Day 08: Paul Hogan’s Birthday - In honor of Australia’ National Treasure spin a record from the land down under.
From Allmusic.com:
"Following the January 1998 demise of their previous outfit, Australian schlock-rock legends the
Hoodoo Gurus, singer/guitarist
Dave Faulkner, guitarist
Brad Shepherd, bassist
Rick Grossmanand drummer
Mark Kingsmill all reunited in
the Persian Rugs. Despite a lineup mirroring the final incarnation of their previous outfit, the band insisted it was not just the Hoodoos under another name: drawing inspiration from garage combos both past and present,
Faulkneronce remarked "The Hoodoo
Gurus would cover a Persian
Rugssong, but
the Persian Rugs couldn't cover a Hoodoo
Gurus song." In mid-2002 the group issued its debut EP
Mr. Tripper;
Grossmansoon exited, and ex-Crusaders/Thurston Howlers bassist Kendall James signed on to complete the full-length
Turkish DeLight, issued early the following year."
A review from the Sydney Morning Herald:
"By the end of the Hoodoo Gurus, everything was getting too fraught and no fun, so Dave Faulkner had to pull the plug.
Turkish Delight is what it sounds like when there's no one stopping Faulkner, fellow Gurus guitarist Brad Shepherd and drummer Mark Kingsmill, and bass player Kendall James from having fun. It's trashy, noisy garage rock with foot-stomping, hair-shaking organ-and-guitar songs that recall the earliest version of the Gurus.
Faulkner's gift for melody is never far away, Shepherd's wild times are always amusing and anyone can shout along.
Fun, fun, fun, and then some more fun."
