Wall of Voodoo - CALL OF THE WEST (Live TUBE) - Stan Ridgway

[glassineheart]

original WOV was one of the best bands ever

[cpdaddy7]

Synching is way off but what a kickass clip. Great sound and energy. Can hear the lyrics better than on the original. Monster song.

[pyenapple]

It was synched up until I uploaded. YouTube occasionally messes up the synching. I'll eventually get around to re-uploading. :)

[kittenvillage]

@pyenapple Pleasepleaseplease upload this again!!!!! I need to see this synced up right! It's amazing... and I live in Tucson because I've heard the Call of the West!

[JustAnotherPunk]

A Newcastle frontiersman? Stan Ridgway, yer a genius

[pyenapple]

I got to see him at The Woods in Portland, Oregon, maybe three months ago! Fantastic.

[miniredsatan]

call of the west is still one of my favorite records ever. i still have the original CD and artwork from back in the day. i saw ridgeway in palo alto like in '91 or so.

"factory" is still one of the coolest songs ever..if anyone knows of any video for this please let me know.

[tafferette]

"Just like the spokes of a wheel who'll spin 'round with the rest?

They'll hear the drums and the brush of steel

and I'll hear the call of the west."

Powerful lyrics! WoW 4ever!

[pyenapple]

I saw him perform this song three nights ago here in Portland, Oregon.

[Spartacus217]

I saw them back in '82 at the 'old' Ritz in NYC. Why hasn't "Dark Continent" been released on CD? I have it on cassette in my basement.

[Remington1875]

Dark Continent was released on CD back in the early 90's. It's out of print and alittle pricey.

[ghlysptwld]

It was and it worth TONS now.  on ebay... on IRS

[Spartacus217]

I was at the Tower Records (now gone) in lower Manhattan a few years back and almost had a stroke when I saw that they released "Tuff Darts" on CD. Maybe one day "Dark Continent" will magically appear on CD somewhere.

[rpedleyjr]

@Spartacus217 I have DarK Continent on CD. Its out there. Perhaps Ebay

[rpedleyjr]

@Spartacus217 I have DarK Continent on CD. Its out there. Perhaps Ebay

[Spartacus217]

@rpedleyjr It was finally released on CD a few months ago. A 2-fer. "Dark Continent" and "Call of the West" on one CD. I got it from Amazon. Thanks.

[KnobsTheClown]

Milli Vanilli synching ...

[sephiroth1277]

oh damn it got way off, how did that happen?

[ghlysptwld]

the syncing is way off ... from yippie I aye

[pyenapple]

Weird. The synching used to be correct, when I first posted this.

[dberton1]

Stan did not break up the band. Sheesh.

[johnettenapolitano]

too bad Stan broke up the band.

[Ektalon]

The band went on after Stan . . . with Andy stepping in as lead vocals, as you should well know.

[longfade]

Yeah, this is just great. I think Wall of Voodoo is one of those bands that everybody remembers hearing for the first time. Like the very moment you heard this back then, you stopped what you were doing and said, "Whoa....what's this????"

[Remington1875]

I had that same reaction when I first heard Mexican Radio. It was on one of these commercials for an 80's greatest hits cd. I remember goin' "What?". It wasn't until I heard this song that I had to go get the album.

[sephiroth1277]

lol, that is exactly how I reacted when my dad put this CD in.

[ToniMaelstrom]

@longfade I've recently discovered them, a few days ago (I'm more than 20 years buying records) & I thought "Whoa....what's this????" They're really unique!

[sephiroth1277]

This is THE best song. There are no others

[glassineheart]

stanard ridgway--an american original and so underrated. a great performer as well as a great singer. this is, IMO, along with factory, their best song. loved the band so much.

[rotgut]

ah, wall of voodoo, they were great, joe nanini was my fav, saw them at bogarts in cincy ohio, wouldnt it have been neat if they could have been touring with captain beefheart, I know he thought they were cool at the time, music from the other side of the fence.

[studz123]

at last.. been hoping for years i would hear this again tnx for posting

[viewingut]

One of the most unplayed & underated song. Period!

[UncleSeth]

Hi Gusano 1971, i couldn´t said it better myself. And thanks pyenapple for sharing this magic 5:08.

[VronRN]

I love watching Marc Moreland play guitar. =)

[rpedleyjr]

@VronRN RIP Marc

[GUSANO1971]

The best band on Earth playing the best song on Earth....

[voodooeconomy]

Tag: Flying V. I love this.

[mwolf49]

Thanks for posting this. I was at the show in Atlanta. .at the infamous Club 688 . .and did get to hear Joe's "rant". This was 1982. I can still see, and hear Joe yelling, "I used to BE somebody. . " Earlier this summer I saw Stan Ridgway's tour supplementing the 25th year release of Call of the West. I consider this song one of the best ever penned. Incredible lyrics performed brilliantly. I never tire of hearing this. It's just a shame that this band didn't hit it big.

[n8jorge]

Aw, I wish I could've heard Joe's rant at the end. Oh, well.

[pyenapple]

Sorry, this is all there was. :)