I've always liked those albums that begin with an instrumental track that leads into the rest of the album - in addition to Fun Boy Three's Waiting, Lyle Lovett's Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, another favorite from the 80s is Stan Ridgway's Mosquitos. While it's been a long time since Stan's band Wall of Voodoo hit it big, he's still putting out good solo album, most recently Neon Mirage, as well as projects with Pietra Wexstun and Drywall. 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). So here's some of Stan's classic noir stylings.
Heat Takes A Walk
Lonely Town
The Overlords
Mexican Radio
Afghan Forklift
Good, Bad and Ugly
Triangle Head
Don't Box Me In
Monsters of the Id
Rose
High On a Mountain
Mouthful of Sand/Roadblock
Turn A Blind Eye
Camouflage
Mission Bell
Back Towards Diamond Bar
Longarm
Bing Can't Walk
Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues
This Town Called Fate
Luther Played Guitar
Mr. Moon Man
Lost Weekend
Watch Your Step/Jack Talked (Like a Man on Fire)
Cannon Song
Twisted Classic Hollywood Ending
The Last Honest Man
8 comments:
Very nice collection---cheers!
@anonymous,
Thanks!!
Wall of Voodoo and Stan Ridgeway: weird but terrific.
@Let's find H-Man,
That's a pretty spot-on of Mr. Ridgway (and his various bands)!
I just wandered across this comp...nice job! It's always a cool thing to find other SR aficionados out there.
@anonymous,
There's not as many as there should be, but there's still a bunch of us Stan fans.
Cool collection of SR tracks. I've been a fan for years and have most of his albums, but you've put together a nice comp I can use in the car. A big thank you
@Puffin Randy,
Quite welcome. I kind of envisioned it as a mix to listen to while driving around.
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