Since their formation in 1981 as a bass-free punk/new wave group called le Hoodoo Gurus, the Sydney-based quartet refashioned their sound, changed their line-up four times, dropped their definite article, recorded eight albums, topped US college and alternative charts (but never quite Australia´s), broke up, reformed and toured Australasia, Europe, Japan, North and South America. Regarded rightly as one of the country´s top single bands, they also have a reputation for unfettered live shows which let their audiences loose on a power-pop and harder rock binge.