Hoodoo Gurus "Stoneage Romeos" 1984

"Whoo Doo That Guru?"
A big call, but the Hoodoo Gurus deliver. With influences from all the sixties garage psych, punk bands and so much more, the Gurus brought it into the eighties. Not a dud track to be heard, with great guitars, pounding drums, rockin' basslines and best of all, catchy melodies. The album version of Leilani is much better than the single (sans bass player) and I Want You Back just makes you tap your feet and sing along. For those people not in Oz, you would've missed out on some fine music videos, particularly the plastiscene dinosaurs in I Want You Back, as well as the much better original cover. If you only own one Australian album, this is the one (or get a greatest hits compilation if you really must). Following albums were not as good, but just about every single they released was a killer. - Reviewer: "sequeiraj" (Sydney, Australia)
Hoodoo Gurus:
Dave Faulkner (vocals, guitar, keyboards), James Baker (drums), Clyde Bramley (bass, voc), Brad Shepherd (guitar, voc, harmonica, perc)

traxfromwax:
1. (Let's All) Turn On 2. I Want You Back 3. Arthur 4. Death Ship 5. Dig It Up 6. My Girl 7. Zanzibar 8. Leilani 9. Tojo 10. In The Echo Chamber 11. I Was A Kamikaze Pilot