WALL OF VOODOO - DISCOGRAPHY (91 VIDEOS)
Wall Of Voodoo
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Formed: 1977 // Los Angeles, CA, United States
Disbanded: 1988
Members:
Stan Ridgway (vocals, 1977-83)
Andy Prieboy (vocals, 1983-88)
Marc Moreland (guitar, 1977-88)
Bruce Moreland (bass, 1977-82)
Bill Noland (bass, 1982-88)
Chas T. Gray (keyboards, 1979-88)
Joe Nanini (percussion, 1979-83)
Ned Leukhardt (drums, 1983-88)
Wall of Voodoo had its roots in Acme Soundtracks, a film score business started by Stan Ridgway, who was later the vocalist and harmonica player for Wall of Voodoo. Acme Soundtracks' office was across the street from the Hollywood punk club The Masque and Ridgway was soon drawn into the emerging punk/new wave scene there. Marc Moreland, guitarist for local group The Skulls, began jamming with Ridgway at the Acme Soundtracks office and the soundtrack company soon morphed into a new wave band. In 1977, with the addition of Skulls members Bruce Moreland (Marc Moreland's brother) as bassist and Chas T. Gray as keyboardist, along with Joe Nanini (who had been the drummer for Black Randy and the Metrosquad) the first lineup of Wall of Voodoo was born.
The band was named Wall of Voodoo before their first gig in reference to a comment made by a Ridgway's friend Joe Berardi (a member of The Fibonaccis). Berardi was listening to some of the Acme Soundtracks music Ridgway and Moreland had created in their studio. When Ridgway jokingly compared the multiple-drum-machine- and Farfisa-organ-laden recordings to Phil Spector's legendary "wall of sound" production style, Berardi commented it sounded more like a "wall of voodoo", and the name stuck.Less
Disbanded: 1988
Members:
Stan Ridgway (vocals, 1977-83)
Andy Prieboy (vocals, 1983-88)
Marc Moreland (guitar, 1977-88)
Bruce Moreland (bass, 1977-82)
Bill Noland (bass, 1982-88)
Chas T. Gray (keyboards, 1979-88)
Joe Nanini (percussion, 1979-83)
Ned Leukhardt (drums, 1983-88)
Wall of Voodoo had its roots in Acme Soundtracks, a film score business started by Stan Ridgway, who was later the vocalist and harmonica player for Wall of Voodoo. Acme Soundtracks' office was across the street from the Hollywood punk club The Masque and Ridgway was soon drawn into the emerging punk/new wave scene there. Marc Moreland, guitarist for local group The Skulls, began jamming with Ridgway at the Acme Soundtracks office and the soundtrack company soon morphed into a new wave band. In 1977, with the addition of Skulls members Bruce Moreland (Marc Moreland's brother) as bassist and Chas T. Gray as keyboardist, along with Joe Nanini (who had been the drummer for Black Randy and the Metrosquad) the first lineup of Wall of Voodoo was born.
The band was named Wall of Voodoo before their first gig in reference to a comment made by a Ridgway's friend Joe Berardi (a member of The Fibonaccis). Berardi was listening to some of the Acme Soundtracks music Ridgway and Moreland had created in their studio. When Ridgway jokingly compared the multiple-drum-machine- and Farfisa-organ-laden recordings to Phil Spector's legendary "wall of sound" production style, Berardi commented it sounded more like a "wall of voodoo", and the name stuck.Less
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Numanoid
May 3, 2019
A truly great western band, MK1 featured Stan Ridgway, and Joe Nanini's unique percussion, MK2 brought in Andy Prieboy who knew his way round LA Noire. Holding it together all the way was Chas T Gray (one of few who still used the MiniMoog in the 80's) and Marc Morelands (RIP) fantastic guitar playing.
tigerbug
January 31, 2019
Why are so many members deleted from lineup? They all should be reinstated.
charlie2300
August 19, 2016
A truly important band; the premier purveyors of urban American ballads infused deeply with the spirit of the Wild West. Stan the man is the voice of lost America. A unique sound whose nearest contemporaries would be Tuxedomoon in their early days. Oddball electronics, a seriously chunky wild west guitar, driven, manic music and Stan the man. Perfect. The initial 12" release is an essential wonder and includes the most awesome version of "Ring Of Fire". Pure wild west, expanded upon through the first two LP's and culminating with the epic ballad, "Call Of The West" on the self-titled second album. The magic died when Stan the man exited stage left.
Check out "Crack The Bell" live if you can find it. Pure mania.
Check out "Crack The Bell" live if you can find it. Pure mania.
pyenapple
June 29, 2015
An innovative and iconoclastic new wave group from L.A., Wall Of Voodoo could only have existed in the early 1980s, intelligent youths soaking in the cold war paranoia and mesquite-flavored sands of the Southwest. Their music is a peculiarly potent infused tequila/gasoline-fueled juggernaut of narrative and percussion, angular declarations like letters home from disillusioned robots at war. For me, Wall Of Voodoo truly only existed for their debut EP and first two albums: the chemistry between Stan Ridgeway and the band felt like the relationship between the brazen, carefully-carved cuckoo bird and the rusty, trusty gears of the clock. The band became something else after Stan left; not necessarily lesser, but less necessary. However, the recordings the group made up through 1982-83 are really something special. Dark, moody, intense, uneasy, but beautiful. Recipe for your clear-skied, dark, hot summer night: Cold cheap beer with limes, "Repo Man", then Wall Of Voodoo.
Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Call Of The West
Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Wall Of Voodoo - Ring Of Fire (Remix) (Anita Carter / Johnny Cash Cover)
Wall Of Voodoo - Can't Make Love
Wall Of Voodoo - Far Side Of Crazy
Wall Of Voodoo - Far Side Of Crazy
Ain't My Day
Wall Of Voodoo - Callbox 1-2-3 (Music Video)
WALL OF VOODOO The Morricone themes
Struggle
Wall Of Voodoo- Far Side of Crazy (LYRICS)
Wall Of Voodoo - The Passenger
Stan Ridgway and Wall Of Voodoo -Call Of The West
Wall Of Voodoo - The Index Masters (Full Album)
Wall Of Voodoo - Ring Of Fire (Album Version)
Wall Of Voodoo - 1980 Full Vinyl EP 12
Far Side Of Crazy
Wall of Voodoo - MEXICAN RADIO (Live TUBE) - Stan Ridgway
WALL OF VOODOO DO IT AGAIN JJ PENYA
Wall of Voodoo—Two Minutes Till Lunch
Wall of Voodoo -- Big City (7-inch single version)
Wall of Voodoo - Do it Again (1987)
Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Wall Of Voodoo - Dark Continent (Full Album)
Wall Of Voodoo - There's Nothing On This Side
Wall Of Voodoo- Gramma's House+Far side of Crazy.wmv
Wall Of Voodoo - Tomorrow
Wall of Voodoo - TOMORROW (Live TUBE) - Stan Ridgway
Wall of Voodoo - Faded Love
Wall Of Voodoo - Hollywood The Second Time
WALL OF VOODOO factory 1982
Wall of Voodoo - Mona
Wall of Voodoo -- The Empty Room (demo)
Blackboard Sky by Wall of Voodoo
Wall of Voodoo -- Chains of Love (demo)
Wall Of Voodoo - Do It Again (Dub Mix) ENRDUE
wall of voodoo - lost weekend
Wall of voodoo- This business of love
wrong way to hollywood (live)-wall of voodoo
Wall of Voodoo - Animal Day
Wall Of Voodoo - Back In The Laundromat.wmv
Wall Of Voodoo - Full Of Tension
Look At Their Way
Hands Of Love
Wall Of Voodoo - This Way Out
Wall of Voodoo - Good Times (album version)
Wall of Voodoo - Crack the bell
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