hollies65 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 My top ten...#1 Raspberries#2 The Shoes#3 Badfinger#4 The Records#5 Big Star#6 The dbs#7 The Flamin Groovies#8 Fountains Of Wayne#9 Cheap Trick#10 [Tie] The Rubinoos and PlimsoulsI know I've left off some good ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early Wynn Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Good poll. Here's my choices...in no particular order.RaspberriesBadfingerTommy KeeneCheap Trick (power pop?)Big StarPlimsoulsGin BlossomsKnack20/20 (great first record)Shoes (Present Tense was great)There have been some great power pop songs by non-power pop artists over the years too. But that's another list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Our own Popdude wrote a story in Goldmine a number of years ago listing the 20 best Power Pop albums. That list introduced me to some new artists such as Chris VonSneidern, among others.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Good point Susan. For that matter, what is the difference between 'Power Pop' and 'Rock'? Wouldn't the early Beatles, early Who and other British bands fall into one of these categories?Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich From PA Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 My top ten...#1 Raspberries#2 Badfinger#3 Marshall Crenshaw#4 Rubinoos#5 Artful Dodger#6 Hudson Brothers#7 Dwight Twilley#8 Pezband#9 Flamin Groovies#10 Plimsouls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCraft Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 #1-#3 are easy for me--'berries, Badfinger, Gin Blossoms. After that its kind of a toss up. The later years of REO Speedwagon produced some pretty good stuff. I'm wondering if some of the Glam Rock Bands (Styx?) might not fall here also.JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordharris Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Here are my top ten power pop titles:1)Bobby Sherman2)The Osmonds3)The Partridge Family4)The Bay City rollers5)The Raspberries6)The Baby's7)The Poppy Family with Terry Jacks8)The Defranco Family9)The Hudson Brothers10)The Gord Harris Group -titled- wish to meet Eric Carmen, Dave Smalley, Wally Bryson and Jim BonfantiLike that one huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Forgot Tommy Keene! I consider bands like the Beatles..Hollies and Who forerunners of power pop. Forgot Twilley too...I left out tons. Some guy sent me an email saying I had rotten taste and trashing this board....I've got to say though it was a pretty entertaining note though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinberries Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 this would be a fun list to throw together, but to address susan's question, my post (the first one) at http://www.ericcarmen.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=000178 might help explain & deviate b/t 'power pop' & 'rock', i think - power pop's always got a bit more sugar in the recipe than rock (hence the delicious flavor by bands like the Raspberries!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 This is what power pop is to me:Strong melodies,cruhchy or jangling guitars..strong British influence ala Beatles,Who ,Hollies Kinks,Byrds[Who were influenced by the bands just mentioned]simple boy-girl love lyrics[for the most part]very upbeat.I just don't include the 60s band in the genre myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 My apologies the the great Marshall Crenshaw.....his first 4 albums are classics of the genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Allen Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Styx - a 'glam rock' band? Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatleJay Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Does anybody here know Matthew Sweet? If so, how is he not on your list? The name is MATTHEW SWEET. Check out "Girlfriend" and "%100 Fun", for a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Jay, Matthew Sweet has been mentioned many times on this site. The two albums you mentioned are great, as is his recent 'covers' with Susanna Hoffs.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCraft Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 BA----I guess Styx is somewhere in between, I just remember a lot of wavy blonde hair. And then there was that Kilroy tour---JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 My list (In no preferential order... these things change you know)RaspberriesBadfingerBig StarJellyfishXTCMarshall CrenshawCheap TrickLinus of HollywoodThe PosiesWondermintsRunners up / different categories(Only one album so not enough material for top of the heap level)The La'sThe GraysTales Untold(Not a "power pop band per se, but did some great power pop tracks)ELOToy Matinee(Really reaching)Under the influence of Giants Paul Ellis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretender Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Off BroadwayRomanticsSweetGo-Gos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockerreds Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 #1 Raspberries#2 Big Star#3 Shoes#4 dBs#5 Cheap Trick#6 Posies#7 Scruffs#8 Shivvers#9 The Jane Anchor(local Philly Band)#10 Muffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Bram Tchaikovsky and The Pursuit Of Happiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popdude Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 #8 Shivvers YES! LOVE these guys (and gal)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberrywine Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Though they are not often lumped in the category, I think REM and The Pretenders did some nice power pop material on their early albums. Same with Elvis Costello and the Attractions and Nirvana too. Depends on personal definitions or beliefs about the genre, but I wouldn't include some of heavier punk groups in the category because of the lack of "tunefulness" in some cases. All the lines become so blurred, but I think there are sort of two categories; cleaner sounding bands and more distorted sounding, the Punkier oriented bands tending to fit the latter case. The Clash, The Replacements also did some great power pop material but arent often thought of in this category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popdude Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Styx - a 'glam rock' band? Oh dear. ...and Bobby Sherman - power pop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hess Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 noone said anything about a band called....the rembrandts..there stuff is freakin great..unfortunally,they broke up from what i understand..too bad,they had some great cd's/songwriting/musicianship/great vocals..i think marvin verified that one time a while back how great they were..lol,chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Always loved the Rembrandts stuff. Of course their mark in history was made by doing the "Friends" theme song.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Here's a link to a very interesting article on "pop" and "powerpop"If nothing else you have to note who is mentioned first in the last line of the article.You'll have to cut and paste, I don't know how to insert a dynamic link. http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/a/popmusic.htm?terms=pop+up SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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