The Big Heat
Stan Ridgway
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| 1 | The Big Heat | Stan Ridgway | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Pick It Up (And Put It In Your Pocket) | Stan Ridgway | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Can't Stop the Show | Stan Ridgway | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Pile Driver | Stan Ridgway | 4:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Walkin' Home Alone | Stan Ridgway | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Drive She Said | Stan Ridgway | 4:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Salesman | Stan Ridgway | 5:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Twisted | Stan Ridgway | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Camouflage | Stan Ridgway | 7:17 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Rio Greyhound (Instrumental) | Stan Ridgway | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Storymy Side of Town | Stan Ridgway | 5:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Foggy River | Stan Ridgway | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | End of the Line | Stan Ridgway | 5:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Nadine | Stan Ridgway | 3:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 15 | Can't Stop the Show (Live) | Stan Ridgway | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Drive She Said (Live) | Stan Ridgway | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 16 Songs |
Album Review
Reissued in 1993 with six fairly disposable bonus tracks, The Big Heat has Stan Ridgway's love of film noir and Jim Thompson-style stories splashed gaudily all over it. Curiously, though, the album is tremendous fun despite its dependence on synthesizers and tick-tock drum machine work. Ridgway's cynical delivery gives everything else an edge, even in the romance-gone-wrong atmosphere of "Walkin' Home Alone." The standouts include the Ennio Morricone-influenced title track, the demented "Pile Driver," "Drive She Said," and the over-the-top Vietnam tale "Camouflage." [Dis-Information reissued the album in 2004.]
Recent Customer Reviews
A stark portrait of a haunted country..timeless songs from Wall olf Voodoo's mastermind
by earphones99The title track's opening notes are enough to convince us that Ridgway immediately has found his niche on this, his 1986 debut solo release.
This is an essential album of the 80's and to anyone who loves great songwriting. Timeless. Ridgway's debut solo album is far richer and more focused than the Voodoo releases, The Big Heat teems with low-lifes, and misfits and lives in crisis, but all are drawn with a crime novelist's sense of tension and mystery and a keen eye for compassion. All the trademarks are here and finally crystallized; (the pregnant atmosphere, a sense of impending dread, deeply spooky electronics, and an alchemist's approach to genre and instrumentation) while anchoring them firmly in a rich tradition of American literature, film, myth and popular culture. A stark portrait of a haunted country. The album blasted off with an unlikely top 5 international hit in Europe, with the ironic, 7-minute long, Vietnam ghost saga, "Camouflage". Great stuff!
Classical
by playa4lifeXDI really like stan ridgway , his stuff is great. Wall of Voodoo was a great band and i wish they could release somthin else
Quintessential 80s Underground
by NesirsiehComing off of Wall of Voodoo, Stan Risgway unleashes his signature voice in a Gnere that is impossible to classify. WesternGothGiddeeYup maybe. Track "The Big Heat, "Drive She Said", and "Pile Driver" are just plain ggopd fun. Many a mile in the 80s was covered with this cassette. I am just happyt to add it to my library.
Nesirsieh
Biography
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Stan Ridgway
- $8.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Adult Alternative
- Released: 1986
- ℗ (C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by IRS Catalog,
