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Red River Valley

from Raw Sewage, Vol. 1 (1983) by Walls Of Genius

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The lyrics came out of the Silbers’ Folksingers’ Wordbook. It starts with me (Evan) playing a flanged rhythm guitar. Marsha Wooley (who participated in Ed Fowler’s Telethon Parties in the past, also with The Dirt Clods) and I sing a duet, featuring Marsha’s inspired improvisation. I’m singing the verses, while Marsha raps alongside me. Finally, when we establish that the singer is an idiot and that Marsha’s character is going to leave him, she says “let’s go to the streets of Laredo” and we move on to the second song of the medley. I start this on the refrain, singing in a deadpan hillbilly voice. Marsha is doing the percussion. The rhythm is a kind of halting funk approach. Drop-outs indicate the poor quality of the reel-to-reel tape. There is slide whistle now, likely Marsha, because Ed and I are both playing our guitars. As my rhythm guitar goes into one-chord jam mode, Ed’s lead guitar is finally out front. Marsha and I reprise the main theme and the song ends.

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from Raw Sewage, Vol. 1 (1983), released March 1, 1983
composition: traditional cowboy songs
Evan Cantor: guitar, vocal
Marsha Wooley: vocal
Ed Fowler: guitar

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Walls Of Genius

Fried psychedelia, relentless experimentation, hunter-gatherer improv, space rock doom, heavy rock monumentalism and daffy cover tunes. Walls of Genius rips holes in the fabric of space and time, kicks you in the ass and leaves you smiling. 80s stalwarts of the cassette culture, they're back in the 21st century. The most unique band that ever was. Really! ... more

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