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Hoodoo Gurus Sometimes Just Shortened To 'Gurus' Are An Australian Rock Band Combining Elements Of Seventies Power Pop Bubblegum Pop Beatle-Esque Harmonies Psychedelia And Grungy Garage Rock. Guitarists Dave Faulkner Rod Radalj And Kimble Rendall Were Joined By Drummer James Baker When The Band Formed In Sydney In 1981. Baker And Radalj Had Been Members Of Perth Band The Scientists In 1977-79 While Baker Had Drummed With Faulkner And In Another Perth Band The Victims In 1978-79. The Original Lineup Was Notable For Having Three Guitars And No Bass Player Creating A Distinctive Layered Sound. Kimble Rendall Left In 1982 Before The Release Of Their First Single Leilani And Went On To Become A Noted Music Video Director. He Was Effectively Replaced By Bassist Clyde Bramley. Radalj Was Not Happy With Rendall's Departure Or Faulkner's Increasing Influence And Left The Band Himself To Be Replaced By One-Time Fun Things Guitarist Brad Shepherd. This Line-Up Released The Band's Break-Through First Album Stoneage Romeos In 1984. In 1998 The Band Officially Split But Reformed For Occasional Concerts In Subsequent Years. A Full-Fledged Reunion Came In 2004 When They Released Mach Schau And Began Touring Again. The Band Received Another Boost When Come Anytime From 1989's Magnum Cum Louder Was Used As The Theme Song To The Australian TV Show Thank God You're Here. Discography Stoneage Romeos 1984 Mars Needs Guitars! 1985 Blow Your Cool! 1987 Magnum Cum Louder 1989 Kinky 1991 Crank 1994 Blue Cave 1996 Mach Schau 2004 Purity Of Essence 2010 Compilations Electric Soup 1992 Gorilla Biscuit 1992 Electric Chair 1998 Armchair Gurus 1998 Bite The Bullet 1998 Ampology 2000 read less