(Stoneage Romeos) by Hoodoo Gurus

(Stoneage Romeos)

Hoodoo Gurus

1984

(Stoneage Romeos) is a Rock album by Hoodoo Gurus, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 43 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Garage Rock
  • raw
  • playful
  • punky

About

The cover of Hoodoo Gurus’ debut album perfectly encapsulates its audio treasures. With its Day-Glo colours and schlock B-movie image of a Tyrannosaurus rex towering over a terrified woman, it suggests a band from another time—which, in some ways, they were. While many of their contemporaries in 1984 were concerned with aping New Romantic acts like Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet, Hoodoo Gurus were more focused on creating a sonic cocktail of stomping glam rock à la The Sweet and T. Rex and the gritty guitar histrionics of ’50s rockers like Chuck Berry and Eddie Cochran, with a dose of Hank Williams thrown in for good measure. Death is a recurring theme, albeit with a knowing wink—“Dig It Up” finds its bereaved protagonist considering exhuming his partner’s remains; “Leilani” is about the daughter of a Pacific Island chief sacrificed to the gods—and humour is never far away. Witness the lyrics to the bombastic “I Was a Kamikaze Pilot”: “I was a kamikaze pilot/They gave me a plane, I couldn’t fly it/Taught how to take off, I don’t know how to land...”. A new force in Australian music had arrived.

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Tracklist

  1. 1(Let's All) Turn On (Remaster 2005)3:04
  2. 2I Want You Back (Remaster 2005)3:10
  3. 3Arthur (Remaster 2005)3:09
  4. 4Death Ship (Remaster 2005)2:35
  5. 5Dig It Up (Remaster 2005)3:34
  6. 6My Girl (Remaster 2005)2:39
  7. 7Zanzibar (Remaster 2005)3:25
  8. 8Leilani (Remaster 2005)5:35
  9. 9Tojo (Remaster 2005)3:21
  10. 10In the Echo Chamber (Remaster 2005)3:42
  11. 11I Was a Kamikaze Pilot (Remaster 2005)3:10
  12. 12Leilani (Pt 2) [Remaster 2005]3:56
  13. 13Be My Guru (Remaster 2005)2:38
  14. 14Hoodoo You Love (Live From Trade Union Club,Sydney,Australia / Remaster 2005)2:07

Credits

Performers

4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 43 pressings tracked on Gatefold