Genre: Alt rock
Places I remember: Real Groovy Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Camouflage
Gear costume: The Big Heat, Walkin' Home Alone
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Camouflage
Gear costume: The Big Heat, Walkin' Home Alone
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6
Active compensatory factors: I'm a big fan of the Wall of Voodoo singles in my collection, and The Big Heat, Stan Ridgway's debut solo album, has been on my list for ages. I was thrilled to find a copy in Real Groovy's sale bins earlier this year.
Active compensatory factors: I'm a big fan of the Wall of Voodoo singles in my collection, and The Big Heat, Stan Ridgway's debut solo album, has been on my list for ages. I was thrilled to find a copy in Real Groovy's sale bins earlier this year.
Camouflage, of course, dominates the record. Stan is wise to position it last on side 2, but his vocal chops make anything he does, even if utilising synths and mid-eighties production tropes.
The rest of the album is soaked in Stan's love of noir and pulp fiction and is great without being as great as Vietnam centred Camouflage. Man, I love that shaggy dog song!
Where do they all belong? Always keen to find more of Stan's albums, including his work in Wall of Voodoo.
Where do they all belong? Always keen to find more of Stan's albums, including his work in Wall of Voodoo.
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