A must-have for Wall of Voodoo fans
author: plains drifter
If you liked Wall of Voodoo or Stan Ridgway's solo stuff, you'll like this even more.
Too bad Marc's not still with us, I can scarcely imagine what could have been.
Wall of Voodoo had a sound like nobody else-and with the release of this and the Dept. of Crooks disc, it's easy to see where it came from!
I knew I'd like it after previewing the tracks-which is a great feature, BTW.
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Why should you buy this CD?
author: Robbie Thirkell
Well...you could buy it because you loved Wall Of Voodoo.
You could buy it if, like me, you arrived shamefully late on the scene some 15 years after your last WOV purchase.
Or you could buy it because you're looking for something different to listen to.
My advice...just buy it because it's bloody brilliant.
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Why should you buy this CD?
author: Robbie Thirkell
You could buy it because you loved Wall Of Voodoo.
You could buy it if, like me, you arrived on the scene way too late, some 15 years after your last WOV purchase.
Or you could buy it because you're looking for something different to listen to.
My advice...just buy it because it's bloody brilliant!
Robbie, U.K.
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Quirky goth rock coming from the sounds of an icon...
author: MODERN MARK
Quirky goth rock coming from the sounds of an icon. That icon is Marc of WALL OF VOODOO (“Mexican Radio” fame). As he sings with his laid-back tones and indifferent attitude, you can’t help but want to devour the pains he could be construing up in his mind. Listen to “Hey Lady” more than twice and it grows on you like a hair gone wild (my personal favorite). If this song were played more often on corporate radio, heads would turn to see what kind of new style Marc was trying to portray. “Bette Davis Eyes” is sung with that I-don’t-care-personality that Marc seems to portray as Lisa Dewey helps up-lift the song with her harmony vocals. The Johnny Cash cover, “I Walk The Line,” is what stood out from the rest of the album as the real sweet cookie. It just had “Marc” written all over it as Marc’s interest level of the song shows in his vocals as he takes it on with personal confidence. “Hayride” should not be missed as it showcases what brilliance Marc was up to as he dived into this project. “The End?” is sort of spooky as it plays on. You can’t help but wonder if he was thinking about his fated future or if the song was just coincidental. All in all I would just like to say that Marc’s end was really too early. He will be missed, but his music lives on in TAKE IT TO THE SPOTLIGHT…
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