"There're some great guitar hooks on this record but Marc's not a great singer in the performance sense. He's got kind of a wooden, Lou Reed-circa 1990 sound, coming across as unsure of his voice, like there's been no live performances or tours to help round out his delivery and the songs themselves, which sound studio-built, or like 4-track experiements.
Betty Davis Eyes cover doesn't add much though starts out promising.
Still, there's a low-fi heart to this that's more riveting and sincere than anything Stan Ridgeway's done in 10 years."
A death knell, but oooh what a GREAT one
MROW | Long Beach, CA United States | 08/14/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"No purer a distillation of what was great about Mr. Marc Moreland. Sure WALL OF VOODOO was amazing, as was his colaboration with Johnette Napolitano as PRETTY & TWISTED, not to mention his last group DEPARTMENT OF CROOKS. And what of his burning moment 20-something years ago in THE SKULLS! But, this one takes the f*ckin' cake. I listen to it most days on my IPod on the bus heading to my crappy job, and his deadpan humor/heartache helps me find the energy to stomach my idoit boss one more day. Yeah, I too wish he was still with us."
In awe
MROW | 03/14/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the best work Marc has done in my opinion and I have everything he has done. It is so sad that he never got to hear the finished product himself before leaving us. Your music will forever be our gift from you Marc and we thank you and will miss you beyond expression."
Best album i've bought this year
MROW | 04/11/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Marc Moreland was one of the best country/western artists of late 20th century, but remained relatively unknown, with the exception of the brief success of "Mexican Radio," with his band Wall of Voodoo. It's a shame that Mexican Radio is what most people will remember Marc Moreland for, because as this album proves, there was much more to him than the forementioned one hit wonder song would suggest."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1