Electric Soup (album)
| Electric Soup | ||||
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| Released | September 1992 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 68:26 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Hoodoo Gurus | |||
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Electric Soup a.k.a. Electric Soup: The Singles Collection is the first compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus and contained all their Australian singles to date (September 1992). The album peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart,[1] and was certified triple platinum.[2] For the Electric Soup Tour in November of that year, Hoodoo Gurus were supported by Died Pretty and the Welcome Mat.[3][4]
It was also released as a 2-CD set with Gorilla Biscuit, a collection of their b-sides and rarities.[5] Brad Shepherd, the group's lead guitarist described the albums "You just have to listen to [Electric Soup], it's just jam packed full of pretty groovy songs... The best of was always the record company's idea and the B-side was always our idea to combat that. We think if a best of is representative of a band then a B-side album is even more representative."[4] Shepherd also explained the album names: "Electric Soup is another name for Jack Daniels bourbon... Gorilla Biscuit is slang for 'downers' like mandrax."[4]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993, the Best Cover Art category was awarded to Paul McNeil and Richard All for Electric Soup / Gorilla Biscuit.[6] At the ARIA Music Awards Electric Soup was noted as BMG's biggest selling domestic album of the year.
The album was re-released by Mushroom Records in 1999.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [7] |
Chris Woodstra of AllMusic rated Electric Soup at four-and-a-half stars and opined that it "shows the band in the best light, with their catchiest and best-loved songs. An excellent distillation and the best introduction to this sorely underrated brand of Aussie-pop."[7] The Times (Victor Harbor) reviewer felt it was "Over 70 minutes of great melodies wrapped around the throbbing beat of Dave Faulkner's best songs cover a decade which forms the basis of the Hoodoo's singles collection."[8]
Track listing
- "What's My Scene?"
- "Bittersweet"
- "Come Anytime"
- "My Girl"
- "1000 Miles Away"
- "I Want You Back"
- "Axegrinder"
- "The Generation Gap"
- "Death Defying"
- "A Place in the Sun"
- "Tojo"
- "In the Middle of the Land"
- "Good Times"
- "Castles in the Air"
- "Leilani"
- "Poison Pen"
- "Another World"
- "Like Wow - Wipeout!"
- "Miss Freelove '69"
References
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Hoodoo Gurus". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Hoodoo Gurus'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Hoodoo Gurus Electric Soup Tour '92". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 1 October 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Corby, Steven (29 October 1992). "Gurus bathe in electric drench". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. p. 17. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b Woodstra, Chris. "Electric Soup: The Singles Collection – Hoodoo Gurus". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "CD Review". The Times. Victor Harbor, SA: National Library of Australia. 18 December 1992. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2015.