Mars Needs Guitars!
Hoodoo Gurus
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Bittersweet | Hoodoo Gurus | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Poison Pen | Hoodoo Gurus | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In the Wild | Hoodoo Gurus | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Death-Defying | Hoodoo Gurus | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Like Wow-Wipeout! | Hoodoo Gurus | 3:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hayride to Hell | Hoodoo Gurus | 3:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Show Some Emotion | Hoodoo Gurus | 2:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Other Side of Paradise | Hoodoo Gurus | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mars Needs Guitars | Hoodoo Gurus | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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She | Hoodoo Gurus | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
The Hoodoo Gurus followed the excellent Stoneage Romeos with the equally swell Mars Needs Guitars!, a second helping of Dave Faulkner's wonderfully skewed kitsch-pop confections. While the band's basic m.o. hasn't changed all that much in the interim — '60s-era pop, garage rock, and cowpunk remain their key musical reference points — Faulkner's skills as a songwriter have grown perceptibly: the opening "Bittersweet" is an absolute gem, with other highlights like "Death Defying" and "Show Some Emotion" trailing not far behind. Also commendable is the Gurus' sharp wit — from the hillbilly freakout of "Hayride to Hell" to the primitive B-movie stomp of the title track, their affection for the guilty pleasures of trash culture is infectious. Irresistible fun.
Customer Reviews
"All my friends are dead or they're dyin'..."
I feel that this is the absolute best of the Hoodoo Gurus albums. Hearing these songs bring back great times and great memories - and I still pop it in and play it loud to this day. Every song on here is excellent. Not to romanticize the past, but music was just so much better at the time this album came out. Much more emotion and soul... This album is in my all time top 10!
akguy27
Building on a solid foundation from Stoneage Romeos, the Hoodoo Gurus bring their quirky, guitar-driven music to life on this album. I am not a big fan of Show Some Emotion or The Other Side of Paradise, but I love the other songs. Hayride to Hell is a funny play on the 50's moralistic anti-sex tales. Mars Needs Guitars is just solid rock - strong guitars, pounding rhythms, and great lyrics "I'm primitive. I'm a primitive Man. I've got a primitive girl. We make primitive love because we ain't got a TV set." Every time I hear this album it brings back great memories of college. If you like rock with a discernible tune and understandable lyrics, this is a great album.
Good, but not great
Bittersweet certainly brings back great memories of this very good album. Compared to a lot of garbage released at this time, the Hoodoo Gurus shine.
Biography
Formed: 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australi
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Hoodoo Gurus
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I Want You Back | Stoneage Romeos | 3:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Come Anytime | Magnum Cum Louder | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Bittersweet | Mars Needs Guitars! | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Miss Freelove '69 | Kinky | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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What's My Scene | Blow Your Cool | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Death-Defying | Mars Needs Guitars! | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Like Wow-Wipeout! | Mars Needs Guitars! | 3:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Leilani | Stoneage Romeos | 5:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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1000 Miles Away | Kinky | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Out That Door | Blow Your Cool | 4:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: Rock, Music, Alternative, Pop, Pop/Rock, World, Australia, Adult Alternative, College Rock
- Released: 1985
- ℗ 1985 Big Time / Elektra Records
