Axegrinder Explained

Axegrinder
Cover:	AxeGrinderFrontHG.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Hoodoo Gurus
Album:	Magnum Cum Louder
A-Side:	Axegrinder
B-Side:	Spaghetti Western
Released:	July 1989
Genre:	Hard rock^[1]
Length:	3:18
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Hoodoo Gurus
Prev Title:	Come Anytime
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Another World
Next Year:	1989

"Axegrinder" is a song by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on RCA Records in July 1989 as the second single from their fourth studio album Magnum Cum Louder. The song peaked at number 58 on the ARIA charts.

In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "I often describe 'Axegrinder' as the song that 'killed' Magnum Cum Louder. We had enjoyed considerable airplay for 'Come Anytime' but 'Axegrinder' stopped everything cold. Funnily enough, it became one of our biggest showstoppers in concert within 12 months.".^[2]

Track listing

7" single (RCA Victor 105 071)

1. "Axegrinder" — 3:27
2. "Spaghetti Western" — 3:23

Personnel

Credits:

• Richard Grossman — bass, backing vocals
• Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Mark Kingsmill — drums, vocals (grunts)
• Brad Shepherd — guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
• Producer — Hoodoo Gurus
• Engineer — Alan Thorne
• Mixer — David Thoener

Notes and References

1. Book: McFarlane, Ian . . Ian McFarlane . . 1999 . Encyclopedia entry for 'Hoodoo Gurus' . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=916 . 1-86448-768-2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040606094845/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=916 . 6 June 2004 .
2. Web site: June 2000 . Faulkner . Dave . Pop and punishment . juliat . 2008-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226115554/http://www-personal.umich.edu/~juliat/hg/popandpunishment.html . 2008-02-26 . live .
3. Web site: Response from ARIA re: Hoodoo Gurus ARIA singles chart history to 21 November 2017. Imgur.com. 21 November 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.