"Axegrinder" is a song by

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group

Hoodoo Gurus Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, ha ...

. It was released on

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in July 1989 as the second single from their fourth studio album ''

Magnum Cum Louder ''Magnum Cum Louder'' is the fourth studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. The album was produced by the group, and released in Australia in May 1989 and peaked at number 13. Faulkner later said, "We produced the record ourselves f ...

''. 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.".

Track listing

; 7" single (RCA Victor 105 071) # "Axegrinder" — 3:27 # "Spaghetti Western" — 3:23

Personnel

Credits: * Richard Grossman — bass, backing vocals * Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards *

Mark Kingsmill Mark Adrian Kingsmill (born 4 December 1956) is an Australian rock musician. He has drummed with several bands including the Hitmen (1979–84), New Christs (1983–84), the Screaming Tribesmen (1984) and Hoodoo Gurus (1984–98, 2003–15). H ...

— drums, vocals (grunts) *

Brad Shepherd Bradley Mark Shepherd (born 1 February 1961) is an Australian rock musician. Shepherd is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and harmonica player; he has performed with several bands, especially Hoodoo Gurus. Biography Early life Shepherd was born ...

— guitar, backing vocals, harmonica * Producer — Hoodoo Gurus * Engineer — Alan Thorne * Mixer — David Thoener

Charts

References

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