The following messages were posted from 01/01/05 to 03/08/06
Date:
03/08/06 14:39:04 EST
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Thanks Max
JtL
Date:
03/08/06 14:29:24 EST
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If it means anything...the spam looks like it came from "php5.cz". Allwhois.com trace shows that Petr Horinek ans Jindrich Koch both own this domain name. Petr Horinek can be reached at: hope@zoner.cz. There is also another email address: auto-reg@admin.czechia.com.
www.czechia.com is a webhosting page. If anyone speaks czech maybe they can decipher the page and report these 2 assholes or the assholes who are using "php5.cz".
I hope that this might help...if it doesn't, well at least I tried.
Max
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03/08/06 13:43:21 EST
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All this spam is from the Czech Republic? Why do the Czechs hate WOV?
Date:
03/07/06 17:33:34 EST
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Thanks for that link, John.
I'm happy to hear Stan enjoyed the Andy years. I sure loved most of it (didn't like 'Happy Planet'). I always thought 'Big City' was really a Stan song that made the jump, but I may be wrong.
Pantherboy
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03/06/06 23:31:33 EST
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Stan's comments/memories of the US Festival can be found here:
http://www.midwinter.com/beyond/media/funzone/
John in Montreal
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03/06/06 18:57:31 EST
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"Who is playing the Snare in the Funzone US festival video?
Bruce? Mazda? " I'm not 100% sure,but I think that's Louie Rivera who also did some percussion on the "Call of the West" LP. Richard Mazda can confirm. Mucker
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03/06/06 12:14:22 EST
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Watching the video is amazing. They all are so young and their performance is so tight. It really makes me long for the "good old days".
Stan, do you have any memories of the US Festival? What was it like to perform for such a large audience? You sure make it look easy. Just running out there on stage and belting out a perfect vocal like it was nothing.
And watching Marc and Joe brings a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. We miss you boys.
JtL
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03/06/06 11:55:14 EST
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Who is playing the Snare in the funzone US festival video?
Bruce? Mazda?
Also the sound quality seems to be pretty good.
It would be great to get WOV's whole set from that concert.
Thanks for the link.
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03/05/06 13:37:29 EST
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hi,
there is a great (although low resolution) video of WOV doing 'Funzone' at a US festival in 1983. If this thing doesn't work it's on www.youtube.com.
..i'm sure you all already know this but i thought i'd mention it anyway..it's VERY COOL.
-London-based nerd
Date:
03/05/06 07:11:30 EST
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UMMM!... I'm telling Grandma, he called you a Jackass(arse!). Talk- or not in this case about potent rhetoric rebuttals. Here in sunny England we know this caste as a "CUNT" a must say your Spammy-roadie has more personal implications... ahhhh, may be he's bold except a pathetic pony tail... he should buy a 'syrup',
BYE.
THE KEV!N,(un)greatful British subject- complete. G'od B'less WOV.
Date:
03/04/06 11:44:54 EST
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it befuddles me why idiots post here. They are not wanted, the comments are juvenille and without merit.. looking to get a rise out of us, since they cant get "it" to rise anymore themselves...
you'll never win, and get punked in the process. take your comments and jam them up your arse..repeatedly until it starts bleeding, and then continue until you feel the need to post here again. thats what you do anyway.. we are sure of it..
Date:
03/04/06 01:28:30 EST
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The comment below is by a moron that really IS a moron. We all know it.
I bet its from some sad old new wave roadie that got fired ....sniff sniff , poor. old sad loser. Are you bald yet?
Date:
03/03/06 23:43:38 EST
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Stan Ridgway is a has-been-that-never-was. We all know it.
Andy Prieboy is a never-been, never-will-be. Make a case otherwise if you can.
Just the way it is, my friends. :)
Date:
03/03/06 11:58:57 EST
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Go Get Em Stanny!
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03/03/06 04:02:46 EST
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wow..i'm gonna be there! for sure !
Date:
03/03/06 04:00:28 EST
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Stan Ridgway and Band will play several shows at The SXSW Music Festival in Austin TX this March 14- 19, 2006.
Stan will also be the featured speaker at "Rock 'n Roll, Drugs, Golf and Puppets - who'd a thunk it?" - at 3 pm in the Austin Convention Center at the SXSW Panels...
The Tour info is here:
http://www.stanridgway.com/tour/index.php
Date:
02/28/06 00:49:50 EST
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I would work with Marlon again but he insists on taking his trousers off so that you can only shoot him above the waist
MZDA
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02/27/06 18:08:05 EST
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dark continent
92 dollars for a cd of the 1992??
at that price you must buy the cd of the 1987!!
i take the (Italian?) copy.
Date:
02/27/06 17:26:34 EST
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Pocohantas, Marlon Brando & Mazda?
Date:
02/27/06 16:21:13 EST
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Too many last tangos in Paris?
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02/26/06 22:47:27 EST
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Mucker.. you are right. Marc was the worst gambler. Chas and Marc used to like to rib me about being a limey. I endured endless jokes about butter [yeah you had to be there]... sweet revenge came one day when they suggested we play poker. Now I knew nothing about it, they taught me the game and I took those suckers for every penny they had...It was a fair amount of money too! Marc just wouldn't believe that I had never played before ...
He also had a terrible sleep walking habit too..
Diamond geezer though.
Mazda
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02/26/06 10:09:57 EST
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If having to register to this site would stop this (and I know I promised not to call this idiot a "dickheaded spammer" but I can't help myself) "dickheaded spammer" from posting, then I'm all for it.
You register, you get a password (have your browser remember it) and you're done....but, will JtL have the ability to figure out who the spammer is if they register too? If it gives the ability to do that then I say let's go to the next step to stop this fool.
Max
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02/25/06 02:10:51 EST
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I would also like to know where Sheldon is and where he has been. If I remember correctly, Sheldon was not only in Department of Crooks, but was also in a band called "The Press." I've tried to find info or recordings from "The Press," but haven't had any luck. The other thing is, a while back Sheldon talked about releasing unreleased WOV songs and rehearsals that Marc had left with him in a box of tapes. Then, all of a sudden, he clammed up and disappeared. It was claimed that we already had all of the stuff he had to offer in the form of bootlegs and downloads, but I know for a fact that some of the song titles he mentioned were definetly never released in any form (EX - Potato Jesus). Also, at about that same time Andy Prieboy proclaimed a ban on the trade of live WOV stuff originating from the period Andy was in the band because he said (through his brother Joseph on the Yahoo group Jazz Crowd) he was going to release a live Wall of Voodoo album. All of this happened years ago, around the time Marc passed, and nothing has happened since. If anyone knows how to get ahold of Sheldon, Stan or Andy, please do so, and ask if they will consider releasing stuff that is not available at the moment in some form or another. It is a shame to let it just rot away when there are so many of us who love WOV.
Date:
02/24/06 23:13:34 EST
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Marc Moreland was my teacher too. He taught me how NOT to bet on nags at Santa Anita. When I followed his advice ,I lost my ass. When I followed the OPPOSITE, I came in at 25-1.I'll never forget that horse,Air Pocket. Marc later told me that he always bet on him in later races and Air Pocket came in dead last every time. I hope there's a track in heaven. Marc was a great guitarist but what was really important to him was the horses and his collection of rubber. dinosaurs. Mucker
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02/24/06 23:01:13 EST
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Finally a chance to own the REAL THING!!!! If you want the one true Dark Continent you should make it happen!!!!
Just a suggestion from a fellow Walk of Voodoo FANATIC-O!!!!!
Date:
02/24/06 18:21:47 EST
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last three days-
ORIGINAL copy of Wall of Voodoo 'Dark Continent' available..[NOT the Italian bootleg that keeps popping up]:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dark-Continent-Wall-Of-Voodoo-CD-1992-ORIGINAL-CD_W0QQitemZ4838627598QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Date:
02/24/06 18:14:04 EST
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I hear Marc also taught some of his style to Sheldon of Dept of Crooks fame. Sheldon what have you been up to?
Date:
02/23/06 23:39:32 EST
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You see .. that last post is fantastically illuminating. We all know that Marc was talented and a wonderfully friendly guy but ...teacher? This is new and inspirational...
Mzda
Date:
02/23/06 23:27:35 EST
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Marc virtually taught me the guitar when I was 15, lost between J. Scofield & Eddie "fast" Clarke. I'll ALWAYS remember him. -pX Phil, Paris France
Date:
02/22/06 15:37:40 EST
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Mazda,
Any chances of getting a screen test for the upcoming production? or is it for only those who last the longest...
Decay
Date:
02/22/06 12:52:28 EST
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Got my copy of Dark Continent which I have now put in the rack next to my other copy of Dark Continent. They look good together.
Gusano
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02/22/06 12:34:46 EST
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PP Poet,
Its all starting to take off, I feel ! It seems we have a lot in common as StageFright is a particular favourite of mine. Its almost spooky as its such a random rare movie I suspect you know me already...Anyway I have had a thought, I wanna put my movie up online when its done and with your comments in mind I am kinda thinking perhaps a website collection of amateur shorts inspired by WOV. Not as promo vids, but movies in their own right in the mood of WOV.
But we dont have to just have movies. ..include short stories, drawings, songs ..anything...especially Ms V's fantastic car ! What does everyone think? With regards to doing WOV cover versions...we have to be careful...I know I am doing a one of Funzone but thats just because I cant get the original...lets not poison this world with cover versions. I had a WOV cover band and looking back I am glad we never recorded a thing. Unless of course, Stan was to resurrect some again.
Gusano
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02/21/06 17:38:14 EST
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It's the other way around...Chas works in the film industry and Bruce has done construction.
Date:
02/21/06 16:35:29 EST
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This is to Gusano,
Hey man Im also thinking of doing a small art-house film, but would like to contribute to your little venture.
Perhaps it could be a side plot to your film? I was thinking of an 80's slasher flik something like Argento's StageFright, and maybe call it 'Dark as a Dungeon', of course it would be as sick as shit.
I hear you were in a band maybe we could get together and you could come up with some WOV Covers for me?
Would be grateful for any response from you Gusano with help in this project, catch you on the Far Side dude,
From Phychopathic Poet
Date:
02/21/06 09:59:05 EST
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I know that this has been asked in the past, but I'm lazy this morning and really don't feel like looking...but what has Bruce and Chas been up to lately?
I heard Bruce works in the film industry as a set designer and Chas has a construction company? Still valid?
Max
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02/20/06 10:23:23 EST
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I would love to hear the studio version of "Funzone". I know I have been down on the song itself but like you said Maz, you can't base the song on live versions. Keep us in mind if you ever have the gumption to sneak it out.
Max
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02/20/06 10:00:16 EST
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Hey Gusano...who knows maybe I will. Just as soon as I clear up those warrants. Let me know if you want any help with the film. Of course I am over here but maybe I can do some remote string pulling. email me directly via my acting site info"at"thequeensplayers.com . Also on the subject of Funzone I probably have a cassette tape of a final mix. I know that Stan does... though it technically belongs to whoever A&M are owned by I can't see why you couldn't use it. You need to get Stan and Chas' permission of course which should be easy enough. As to my permission this posting is it.
Mazda
Incidentally, Rollo the clown may appear in "Roach Motel" as the fantasy drug dealer
Date:
02/20/06 06:29:50 EST
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Mazda,
Overjoyed to hear about your play...Do me a favour and show it in the UK as I never get to see anything over here these days ( Stan or Andy, White Trash Wins Lotto etc ). Thats why I am making my film, as I am filling the gap for myself to get my voodoo performance fix. Loved the stuff about Funzone. I am doing a cover version of it for my film, as I want it to perform in the film as part of a tv commercial for a "virtual" theme park that the protagonist wires up to. Its a great song and I so wish we could get the studio version. I have been making digital shorts and rock videos for a few years now for my own creative output and to help out a few local bands. This voodoo one has been on the back burner for a while and I hope to get it all done by the end of the year. Its amazing what lengths a WOV fan will go to. I dont know why I am doing this, I just find myself having no choice. I hope it gets the forum's thumbs up when you all see it, but I have been in so many bands, shows and projects by now to worry too much about criticism...all I know is I gotta do my bit to keep the name alive.
Gusano
Date:
02/19/06 22:06:56 EST
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And spammers who can't even get code right. Anybody know any good hitmen who can track em down??
Ms. V
Date:
02/19/06 18:03:16 EST
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OMG we've been overrun by horrid spammers! Oh WOE!
Khrystene
Date:
02/19/06 08:46:58 EST
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Thanks for the response Maz, I wish I could have heard a studio version of "Funzone". I guess the rot had set in by the time they did the live versions so maybe the "feel" wasn't quite there.
I have Stan's "Showbusiness is My Life" and there's a couple of live versions of WOV tracks on some show (I'm guessing in California) where the boys were on fire! The quality of their performance was outstanding... Marc was slashing away at his Explorer and Stan was really getting into it. Impressive to say the lease.
We all should be greatful of the amount of stuff WOV recorded (Andy and Ned included) because within those albums are some of THE most original recordings you'll ever find. There was some sort of Voodoo going on that got those guys together at that time in space.
Of all people, Doris Day (bet you never thought you'd see a Doris Day reference on a WOV page) said it so well...
"Let me live 'neath your spell. You do that Voodoo that you do so well".
Max
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02/19/06 07:10:47 EST
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Cunt or cuntess spammer begone!, all we want to do is talk/read; NO ONE IS INTERESTED in what you have(n't!) to say. can't you just let some fans enjoy themselves. You really are ruining our enjoyment, can't you fuck off and get a hobby or something- how about going for the world record for holding your breath. GOD BLESS W.O.V.
THE KEV!N.
Date:
02/18/06 19:59:55 EST
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The thing about Funzone is that you cannot judge the song based on live recordings alone. We put as much thought and energy into recording that as anything on Call. It was in fact recorded at the same sessions and only left off the record because of its theme and length. The studio recording has some of the most manic Marc and Joe moments ever recorded. Chas was on fire [in his own sardonic [I'm not on fire way] and Stan came up with a creepy lyric about Rollo which had moments of genius. I think we all believed that we would make another record that could be as strong conceptually as Call. The band started playing the tune on the road but of course before the song was really 'bedded in' the cracks in the band began to show. Sadly the extreme pressures of touring, drugs, booze and the bizness led to the break up of the band that had established the sound. I am, of course, proud of the work that I did afterwards but it was like a different band.
Mazda
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02/18/06 15:27:25 EST
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Ok....skip the last message about the glitches...I resampled the track and no glitches. I think it's my NEW soundcard. I've had nothing but problems with the Creative XtremeMusic soundcard working with my Adobe Audition program since I bought it. It's fine in all other aspects but the two don't like each other too well.
Other than that the disc is great.
Max
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02/18/06 13:34:44 EST
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Got my Dark Continent CD today...."Two Minutes Till Lunch" has 2 major glitches so far(Adobe Audition fix). Can't say I'm too disappointed... it's not an official release so you get what you get I suppose. Great live picture on inside fold out. I'll keep everyone informed as to the condition of the rest. Anyone else have same problem?
Max
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02/18/06 12:46:54 EST
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Even tho' I think that an entire album of a "Funzone" theme is interesting, I have to say that the song itself isn't high on my list of favorite WOV songs. I can't place my finger on it but it just doesn't work for me...I have a couple of live versions of it and I would never delete them...I just don't find it equal to their other songs.
But then again...who am I?
Max (a guy who has just about everything WOV produced)
Date:
02/18/06 00:27:50 EST
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Thanks for the update Mazda. Glad to hear you're talking to publishers about seriously getting it out here for us to read one day...
John in Mtl.
Date:
02/17/06 23:59:50 EST
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I hate the song "Fun Zone."
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02/17/06 23:27:16 EST
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Yes ...John. The book is still a work in progress. I am up to about 120,000 words but after speaking with a friend at Simon and Schuster who had read it I will cut at least 40,000 words and get on with the sex and drugs and rock and roll part. So there will be at least another ...oh I don't know...say how many words do you suppose Crystal might produce....Funzone originally was the longest lyric of all time. I clearly remember the day Stan first showed me the yellow legal pads filled with amazing lyrics. I think I told him that he had completely lost his fucking mind and then suggested a complete concept album based on one song. In reality, Funzone was so massive that we really did leave it off the record because it was 'the next album'. Sorry to say this...Andy, Chas, Ned & Bruce but we know where the evil clown really comes from and it wasn't 7 days.
Mazda
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02/17/06 22:04:12 EST
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Mazda,
Is your book still in the works too? We spoke about it in NY after Stan's show a couple of years back...
And yes, do please keep us posted about "Roach Motel"... looking forward to seeing it one day.
Best,
John in Montreal
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02/17/06 19:51:24 EST
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Hi Everyone,
Still intending to finish writing my play, 'Roach Motel' about the Mexican Radio/Call sessions so was pleased to hear that a short film might be in the making. Basically the plot revolves around the real events of that time interspersed with hallucinationatory conversations with a cockroach in a bathroom at the Tropicana Motel. I'm hoping to get Stan to write some original stuff for it ....watch this space ... Now that I have my own theatre space I should be able to mount the production later this year.
Mazda
I'm an occasional lurker 'round these parts, but haven't posted before. Been a WoV fan for years -- Call Of The West was actually the first LP I purchased with my own money. (Oooh, an ''LP'! I'm clearly dating myself here.) "Mexican Radio" lured me in of course, but the other tracks on the album are what really got me hooked. Been a fan of WoV (and various offshoots) ever since!
Anyway, just want to say thanks to everyone who's posted here. It's great reading all the tons of info and commentary about a truly great band. And its especially great to see that Chas, Ned, Stan Bruce and Mr. Mazda drop by from time to time and answer some questions! A really classy thing to do, fellas.
Mazda, if your IRS album ever gets re-released on CD, I'll be first in line to buy it.
- Scott O'House
Date:
02/16/06 04:54:46 EST
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Even though I have it on record, cassette and CD already, I couldn't stop it, so I found myself ordering before I knew it. Obsessions are wonderful things sometimes.
Gusano
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02/15/06 15:28:29 EST
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Thanks...I just ordered one too. I went there and typed in Wall of Voodoo and it didn't pop up. Thanks for the heads up! I have 2 vinyls and although they are in pretty decent shape, I'd rather have a better copy.
Max
Date:
02/15/06 12:39:58 EST
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Dark Continent On CD Baby This is probably the Italian Job but if you don't have it this is a great way to get it.
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Was just at CD Baby....no WOV that I could find.
Date:
02/15/06 02:42:54 EST
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CD Baby has Dark Continent available for purchase on CD, $20 check it out CDBABY.COM A great place to buy CD's great service!
Date:
02/13/06 15:31:56 EST
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Toby here -
The short film sounds killer... by all means anything the shed any light upon WOV's ongoing legacy is always a plus. I myself was fortunate enuff to catch Voodoo twice. both times in Germany with Andy. So I would have to say I have Never-Saw-WOV-WITH-STAN-Syndrome.
As for the Germany LP. you are not missing much. it is a really dirty dingy recording. I found a copy of it at a flea market in Berlin in the early 90's. The only thing of note on it is the track listings are all screwy. it Says Don't Steal My Couch Away, Speak It English, FLying Nun, Mexican Reaction, etc. The show was recorded in Berlin in 1988 believe.
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02/12/06 22:13:32 EST
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wow-cool to find this community. I've been a fan for some time but only recently developed an obsession of sorts. The only album i have however is '7 days..'. Anyone know where would be the best place in Australia to pick up the others. I dont have a credit card so...
PHAERYDUST@hotmail.com
Date:
02/10/06 13:04:54 EST
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Just had to drive to a client that has been one of my most difficult, so I played I Wanna Be a Boss so loud and drove like a psycho through the narrow English country roads and when I got to my appointment, I tore the client apart and got him to sign up or shut up...A small victory for my bosses but a great victory for my ego. They've got me for now...but only for now.
Gusano
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02/10/06 12:43:18 EST
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I know for a fact of at least 3 people who will thorouoghly enjoy it; and thats " Peg and Pete and Me"...
ba dump bish ..
Decay
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02/10/06 07:32:48 EST
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Good morning "dickhead spammer" (notice how I didn't capitalize "dickhead" or even "spammer"). He/she doesn't deserve it. (spam removed)
Date:
02/10/06 05:02:48 EST
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Yeah, I'm looking forward to it too Gusano, I didn't get to see WoV either, so I know your anger. I hope the movie will have a great (WoV) soundtrack!
Graeme
Date:
02/10/06 04:09:16 EST
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Guys, thanks for the positive response. I will keep you all updated. With reference to the US festival show, we musn't forget the awesome version of Call of the West. And Funzone comes in at a very close second. Did anyone manage to get the live LP on ebay from the Andy era simply called "Germany" ? I tried to let you all know but it was when the site was down. I couldnt get it as the seller was in Texas and would not ship to the UK. I am hoping someone here won it and wants to share.
Gusano
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02/09/06 19:49:32 EST
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Gusano,
We can definitely link to your site when you are ready.
make sure to update us on your progress. I'm sure many are interested to see what you come up with.
Peace,
JtL
Date:
02/09/06 16:11:02 EST
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Hey NZ - love the US Festival show. It's great to hear how excited folks were to hear the 'big hit' performed live (shouting along with 'barbequed Iguana'). And the version of 'Tomorrow' on there might just be the best I've heard. I thought the performance was a little weak on the front end (Stan is way off key in 'Lost Weekend') but they're in true form toward the end.
Gosh I miss Marc.
Pantherboy
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02/09/06 16:02:55 EST
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As a frequent lurker, I'm very interested in your movie, Gusano.
Pantherboy
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02/09/06 13:49:38 EST
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I'm up for anything that has anything to do with WOV. For what it's worth, I'll put a link on my blog (not that it will generate any kind of traffic to your site) just because I like WOV...by the way, the blog doesn't have any WOV on it because most of their catalog is availiable (or was) on CD and I don't want to deprive anyone of any possible revenue. Unless someone associated with WOV gave me permission to post an MP3 or 2.
http://maxmurdoc.blogspot.com/
Max
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02/09/06 12:51:27 EST
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Can I have all your attention please?
Have just completed the script for my art movie "Never Saw Wall of Voodoo" and I have got some great student actors to appear in it for free. I estimate that I will finish editing this digital short film by August and I think I have enough money to make it. The scenario is its a black comedy / horror / head trip about a guy whose life takes a massive downward turn over the following decade after missing the last UK show of Wall of Voodoo, a metaphor of how it felt to lose the greatest music phenomenon most of the world never really understood. I am making this project for the hell of it and to tell whoever wants to listen to my story in exaggeration. I myself missed them and never saw them, but I have seen Stan a few times. It became a concept or phrase of mine, the "Never Saw Wall of Voodoo Syndrome" which I use to describe the domino theory of how your luck can be spiral out of your control as I was in Germany on the day WOV played Dingwalls in London in 1988, which happened to be on one of only three days I was NOT in England that year!!! However, this is the last time I ask for any objections or suggestions before I begin shooting. I want to know what you guys have to say and whether you would be interested in linking mine to this website upon completion. I think that as I have been a WOV disciple since I was twelve years old ( I am now 35 ) that I have enough of that WOV spirit in me to be able to give my interpretation of the world that the band takes me to. From watching this site over the past few years, only recently becoming a member, I have a pretty good indication that there is a general ambience from all of you that I feel my project taps into. Of course if you dont give a damn what this limey has to say, I can always keep it all to myself and my shores and stay in my job in advertising cursing my luck...
Gusano aka Nod aka English Pete
Date:
02/09/06 03:29:42 EST
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Beware of the mouth that moves and speaks no truth
French Spy and "king" of spies
Date:
02/08/06 14:16:05 EST
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Thanks for the goodies, NZ. Much appreciated.
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02/07/06 16:26:08 EST
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I think that was a person who wanted to get a good price, and send searched for "Voodoo" and forums, and posted all over, without checking what exactly the point with Voodoo is. I'll bet anything, that he hasn't been here before, or knows WoV
Graeme
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02/07/06 12:40:23 EST
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And we're supposed to care because....??
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02/07/06 05:38:27 EST
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EBAY: I sell the Voodoo Doll of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Here: http://cgi.ebay.it/SILVIO-BERLUSCONI_W0QQitemZ6249673316QQcategoryZ8621QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Date:
02/06/06 22:09:39 EST
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Well... as promised, the US 83 MP3s are now permanent.
Also, I'd like to welcome our second newest member to the fan club --
who also happens to be our youngest. (by far) Here's the introduction
I recieved from him, which may be the coolest damn thing I've read:
> My name is Brennen... I am only nine years
> old but my dad is 40 and grew up in the Califonia
> punk scene... He has turned me on to WOV, Dead Kennedys,
> Black Flagg and all that cool Stuff....
There is hope for the youth of today after all! ;-)
More MP3s to come, thanks again to all who helped out.
nz
Date:
02/06/06 09:37:01 EST
Comments:
Glad I could help, nz. Rock on, dude!
Elizabeth
Date:
02/06/06 00:39:51 EST
Comments:
Max and Elizabeth:
Thanks so much for your generosity. The whole bunch of us fan
clubbers can thank you two for sparing ol' Gramps the pain &
humiliation of homelessness. The site should be back up in a
day or two, most likely with some new MP3 madness on board.
I'll have to dig around a bit...
Thanks again,
nz
Date:
02/05/06 10:00:25 EST
Comments:
You know what....forget the cheapskate thing and make me look like a real cheap "Bastard"! Any takers? C'mon....I double dog dare ya!
Max
Date:
02/05/06 09:57:16 EST
Comments:
C'mon people...I'm sure if the tables were turned, we'd be getting some help from the Fan Club. Like he said...even 1 stinking dollar would help. Someone match my 10 or better yet, make me look like a real cheapskate and double it.
Max
Date:
02/05/06 02:27:29 EST
Comments:
I hate to bring this up, but this is turning out to be a fuck of a bad year so far. The WoV fan club and the host site tangento.net have hit dire straits indeed -- both the domain name and server space are up for renewal, and I am dead f-ing broke. Both are down for the count. (off the air) If any of you folks can help keep the site alive with a donation (1 stinking dollar on up) it would be much appreciated. (Paypal, using Ampcore@myway.com) As you all know, the fan club has always been free, but that little donation button over at Gramps' place has been gathering some serious dust for the last 3 years.
Thanks for listening, and sorry to have to do this.
nz
P.S. if we can get some of this shit paid off, I will post the US Festival '83 MP3s permanently. (for what it's worth)
Date:
02/04/06 18:56:20 EST
Comments:
anyone know the spanish spoken at the very beginning of "mexican radio"?
Date:
02/04/06 17:12:14 EST
Comments:
Anybody heard anything from Andy lately? Is he still making music?
Comments:
Yeah, I think the Spam Poison code protects mostly from bots mining for email addresses, etc. One thing's for sure; the board has come alive since the transformation. Great to see Mazda & Ned poking around again! Personally, I dig the new B/G, but although I am on a 1024x768 resolution, I can only see the very tops of the mesa & volcanoes. (or whatever) Still, I like it much better.
nz
Date:
01/31/06 20:49:41 EST
Comments:
I guess the spammers avoided the spam filter *sigh*
Only good thing is, that the dark red colour they use now, isn't as horrible to the eyes, as the light green one they used before.
Graeme
Date:
01/31/06 16:28:53 EST
Comments:
hey nerdy question of the day and probablly old hat for most people here too . what did w.o.v. use for there rhumba sounds was it the roland cr-78?
Date:
01/31/06 14:00:59 EST
Comments:
Thanks for giving Joe his due.
Old Pal
Date:
01/31/06 05:08:26 EST
Comments:
I'm still in Norway (Grunerløkka) and running Mucho Mas, my Cal/Mex cafe. Playing a bit with the Tomcats and a Cash cover band (The Handsome Devils). No new recordings with either and I don't have anything from War Diary...maybe Bruce does. My favorite song? Couldn't say. I liked pretty much all of them and had fun playing different songs on different nights. Courage could be a challenge sometimes and Room with a View was fast and furious. The Grass is Greener live was a big, sloppy thrill and building on what Joe played in the 1st WOV was a riot, he was so unique.
Ned
Date:
01/30/06 22:44:48 EST
Comments:
Is it true that Mark and Bruce were in a glam band called "Sky People"?
Neddie from West Covina
Date:
01/30/06 20:49:15 EST
Comments:
Toby again -
Ned are you still playing with that Rock-A-Billy band? I really enjoyed the show you guys did at the Bow-A-Rama here in LA a few years ago... any chance there is a cd out of any current stuff you have done?
Date:
01/30/06 20:47:41 EST
Comments:
toby here -
FINALLY some answers!!! Ned is awsome!!! The tracks that he did with Andy on his first solo album are just amazing... keep the stories coming boys... look forward to the Mazda tales!
Date:
01/30/06 17:57:21 EST
Comments:
Thanks Ned. It's always great to hear from you....now, did "War Diary" record anything?
Max
Date:
01/30/06 17:00:40 EST
Comments:
The survey results were inconclusive so close to 50/50 that at least for now the site will stay the same. Maybe the background will change from time to time etc.. Please keep the suggestions coming.
BTW Mazda's tip about spam poison has really helped out. Since I added the tag there haven't been any spam postings. Knock on Wood it will stay that way.
For those viewing this page in lower resoultions 640 x 480 or 800 x 600 etc you don't see the whole picture which is a desert picture with mountains and scrub etc.. kinda cool but not necessarily WOV. I made the background picture 1600 x 1200 so it doesn't repeat when looking at it in higher resolutions.
Peace,
JtL
Date:
01/30/06 16:40:57 EST
Comments:
Yikes, forgot my name. I, Graeme, posted the comment below.
Date:
01/30/06 16:40:13 EST
Comments:
Hey, is it really Ned?
Are you still in Norway? (Er du stadig i Norge?)
I have many questions to ask him, but for now, what is your favourite Wall Of Voodoo song, that you played on?
Date:
01/30/06 15:40:42 EST
Comments:
Max - I was playing with Bruce in War Diary when we went in the studio to work with WOV on some demos. We had a good time playing, etc. and they couldn't get rid of me. One night a Mexican fanzine was coming to interview WOV. I asked Marc if I should say I was the new drummer. "I dunno, ask Chas". So I did and he said "I dunno, ask Marc." Overwhelmed by their praise I told the fanzine writer I was in. No one said no and kept on not saying no from that day on.
Not Unwanted Ned
Date:
01/30/06 14:19:55 EST
Comments:
s V - I can help you out. PM on the way.
I like the new background - more relaxing on the viddies. Hard to make out what it is, though (and it's relevance to this board). Looks like it formatted only a corner of the photo.
Date:
01/30/06 01:05:28 EST
Comments:
such venom...what did Stan do...stiff him at a restaurant once?
Date:
01/30/06 00:37:59 EST
Comments:
Hey Rick thanks for illustrating why America is so screwed up. It's all about personal attacks rather than issues. God forbid you would ever have to stretch your lazy brain to think things through and see both sides - much less give any concrete examples to back up your lame arguments. It's much easier to just pick a team and get wasted. Yeah, do what the powers that be want you to do - reduce it all to a friggn' football game or an episode of Survivor.
Meet you in the bomb shelter, pal.
Uncle Sam
Date:
01/29/06 21:56:37 EST
Comments:
I like this much betterer, I t doesn't chek speeling
Date:
01/29/06 21:10:17 EST
Comments:
Who the hell claims a similarity between Stan & Noland Vs. Marc & Bruce and Republicans Vs. Democrats.
Wow, what a black & white to have. And WoV members are actually a colourful bunch of personalities. Don't make 'em black 'n white stereotypes. And I even read somewhere, that Bruce actually prefered the Stan era stuff.
So suck on that.
G.
Date:
01/29/06 17:52:52 EST
Comments:
All artists have big heads
BIG HEAD
Date:
01/29/06 16:26:14 EST
Comments:
hey rick you're entitled to your taste but if you wasn't in the room when it all went down like mazda was for some of it you should keep your trap shut it's people like you turning this into a bickerfest t.j.
Date:
01/29/06 16:02:38 EST
Comments:
Ooo Big Bad Stan and Snotty Brit. Let's beat 'em up and cry about it. Charge money too. Whine whine whine.
Mr. Real
P.S. Got any stock tips?
Date:
01/29/06 15:45:12 EST
Comments:
I've got a question for the board regulars:
Do any of you have the ability to make cds from vinyl albums? I recently acquired the Lonesome Strangers album "Lonesome Pine" that has Joe Nanini playing drums on all tracks. I no longer even have a way to make a decent cassette tape from an album, let alone a cd. From what I remember, "Lonesome Pine" was never released on cd (though one or two of the songs ended up on later L.S. releases), so I'd really like to have this album preserved on cd if it's at all possible. If any of you regs (NZ, JtL, Mazda?) have the ability and would be willing to help out with this preservation project, drop me an email at vieuxdo@earthlink.net. Thanks.
Rock on,
Elizabeth
a.k.a. Ms. Vieuxdo
Date:
01/29/06 14:21:23 EST
Comments:
Keep it like this... nothing like Stan's- whatever that looks like. The less Stan influence the better. I loved WOV despite Stan but became a Voodoo freak when Andy came along.
Marc Moreland was WOV and was the most original and interesting guitarist I've ever seen. And even though Bruce might have "misspelt" a threat, emotions run high in bands and stupidity runs rampant in youth. Bruce and Marc to me were so much better, darker, seedier,and human than the Devo types of the band (Stan,Noland etc). I know a lot of people feel otherwise- It's the Republican-Democrat 50%-50% polarization thing going on. Everyone has their own taste- makes the world go 'round... but too bad Stan got the big head because the next album would have sold mega and they'd all have a bit more brass in pocket like the lovely Chrissie Hynde. However, for selfish reasons, I'm glad Stan split because 3 albums with Andy is better than 10 with Uncle Remus and his puppets
Wow, this has really turned into a crothety bickering ground. Since I'm grumbling and rambling... still wondering why Miles Copeland couldn't loan a bit of $ to get Marc flown back here from France to expediate the surgery and get some decent care
Rick
Date:
01/29/06 10:25:24 EST
Comments:
Thank you
Max
Date:
01/29/06 08:50:13 EST
Comments:
Old news. Yes. Politics by IRS. Marc and Chas.
Mazda
Date:
01/28/06 23:35:44 EST
Comments:
What's with the bad blood between you (Mazda) and Bruce? Were you ever really considered as Stan's replacement? Why didn't you join if you were considered and who came up with Andy and Ned coming in?
Enquiring minds want to know...
Max
Date:
01/28/06 18:37:12 EST
Comments:
Bill didn't play on anything I produced. No offense intended. Mazda
Date:
01/28/06 15:18:30 EST
Comments:
What happened to Bill Noland's status in the band after Stan left?
"Did he jump or was he pushed"?
Graeme
Date:
01/28/06 02:30:37 EST
Comments:
yes it was Joe...he left shortly after the initial sessions for these demos cause he didn't like the direction the band was taking. The first time that i worked with Ned, Andy was also there... We went on to do a show with me in the band at the San Diego Arena playing bass and synths/drum machine on New Years Eve...this gig led to Bruce Moreland threatening to kill me... I still have the misspelt note
Date:
01/27/06 09:50:45 EST
Comments:
Mazda, after the background was changed, then the board was stalled by accident, which is why no comments made at that time made it to the board. The board (as far as I know) have never used Moderator approvement after posting, which is one of the wonderful things about the board, but also one of the problems (regarding spamming).
And I really look forward to the fuller explanation of the Museums/Deep tracks. My big question is, I hear some clear Joe Nanini'ish percussion in there... is it Joe playing on those tracks? It's really strange to see the two Wall Of Voodoo marks, clashed together like that. I love it!
Graeme
Date:
01/27/06 08:30:32 EST
Comments:
Hello Earth?
I saw that Max and Toby where wondering what happened to me and needed some confirmation on the Museums/Deep tracks. I made a posting yesterday to explain that I am busy with an off Broadway show right now and for some reason the post never appeared so I assumed moderator delays etc... Here goes again. Yes the vocals on those tracks are mine and I was also responsible for the production. I am going to give a fuller explanation later. As far as spammers go JtL maybe this will help http://www.starsearchcasting.com/linkout/o.php?out=http://English-25470552109.SpamPoison.com
Mazda
Date:
01/26/06 20:03:56 EST
Comments:
I agree, not that this style is bad....I just like the old background. Look what happened to all of us....some dickheaded spammer has got all of our panties twisted. We don't know whether we are coming or going.
To hell with the spammers! Bring back the old board and let's try and find a way to keep them from hitting us. Someone out there has to know someone who could help JtL.
Anyone?
Max
Date:
01/26/06 16:36:43 EST
Comments:
I figured you had just placed a new style, so incomming messages had to be approved...
Let me see, if I can recapture what I wrote. To be honest, then I really loved the old design, and I never understood why people didn't like it. And I always found reading here easy. So I must admit, that I really miss the old "wall" *weeps*
Graeme Qewe
Date:
01/26/06 16:23:17 EST
Comments:
Thanks to Ms. V for pointing out that I crippled the board. I wondered why no one had anything to say about the new style.
Peace,
JtL
Date:
01/24/06 18:47:34 EST
Comments:
Comments suggestions?
JtL
Date:
01/23/06 12:13:32 EST
Comments:
(quoting) "$50 for that Dark Continent CD on eBay is a darn good
deal. The seller also has awesome feedback. If I didn't already
have it, I would buy it. What a great deal! "
...why am I reminded of a used car salesman here? Especially the
kind who might plant a fake customer to talk up a lemon. Hmm...
anyway, I am torn as to whether this forum should be re-formatted. I'd say the first thing is to make sure you can get an acceptable interface without forking out any ca$h. This is one of the problems with my board over at the fan club. This thing is so bogged down with ads & bullshit that it's hardly worth bothering with. See what you can find out, maybe Stan has some advice. IF you can get a good board for free or minimal cost, I think it would be worth a trial run. If it doesn't click, the posts can always be transfered back over here.
As to the background and keeping this forum, I think that a lighter, more muted background with dark text is much easier on the eyes and the brain. An example of what I mean is this Wild West background I created for my weirdness pages:
No matter what the decision is, remember that your efforts are well appreciated, JTL.
Date:
01/22/06 11:55:04 EST
Comments:
Hey look.....it's the "dickheaded spammer" again! (JtL's Note: The spam referred to has been removed) Do you think he/she reads this or just dumps spam here...cause if he/she isn't reading this then it isn't much fun calling them a "dickheaded spammer". So, "dickheaded spammer", do you read this page or not?
Date:
01/21/06 01:20:22 EST
Comments:
My best mate and I loved Wall of Voodoo and were rapt when they came to Melbourne in 1985. We were from country Victoria (back then) and loved the music but knew little of the image. We had little access to video/magazines back then. So we rolled on up to the venue in St Kilda (long since torn down) in faded blue jeans, white chamois shirts and Adidas runners. And there we were in a sea of black in the freakiest scene we'd ever come across. Great tunes though...
Spider from Melbourne
Date:
01/20/06 16:21:13 EST
Comments:
I remember back in my high school days being the only person I knew who was fanatical about WOV. I drove around in my little hot rod (a black 1973 Olds 442) playing them along with Black Sabbath, Xtc, Iron Maiden (ahh, the 80's!).
I'm so happy to have this opportunty to share my passion for their great music. Thanks Jtl and all of you.
Cheers from Wisconsin!
pantherboy
Date:
01/20/06 03:08:22 EST
Comments:
I dunno... kind of like it this way. Why not just erase the spam like we all have to do these days? gad dang spammers!
hoodoo
Date:
01/19/06 20:09:21 EST
Comments:
Death to spam and to those who create it.. It shows you the mentality of the person who is posting it, as they would rather invade this site with mindless waste, as oppossed to contributing anything that contains thought or originality.
besides if we change it, there wont be anymore hilarious replies from everyone as to how much they suck.
Decay
Date:
01/19/06 12:32:55 EST
Comments:
I prefer the current format because all of the info is in one place. You aren't required to go down a rabbit hole of links to see what is new since your last visit.
I also like to allow the participants to post without having to login. I think that since it is easy, people use it more. Also the anonymity allows for free exchange of ideas without the fear of reprisal. So people have the opportunity to speak plainly and ultimately communicate better.
I also am annoyed by this system's drawbacks including topics being all mashed together, spam and inappropriate/unrelated posts. To help overcome this I am checking this site 6-10 times a day to eliminate the garbage as soon as it shows. FYI I have been deleting at least one spam post everyday sometimes more.
So far the survey is running about 50/50 lets give it a week or so and see what happens.
BTW I am willing to change the backgound and Font so let's hear your ideas and suggestions. While I am kind of into the whole brick wall paradigm I am willing to go in a new direction. My only requirement is that it should in some way remind us of WOV.
Also just want to thank all of the contributors (sans spammers) to this website. Your posts really make this site a fun place to hang out.
Peace,
JtL
Date:
01/19/06 09:16:39 EST
Comments:
Yes, this forum is nice 'n easy the way it is but if changing it is going to save JtL the major headaches he's been going through taking care of the junk that pops up... well then, let's change it.
One advantage to the other forum format would be the ability of organizing topics into categories and posting special announcements.
I am happy with whatever is easiest for JtL to handle...
Thanks,
John in Montreal
Date:
01/19/06 08:51:53 EST
Comments:
By the way, any news on when or where we can get a download of the Take Me To Your Leader demo?
Gusano
Date:
01/19/06 07:52:52 EST
Comments:
Guys,
Dont change it. It's annoying with the spams but I find Stan's forum frustrating. I am so busy I only have a few minutes every now and again to take part here and i love reding what you guys have put. Why rock the boat just because of a bit of seaweed.
Gusano
Date:
01/18/06 23:35:41 EST
Comments:
I like this setup...we just need someone to help with some sort of scripting to eliminate the dreaded dickheaded spammer.
On a different note...I just got Stan's DVD "Showbusiness is My Life" and man did I ever take a trip back in time. I love Stan's video's. "Big Heat" is fantastic, but seeing the guys (WoV of course) just made my day...seeing Marc brought a tear to my eyes....and Joe, those guys are just brilliant. Chas looked great dancing behind his keyboards and I finally got to see Bill Noland! Bruce looks like a young Syd Barrett with that piercing look in his eyes.....and of course there's Stan. What can I say? I'll be watching it many times.
Thanks JtL for having this forum and thanks to everyone who has ever posted here (except for the dickhead spammer). My best wishes to Stan, Bruce, Chas, Mazda and the rest of the guys. Here's to you and continued success in whatever you do.
Max
Date:
01/18/06 13:14:26 EST
Comments:
Yes, I seem to remember that Beyond Tomorrow Stan site also have it. And the WoV fan club have this: http://www.xsorbit1.com/users/dogslife/index.cgi
But neither was really succesful, as this place was the best. But with these unstopable posts something must be done, someway or the other. And I really do like phpbb boards!
Graeme Qewe
Date:
01/18/06 12:58:50 EST
Comments:
The problem stems from whoever posted the ad not closing off their html tags properly. Therefore, the link crap "bleeds" over to the other posts. Once JtL removes the spam, the rest of the board posts will go back to normal.
Ms. V
Date:
01/18/06 10:49:15 EST
Comments:
Whoever it is, uses guestbook sites ("spiritbooks.thesitefights.com" and "sitegadgets.com") to post here but how they changed posted messages to links is something I'm not familiar with.
Date:
01/18/06 10:17:08 EST
Comments:
Thanks Ms. V.....I hope Jtl takes your advice.
Date:
01/18/06 10:16:08 EST
Comments:
Who is "Heart Mor"? There are some previous posts from him / her. If you look below, the name is attached to one of those drug spams. Any connection?
Date:
01/18/06 10:11:41 EST
Comments:
It's a shame that so many spammers feel the need to post their crap here. One alternative I can see is to possibly change the board to the kind Stan has on his site. I believe the coding "program" for that kind of bulletin board is free and can be found at http://www.phpbb.com/.
And yes, it's JtL who manages this site, not me. :)
Ms. V
Date:
01/18/06 09:56:30 EST
Comments:
Oops! My bad....then I repeat my old message but substitute JtL for Ms. Vieuxdo.
Sorry JtL!
Date:
01/18/06 08:56:33 EST
Comments:
What the hell is happening to the site. All past comments are HUGE and in green colour with a link. This is really disturbing.
But to the guy below, this is not Ms. Vieuxdo's page, it's JtL's page!
Date:
01/17/06 21:26:11 EST
Comments:
a homeowner claim was filed on the damage caused by the intruders that killed Bryan Harvey and his family. along with alot of neighbors in the community, the front door had been unlocked and by happen stance, they picked his home. he had a store in Richmond and was doing very well and was an incredibly nice person. A so very unfortunate ending to say the least.
the damage was of course the blood removal, as it was deemed a potential bio hazard.
Decay
Date:
01/16/06 01:52:41 EST
Comments:
sorry drunk sad mor
Date:
01/16/06 01:50:40 EST
Comments:
I may e way late but y'all must understand..if yer here...you know good musak. I may be a couple o days late but have just found out that Bryan Harvey (HOuse of Freaks) was murdered alomng with his family in Richmond, Virginia. For those of you who were there, bryan and johnny opened for stan at the COach house way back in 1986. I was a senior in high school. I saw Wall of Voodoo at the Golden Bear in HB a couple of months before so crap oi am rambling. House of Freaks opened for Stan. This was the only band I EVER walked away from the coach house opening foR sTAN AND BEING LEGITIMATE, He was a musician worthy of me and being that i work at tower records you must listen. just kiddin. YTour silence reading this crap suffices. the dude rocked...us stan butt fuckers should care about this loss. insane writer from the other seide.
heart mor
Date:
01/15/06 23:27:13 EST
Comments:
I also believe that this Wall of Voodoo - Dark Continent CD is a fabulous deal. I recommend you snap it up NOW if you want it! You may never get this chance again!!!
Date:
01/15/06 19:20:31 EST
Comments:
Robert Williams did the cover. He also did the original cover for Guns and Roses first album before it was removed.
Date:
01/15/06 17:43:23 EST
Comments:
Does anybody know who did the artwork on the Ugly Americans cover (the two fighting clowns ?)
Date:
01/15/06 02:15:58 EST
Comments:
I bet you're the seller!
Dark Continent is an amazing album, but it's still awful, that fans have to pay so much for an album, it certainly should be praised as a "darn/great deal". It should be re-released, so that people could buy it for a regular CD's price.
Date:
01/15/06 00:51:22 EST
Comments:
$50 for that Dark Continent CD on eBay is a darn good deal. The seller also has awesome feedback. If I didn't already have it, I would buy it. What a great deal!
Date:
01/14/06 02:10:41 EST
Comments:
I have liked little new music since the mid '80s or thereabouts. However, I am now very much into a band named "Clinic" from Great Britain, Like WOV, Clinic has a unique sound with a touch of punk and New Wave influence. Go to www.clinicvoot.org for more. WOV was by far my favorite band in the 80s and 90s....Clinic has been since Y2K.
Also, I just returned from a great DEVO show here in Agoura Hills. They rocked! They played for an hour----all early stuff from their first four albums. Devo plays two more shows this weekend at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA. If you live in the L.A. area, you might want to check 'em out. Call ahead for ticket info first, though.
Bill
Westlake Village, CA
Date:
01/14/06 00:54:30 EST
Comments:
I would like to know what new music you guys are into...I'll post my suggestions after you submit your remarks. I hope to hear from each of you!
Date:
01/13/06 16:45:48 EST
Comments:
Toby here -
As far as I know all of the tracks on that tape were mazda singing... Deep In the Jungle was the first song that Andy recorded with Wall of Voodoo. Andy's version came out on the Weird Science soundtrack and can be heard in the movie for about ten seconds coming out of the radio in a car. I think that Mazda was working with the boys and was being considered for the lead singer position... I think he could tell it best. Mazda did have an album out on IRS at the time. mazda where are you? Speak, damn you, speak!!!
Comments:
I'll bet that our SPAMMER is the one who doesn't like the background. If you don't like it then don't come here. Nobody asked you to post here. Leave and take your SPAM with you.
Date:
01/11/06 20:47:43 EST
Comments:
the backgroound is awesome, stop your juvile critique bastard
Date:
01/11/06 15:52:54 EST
Comments:
Background is horrible. Let a 12 year old design your site. I'm sure he can do better
Date:
01/10/06 12:41:21 EST
Comments:
If anybody is familiar with scripting language and can help modify the script to help block the spammers I would surely appreciate your help.
Peace,
JtL
Date:
01/10/06 11:33:10 EST
Comments:
Thanks for the goodies, Toby.
Date:
01/10/06 10:13:37 EST
Comments:
Maybe this site should have passwords.....log in and such. Would that get rid of this spam?
Max
Date:
01/10/06 08:31:58 EST
Comments:
I am having problems with my internet connection so I cant download any stuff. Anyone able to burn me a copy of Grampas House on CD and the BBC stuff etc and will ship to UK?
Gusano ( desparate )
Date:
01/07/06 10:34:52 EST
Comments:
So we've established that Marc sang "Faded Love" but now correct me if I'm wrong but is it Marc also on the "Museum" and "Deep in the Jungle" out takes? Or is that Mazda? You out there Mazda?
Max
Date:
01/07/06 08:35:53 EST
Comments:
It's Marc singing on Faded Love.
Date:
01/07/06 03:25:01 EST
Comments:
In 1983 I was barback/bartending in a huge club in Phoenix called "Graham Central Station." In those jolly good years of New Wave - we had a lot of the great bands that came in and played: Oingo Boingo; Surf Punks; B52s; Pschedelic Furs; English Beat; I could go on and on! I remember I had just gotten "Call of the West" about that time and instantly loved every song on it. And then I went to work - And guess who was playing that night? I remember getting there early to set up the bar and hearing them (WOV) do there sound check. I walked up to the stage and asked Marc Moreland if he would like a pitcher of beer. He was so friendly and cool!!! I still remember to this day how genuine he was!!! When I gave him the beer - He thanked me profusely; which really surprised me because here was a guy who obviously had a lot of fans and special treatment. After the concert was over (which, by the way, would rate in my top 3), I approached Stan Ridgway who was briefly alone just a few feet away from the stage. After expressing my intense interest in his music and the show, I asked him what he meant by his closing remarks after performing their song "Back in Flesh" in the movie "Urgh, A Music War" in which he states: "Thanks for coming. We really love ya. Show business is, is my life"? Since watching them perform for the first time in that movie - I was so intrigued by them; and I always wanted to know what he meant by that. He told me that the make-up people back stage wanted to put make-up on their faces for the movie and that he thought they were carrying on so much about it, and making such a big deal out of it. So he was just being obnoxious by saying that to the crowd before leaving (which nobody in the audience really knew what he meant). But now WE do!!! Like Moreland - Stan Ridgway was just as cool and talked to me like I was an old friend or something! Kind of a simple story but hope you all enjoyed it!!! Take care, Wood E. Hughes
Date:
01/06/06 17:50:45 EST
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I was listening to "Faded Love" on "Seven Days in Sammystown", you know, the one that isn't listed on the cover (all 40 seconds of it) and I'm pretty sure that it's not Andy singing but it does sound somewhat similar to the "Museum" demos. Is this also Mazda or are we all wrong and it's Chas or Marc singing on all of the above? Anybody?
Max
Date:
01/06/06 07:48:22 EST
Comments:
I just got around to the Mazda tracks and I have to say that they are really cool. "Museums" has always been a favorite and to hear different versions....well, I'm impressed. Was Mazda ever considered a replacement for Stan....maybe before Andy got involved or was he just laying out guide tracks for Andy? "Deep in the Jungle"...where did that come from? I like it also. Was it slated for "Seven Days in Sammystown"? I had no idea it existed.
Max
Date:
01/05/06 22:34:51 EST
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Hey, that's great stuff Toby. That's always been a favorite track. I'd love to hear more...
nz
Date:
01/05/06 22:06:00 EST
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toby here -
I believe all of those are Mazda's vocals... Mazda you out there? Can you confirm?
There is nothing on this side Marc said was recorded in the middle of the night with a phone list of all the heads of record companies like Herb ALpert, Tony Matolla, etc. and they crank called them in the middle of the night and recorded it and just said "there is nothing on this side." and then they thought that they might get sued so they mixed it really low in the mix so you can't really hear what is being said. Marc also said that they put microphones in the middle of the street and recorded the passing cars at night as well. Stan? Anything to add?
Date:
01/04/06 15:19:50 EST
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Is the B-side of "Mexican Radio","There's Nothing on this Side" what Stan and Marc used to do when they did the Acme Soundtrack stuff? Is there any recordings from that era around?
Max
Date:
01/04/06 13:21:17 EST
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Nevermind....there were too many mispellings of the site.
Date:
01/04/06 13:15:41 EST
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Ok, I don't get it.....dimedozen.org. There's nothing there to download. Just a loop round and round and round......
Date:
01/04/06 12:26:06 EST
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Great Stuff
Thanks Toby!
Are all/any of the Vocals Mazdas?
Comments:
These demos on Dimedozen are great. Could you also please seed a live show of the Andy era ? Thanks !!!
Date:
01/03/06 14:37:24 EST
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These demos on Dimedozen are great. Could you also please seed a live show of the Andy era ? Thanks !!!
Date:
01/03/06 07:34:47 EST
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Another Dimadozen.org torrent post went up... this time it's the Sammystown demos. I'm currently seeding, so go grab it.
Date:
12/31/05 02:50:37 EST
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In regard to the post by ~V...
Potential Buyers: Some of these "sealed" Dark Continent CDs are Italian pressings, and I'm, not sure if they're even legit. I have one, and it sounds like they have attempted to "remix" or "remaster" the recording, with a bit too much "enthusiasm" on the low end. (although there is a nice write-up on the liner notes, and a pretty cool-looking WoV 'silhouette' label on the disc) Anyway, all I'm saying is: be sure to check into the country of origin. If it's the Italian pressing, I'd say pay no more than 20 Bones.
-nz
Date:
12/30/05 22:05:38 EST
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It is NOT "Method Green" in 'Talkin' Wall of Voodoo Blues'.
It is "Methadrine' ... as in the drug.
Methamphetamine (Methadrine) is one of the many amphetamine derivatives that was synthesized by the pharmaceutical industry following the enthusiastic response to amphetamine by the medical profession. Methamphetamine is more potent than amphetamine as a CNS stimulant though it is weaker in other properties (Winger, 1992). Methamphetamine was originally used in nasal decongestants, bronchial inhalers, and in the treatment of narcolepsy and obesity.
Date:
12/30/05 16:28:00 EST
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Heya all...
I just received my WOV US'83 - Live and TV compilation 2 DVD set that I paid out for on eBay. I'll probably start an auction for copies and sell it at cost plus shipping (probably $5 total) so that it can be spread around without anybody else having to spend $40 to get it. I also have a great DVD set of URGH! Anybody who just wants to hook up with me, I'll be happy to make a copy for you. If you have stuff to trade with me, that would be cool too. In particular, I'm looking for CDs of:
Grampa's House 'Rarities Bootleg'
Mexican Radio - singles versions
Seven Days In Sammystown
Happy Planet
The Ugly Americans
Dance of Death
Let me know if you want to swap or just want to pay for discs and shipping. Just email me at tuccisbabe@yahoo.com and I'll get some copies made.
ALSO...
I'll start seeding the Happy Planet demos again for you guys... I think there are still two seeders up now. Maybe they just hopped on as well.
Catch you all later... fill me in when the next Grandpa's House collection comes out.
Date:
12/30/05 07:53:55 EST
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Dear PLEASE am now seeding...
Date:
12/30/05 06:00:48 EST
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unfortunately noone is seeding the happy planet demos on dimedozen so it's impossible to download :-( really sad. I would have loved to listen to them. can someone who has them put them somewhere for dl PLEASE ?
Date:
12/30/05 04:49:37 EST
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On dimeadozen there is an interesting torrent for voodoo fans; happy planet demos. See http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=75118 - you have to be a member to download
Date:
12/29/05 17:08:21 EST
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS/NEU YEAR to everyone of you,
THE KEV!N.
Date:
12/28/05 22:49:44 EST
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Sealed Dark Continent CD for sale... $199. Goes on eBay Jan. 1, 2006.
I may entertain other offers here.
~V
Date:
12/28/05 16:51:41 EST
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Hey - I was filing records in the 'vault' yesterday, and I came across my Dog's Life (fan club) packet, and NOW I have a scanner. What were y'all asking for again? The lyric sheets??
Pantherboy
Date:
12/28/05 16:50:23 EST
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'I was posting on the forum, and I
Was looking for good business.....'
Pantherboy
Date:
12/27/05 16:37:25 EST
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Wow, that's a lot of spam. What can be done?
And obviously it's a programmed machine making the posts.
Date:
12/27/05 12:35:50 EST
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Read between the lines...this ain't no simple spam...there's some serious verbal weirdness going on.
The Prof
Date:
12/27/05 11:54:10 EST
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Why would anyone think that they would make any kind of sale by posting this crap here?
I just don't get it......it boggles my mind that someone could be such a moron to actually believe that they could gain anything from posting this stuff here, or anywhere for that matter.
Total idiots
Date:
12/25/05 19:39:22 EST
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Merry Christmas and happy new year to all!
Ms. V
Date:
12/24/05 18:23:46 EST
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No coal for me, I got mint condition lps of Call of the West, Granma's House, Sammy's Town, Happy Planet, and Ugly Americans for Christmas. The Ghost of Christmas Past likes me...he really likes me! Hooray for Hollywood. And Sally. Ned
Date:
12/22/05 15:45:46 EST
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Anxiously awaiting, Gus!
Date:
12/22/05 04:14:51 EST
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Pantherboy,
On dvd, vhs pal and mpeg. At present I am moving house, so I only have internet at work. Once I am set up at home, I will build a site for you to access my stuff. I have also made a short film inspired by but not featuring Far Side of Crazy.
Gusano
Gusano
Date:
12/21/05 11:17:50 EST
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A video for 'Factory' HAS to be great. What format can you deliver in?
Pantherboy
Date:
12/21/05 06:22:53 EST
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NZ
Thanks a lot for that info. Any idea when?
Is anyone interested in seeing a promo video I have made to FACTORY ?
Gusano
Date:
12/21/05 02:14:53 EST
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Gusano:
The songs from the 'Take Me to Your Leader' demo
tape will be included on the new Grampa's disc.
nz
Date:
12/21/05 01:07:55 EST
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A Love Sll
Date:
12/20/05 07:50:51 EST
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Just spent a bit of time going through the Forum archives. I don't wish to get emotional but thank God you guys have made this site. I have only in the past year been taking part, but my love of WOV has spanned half my life. I know how frustrating it is for us all desperately tracing rare recordings, but living in the UK, its even worse. Yesterday I found the Take Me to Your Leader demo on ebay, but the owner wont ship outside North America. I know I will get it all in the end, but I don't want to wait forever. So guys, once again, thank you so much for keeping it all alive.
Gusano
Date:
12/20/05 06:39:20 EST
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Wow I found this after all this time. I have been a fan of WOV from way back. Back in 1985 or so I worked as a bouncer where WOV played on the Sammytown tour. I got to see the show from on stage right. Talked with all the guys. I did not get to buy a band shirt but Chas traded his Sammytown shirt for my bar shirt. I still have the autographed poster. I also stopped a drunk from driving home with the help of the band. These guys are great I'm sad to hear two have passed away. I still play the music. What is up with the guys now? Chas I want my shirt back...just kidding.
Dietzel
Date:
12/19/05 10:37:04 EST
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Thanks, Napalm. I can't wait (been waiting for months, actually.......)
Pantherboy
Date:
12/18/05 17:31:35 EST
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Gusano:
The BBC recordings are available for download at the fan club, and have been for months. The link is up & center. As for Grampa's, there is a deluxe, double-disc version in the works. Check the fan club in a month or so.
nz
Date:
12/18/05 16:04:15 EST
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yes...?
Date:
12/18/05 15:53:58 EST
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Mexican Radio
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
And the touch of a world that is older
Turn the switch and check the number
Leave it on when in bed I slumber
I hear the rhythms of the music
I buy the product and never use it
I hear the talking of the dj
Can't understand just what does he say?
I'm on a mexican radio
I'm on a mexican radio
I dial it in and tune the station
They talk about the u.s. inflation
I understand just a little
No comprende--it's a riddle
I'm on a mexican radio
I'm on a mexican radio
I wish I was in Tiajuana
Eating barbequed iguana
I'd take requests on the telephone
I'm on a wavelength far from home
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
I dial it in from south of the border
I hear the talking of the dj
Can't understand just what does he say?
Radio radio...
Date:
12/18/05 15:51:18 EST
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yo im not a hardcore fan i jus like mexican radio cuz its awsome and i got it in on one of my vids its sik it kinda doesnt go with me snowboarding but wutever its mad sweet... well...
Date:
12/18/05 10:10:04 EST
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$100?? What a fucking thief!
Date:
12/17/05 23:12:31 EST
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RE: seven days in sammys town cd
$100 US. Agree?
Date:
12/17/05 04:11:16 EST
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Im trying to find a copy of the cd seven days in sammys town im willing to pay a resonable amount for a cd in new condition
Date:
12/16/05 07:14:14 EST
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I am kind of glad there are no sheet music publications for WOV as I would rather not hear any cover versions of their stuff in my local pub. Just remember what Rod Stewart did to Tom Waits' songs !!! Having said that I am recording a version of Funzone for my film project but I am trying to recreate the sound, not to make my own version.
Gusano
Date:
12/15/05 13:51:51 EST
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Not getting too far off WOV stuff, but I saw the Mazda worked with Mark Smith of The Fall some time back in the 80's. Their website lists all the musicians over the years, and who recorded on what and I saw that he had performed on a few songs, playing saxaphone?.. i could be mistaken..
I was curious if the man is truly as nuts as alot of people say he is. Fistfights with band members, sacking bandmates because they didnt dress right or set up the equipment appropriately, etc.. I enjoy their music and was just wondering what he was like working with..
whatever..
Decay
Date:
12/15/05 12:11:40 EST
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Easy big fella,
I don't think that any WOV Sheet Music has ever been made available to consumers and I have only seen chords for They Don't Want Me, Mexican Radio and Far Side of Crazy.
JtL
Date:
12/15/05 09:52:20 EST
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Does this look like a sheet music store to you?
Date:
12/14/05 22:00:08 EST
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guitar chords for WOV???
Date:
12/14/05 21:58:10 EST
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The artist for the Ugly Americans cover is Robt. Williams.
Date:
12/14/05 21:57:14 EST
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can anyone locate and guitar tabs from wall of voodoo
Date:
12/14/05 17:26:00 EST
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Any idea who the artist is for the album cover of Ugly Americans in Australia ?
Date:
12/14/05 13:22:40 EST
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Hey kids - I was just scouring Ebay, and this guy has some nice vinyl for sale. Check out the Far Side Of Crazy 12" - that one's not easy to find.
Comments:
Hello to all,
I am a silent reader of the board and huge Stan fan. A few months back there was a torrent set up on a website. I got it and enjoyed it and kisteneing to it and cleaning up my computer erasing it. Any help? Fan Club Downy?
Signed,
Disc one is good but I miss Disc 2
Date:
12/10/05 13:58:42 EST
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hi everyone, I know how hard it is to find some guitar tabs or chords for WOV songs on the web. In the early 90s I did a music show on tv in germany and needed the lyrics for Far side of Crazy. MCA faxed them to me back then, but as a piece of sheet music. I just found it again and I put it up on my site: http://ingoschmoll.blogspot.com/
click on the small picture of the sheet music and you will get a large version. Hope you like it. Actually the chords for the song are correct, but the key is different. If you play it on guitar you have to use a capo on the first fret or tune the strings half a note up. Have fun !!! Also, I am still looking for live recordings of WOV from the Andy Prieboy era. I would pay for them of course !!! Anybody ? Please mail to: schmollywood@gmx.net
Date:
12/08/05 11:34:20 EST
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Go and ask the WoV fan club to put it up.
Date:
12/08/05 11:23:14 EST
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I still have not managed to get a cdr of the Grandpa's House and the BBC recordings. If anyone can burn me a copy, please let me know. Thanks
Gusano
Date:
12/08/05 09:55:54 EST
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It's not everyday you hear something that reminds you of Wall of Voodoo...but I think this just about fits the bill, especially "Miss Gringa (which doesn't really start until about a minute into the song!)"
There's two MP3s here:
http://www.smoochrecords.com/bands/tarantella.html
Date:
12/07/05 23:25:43 EST
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While enjoying the historic fun of reading through jtl's past archives, one must also say its extremely poetic that Stan and Mazda and Bruce, Chas, Ned all post and reconnect from time to time on this site, and fill us in on all sorts of tidbits and trivia from their times together.. Its quite amazing that when we moved towards the year 2000, that this would be available. Thats more than good enough for me... sentimental hullaballoo and banter from a recollective fan of all time.. and i never fucking saw you jam..
a drinking Decay
Date:
12/07/05 21:26:03 EST
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I loved, in 1982, when I saw Wall Of Voodoo open up for the Stranglers.wov was touring Dark Continent.The Stranglers were touring Feline. I lived in D.C. at the time. The actual hook of the band will never,ever ve reproduced.I'm ejs092461@yahoo.com I have origianal stylings of music that will trip you out
Date:
12/05/05 14:14:38 EST
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Thats an awesome story about Joe eh.. good thing they werent on tour in Heehawland, US.
Museums whips ass. I played that song all the time in college in the late 80's and nobody knew who it was, despite my countless introductions and rantings. chronic weed back then i guess.. By the end of the semester, however, i was getting many requests to play it, however i'd play a different Wov tune altogether, .. there were just too many great songs to just keep playing one..
Lets try and get ahold of the alternate recordings Mazda was speaking of and get 'em to the club... Missed ya Maz...Fuck the naysayers.
Decay
Date:
12/04/05 14:38:01 EST
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hi again from vienna - austria
thanks for your response to my question - it helpt to understand :-)
manfred
Date:
12/04/05 13:26:46 EST
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Hello everyone. Index Masters is on iTunes now. I had an interview with the iTunes group at Apple and the end of the interview was them asking me..."you have any questions for us"? And I said, "why don't you have any Wall of Voodoo on iTunes"? About 4 weeks later...BINGO. I didn't take the job at Apple because they wanted me to accept an offer that included never ending overtime all of the time on salery. Needless to say, my freedom is far too expensive for Apple. So.....take care and enjoy!
Sheldon
Date:
12/04/05 09:56:21 EST
Comments:
The line (as "Jumped back in my rail. Punchin' it, I got spooked") also appears in the song "Bel Air Blues" by Stan's Drywall project...
John in Montreal
Date:
12/04/05 00:04:14 EST
Comments:
I just had to respond to this .......
This from a previous post:
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"can anybody help me? translate (to german) or explain? my english is very bad and so i cannot translate the phrase "Get spooked and punch it" which i read on AP album "Sins Of Our Fathers"
Well....
Many years ago and once upon a time...
Wall Of Voodoo were on tour in Vancouver Canada during Dark Continent.1980 maybe...
After the show the band retired to their hotel and had a party of sorts. wooo.
Around 3 AM it stopped but Joe Nanini did not. Onward he went.
Later on that early morning, the VANCOUVER POLICE called Stan at the hotel and said they had a guy named JOE in their possesion and had arrested him for speeding and evading their capture. Did he know this guy?
Joe made bail the next day with advance dollars from WOV's booking agent and when met at the exit to the jail - the question was PUT!
Q: Joe! Why did you take the WOV tour van on a joyride at 4 AM, where were you going ?, and why did you try and outrun the PO-LOCE?!
A: " I'm sorry, I really am...I just saw those red lights in the mirrror and heard that screaching siren...
I just got spooked and punched it!"
Can we all say honestly that we might not do the same in a similar situation? mmmmmmmm......
-----------------------------
from Chapter 4 of "Me an' Wall Of Voodoo 'an Other Things No One Cares About" by Stan Ridgway
pub. Simon and Schuster / with acc. dvd and book on tape by Sean Penn
Date:
12/03/05 18:44:07 EST
Comments:
stolen from Joe Nannini, I bet. it means something like "get startled and press the accelerator -or step on the gas." sorry no german spoken here..
Old Roadie
Date:
12/03/05 17:23:59 EST
Comments:
hello there
can anybody help me? translate (to german) or explain? my english is very bad and so i cannot translate the phrase "Get spooked and punch it" which i read on AP album "Sins Of Our Fathers"
regards
manfred
phorus@hotmail.com
Date:
12/03/05 12:47:11 EST
Comments:
Hello there,
The Kev!n from Albions' shores; first off I think the W.O.V. car 'ROCKS!'... and rolls- no doubt(!). I wouldn't mind having the '7 days...' clown on my E reg' Escort, though some fukwit would only go and 'key' it.
I've got a huge poster of the face/album cover that was purchased years back- no matter where I live it's always- but always got- but got to go up!... and never fails to 'freak' people out; though it's not a cliched evil clown, personally I consider the character to be drunk, stoned or both.
On the phase 1 or 2 question, it's Stan era. Though respectfully Andy must of known 'it was a tough act to follow'. 7 days in Sammystown was very good- but very different; much more 'Goth' inspired. What followed after that seemed to lack originality... I knew things were going 'pair shaped' when a Beach boys cover was the first track I heard off a -then- eagerly awaited new album. But I stuck with them till the bitter end.
I agree instead of a half hearted reincarnation, they simply should have cut there losses and started over a new... or 'do it again' (sorry).
Respect to Mr Mazda, and Love to W.O.V., including the fans... (not that I ever get to meet any!).
P.S. I've got 2 Ugly American T-shirts, same design (near thread bare- worn out, that I'm too scared to wear out anymore!). But when oh when is a business entrepreneur on this site going to start printing up some W.O.V. shirts?: come on! between me and everyone else who visits/writes you'd 'shift' them. (I'll take 3... no make that 4).
Date:
12/02/05 23:53:43 EST
Comments:
SR Lyrics vs AP Lyrics
As far as WoV goes, I have to say that SR's are by far the best.
However, AP's improved greatly and are now about equal.
Just an opinion from some drunk guy in Atlanta. What's your opinion?
Date:
12/02/05 20:57:05 EST
Comments:
$60?
Date:
11/30/05 23:41:08 EST
Comments:
I have a large, framed psoter from the voodoo lounge that is signed by the band, any Idea what it's worth?
Date:
11/30/05 12:52:52 EST
Comments:
I liked phase 2 for Sammystown, but they lost me with "Happy Planet". I think "Sammystown" is a triumph for the band on many levels. And I was impressed with Andy's makeover of 'Red Light' on that Ugly Americans thingy, too. The lad had some big shoes to fill and he did a fine job.
Pantherboy
Date:
11/30/05 12:48:55 EST
Comments:
Wow - I've been away for awhile - especially when the Spammer was atttacking with regular frequency.
I just digitized a great live WOV show to cd - it's at the Bacchanal in San Diego in '81. Very, very good sound. Are copies of this floating around already?? I'd love to do tradesies for some Andy-era stuff.
Pantherboy
Date:
11/30/05 12:37:25 EST
Comments:
I, Jesus
Date:
11/29/05 23:06:36 EST
Comments:
missing n and tapes.have and halves. Very tired must sleep soon ....maz zzz zzzzzzzzzz
Date:
11/29/05 23:04:34 EST
Comments:
on some distant cassette tape they exist plus John Parish [who is way more organised], might be able to actually find them, I'll ask him soon. Incidentally, JP's latest band/Album is very very good indeed. He played a great show at the Mercury Lounge. It's not generally well know but have the reason that John and I are friends is because he and his early band Automatic Dlamini were massive fans of WoV so a mutual journalist friend put us together. John's early musical outings had him playing pots and firebells a la Joe Nanini. I produced various demos which led to him getting a record contract. Polly Harvey was in the band. To say that Marc's guitar approach later influenced PJ Harvey who was produced by John would not be stretching the point. So in some way Call of The West led to PJ and John's illustrious career as a record producer. He has gone on record saying that the sessions I did taught him about record production.
Mazda
Date:
11/29/05 21:30:30 EST
Comments:
In further support of Mr. Mazda (and his postings), here's another reminder that his own IRS solo album HANDS OF FATE includes very nice work from Marc and Joe on the track "Snakebites"...and the entire album is pretty much a triumph of strangely rocking dance music. Since we're finally beginning to see lost albums make it out of the IRS vaults, any chance of a proper HANDS OF FATE reissue?
Date:
11/29/05 15:34:46 EST
Comments:
Does those demo's of Museum exist? Would be awesome with those different vocal takes, and Joe playing on the tracks as well.
Awesomeness!
Date:
11/29/05 13:37:36 EST
Comments:
Miles Mish Mash Copeland
Date:
11/29/05 12:10:53 EST
Comments:
Mucker, thanks for the response to my question. I appreciate it. Mazda, thanks for the clarification on the UK trip(and welcome back!).
DA
Date:
11/29/05 00:41:59 EST
Comments:
Oh alright. I'm back
Mucker..only partially correct, I think I've said this before, the trip to London was not strictly for auditions but to demo Museums. This had my lead vocals in one version, John Parish's in another, a third was Jp and me together and a fourth was a sorta mish mash with all of us including Chas and Marc. I think it might have happened but my relationship with Darth Copeland was none too good and the band probably got the idea this was not a flyer...
Date:
11/28/05 13:18:08 EST
Comments:
Two things,
Yes there was a movie called Cutting Class that stared a young Brad Pitt and had some WOV/AP songs in it.
Second,
Mazda we been missing you man. Ignore the goons and stay with us.
Peace,
JtL
Date:
11/28/05 12:52:41 EST
Comments:
Hey Mazda, I agree with Elizabeth. And remember, for every person that says bad stuff like that, then there are 100 that digs your stories and input on this great band.
Graeme Qewe
Date:
11/28/05 11:02:16 EST
Comments:
Joe left some time after Stan. Auditions for a new singer went on for some time with Marc and Chas even going to the UK to look for Stan's replacement. Joe didn't like the prospects and quit a few months after the US Festival and joined Lonesome Strangers,which he stayed with till about mid-1985. Mucker.
Date:
11/28/05 10:36:05 EST
Comments:
Actually Mz V having looked at your car ...that would be sweet revenge
Mazda
Date:
11/28/05 09:48:45 EST
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Hey Maz,
Don't let the fuckwits get you down. Life's too short to let the ignorant mess with your head. Just tell 'em to kiss your lily-white ass. If that doesn't work, I'll volunteer to run 'em over with my car because, as we all learned from Stephen King's "Christine", a little blood does wonders for smoothing out those little dents and paint scratches.
Rock on,
Ms. V
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11/28/05 01:56:37 EST
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Hey Decay and others...For what it's worth ...I stopped posting here the moment some idiot thought that I was selling merchandise to profit from Voodoo. Just setting the record straight. Mazda
Date:
11/27/05 18:16:11 EST
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SHARON'S WEB!
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11/27/05 01:31:18 EST
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Just some questions that have been on my mind regarding WOV Phase I:
While it's well-known that the US Festival appearance was the final show with both Stan and Joe, I was wondering:
1) Did both of them plan to leave the band beforehand, or did it just turn out that way?
2) Who left the band first, Stan or Joe? If they didn't both leave at the same time, did the band play any other shows with one or the other after one of them left?
3) I think that Stan's reasons for leaving have been mentioned before, but does anyone know why Joe left the band?
Thanks in advance for any answers to the above.
Date:
11/24/05 17:58:46 EST
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A sad and sorry end.
Date:
11/24/05 09:21:44 EST
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Scroll down for the saga of the soundtrack of CHUD II.
Date:
11/24/05 05:29:47 EST
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My Name is Earl manages to pull out at least one surprising classic per episode, one of the reasons why I love the show so much.
Here's a question, From my very vague memory, I recall WoV did a movie soundtrack, or at least a song or two, from some old B-thriller/slash movie...but I can't remember the name of it. I think it was set in or around a high school? Had some corny title, maybe 'Cutting Class'? Or am I getting it all mixed up from something else. Can anyone confirm/deny my horrible memory?
Date:
11/23/05 14:18:55 EST
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What where when how?
Date:
11/23/05 09:47:01 EST
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So did everyone catch Mexican Radio on "My Name Is Earl" last night?
Ms. V
Date:
11/23/05 06:00:36 EST
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hey everbody, I'm trying to find some good live bootlegs (only on cd) of w.o.v. shows with andy prieboy. please make me an offer if you gave some or if you are able to make me a copy :-) thanks.by the way i live in germany where i saw them live only once unfortunately... mail to: schmollywood@gmx.net please
ingo
Date:
11/23/05 00:56:05 EST
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RIP Chris Whitley.
Date:
11/22/05 22:02:15 EST
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No accounting for taste
Date:
11/22/05 19:17:17 EST
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Phase 2 was different but every bit as good as phase 1.
Date:
11/22/05 17:53:57 EST
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I think #2 has creepy and crass record exec Miles Copeland to thank for trying to put a new head on an old body. My heart goes out to his victims.
A former IRS Inmate
Date:
11/22/05 17:17:40 EST
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Having listened to both, I vote for Phase 1. Much cooler.
Dingo Dan
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11/22/05 10:15:45 EST
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Thanks for the kind words about my car. I thank god I was only responsible for the design and not the actual painting of the murals themselves because I can't draw worth shit. The wonders of technology allowed me to grab pictures off the internet (interstate road signs, steer skulls, cacti, the Starsky car, etc.) and use the computer to cut, paste and edit them into desert scenes that my paint guy could use as visual aids. But Patrick, my brilliant airbrush artist, took my cheesy computer compilation pictures and turned my car into a real rolling work of art. Who'd have thought a red-orange-yellow sky could ever blend so perfectly into a burgandy background! You can see more of his car art at http://www.artworks-unlimited.com/ if you're interested.
Well, that's it for me for now. You all have a nice Thanksgiving and don't eat turkey and operate heavy machinery!
Rock on,
Ms. V
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11/20/05 21:16:41 EST
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Elizabeth, that car has gotta be the coolest thing I've ever seen. Beyond.
nz
Date:
11/20/05 21:12:36 EST
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FYI: Dark Continent SEALED CD on eBay right now, (on the 'Buy It Now' option) and it comes out to about 32.00 US including shipping. I believe there are 3 available. Keep in mind, the seller has a few negatives, but I took the gamble & grabbed one myself.
WOV phase 1 and Phase 2... well, they really are two different bands. I think they would have done better to just change the name and move on with it. Every review they ever got mentioned that there was a new lead singer. And Andy had some pretty big shoes to fill. I myself, being in the dawn of my thirties, started my love afair with Voodoo just as phase 2 was starting... then went back to live out the glory of phase 1. Never saw voodoo with Stan, although I saw them three or four with Andy. Love both phases, equally... like a son and daughter... If you haven't given phase two a try... please do... there is plenty of stuff out there to try out... keep in mind that it is really a totally different band and if you leave your expectations at the door, you will find that you just might like it. It doesn't mean you have to stop liking phase one... both can conexist in perfect harmony!!
Date:
11/20/05 13:14:42 EST
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the pt cruiser was kool as hell,i would like to paint graphics like that on my ride,i would probably have the cover of "sammystown" on the hood and landscape with the "call of the west" cover.
Date:
11/19/05 13:46:42 EST
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Speaking of Wov on the radio... I have a weekly show on KAOS in Olympia and my show last week was all about animals and started appropriately enough with Animal day. Y'all can download the show at:
http://www.screwmusicforever.com/audio/index.htm
then click on Gimmie Indie Rock.
It's updated sorta weekly and tonight's show will replace it in a few days, so download soon...
It's like getting a free weekly mix tape.
Enjoy...
Date:
11/17/05 15:39:24 EST
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I have to agree.
Carlo
Date:
11/16/05 03:09:01 EST
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Great website (and great PT Cruiser, Ms. Vieuxdo-- I wish more people would do things like this...creative things with their lives.)
Anyway, my first post. Not much to say aside from the fact that WoV are just one of my favorite bands ever. Such great songs and memories.
I'm sure this has been said a bazillion times, but it pains me that they are seen as some kind of novelty act for the tin pot percussion and the "one hit wonder" label from Mex. Radio. That's all the masses bothered to hear. They really missed out on some excelent songs and sounds.
I must admit (and I hope this doesn't give you a lesser opinion of me) that while I consider myself a huge fan, I really am only talking about Stan and Joe -era material. Dark Continent and Call of the West are two of my favorite albums of all time. But after Stan left...I heard bits of Sammystown and Happy Planet, had a knee-jerk reaction of "it ain't the same...I am not gonna bother..."
And I pretty much didn't. I have followed solo Stan, but I think it's time I reassessed WoV, Phase 2.
Thanks for listening to me ramble.
Date:
11/15/05 09:27:18 EST
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I am sure we have all had that experience Ms Viexdo. I am covering that angle in my film project.
Gusano
Date:
11/14/05 17:35:35 EST
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Great story Toby
Thanks to you and Andy!
JtL
Date:
11/14/05 10:16:21 EST
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Greetings all!
I too get tired of people saying "Who?" when I tell them what my all-time favorite band it. But it can also be extremely cool when the opposite happens. As some of the regulars to this board may remember, a couple years ago I went into debt to buy myself a PT Cruiser. I designed murals for the sides and back of it with a Wall of Voodoo slant to them. You can see the car at http://www.murderexpress.net/vieuxdocruiser/
if you're interested. I've had many, many people ask things like "What's the 'Voodoo Highway'?", "Where's Sammystown?" and things of that nature. People liked the murals, but never really understood their meaning. Until one day when I came out of the post office and there was a man about my age (mid 40's) standing beside my car with his mouth hanging open. When he saw I was the owner, he scuttled over saying "Oh my god! I've never seen a Wall of Voodoo car before!!" It was really cool to FINALLY have someone besides myself and my friends understand what the murals meant. Also goes to show that, even in small towns like I live in, there are Voodoo fans lurking about.
And that's my story. Have a good one.
Rock on,
Ms. Vieuxdo
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11/14/05 08:34:55 EST
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Hello one and all,
The Kev!n here,
referring to my comment dated 11th of this month. What I mean is that Mexican radio was played on B.B.C. Radio. Obviosly it was more likely to be heard by someone- anyone!, in England; (unless listening on line). Though as previously mentioned this may have been over a month ago; I know it's a 'long shot' but apart from the track being played I was intrigued to know if anything was mentioned about the boys... possibly that Stan's coming over to Albions' shores for a tour (hopefully?!).
P.S. Even now it gets somewhat tiresome those people saying "who?" after they've just asked "what sort of music are you into", or "... favourite group". We've all been there!.
W.O.V. forever.
The Kev!n, I.O.W, extremely- south England.
Date:
11/11/05 04:23:55 EST
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Toby here -
Here's your Crap... I mean Carp!!!
I asked Andy about CHUD II and here is what he said:
CHUD II
WHY CHUD II?
Put yourself in my place;1987/8.you are broke, your band is broke, your record label has dropped you,and there is rent and back rent, and soon to be more back rent due. You are back at The Soap Plant on Melrose, working for a little more than minimum wage.
And then, out of the blue, your manager calls to tell you that Speilberg! - yes, Steven Speilberg! THE Steven Speilberg-- Well, his brother - in law loves your songs, and wants to use some in a project. And best of all, there's a check for $18,000 if you say "yes."
You say yes, and attach a thousand exclamations marks to that yes, just like a pixie. Although later, when the concept of CHUD was explained, the exclamations fell off and the delighted "yes!" became a "Well, I guess so, sure.... whatever... whatthefuck... ok."
So, for those on the run; The Cliff Notes; I got Speilbergs brother-in-law the songs, wrote one for the climax real quick, and got ready for a W.O.V. Euro tour. Thats it.
THE BIG CHECK!
I was told that when we got home from our European tour, a fat check, all divvied up, was going to be waiting for us. Wasn't I a hero! But when we returned, not only was there no check, there was no CHUD. The CHUD Corporation seemed to have vanished. They weren't returning calls. They weren't picking up.
Maybe Speilberg's divorce ruined things for the director. I don't know. Obviously CHUD wasn't part of Amy Irvings settlement. We didn't hear from them for months upon months.
Days became weeks, weeks became months, bills went to collection, this months unpaid rent became last months unpaid rent and they all became eviction notices. Finally, after nine or ten months too late, CHUD resurfaced. The check arrived. $18,000 which, according to the fine print of the contract, went promptly to my music publisher: MCA.
I screamed like a wounded monkey. A horribly wounded monkey ...and, after many phone calls, MCA relented... a little, and begrudgingly cut me a check for $500, which though it covered rent did not cover back rent.... and took weeks, if not months to get from Tolucca Lake to 1345 Sucker Street, Hollywood, Ca.
And thats what I know about CHUD. I saw some murky roughs once. I seem to recall Robert Vaughn dressed up like a General, wearing comfortable looking brown shoes. No one was sweating details on CHUD.
So. The songs.You asked about the songs.
If your idea of me doing music for CHUD is one where I studiously analyze each frame,searching for the proper match between action and subtext, your fucking dreaming. Basically, aside from one song, I gave
Speilberg's former brother-in-law some tunes I had laying around in a box. He picked the ones he liked,I remixed them, and that was that.
I worked harder on the handful of porno films I "scored ."
Here are the songs you asked about.
'Guys Like Girls ' was the second -to-the-last song Voodoo recorded as a group. It started out as a jam in rehearsal. It was upbeat and very simple. Lyrically it was a laundry list of what women hate aboutmen, and vicey versy. Very uplifting for Voodoo.
We cut the basics in MCA Demo studio A, in one night. Ned fixed some of the drums later, and Chas redid his keyboard parts. I continued to work on it for a while, adding all the voices,orchestration, and all sorts of filigree.
"Brave New Dance " Ah, poor Brave New Dance. A wonderful song when I started it. It seemed pregnant, ready to burst with ideas when I first screamed it live to a cassette recorder. Sure, the lyrics
didn't exist beyond open vowels and grunts, but they'd come. Don't worry. It had a surfer-hog caller kind of chorus. Perfect to fill with all sorts of pre-apocalyptic Anti Regan Anti Corporation imagery the young people liked so much back then.
Well, about a year later, Regan was still in office, and the lyrics were still undone.CHUD came along and , with a European tour looming, I finished it. Pronto. That is, I crammed words where the word holes were. A faint shadow of its former potential.
Hungry Man was written for Chud to fit a scene. I never saw the scene. Speilberg's-Then-Brother-In-Law explained it to me. I wrote something indicative of why I was doing this in the first place. If you listen to it more than once, then you have spent more time on it than I did.
WHY WERE THE SONGS CREDITED WoV WHEN AP WROTE MOST OF THEM?
Voodoo was a co-author on one of the songs, and played on others. They were, by and large, A.P. demos for Voodoo consideration. Contractually these songs were cut in the MCA Demo Studio, and therefore were technically Wall of Voodoo songs, regardless who wrote them. That is, they were published and licenced as W.oV. Fine by me. Pay em all. We were all in bad shape financially.
THE END?
Like any musician, I have about six large boxes full of old cassettes. Occasionally I find a cassette marked "Hungry Man", and I shudder. It's like picking a dead turtle out of dirty fish tank.
Ultimately, CHUD was a dismal loss all the way around. A tin can tied to my tail . A necktie made of dirty socks. All for $500! At the time I figured "It's going right to video. Whose gonna care, much less remember CHUD twenty years from now?"
And the last gob of spit in my eye; a few years after the movie came out , I was visiting an old friend of mine in SF. He said "Hey, I rented CHUD....I thought your music was going to be on it, but all there was was this awful, stupid, doinky shit."
I shrugged. " They must have taken my stuff off." I said, lying through my teeth.
AP
Date:
11/10/05 14:52:09 EST
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not sure we understand Kevin? You mean they played Radio on the BBC?...
Date:
11/10/05 05:35:35 EST
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Greetings one and all,
I just thought that I'd mention that Mark Radcliffe Played Mexican Radio the other night on his- (I think B.B.C. radio 3) show. However I recorded this sometime ago -(maybe 1 month)- onto audio cassette; as I listen to and edit them at a more convenient time, transferring those decent tracks onto my comp',(Maybe I should go back to recording directly onto hard drive?). It was as his -sort of- pick of 3 tunes. However as 'sods law' dictates my tape ran out after he'd played a 'taster' of what was to come, yet before the song!. Did anyone catch this?, if so was anything interesting mentioned about the group. I must say I near soiled my britches upon hearing the snippet!; as such wonderful music only ever gets played from my collection- I've never heard it from the B.B.C.!!.
GOD BLESS W.O.V..
The Kev!n, Isle of Wight
Date:
11/09/05 19:54:26 EST
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what's up with the Eastwood pic?
Date:
11/09/05 16:45:49 EST
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Not a fan, I gather...
Date:
11/08/05 05:57:27 EST
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I would think that "burning " a copy of Happy Planet would be the right thing to do. Fire will purify.
Date:
11/07/05 07:08:31 EST
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Hi There,
Is there anyone out there that can burn me off a copy of "Happy Planet"? I have it on vinyl, but no record player. I desperately need it as is my all time favourite album of any artist/band/genre. Also, if anyone could burn me off a copy of "Seven Days In Sammytown", it would also be greatly appreciate.
I can be contacted at deepthought42@ii.net.au
cheers & thanks,
Jamie
Date:
11/06/05 22:56:19 EST
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I am looking for a CD-r copy of "Seven Days in Sammystown". I have "Happy Planet", "Dark Continent" and "Ugly Americans". I would be willing to trade a CD-r copy of any of the above for a CD-r copy of Sammystown.
If your interested, please contact me at mrbooboy@yahoo.com
Date:
11/05/05 14:18:31 EST
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Music- Metro Active / North Bay / Oakland CA
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/11.02.05/drywall-0544.html
Pulp Fiction
Drywall blend synth-pop, film noir and politics
By Greg Cahill
May you live in interesting times, goes the old Chinese curse. (OK, actually that misappropriated quote is from Eric Frank Russell's 1950 sci-fi novel U-Turn.) Into these, uh, interesting times steps the latest from interesting singer and songwriter Stan Ridgway--a pop artist with the heart of a pulp-fiction writer--and his Drywall collective.
Barbeque Babylon: 15 Choice Cuts for Your BBQ Party (Redfly) is the third installment in Drywall's obscure Trilogy of Apocalyptic Documents. It's chock-full of vivid cinematic storytelling and what music writer Zach Hoskins has branded Ridgway's "street-corner doomsday preaching."
It's all about fear and frustration and an impending sense of doom, with tongue planted firmly in cheek.
In Drywall, the former Wall of Voodoo singer Ridgway, best-known for the twangy, brooding 1982 alternative-radio hit "Mexican Radio," is joined by keyboardist Pietra Wexstun of Hecate's Angels (Hecate was the Greek goddess of witchcraft), a master of sci-fi and noirish sound; bassist and guitarist Rick King; and various "wrecking crew" members.
You're forgiven if you missed the previous Drywall incarnations; 1996's Work the Dumb Oracle and the 1997 collection of surreal song sketches called The Drywall Incident barely caused a blip on the pop-music radar.
Barbecue Babylon, on the other hand, comes on the heels of Ridgway's critically acclaimed 2004 return-to-form Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads & Fugitive Songs, his first solo studio album in five years. It is a sometimes surreal, often darkly Dylanesque protest record that skewers the government and corporate America. Ridgway, 51, even evokes paranoia about the persistence of AARP junk mail while poking fun at his own creeping age.
The disc is, Ridgway has noted, his Howard Beale moment, his way of saying, we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore. "A strange look at a strange land by a strange man," is how the Boise Weekly has described the album.
This flaming party starts off with the Cajun-flavored "Goin' on Down to the BBQ," an uplifting dance number that masks the drunken violence of the subject matter. The jerky, jazz-inflected "Fortune Cookies," which follows, ponders the state of friendly fascism, social decay, sex and death--Ridgway isn't one to mince words.
"Somewhere in the Dark" fuses a sultry samba beat and cooing Brazilian chorus with an ominous narration about alienation and existential angst. The loopy "Abandon Ship" is an unsettling metaphor for the current ship of state and its reckless insistence on staying the course. "Buried the Pope" is the album's most topical tune, a neo-psychedelic examination of blind faith and religion. "In Total Focus" delivers the album's best line: "Hey, maybe if we're lucky, the government will dope us."
"That Big Weird Thing," which launches the second half of the album, is the centerpiece of this strange magnum opus.
It finds Ridgway railing about "shit piles of sour psychotic panic" as Wexstun delivers a funereal montage of bells and dark synth washes.
The song ignites a string of political and social commentary, including "Robbers and Bandits, Bastards and Thieves," that leave no doubt about where Ridgway stands on the political spectrum.
"Rain on Down," "The Alibi Room," "Wargasm 2005" and "Bold Marauder" conspire to stick it to the swaggering swine that feed at the trough of our bought-and-sold democracy.
Indeed, Ridgway reserves his strongest venom for President Bush. Case in point: Drywall closes the disc with a biting, hidden, untitled mash-up of Bush's 2005 State of the Union address rearranged so that GW indicts himself for all the horrors he has unleashed on the Iraqi people.
Imagine if Springsteen had the courage--and wit--to make this kind of political statement?
Review from Metro Active
Date:
11/04/05 21:56:37 EST
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Happy Planet & all OOP WoV can be obtained through the fan club, link above & center.
Date:
11/04/05 21:55:32 EST
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Date:
11/04/05 21:27:55 EST
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Hi There,
Is there anyone out there that can burn me off a copy of "Happy Planet"? I have it on vinyl, but no record player. I desperately need it as is my all time favourite album of any artist/band/genre. Also, if anyone could burn me off a copy of "Seven Days In Sammytown", it would also be greatly appreciate.
I can be contacted at deepthought42@ii.net.au
cheers & thanks,
Jamie
Date:
11/04/05 01:32:34 EST
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BTW, welcome back Toby. Did you bring us all some fresh carp?
: D
Date:
11/04/05 01:31:00 EST
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Noland had a site on MP3.com (before it took a big shit) and I was going to do an interview with him. Lost touch after the big crash/ buy-out/ sell-out or whatever the fuck it was. If anyone speaks to him, plaese send him over to the fan club page (link above center) if you'd be so kind.
Thx, nz
Date:
11/03/05 02:46:06 EST
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Toby here -
Sorry I've been on vacation... with the fish. I'll look into that CHUD II question...
Date:
10/31/05 11:57:38 EST
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HOWARD WERTH
Six of One and Half a Dozen of the Other (UK Metabop) 1982
Werth's checkered career has included singing in lovable British folk-pop deviants Audience, almost joining the Doors as Jim Morrison's replacement and putting out a single on California indie punk label Dangerhouse, backed by local LA talent (including a Wall of Voodoo member-to-be).
This is from Trouserpress.com, so it was Joe then. I'll have to look up Bill Noland soundtracks.
Thanks, Max
Date:
10/28/05 13:13:06 EDT
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Bill Noland lives in Seattle now and does soundtracks.
Date:
10/28/05 09:56:06 EDT
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Joe Nanini was with Howard Werth, but I didn't know of any album appearences.
Graeme Qewe
Date:
10/27/05 07:24:00 EDT
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Which WOV member played on a Howard Werth album. Howard almost joined the Doors (Jim's replacement). Anyone got any ideas? I really don't know and I hope someone here knows....just an interesting fact. By the way, what ever happened to Bill Noland?
Date:
10/23/05 17:16:40 EDT
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Heard Stan & Drywall played with Randy Weeks at the Claremont Folk Center. Anybody go?
Nancy from Pasadena
Date:
10/22/05 18:24:09 EDT
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I've reduced the $ price on my Dark Continent Wall Poster and my Index 12" EP Wall Poster listed on eBay. MINTY FRESH, never used condition. WOV Posters on eBay
Strangelovesmind
Date:
10/22/05 02:30:27 EDT
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A Lonesome Strangers video (WOV connection? Joe Nannini was in this band...at least for the first album):
http://www.musicvideocodes.com/?song=7722
You can hear Lonesome Strangers samples on cdnow.com
They are one of the few bands that sound a little like WOV (imho)
Also, here's the site for Randy Weeks from the Lonesome Strangers...you can listen to album samples (check out Last DWI on Madeline)
http://www.randyweeks.com
Date:
10/21/05 10:27:48 EDT
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So glad someone has pointed out that Index masters has been out awhile albeit out of print in recent years. I bought it a few years back in Virgin megastore in London. It's an awesome record of course but if there ever should be a day that I should stumble across Dark Continent in any UK store on CD I will certainly comment in the same excited breath as those who have below. Also, where can I get the lyrics to Wrong Way to Hollywood? Have been listening so closely to them since 1986 and that American English and my English can often seem miles apart, its the only song I don't have all the words to. Gusano
Date:
10/20/05 16:12:46 EDT
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This is a cool site..and really cool that people are still posting!! I only own Call of the West, but really love that CD!! My kids, 6 & 9 love it too! my 5 year old boy loves to hear They Dont Want Me, and my girl really likes On Interstate 15.
kurt
Date:
10/20/05 09:19:59 EDT
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I just recently won a radio competition in Brisbane, Australia. i had to request a song that has not been played on the radio for a while. i requested "Mexican Radio" and won a ticket to climb the Story Bridge which is 80 metres high and spans the Brisbane River. i was so stoked as i love that song and i have always wanted to climb the bridge. thanks guys for writing a really unique song!
heidi, Australia
Date:
10/18/05 20:04:38 EDT
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duh
Date:
10/18/05 13:48:08 EDT
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why are you a genius, mate? Some of us has owned that album with the live tracks for nearly a decade. It's hardly something new and unique and amazing. Even though the album is amazing, but we all knew that.
Date:
10/18/05 04:03:11 EDT
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Wall Of Voodoo is genius..and so am I. This is good news. Wall of Voodoo's first record out again. With a live show. This is it!
ok ...i'm buying...going to Amazon here, and give the boys some dough!! :
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AY9ORG/qid=1129622078/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/002-2428504-6417669?v=glance&s=music
JTG
the Amazon review says:
Editorial Reviews - Wall Of Voodoo re-issue on Rykodisc Sept. 2005
Amazon.com
Though they found their fortunes intertwined in a punk/new wave/MTV marketing sensibility that typically confused style with substance, L.A.'s Wall of Voodoo was musically rooted in a distinctly different, often more compelling late '70s art rock ethos. Anchored by the stark, angular rhythms of the late Marc Moreland's guitar and singer/chief songwriter Stan Ridgway's sly sideshow barker vocal antics, this re-release of the band's debut 1980 EP (supplemented with raw, exemplary live tracks recorded at UC Riverside in '79) now seems more prophetic industrial music template than quirky new wave tract. If legend says their ominous, synth-drone take on Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" may have originally been intended elsewhere (WOV began as low-budget soundtrack collective), tracks like "Longarm" and "Can't Make Love" crackle with anxious energy and wit; smal
WOV Posters on eBay