The only one you're likely to find easily is the classic Call of the West, but there are 5 other discs I know of.
Happy Planet is the album I seem to be least fond of, because I can barely remember what's on it. It's post-Stan Ridgway.
I think Dark Continent is a pretty cool album, if you like quirky stuff, although the production values aren't that high. It's a keeper, IMO.
Seven Days in Sammystown is another Stanless album, but I think it's not bad. There's a couple quality tracks on it.
The Ugly Americans in Australia is a live album. I'm pretty certain it lacks Stan, too. It's okay.
The Index Masters is really cool because it's got their earliest stuff, much of it in two versions: studio and live. I think it's a pretty solid album.
And don't forget that Stan did a number of solo albums, both under his own name and as Drywall with Pietra. Personally, I think the only standouts there are the early ones: The Big Heat, Mosquitos, and Partyball. The first two are pretty Stanard fare (pun intended), but the last one's got some pretty out there stuff.
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Date: 2005-12-17 01:35 pm (UTC)Happy Planet is the album I seem to be least fond of, because I can barely remember what's on it. It's post-Stan Ridgway.
I think Dark Continent is a pretty cool album, if you like quirky stuff, although the production values aren't that high. It's a keeper, IMO.
Seven Days in Sammystown is another Stanless album, but I think it's not bad. There's a couple quality tracks on it.
The Ugly Americans in Australia is a live album. I'm pretty certain it lacks Stan, too. It's okay.
The Index Masters is really cool because it's got their earliest stuff, much of it in two versions: studio and live. I think it's a pretty solid album.
And don't forget that Stan did a number of solo albums, both under his own name and as Drywall with Pietra. Personally, I think the only standouts there are the early ones: The Big Heat, Mosquitos, and Partyball. The first two are pretty Stanard fare (pun intended), but the last one's got some pretty out there stuff.
Of course, all this stuff is IMO, and YMMV.