Taking a summer break from his solo endeavors, (last year's acclaimed "Snakebite") Wall Of Voodoo mastermind STAN RIDGWAY and DRYWALL, grill up 15 new firey favorites....
Along with fellow "fire chiefs" -
PIETRA WEXSTUN, (vocals keyboards, classi [+]Taking a summer break from his solo endeavors, (last year's acclaimed "Snakebite") Wall Of Voodoo mastermind STAN RIDGWAY and DRYWALL, grill up 15 new firey favorites....
Along with fellow "fire chiefs" -
PIETRA WEXSTUN, (vocals keyboards, classic synths, analog electronics) from Hecate's Angels.
RICK KING, (guitars, snake slide, 9 string Kingo) from the West Covina cult band BEE vs MOTH.
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Some early critical reaction to Drywall:
"A strange look at a strange land by a strange man.." -- Boise Weekly
"Stan Ridgway's "experimental noise combo" Drywalls' latest CD sounds like a rave in which the ringmaster invited the Holy Modal Rounders, Sam The Sham, Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, the Wiggles, the Trashmen, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Popeye, Steve Earle, Devo, Nico and err...George Bush, then spiked the punch with a scary, ultra-potent new psychedelic drug and hosted big ol' jam session. Brilliant, unique, hysterical, topical, oodles' o' fun, somehow exceptionally listenable, and (dare I say it?) even danceable, this is what happens when the concept of music as art actually succeeds to perfection. Clue: a sense of humor is always essential." -- San Diego Union Tribune
Five Stars *****
"They're selling pure gold with this record! . . . Not only does Ridgway make a great carnival barker at the gates of Armageddon, but the music here is some of the strongest he's ever done." -- Santa Fe New Mexican
"Ridgway has transformed himself into a decidedly offbeat version of Johnny Cash and Captain Beefheart, Rod Serling and Tom Waits all rolled up into one." -- LiveDaily.com
And the Listeners have spoken!:
"It's hard to have a grand experiment and expect everything to go right. Leave it up to Stan and crew to pull this off without harming anyone. When you first listen to this you should set aside an hour and two minuets and listen to it all the way through and experience all of its Luscious Glory. This is much more than a CD, it's an event. And if the song "Something's Gonna Blow" doesn't make you want to do the funky monkey something's wrong with you."
"Both lyrically and musically Drywall weave a complex vision of America. Easily Ridgway's best writing to date, this is a loud, raging indictment of the fe
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