Hoodoo Gurus

If the Martians want guitars that badly, they can get all they need in Australia. High-energy
axe maniacs with colorful handles like the Celibate Rifles, the Lime Spiders and the
Screaming Tribesmen are breeding like bunnies down under, making a joyful noise forged
from Sixties garage grunge, daredevil MC5 metal and Seventies pogo pop. Sydney's Hoodoo
Gurus have already succeeded in taking that big-rock sound out of the streets a... More >

This is tuneful enough if you give it more of a chance than it deserves, but it's no fun because it's not funny. Without a few sly laughs they're just a macho pop band, which is less than you can say of the Fleshtones, the Nomads, presplit Squeeze, or prime Mental as Anything, to name just four. (Grade: B-)