Neon Mirage Explained

Neon Mirage
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Stan Ridgway
Cover:	Stan Ridgway Neon Mirage .jpg
Released:	August 24, 2010
Genre:	Rock
Label:	A440 Records
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Neon Mirage is an album by Stan Ridgway. It was released on August 24, 2010 through A440 Records. It has been called his most emotionally revealing and mature work to date.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Big Green Tree"
2. "This Town Called Fate"
3. "Desert of Dreams"
4. "Halfway There"
5. "Turn a Blind Eye"
6. "Wandering Star"
7. "Flag Up on a Pole"
8. "Lenny Bruce" (Bob Dylan cover)
9. "Scavenger Hunt"
10. "Behind the Mask"
11. "Neon Mirage"
12. "Day Up in the Sun"

Personnel

• Stan Ridgway - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, electronics, vocals
• Joe Berardi - percussion
• Ralph Carney - woodwinds, saxophone, flute, panpipes, horns
• Amy Farris - violin, viola, cello, mandolin, vocals
• Don Heffington - percussion
• Rick King - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, resonator guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals
• Brett Simons - bass guitar
• Pietra Wexstun - keyboards, piano, organ, electronics, melodica, vocals
• Bruce Zelesnik - percussion

Notes and References

1. Baker, Cary. Stan Ridgway's 'Neon Mirage' Album, Emotionally Revealing, Musically Far-ranging. Album Review. Retrieved on August 26, 2010.