Wall of Voodoo

Dark Continent

Wall of Voodoo - Dark Continent

01/01/1981

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All Music Guide Review

In some ways, Dark Continent is Wall of Voodoo's greatest album. Although it lacks the "Mexican Radio" of its follow-up, there is no filler and the arrangements and concepts are brilliantly executed. Proffering an utterly unique blend of drum machine beats, Marc Moreland's Western-influenced guitar leads, and Stan Ridgway's distinctive vocals and lyrics, Dark Continent has been compared to the music of Devo, but is not quite like anything -- or anyone -- else. The songs deal with natural and industrial perils, tense relationships, and reflect a cranky, working-class perspective that offers an interesting contrast to the new wave elements of prominent synthesizer and hyperactive rhythm box beats. If originality and artistic vision are any measure of a rock album's worth, Dark Continent delivers on both counts. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

Dark Continent Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Red Light
  • 3:08

  • 2
  • Two Minutes Till Lunch
  • 2:55

  • 3
  • Animal Day
  • 3:13

  • 4
  • Full of Tension
  • 2:14

  • 5
  • Me and My Dad
  • 3:20

  • 6
  • Back in Flesh
  • 3:42

  • 7
  • Tsetse Fly
  • 3:46

  • 8
  • Call Box (1-2-3)
  • 2:32

  • 9
  • This Way Out
  • 3:56

  • 10
  • Good Times
  • 2:29

  • 11
  • Crack the Bell
  • 3:33

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