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Blow Your Cool! by Hoodoo Gurus
Blow Your Cool! is an album by Hoodoo Gurus, released in 1987. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “What's My Scene”, on 7 lists with a best position of #31.
Blow Your Cool!, the third album from Sydney's Hoodoo Gurus, came out on 24 April 1987, right in the middle of the band's hottest stretch. Dave Faulkner, the founder, songwriter, lead singer and guitarist, keeps the hooks coming in waves: power-pop jangle, garage-punk snarl and a streak of funky, psychedelic kitsch, all fired off with a grin and a wink.
"What's My Scene" was the big one, a top-three smash and their biggest Australian single ever, later parodied for a rugby league theme called "That's My Team", and the album itself went to number 2 at home. It was also the end of a chapter: once the touring wrapped, bassist Clyde Bramley quit the road and the band, and Rick Grossman came in to complete what Faulkner called their ultimate lineup. A 2005 EMI reissue added four tracks and liner notes by Vicki Peterson of the Bangles.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blow Your Cool! on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What's My Scene | 7 | #31 | – | 1987–2025 | |
| 2 | Out That Door | 2 | #510 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 3 | Good Times | 1 | #69 | – | 1987 | |
| 4 | In the Middle of the Land | 1 | #1641 | – | 2003 | |
| 5 | Party Machine | 1 | #1839 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.