Purity Of Essence
Purity Of Essence
表演者: Hoodoo Gurus
专辑类型: Import
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2010-03-16
唱片数: 1
出版者: Closer Records
条形码: 0886976451127
专辑简介
Hoodoo Gurus' ninth record, 'Purity Of Essence' to be released in March 2010 kicked off by their new single 'Crackin' Up'. A jam session at a Sydney rehearsal studio in 2009 produced eight songs and set the template for their ninth studio record - and their first for new label partners Sony Music. All four band members were pole-axed by the lightning bolt moments which brought Faulkner's songs to life from his demos. Even the songwriter himself says there must have been some rock'n'roll magic at work when 'Crackin' Up' arrived almost fully formed in a dream. "It's only ever happened before once in my life where I have actually dreamed a song. I woke up and had the melody, all the chords and the title, walked out of my room and told the friends who were staying with me not to talk to me while I found my little cassette recorder and put the song down," Faulkner said. The serendipity continued when the frontman brought the song to the band. "We always try to love what we're doing but we surprised ourselves this time. During that day, there were so many songs and sounds coming out that we'd never done before. They had the classic Gurus feel but it was different even though we weren't pushing ourselves to do something different. But on this particular magic day, it all happened. It was the most memorable day in the rehearsal room that the band has ever had."
Hoodoo Gurus' 2010 new record starts off with an energetic, punchy rocker called 'Crackin' Up' which many younger rock bands would probably dream of writing one day.
This song reminds me of the heady days of Aussie music in the mid 1980s, when French label Closer Records allowed many avid European listeners to discover the cream of Australian rock music which such Aussie labels as Citadel were releasing by the dozens down under.
Some twenty-six years after their fantastic debut called 'Stoneage Romeos' in 1984, 'Purity of Essence' is an amazing comeback album for Hoodoo Gurus, so good that it might well be one of the band's best records.
It is extremely varied and successfully tackles soul pop on the tonic 'Only in America' as well as a lot of other music styles.
In fact, the eclecticism at work on 'Purity of Essence' may be one of the album's weaker points but if variety is what you expect from a record (as opposed to uniformity), then this one is for you.
曲目
[Disc 1] CD
1. Crackin' Up
2. A Few Home Truths
3. Are You Sleeping?
4. Burnt Orange
5. I Hope You're Happy
6. Ashamed Of Me
7. What's In It For Me?
8. Over Nothing
9. You've Got Another Thing Coming
10. Only In America
11. Somebody Take Me Home
12. Let Me In
13. Evening Shade
14. Why So Sad?
15. 1968
16. The Stars Look Down
[Disc 2] DVD Live from St Kilda
1. Bittersweet
2. Come Anytime
3. 1000 Miles Away
4. I Was A Kamikaze Pilot