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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.] ~ Steven McDonald
Digitally remastered at Audio Mechanics.
This is part of the IRS Vintage Years series.
Recorded at J.C. Studios, The Lighthouse and Fiddler's Studio, Los Angeles, California; and live at Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia on February 27, 1987.
Personnel includes: Stan Ridgway (vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, keyboards, bass); Eric Williams (guitar); Joe Ramirez (guitar, bass, drum programming, background vocals); Mark Cohen (banjo, mandolin); Mr. Christopher (violin, cello); Jim Pollack (saxophone); Bruce Fowler (trombone); Richard Greene (piano); Bill Noland, Hugh Jones, Louis Van Den Berg (keyboards); Mike Watt, Louis Cabasa (bass); Joe Berardi, Chris Becerra, Cliff Martinez (drums); Hugo Burnham, Steve Reid (percussion); Pietra Wexstun (keyboards, background vocals).
Big Heat Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.89) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Rock/Pop, Folk Rock | | Label | IRS Vintage Years series | | Orig Year | 1986 | | All Time Sales Rank |  13133  | | CD Universe Part number | 1028433 | | Catalog number | 13125 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 26, 1993 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Stan Ridgway | | Engineer | Stan Ridgway | | Personnel | Bruce Fowler - trombone
Steve Reid - percussion
Richard Greene - piano
Eric Williams - guitar
Stan Ridgway - vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, keyboards, bass
Cliff Martinez - drums
Hugh Jones
Hugo Burnham
Mike Watt
Bill Noland
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