WALL OF VOODOO -"Call Of the West" (1983)

[lordhelmet77]

What a great song,!!! and a great album too

I was 4 when this came out and haven't heard it until now. I'm really amazed by the world that this record creates, definitely a lot more "Punk" than half of what's out there today, I only knew this band cause of Mexican Radio, and I very mistakenly thought that they were some one hit 80s pop group, I'm going to listen to this fucking great song again right now!

[venostar]

love it love it and love it!!!

[dingodavid]

Stan Ridgeway once described himself as a 'two bit poet'. Not bad at all for a two bit poet.

[marsa74]

This was one of the best bands (beside the Muses and Pixies, of course) we got to hear here in Europe in the 80s ...

[kilts4u2]

I never tire of this song. .after almost 30 years since its release. It's a timeless song with impeccable lyrics, unmistakable licks from Marc Moreland's searing guitar. These guys could have had it all. 

[universalself]

drum machine,shades of spaghetti western ,synthesizer driven,stan's wild west -style voice,new wave fusion----call of the west album is a brilliant classic + my fave

dont box me in is also brilliant-----dont rate what followed after tho

luv the cover art aswell

[SSEanBarr]

I was into these guys in 19 fucking 83!! so i claim the right to callmyself an EXPERT on Ridgeway et al . I happen to have as much as can be had without getting extremely lucky in your search. Please upload the song 'look at their way' if it is possible!! I must have listened to this album literally 5000 times in my life, perhaps even more. I would love to fucking teleport BACK to 1983 or '82 '81 and bust my way into band as their drummer!! I would have been able to do it I think.

[XxBoogasnotxX1]

i like mexican radio

[cslan4]

One of the best 80's band and Stan Ridgeway is sill one of the best. Thanks for posting.

[clyde8her]

1 person sucks the root......

[moby118]

Stan Ridgway is an original, and I feel this album is an unknown classic.  One of my faves. Always takes me to another place than the one I'm in.

[HateSince88]

@moby118  soooo right....

[saree1972]

love this song its weird like me

[MrRoachman]

one of my all time favourite songs youcan just imagine what its all about

[murfdasurfer]

This is one of my favorite all time albums. Just recently I introduced Wall of Voodoo to a group of young punk rockers. They have never heard of these guys and now they are all on a WOV band wagon, they even got all their girlfriends hooked. What an awesome album. Your a long way off from Yippy Yie Yay....

[sandwich451]

cool

[BlueKyne]

Very cool! (^_^)

I just don't hear enough Wall of Voodoo these days! I too hear the call of the west, sort of!

[fez1964]

Brings back great memories!

[inopwarthog]

This whole album is just great. For those who don't know (I just found out myself) WOV's first album 'Dark Continent' just got re-released in a combo with the Call Of... album. I can only imagine what's on Dark! Hooray 2009!

[JustAnotherPunk]

See also Wall of Voodoo Blues

Wall of Voodoo shoulda been so much bigger, and gotten more of the recognition that Stan is belatedly getting now.

[JrFLYnnIV]

"Son this ain't no western movie matinee!"

[dearmax67]

Was für ein unglaublicher Song ! Immer wieder gut !

[mazrad11]

Hell yeah.. Many a blunt I shared with this tune in the background!! Tanx WOV. and damn stan.....

[Derlerner]

Awesome!!!

[IamLukeSilz92]

funny the song and the pic of the door there were both from 1982 but the pic in the background was taken at the barn in 1979

awsome song!! 5 stars biatch!!

[viewingut]

Song was worthy of any western. Bar none!

[chrishouchins49]

OMG I was so lucky because I got to meet Stan Ridgeway one month ago! Yeah it was so crazy because I got to go backstage with my friend and we actually went in to the band's dressing room and we chatted with Stan right before he went on stage! HAHAHA what a legend and I got a picture of him between my friend and me..... He played this song that night and it was brilliant! What a very nice man!

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

@chrishouchins49 Too bad I probably will never meet him OR Andy Prieboy.

[chrishouchins49]

@NotOrdinaryInGames - You have a chance to not only see Stan Ridgeway live but you can most likely meet him, too! He started his new tour about a month and a half ago and Dallas was his 2nd date (where I met him). If you go check and see what tour dates he's playing and when then you have a really good chance of getting to meet him like I did.(by the way, buy him a beer and he'll be more than greatful to you!)

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

@chrishouchins49 I live a LONG way from Dallas...