Album
Blow Your Cool!
1987 · Rock
5 collectors on Gatefold own this
Blow Your Cool! is an Alt/Indie album by Hoodoo Gurus, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 50 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
Australia's Hoodoo Gurus gradually made greater inroads in America as more musically astute folks knew to catch MTV's <i>120 Minutes</i> for the bands that were outside the mainstream but doing mainstream-worthy work. The Hoodoo Gurus' new record label was convinced a different record producer would be the answer to commercial riches, and Mark Opitz—who'd worked with AC/DC (<i>Powerage</i>), INXS (<i>Shabooh Shoobah</i>), and Divinyls (<i>Desperate</i>, <i>What a Life</i>)—was brought in to make the Gurus sound like an arena-ready rock 'n' roll band. "Where Nowhere Is" ends with a larger-than-life splash, and the drums pounding through "In the Middle of the Land" have a sound that's very '80s-compliant. But in the end, it's Dave Faulkner's pop sense that determines the outcome. Here, he again wrote a great batch of tunes, with "Out That Door," "Good Times," and "I Was the One" nailing both parts of power pop. The label, however, wanted even more and mercifully dropped The Hoodoo Gurus after this one release.
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Tracklist
- 1Out That Door4:14
- 2What's My Scene3:49
- 3Good Times3:03
- 4I Was the One4:11
- 5Hell for Leather3:28
- 6Where Nowhere Is4:02
- 7In the Middle of the Land4:34
- 8Come On2:43
- 9Heart of Darkness (Bonus Track)3:04
- 10My Caravan4:19
- 11On My Street3:16
- 12Party Machine5:09
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- jangly
- uplifting
- summer
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brad ShepherdGUITAR, HARMONICA
- Clyde BramleyBASS
- Dave FaulknerLEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, LYRICS BY
- Hoodoo GurusBACKING VOCALS
- Mark KingsmillDRUM DRUMS
- Alan WrightGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Debbi PetersonGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Geoff RhoeGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- James ValentineGUEST, SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Mal EastickGUEST, GUITAR GUITAR
- Mark OpitzGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Mark WaltonGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Michael SteeleGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Mike KlosterGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Paul ThirkellGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Steve WynnGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Stevo GlendinningGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
- Susanna HoffsGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 50 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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