In Praise of Wall of Voodoo - The Index Masters

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Okay so have you folks heard this? They really did some amazing shit. My preconceived notions have been blown away, I really don't understand it. I heard them over 20 years ago, never quite got it until now.

― Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of The Haunted House (Bimble...), Saturday, 24 December 2005 06:57 (twenty years ago)

"The Index Masters" and "Dark Continent" are both pretty twisted, phenomenal fun. New wave Beefheart meets Raymond Chandler shit. Highly recommended. I still can't believe A&M bothered to put the latter out on CD at one point and so very much cherish it.

― hector savage, Sunday, 25 December 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

You say Wall of Voodoo and people go, "Mexican Radio, hahaha." They know nothing. Call of the West is their weakest album; Dark Continent is a lost 80s classic. Unfortunately copies of Dark Continent are hard to come by - I've seen CD copies go for >$100 on eBay.

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 26 December 2005 04:52 (twenty years ago)

wov's cover of beach boys "do it again" had a sexy video.wish i could see it again.

― retroboy, Monday, 26 December 2005 08:07 (twenty years ago)

Ugh... that was the post-Stannard Ridgeway period you're referring to... the Andy Prieboy years make the vomit rise up.

― hector savage, Monday, 26 December 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

he's not that bad. I really liked "Far Side of Crazy"

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Monday, 26 December 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

ten months pass...

In their continuing quest to utterly baffle me, the radio station my coworkers have on just stopped playing "What Hurts the Most", "SexyBack", and the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack long enough to rock "Mexican Radio". I seriously thought for a moment that I had overworked myself (hahaha yeah right) and begun to hallucinate.

― lookin' in my mirror, not a Jagger in sight (sixteen sergeants), Thursday, 26 October 2006 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

Big ups for The Index Masters. I love the moment in the live version of "Animal Day" where Ridgway says something to the effect of "who writes this stuff?!" about his own lyrics.

― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Friday, 27 October 2006 00:18 (nineteen years ago)

"Invisible Man" on The Index Masters is teh grebt.

i saw him one night and he gave me a chill
he was driving down the freeway in a coupe de ville!

― Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 27 October 2006 13:24 (nineteen years ago)

This is embarassing. I don't even remember starting this thread. Where the hell is my Index Masters CD now? Hopefully correctly filed. No. Actually I do recall seeing it in a certain pile. I bet it's there.

― An evening of fun in the metropolis of your dream (Bimble...), Saturday, 28 October 2006 01:40 (nineteen years ago)

nine months pass...

I played Index Masters last night, in celebration of seeing Stan Ridgway live! Big fun, both.

― Dan Peterson, Tuesday, 14 August 2007 19:56 (eighteen years ago)

four years pass...

"The Passenger" was the greatest, thats the one written from the perspective of a plane-hijacker isn't it? Loved that tune so much

― frogs you are the dumbest asshole (frogbs), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:10 (fourteen years ago)

he's not a hijacker he's a mad bomber

― the star of many snuff films (Edward III), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:18 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS_CQkPavyc

― the star of many snuff films (Edward III), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:20 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHbZ1DDcVwc

― the star of many snuff films (Edward III), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:21 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m2UzbBmmDU

― the star of many snuff films (Edward III), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:26 (fourteen years ago)

oh yeah, plane bomber

either way such a cool song

― frogs you are the dumbest asshole (frogbs), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:32 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hJL4scDwEQ

― the star of many snuff films (Edward III), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:40 (fourteen years ago)

bummed that "granma's house" is not on the youtubes

― the star of many snuff films (Edward III), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:43 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcX3oukRvhM

― the star of many snuff films (Edward III), Thursday, 26 January 2012 20:44 (fourteen years ago)

Lurve this and just about everything Stan's done. Last time I saw him, he and the band took the back exit during the applause for an encore and came in the back of the house and cheered for themselves!

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 27 January 2012 00:54 (fourteen years ago)

ten months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3_rg-VYvQ

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 December 2012 16:06 (thirteen years ago)

Didn't "Lost Continent" get reissued at last?

I sure wish there was something interesting in the vaults from these guys.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 21 December 2012 03:28 (thirteen years ago)

yeah dark continent was reissued as a double CD w/ call of the west a couple years ago

― CGI fridays (Edward III), Friday, 21 December 2012 20:06 (thirteen years ago)

(xpost) If you've never heard them, their 1978 demos are on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMC3OoP6qR4&playnext=1&list=PL9D798B072936FD0E&feature=results_main

― Rocking Disco Santa (Dan Peterson), Friday, 21 December 2012 20:19 (thirteen years ago)

Not great imo, but they are interesting.

― Rocking Disco Santa (Dan Peterson), Friday, 21 December 2012 20:25 (thirteen years ago)

thirteen years pass...

Well hey! I just discovered this morning there is a new album of 1983 demos apparently recorded after Stan had left the band but before Andy had joined. While it’s aurally obvious why they or IRS Records decided they needed a more charismatic vocalist, if you’re a WOV fan this is really fun. Includes early versions of several songs that would later be slicked up for Seven Days in Sammystown. It’s great to hear another record of Marc Moreland’s unique spaghetti western guitar.

https://www.sorrystaterecords.com/products/wall-of-voodoo-museums-reissue-pre-order

― cinematic hobo hip-hop rock ‘n’ roll blues-jazz soul-review (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 4 March 2026 15:22 (three months ago)

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