Kinky

Hoodoo Gurus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 9, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000008GMG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,111 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Head in the Sand

2. A Place in the Sun

3. Castles in the Air

4. Something's Coming

5. Miss Freelove '69

6. 1000 Miles Away

7. Desiree

8. I Don't Mind

9. Brainscan

10. Too Much Fun

11. Dressed in Black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gem from a Truly Underrated Band, January 31, 2005

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Joe "Sick Boy" (TExAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kinky (Audio CD)

Not many people knew who the Hoodoo Gurus were when they were cranking out great rock'n'roll down under in the 1980s and I feel sorry for those people. With "Kinky" you have this legendary band at the top of their game. "I Don't Mind" and "A Place in the Sun" are just a few of the classic cuts on this solid album. No throw away tracks here, great from start to finish. Give them a listen!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great tunes, great rock'n'roll, October 25, 2008

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Music and SciFi Fan in Philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kinky (Audio CD)

My favorite Hoodoo Gurus album. - Fond memories of rocking to this in grad school in the early 90s in Madison, WI, and still great... Just good rock'n'roll - fun, catchy lyrics a definite step above your average american rock band. Story telling, melodies, great guitars - how often do you find that? Alternates between thoughtful and just plain fun.

Miss Freelove '69 is both a tribute and a gentle-poking fun at the Summer of Love. "hot sake in my living room", indeed.

1000 Miles Away perfectly captures what it feels like to live on the road -- "been up before the sun and now I'm tired before I even begin" & "Spend half my time in airports..." -- the song really became my personal theme song when I was a consultant.

Don't be fooled by the lead-off track, Head in the Sand -- they're pissed off at an addicted friend. "What's it take to make you wide awake to yourself?" Hardest song on the album, and it works.

Brainscan -- A surfing song amped to 11 and a great tell-off.

Ballads, unapologetic party rock, love songs.

Great album, buy it. Then get Magnum Cum Louder. Give these Aussies a listen.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not their greatest record..., July 6, 2001

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Vince Cabrera (Wellington, NZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kinky (Audio CD)

This CD is not particularly outstanding.

With "Mars Needs Guitars" the Hoodoo Gurus' ability to write catchy lightweight guitar-pop was quite evident. Their songs on THAT CD were a terrific, fun set with a cute 1960s surfsey influence.

The songs in THIS record, while still listeneable are nowhere near as inspired or as memorable. Kinky's not a complete waste of money, but there are better HG records around.