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Wall of Voodoo
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Los Angeles, California, United States (1977 – 1988)
Wall of Voodoo was a New Wave/Alternative rock group from Los Angeles, California, United States best known for the 1983 hit “
Mexican Radio”. The band’s best known lineup consists of Stan Ridgway (vocals, keyboards), Marc Moreland (guitar), Chas Gray (bass, vocals) and Joe Nanini (drums). The band had a sound that was a fusion of synthesizer-based New Wave music with the spaghetti western soundtrack style of Ennio Morricone.
Wall of Voodoo had its roots in Acme Soundtracks, a film score business started by Stan Ridgway, later the vocalist and synth player for Wall of Voodoo. Acme Soundtracks office was across the street from the Hollywood punk club The Masque and Ridgway was soon drawn into the emerging punk/new wave scene. Marc Moreland, guitarist for The Skulls began jamming with Ridgway at the Acme Soundtracks office and the soundtrack company morphed into a New Wave band. In 1977, with the addition of Skulls members Bruce Moreland (Marc’s brother) as bassist and Chas Gray as keyboardist, along with Joe Nanini, who had been the drummer for Black Randy and the Metrosquad, the first lineup of Wall of Voodoo was born.
Wall of Voodoo released a self-titled EP in 1980 which featured a unique, synthesizer-driven cover of the Johnny Cash song, “Ring Of Fire”. The band’s first full-length album, Dark Continent followed in 1981.
Mexican Radio”. The band’s best known lineup consists of Stan Ridgway (vocals, keyboards), Marc Moreland (guitar), Chas Gray (bass, vocals) and Joe Nanini (drums). The band had a sound that was a fusion of synthesizer-based New Wave music with the spaghetti western soundtrack style of Ennio Morricone.Wall of Voodoo had its roots in Acme Soundtracks, a film score business started by Stan Ridgway, later the vocalist and synth player for Wall of Voodoo. Acme Soundtracks office was across the street from the Hollywood punk club The Masque and Ridgway was soon drawn into the emerging punk/new wave scene. Marc Moreland, guitarist for The Skulls began jamming with Ridgway at the Acme Soundtracks office and the soundtrack company morphed into a New Wave band. In 1977, with the addition of Skulls members Bruce Moreland (Marc’s brother) as bassist and Chas Gray as keyboardist, along with Joe Nanini, who had been the drummer for Black Randy and the Metrosquad, the first lineup of Wall of Voodoo was born.
Wall of Voodoo released a self-titled EP in 1980 which featured a unique, synthesizer-driven cover of the Johnny Cash song, “Ring Of Fire”. The band’s first full-length album, Dark Continent followed in 1981.
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Shoutbox
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Sgarre1 wrote:
"Lost Weekend"...one of the greatest songs ever. Finally got to see Mr. Ridgway live last year and he was wonderful. His work is the background music of my life!
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TuomariNurmio wrote:
I'm on a Mexican radio. I'm on a Mexican - Who'oh! - radio
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alexia_N wrote:
Yeah, reminds me of Devo and Oingo Boingo
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feefafo wrote:
Not enough listens.
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johnny8ball wrote:
Dark Continent/Call Of The West double reissue out on November the 16th on Raven Records. Brilliant news...
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luckyrio21 wrote:
love mexican radio!!!!!!!!
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DZRTsurfer88 wrote:
~new wave altern country sound~but comparison to Devo? i dont think the band would agree
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grossy2 wrote:
Back In Flesh!
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adrenocandy wrote:
Shit, I think I have a new favourite band.
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Julian_pa wrote:
owns
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readthisname wrote:
They remind me of Devo.
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chamaleonicann wrote:
I saw them live years years agooooo...amazing!...
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Schwartzmacht wrote:
Mexican Radio was by far one of the WEIRDEST 80s pop tunes Ive ever heard. Wall Of Voodoo are very much the darker side of 'art rock' compared to more upbeat bands like Oingo Boingo and Talking Heads.
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thrash07 wrote:
I saw Wall of Voodoo, in the mid 80's at the Park West in Chicago, front row dude.
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Misia- wrote:
tomorow - great description of my lifestyle ;)
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pathtoyirah wrote:
"Back in Flesh" gives me a boner.
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jabaro wrote:
Simply they were great! Still now their sound is modern!
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section5 wrote:
I'm listening them for the first time today an they sound promising, simply they are great, specially their song: They Don't Want Me.
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UniQueWerkx wrote:
Mexican Radio.... MTV classic!!
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gallipoli15 wrote:
Wall of Voodoo's live album "The Ugly Americans In Australia" Great Stuff!
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