Stan Ridgway. LOL. Surprise!

Actually, I like Ridgway's solo work much better than WoV. But he had to start somewhere. I think I enjoyed Happy Planet somewhat more than you did.

Listening to Ridgway's Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues Part 1 would make a nice coda to this piece. Maybe I'll pull Snakebite out just to listen to that one and Into The Sun.

]]> By: JohnHugheshttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-13429 JohnHughes Fri, 30 May 2008 19:17:39 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-13429 Allow me to defend "Do It Again" - the droning synth beeps and beaten down vocal delivery complete with deadpan "doo doo doo's" turn the song from one of celebration to dread as we look forward to "do(ing) it (all over) again." Allow me to defend “Do It Again” – the droning synth beeps and beaten down vocal delivery complete with deadpan “doo doo doo's” turn the song from one of celebration to dread as we look forward to “do(ing) it (all over) again.”

]]> By: Darrenhttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-13428 Darren Fri, 30 May 2008 18:57:49 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-13428 Seven Days In Sammystown is one of my fave albums of all time. "Blackboard Sky" being a stellar track deserving of more than the complete thundering obscurity it has received to date. Ah well. Seven Days In Sammystown is one of my fave albums of all time. “Blackboard Sky” being a stellar track deserving of more than the complete thundering obscurity it has received to date. Ah well.

]]> By: Scrapshttp://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-13427 Scraps Fri, 30 May 2008 18:48:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/wall-of-voodoo-an-appreciation/#comment-13427 The first album has never got the appreciation it deserved. There are only a couple of cuts that are less than good, and even those don't require skipping. The best songs -- "Tse Tse Fly", "Red Light", " "Animal Day", "Crack the Bell", and especially "Back in Flesh" -- define their own distinctive, unmistakable sound -- like the shadow-side of the B-52s -- and I think Nanini was more essential to it than Ridgway. <br><br>Incidentally, the two solo albums by Andy Prieboy are fascinating. Some relatively ordinary-sounding (but lyrically adventurous) songs are mixed with music-hall pastiches and indescribably pop bizarreties like "Maybe That's Not Her Head", "Montezuma Was a Man of Faith", "New York Debut of an LA Artist", "Who Do You Think We're Coming For", "Daddy Buy Baby a Boobjob", and the ought-to-be-immortal "Psycho Ex". The first album has never got the appreciation it deserved. There are only a couple of cuts that are less than good, and even those don't require skipping. The best songs — “Tse Tse Fly”, “Red Light”, ” “Animal Day”, “Crack the Bell”, and especially “Back in Flesh” — define their own distinctive, unmistakable sound — like the shadow-side of the B-52s — and I think Nanini was more essential to it than Ridgway.

Incidentally, the two solo albums by Andy Prieboy are fascinating. Some relatively ordinary-sounding (but lyrically adventurous) songs are mixed with music-hall pastiches and indescribably pop bizarreties like “Maybe That's Not Her Head”, “Montezuma Was a Man of Faith”, “New York Debut of an LA Artist”, “Who Do You Think We're Coming For”, “Daddy Buy Baby a Boobjob”, and the ought-to-be-immortal “Psycho Ex”.

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