I didn't know anything about Tony (Robot) Alamo before a couple of days ago. I mean, I knew he made this record, because I have it. But that's it. So let's get the record part out of the way. It's a remake of a song from the last record I posted, Pat and Lolly Vegas' "Robot Walk". This one's louder and more bombastic and has a robot voice in the middle part that's a little more...menacing than the Vegas brothers' version. One has to give bonus points for being the original, but I always gave the edge to Mr. Alamo. It just seems like he wants it more.
Now, on to what I have learned. Keep in mind that I do not know with 100% certainty that we are talking about the same Tony Alamo here, but the record I'm posting here today is mentioned on a couple of anti-Tony Alamo message boards, so I feel fairly confident that it is. Also, the Tony Alamo I about to tell you about was born in 1935, which is the catalog number of this record. This could be a coincidence, though.
Anti-Tony Alamo message boards, you ask? Yep. Let's start with the Wikipedia page. Seems Mr. Alamo is the leader of a religious organization called "Tony Alamo Christian Ministries". Mr. Alamo is currently in jail awaiting a trial for "charges of taking minor girls across state lines for sex" (Wikipedia).
Alamo's connection to pop music is a strange one as well, considering the existence of another Tony Alamo, a big-band singer born in Havana, Cuba. Tony (Robot) Alamo allegedly took credit for the work of this Tony Alamo when talking to his followers about his past. Honestly, the whole Tony Alamo thing jut gets weirder the more I read about it. Here is a link to a message board where Tony (Robot) Alamo's musical past is discussed along with more...troubling aspects of his life.
You know what? I Googled it for you. You can listen to his music while you read through all that.
Click here to enjoy another version of "The Robot Walk", with a past somewhat more colorful past than merely appearing in a movie called The Nasty Rabbit.
3 comments:
OK, you're right. That version is better. But, I have stated many times that robot voice automatically makes a song 10 times more awesome than it could ever approach being without it. I like the primitive robot voice in this song. It gets a gold star.
You have several incorrect points in your blog, but the most in need of correcting is that Tony Alamo plead guilty of failure to file as a sex offender. You have to be speaking of a member of the congregation who's name is John Curry. Apparently while Curry was out of the church, he was falsely accused by his ex-wife, and convicted of attempted lewd activity with an underage girl (which he has vehemently denied). However, after conviction and serving his sentence, without telling anyone about his status, he rejoined the church after release and was eventually found there, having failed to file in his new location.
I've corrected the point you mentioned regarding Alamo;s registry as a sex offender. You mention "several" incorrect points in my blog. Could you please point out the others so I can correct them as well?
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