seattlesteve Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I stand corrected on the link, click it, it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Click Five's debut disc (introduced to me by Larry Lange), is very fine indeed.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Wow, thanks for the tip Susan and Marvin That is great Power pop indeed! I've found more top notch recent power pop by haunting this board than I have anywhere else in quite some time...Paul(Except.... is that a mullet on that one blond guy?????? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Another disc that I've enjoyed immensely is Splitsville's "The Complete Pet Soul", released in 2001. This album was supposed to be their tribute to "Rubber Soul" and "Pet Sounds." The album cover resembles "Pet Sounds", and there's even a song titled "The Love Songs of B.Douglas Wilson." In any case, this is an album that I truly adore but I know others prefer Splitsville's other releases. If you do get it, let me know what you think.You can learn more about Splitsville here: http://www.splitsville.com/ And hear some of "Pet Soul" here: http://www.splitsville.com/albums_complete.html Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brioohs Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 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 No, they haven't split! Danny & Phil are still working together, and there was a recent best-of disc released that includes a couple tracks from the band they worked in prior to Rembrandts (Great Buildings, in the early 80s). Check out their website at http://www.therembrandts.net A couple other bands from the early 80s that I liked were The Producers and 4 Out Of 5 Doctors.There's a lot of wonderful power pop music out there currently that flies well under the radar of the average listener...you just have to know where to look! We can't forget EC Board member Tommy Allen and his band The Flashcubes, or another Board member John Borack and The Popdudes...or even some bunch of goofballs that call themselves The Oohs. (!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamacote Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 ......hey brian!....thanks for the props!...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hess Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 thanks for the word on the rembrandts!! thats great news to me!!lol,chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popdude Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 ...there was a recent best-of disc released that includes a couple tracks from the band they worked in prior to Rembrandts (Great Buildings, in the early 80s). Check out their website at http://www.therembrandts.net Coincidentally, I was privileged to be asked to write the liner notes for the Rembrandts best-of...and a very cool disc it is, too! Beware of the best-of released 2-3 years ago, which featured re-recordings of all of their tunes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popdude Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 We can't forget...another Board member John Borack and The Popdudes...Oh yes we can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Can't forget them! I "pop" over to their MySpace every now and then to get my little dose of "Waterloo" and "Beautiful Sunday." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brioohs Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Coincidentally, I was privileged to be asked to write the liner notes for the Rembrandts best-of...and a very cool disc it is, too! Beware of the best-of released 2-3 years ago, which featured re-recordings of all of their tunes... Didn't realize you wrote the liner notes, John! But then I haven't bought that disc as I own all the individual albums. However, "Choice Picks" (the re-recorded best of) is not necessarily something to avoid unless you're just a stickler for having the original versions. I'm sure they did it to circumvent trying to license the material from Warner Music Group...Oh, and Tommy - you're welcome for the "props," bro. Da Cubes rawk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Benfer Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 It should be illegal to release a CD of re-recordings unless it is CLEARLY marked on the package that it is such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popdude Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 It should be illegal to release a CD of re-recordings unless it is CLEARLY marked on the package that it is such. I agree - and the Rembrandts' wasn't.(Thesound WAS very close to the originals, though...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierson Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 ... 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 ABSOLUTELY.....and this is where some people miss the point or try to exclude the forefathers because they weren't part of what many think was the beginning of power pop: the Raspberries/Big Star/Badfinger/Twilley era...but in essence The Who in 1965 were a power pop band.... as were The Beatles in late 1963 & most of 1964... The Kinks 1964-1965 and Small Faces 1966-1967...my list: (some were more important on record than live & vice versa)1. Raspberries2. The Who 19653. The Beatles 19644. Cheap Trick5. Small Faces 19666. Tommy Keene 19857. The Flashcubes 8. The Kinks 1964-19659. Big Star10. Dwight Twilley Band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Quote:and this is where some people miss the point or try to exclude the forefathers because they weren't part of what many think was the beginning of power pop: the Raspberries/Big Star/Badfinger/Twilley era...but in essence The Who in 1965 were a power pop band.... as were The Beatles in late 1963 & most of 1964... The Kinks 1964-1965 and Small Faces 1966-1967...I think this is an interesting topic: where does the line get drawn for genres? I think there is also a certain sense where the forefathers aren't included because a genre takes form when it counciously aims at something. The Raspberries, Big Star, Cheap Trick (etc.) were conciously influenced and in a sense aiming at the Beatles and the Who... Just as newer pop bands are aiming at The Raspberries, Big Star, Cheap Trick etc....but the Beatles and the Who were conciously influenced by earlier Rock and R&B and they both referred to themselves early on as an "R&B" band... So in the sense that The Beatles and the Who belong on the list of power pop because of their influnce on others, when it comes to their own influnces there is a sense where they also belong on R&B and Rock lists.Depends on if you're looking where they're coming from or where they're going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 I'm not the only person who does not include British Invasion acts in power pop listing....most rock historians don't. If people want to that's fine with me...just include the Hollies['Look Thru Any Window','I Can't Let Go' ,etc.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Sutton Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 My top ten would be:#1 Raspberries#2 Tommy Keene#3 Jon Brion#4 The Grays#5 Jason Falkner#6 The Mommmyheads#7 Vox Pop#8 Wondermints#9 Big Wednesday/Yogi#10 Chris Von Sneidern Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Yes, Vox Pop! Love what I've heard so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 My top ten would be:#1 Raspberries#2 Tommy Keene#3 Jon Brion#4 The Grays#5 Jason Falkner#6 The Mommmyheads#7 Vox Pop#8 Wondermints#9 Big Wednesday/Yogi#10 Chris Von Sneidern Ron Good list. I haven't heard the Mommyheads in years. I had a friend in a band called Canaries that played a show with them and absolutely raved about it afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 I forgot Apples In Stereo which is a super power pop band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 I am also glad that so many people listed Tommy Keene.I don't think I've been at a board where so many people liked him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Bill Lloyd is another artist who doesn't get anywhere near the recognition that he should/deserves.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bessieboo Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 How do you define Power Pop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 See my post on page one of this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierson Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 How do you define Power Pop? GO ALL THE WAYGO ALL THE WAY GO ALL THE WAYGO ALL THE WAYafter that it's:PLAY ONTONIGHTECSTASYI WANNA BE WITH YOUother Raspberries songs, like "Let's Pretend," fall into the pop category... songs like "Party's Over" and "I Don't Know What I Want" are rock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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