Hoodoo Gurus: Just Say "NO!" to Hip Hop and Mainstream Pop


One of the best bands and albums you've probably never heard of is Hoodoo Gurus debut album Stoneage Romeos. Breaking out on what was once a thriving "College Radio" scene, Hoodoo Gurus helped define the power-pop sound that paved the way for the Post-Punk era of the early to mid 90's.

Sadly now, "College Radio" has been infected with horrid pre-packaged music. And what was once a viable touring option for up and coming bands has died as college radio stations have limited their scope into Hip Hop and Corporate Pop. And that amazing evolution of garage bands making it to the "College Radio" circuit has been quashed. Add in the conspiracy theory that the relentless Extreme Low Frequencies (ELF) used in Hip Hop are designed to allow the lyrics to bypass your judgement center, and Gangster Rap has a whole mess of problems.

For a short period in recent history, games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero got kids interested in playing guitar again. But these games have lost popularity. And the guitar industry has reported a 30% decline in sales after a boost that seemed to be tied to the popularity of these games. Hence, I speculate that guitar based games losing status in the gaming world is yet another synthetic attempt to corral young minds into more violent games.

While the internet is allowing people more freedom to listen to what they want to, the recording industry has gone into overdrive spreading their lack-luster pop and ever disjointed hip hop to muddy the waters. But, for the true believers that Rock will never die, I submit to you, this great collection of songs.

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