<description>&lt;p&gt;As far as debut albums go, there's some that seem to appear out of nowhere as a fully-formed, perfectly realized statement-of-purpose. New Jersey-based drummer, blogger, and lawyer &lt;strong&gt;Steve Kirsch&lt;/strong&gt; makes the case that &lt;strong&gt;Hoodoo Gurus&lt;/strong&gt; 1984 debut '&lt;strong&gt;Stoneage Romeos&lt;/strong&gt;' is just such a record. Chock full of pop culture references AND hooks for days, these Australian pop/garage gurus came out of the gate swinging with a stone cold classic.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Songs discussed in this episode: &lt;em&gt;I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement (Ramones cover - Live Australia, 1997)&lt;/em&gt; - Hoodoo Gurus; &lt;em&gt;Nothing Can Bring Me Down&lt;/em&gt; - Mondo Topless; &lt;em&gt;Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth&lt;/em&gt; - Minutemen; &lt;em&gt;Television Addict&lt;/em&gt; - The Victims; &lt;em&gt;Bittersweet, (Let's All) Turn On&lt;/em&gt; - Hoodoo Gurus; &lt;em&gt;Shake Some Action&lt;/em&gt; - Flamin' Groovies; &lt;em&gt;Shake Some Action (Live, 1982)&lt;/em&gt; - Charlie Pickett and the Eggs; I &lt;em&gt;Want You Back, Arthur, Death Ship&lt;/em&gt; - Hoodoo Gurus; &lt;em&gt;Human Fly&lt;/em&gt; - The Cramps; &lt;em&gt;Dig It Up, Be My Guru, My Girl, Zanzibar&lt;/em&gt; - Hoodoo Gurus; &lt;em&gt;Leilani (1982 7" version)&lt;/em&gt; - Le Hoodoo Gurus; &lt;em&gt;Leilani, Tojo, In The Echo Chamber, I Was A Kamikazi Pilot, I Heard Her Call My Name (Velvet Underground cover)&lt;/em&gt; - Hoodoo Gurus &lt;/p&gt;</description>

That Record Got Me High Podcast

Rob Elba

S9E470 - Hoodoo Gurus 'Stoneage Romeos' with Steve Kirsch

JUN 27, 202665 MIN
That Record Got Me High Podcast

S9E470 - Hoodoo Gurus 'Stoneage Romeos' with Steve Kirsch

JUN 27, 202665 MIN

Description

As far as debut albums go, there's some that seem to appear out of nowhere as a fully-formed, perfectly realized statement-of-purpose. New Jersey-based drummer, blogger, and lawyer Steve Kirsch makes the case that Hoodoo Gurus 1984 debut 'Stoneage Romeos' is just such a record. Chock full of pop culture references AND hooks for days, these Australian pop/garage gurus came out of the gate swinging with a stone cold classic. Songs discussed in this episode: I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement (Ramones cover - Live Australia, 1997) - Hoodoo Gurus; Nothing Can Bring Me Down - Mondo Topless; Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth - Minutemen; Television Addict - The Victims; Bittersweet, (Let's All) Turn On - Hoodoo Gurus; Shake Some Action - Flamin' Groovies; Shake Some Action (Live, 1982) - Charlie Pickett and the Eggs; I Want You Back, Arthur, Death Ship - Hoodoo Gurus; Human Fly - The Cramps; Dig It Up, Be My Guru, My Girl, Zanzibar - Hoodoo Gurus; Leilani (1982 7" version) - Le Hoodoo Gurus; Leilani, Tojo, In The Echo Chamber, I Was A Kamikazi Pilot, I Heard Her Call My Name (Velvet Underground cover) - Hoodoo Gurus