Dick Clark Interviews Wall of VooDoo - American Bandstand 1983
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- On American Bandstand Dick Clark does an interview with Wall of VooDoo. they talk about Wall of VooDoo checker past, how people in England react to their music, playing more in the heart land of America, categorizing the music, and what is the point of the door.
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I was in a bar in Buffalo with a drunken liquor store owner waiting for WOV to start there set and Chas walked up to me and needed a quarter for a drink. Right then a voodoo priestess said that " you cant portion off the wilderness you know". I bought Chas a drink and I would have bought him an order of homemade fries or battered mushrooms if he asked. It really happened at The Continental in Buffalo, New York. Boy I miss Wall of Voodoo. I would love to see them and heckle Stan, he was quicker than I.
Did you spit out the window and have the wind blow it back in your face?
MUSIC FOR MASS URBAN BARBECUES - STAN RIDGEWAY ONCE SAID
Highly underrated band. Highly underrated album.
What makes you believe they're underrated? Did you travel the globe taking a survey from every citizen of the world? Please explain.
"Call Of The West" is one of favorite road trip albums!
@gogoyubari366 first get a life second get a life third most people only know their one hit
They're properly rated.
RIP Marc. Highly underrated guitarist who died too soon. Stanard Ridgeway and Wall of Voodoo personifies-along with X and Los Lobos-the gritty sound of underground LA circa ‘80, when I was 16. Was fortunate to see WOV a couple of times. Vital, important music that is, indeed, hard to put in a box. If you like “Mexican Radio,” check out their cover of Cash’s Ring of Fire, as well as the song “Back in Flesh” and the album Dark Continent.
When KROQ was good, WoV and X, Oingo Boingo, Flesheaters, you know all that scene... college days, me maybe 18, we went to see WoV open for The Residents at Perkin's Palace in Pasadena, only a few dozen attending ... heh, walked out after The Residents played one set - still wondering if a young Penn Jillette was part of The Residents' performance.
The reference to Johnny F'ing Cash is spot on. Thanks mate.
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We were most likely at some of the same shows. Never caught The Residents, though I wish. I grew up in Glendale and Poobah’s was the best record shop within a 10 mile radius. We were fortunate to have come of age then, brother.
Dark continent personally thought was a better album than “call of the west.”
However, love the song *Factory* by wall of voodoo on Call of the west
His guitar was brilliant! I learned alot about form and looseness from his style of playing. Anti guitar hero just played what was needed\
Marc's reaction when the host pointed out that it was his birthday is just precious.
And as for the significance of the door, my guess is that it's a gateway to a world that is mysterious and a little eerie, but at the same time fun, like a wonderland, like WoV's music. The door and WoV's music are gateways to a wonderland.
A place both wonderful and strange.
t's the door from the office at Acme Soundtracks...where Wall Of VooDoo was born? Get a clue, VooDudes...
Well said
i don't know real significance of the door but they are at some dear places and spaces in my life
What a cutie he was. Perhaps a bit strange/weird but cool, no doubt.
Yeah, Dick Clark was strange.
he reminds me of harmoney korine for some reason?
Interesting that Clark would have a band like the Wall on Bandstand. They weren't your typical top-40 act!
They weren’t but if a group had a hit, they might turn up on Bandstand.
Both his voice and demeanor I would not have suspected from the musical performances.
Good point. I agree
This would have been January 8, 1983 - Marc's 25th birthday.
I can hear it more now that he's older, but when he was younger, his singing voice and regular voice were completely different. If I didn't know it was him, I probably would've said they were two completely different people.
Imo, they are a New Wave Band. Mexican Radio is a great track, I feel like I am six again.
new wave is a sort of catch-all blanket term, like "alternative" but for the early 80s. they're still difficult to define
@@Dimestoreman Spaghetti rock maybe?? idunno
They arrived in the new wave era and cut their teeth in that scene, but you really can’t put WOV in any category. They were just too unique and original to be labeled. To this day, those early albums still stand out and sound like no one else. I dunno... Spaghetti Western New Wave Noir maybe? Nah. It’s just Wall Of Voodoo.
They're nothing
Urbane punk techno folk spaghetti racket. Noir started around "Drive, She Said" I think.
Man I miss Dick Clark being on top of things even gems like wall of voodoo these or great times indeed what happened LOL
He really dropped the ball on this one. Lol
Godspeed Marc Moreland
And Joe Nanini.
@@Brewzerr, and Joe's liver...Godspeed liver...
Dick Clark was a great interviewer. RIP
I agree I think he always asks questions a band can respect even though hes far more mainstream than these guys kudos for having them on
He is cool as shit here
He believed in showing other humans respect whether they were X or the Beach Boys or whoever. A timeless attitude.
This is so cool, thanks so much for putting it up!
Great band, Stan's the man!
I saw then live twice around this time. Unforgettable shows !
Love the reference from Dick Clark regarding 'Along Comes Mary' by The Association that had an epic intro on the Smothers Brothers '67.
Wall of Voodoo, their name a play on Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. I 'd seen Stanard many times then in various guises, if you remember the movie Rumble Fish, part of its soundtrack. And please don't box that sound in as New Wave.
For sure NOT New Wave. Perhaps better defined as psychobilly surf punk or dark wave. Was just doing some rockhounding near Barstow. Can totally see Stanard developing his Dark West mentality growing up in that strange desert crossroads of a town.
It's the door from the office at Acme Soundtracks...where Wall Of VooDoo was born? Get a clue, VooDudes...
Bill Nolan, previously with the Human Hands, another great band that used to gig with WoV back in the day...
pure new wave
God he was so cheesy.
I remember watching this episode! This song was not played on Chicago radio stations (so could not tape record it from the radio) and I could not find it at Sears, Venture, K-mart or (I think) Zayres. (I'm sure it was at a actual record store but I did not have one near by)
Brilliant Musicianship
They were about to be huge and then they broke up.
Dick was so groovy to his guests