- alternative rock, new wave, rock, rock and roll
- 31 min
- 10 tracks
- Elektra
Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man is the first full-length album by Marietta, Georgia, band Guadalcanal Diary. The album was released in 1984 and was produced by Don Dixon. It was reissued on CD by Rhino Handmade in 2003, with additional tracks from the Watusi Rodeo EP, the B-side "Johnny B. Goode," and the previously unreleased track "Just an Excuse."
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Spare, grave, classical in form and cool.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- A1Trail of Tears2:24
- A2Fire From Heaven3:52
- A3Sleepers Awake3:10
- A4Gilbert Takes the Wheel2:32
- A5Ghost on the Road2:47
- B1Watusi Rodeo2:36
- B2Why Do the Heathen Rage?3:04
- B3Pillow Talk1:57
- B4Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man (Part 1)4:34
- B5Kumbayah3:40
10 tracks, 31 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Guadalcanal Diary
- Label
- Elektra
- Released
- 1985
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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