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Hoodoo Gurus

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Released: Jun 1994
Label: Elektra Records
The Australian power pop band's second album, released in 1985, is a good example of what was to become "college rock," then "alternative rock," and eventually "indie rock." While such contemporaries as The Gun Club made music that was a thousand times darker, Hoodoo Gurus' aesthetic base in punk and affinity for The Kinks rather than The Beatles or Stones put their music decidedly left-of-center. They just weren't weird enough for the Violent Femmes crowd. Too bad, as AC/DC-riffic opener "Bittersweet" and killer rock 'n' roll rave-up "Like Wow -- Wipeout!" are fun, fun, fun.
- Mike McGuirk
Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars! 2008-07-27
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    Bittersweet
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    Poison Pen
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    In The Wild
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    Death-Defying
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    Like Wow-Wipeout!
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    Hayride To Hell
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    Show Some Emotion
    Show Some Emotion
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    The Other Side Of Paradise
    The Other Side Of Paradise
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    Mars Needs Guitars
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    She
    She
℗ 1985 Big Time / Elektra Records