Power Pop

[smuggs 9,350]

We had a power pop thread on the old site with tons of great stuff in there. Let's do that again.

 

 

 

 

[UTCzech III 2,907]

Probably the last time I really spent a lot of time listening to "new" music, my son was around 10 at the time and just getting into music/listening to the radio, so I spent a lot of time listening to his music, some pretty good pop bands in the early 2000's...

 

(This one I found via my kids through one of those Rathergood videos, the same guy that did the crazy Quizno's We Like the Subs commercials, Joel Veitch, he did one for this song with a bunch of screaming kittens...)

 

Love Fountains of Wayne, a deep cut here but love the Boz Scaggs vibe...

 

[hullabelew 3,723]

I wanna play!  

Adam Schmidt NEVER got his credit and quickly disappeared off of the music landscape.  I've heard rumors about what happened to him but nothing more verifiable.  

Lemonheads:  So many to pick from.

Butch Walker:  Not many people are still doing it, but Butch is.  

 

[jimmyjazz 45,877]

#1 with a bullet:

 

[smuggs 9,350]

 

 

 

[UTCzech III 2,907]

I've posted their most popular song "Yellow Pills" many times, so I'll go a little deeper, still good:

 

 

 

[UTCzech III 2,907]

As with most Steve Hoffman threads, it tends to stray out of its lane at times, but shitloads of great stuff in here, tons of bands I never heard of, just gonna make one huge playlist off of these someday..

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/looking-for-recommendations-for-power-pop-from-1977-1983.369061/

[jimmyjazz 45,877]

1 hour ago, UTCzech III said:

I've posted their most popular song "Yellow Pills" many times, so I'll go a little deeper, still good:

Do you know Ron?

[UTCzech III 2,907]

12 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Do you know Ron?

I don't (just a fan of their music).  I remember you mentioning him before, I even tried to look up his recording studio as my band is getting ready to record a new album and was checking out rates, but couldn't find anything up to date.

Edited June 25, 2019 by UTCzech III

[jimmyjazz 45,877]

4 minutes ago, UTCzech III said:

I don't (just a fan of their music).  I remember you mentioning him before, I even tried to look up his recording studio as my band is getting ready to record a new album and was checking out rates, but couldn't find anything up to date.

Are you still interested?  I don't know him personally but we have friends in common.  I can get in touch to find out of the studio is still up and running.

[UTCzech III 2,907]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Are you still interested?  I don't know him personally but we have friends in common.  I can get in touch to find out of the studio is still up and running.

At the moment, no rush, schedule has been kind of pushed back, but as we get closer I may get with you.  Thanks.

[PencilPusher 454]

22 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

#1 with a bullet:

 

Great f'in song......

[Carl Spackler 3,479]

 

Power pop is my jam.  So many to choose from . . . Cheap Trick, Plimsouls (even though Pete Case hates the term), Marshall Crenshaw, Smithereens, etc., etc.  Here's a couple I really like.

 

 

 

[hullabelew 3,723]

Maybe not Power Pop, but damn sure great pop.  

 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13,570]

 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13,570]

 

[honolulu horn 6,158]

Probably the greatest power pop song of all time:

And I love the Donnas. Wish they had gotten the credit they deserved:

 

[smuggs 9,350]

 

 

 

My kids loved Yo Gabba Gabba when they were younger. Such a great show with so many great musical guests. This was one of their favorites:

 

 

[Pescado_Rojo 19,411]

 

[Ths71 472]

Aussie Power Pop Greatness

[Ths71 472]

Todd

 

 

[smuggs 9,350]

1 hour ago, Ths71 said:

Aussie Power Pop Greatness

 

Outstanding.

[Carl Spackler 3,479]

 

[Fondren & Main 6,698]

Kind of surprised that this thread was started and not one mention of third eye blind.

[honolulu horn 6,158]

 

[PencilPusher 454]

I think this is a nice little piece of power pop...heard it on my play list this morning:

 

[Buzzrock 14,901]

 

 

[ztejas 43,411]

One of my favs.

Would be interested at how much y'all think "power pop" and "pop punk" cross into each other. 

Edited July 10, 2019 by ztejas

[DougO 5,243]

 

[Carl Spackler 3,479]

One of the roots of power pop, IMO.

 

Groovy goodness . . .

 

[Ths71 472]

Groovy goodness . . .
 

Underrated band.


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[Buzzrock 14,901]

[PencilPusher 454]

To Complete The Producers Trifecta 

 

[DougO 5,243]

1 hour ago, PencilPusher said:

To Complete The Producers Trifecta 

 

Their first album is really great from start to finish. The second one is also pretty dang good, if you can find it. They seem to have been almost erased from history, unfortunately.

Edited July 12, 2019 by DougO

[the idoit 165]

As a Matthew Sweet fanboi “100% Fun” and “Girlfriend” are easily album numbers 1 & 2 but this is the song that gets my juices flowing. Just a raw visceral jam.

[the idoit 165]

Also, please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton. Just a brilliant song from hook to structure to lyrics to harmonies and that outrageous bass line.

All that and I’m still in love with that model/actress. So Audrey Hepburn-esque...

[jimmyjazz 45,877]

I'm always surprised how grungy Matthew Sweet's tunes are.  I mean, I've listened to almost every album a hundred times at a minimum, but in my mind it remains very jangly pop, and then I hear a tune and remember "oh shit, these guitars are THICK".  Always.  It's the perfect recipe.  He's had it dialed in forever.

[Carl Spackler 3,479]

On 6/25/2019 at 11:30 AM, hullabelew said:

Adam Schmidt NEVER got his credit and quickly disappeared off of the music landscape.  I've heard rumors about what happened to him but nothing more verifiable.

Hey, Hulla --

 

Adam Schmitt runs his own production company.  It appears he's worked with several different artists, including Tommy Keene and Bun E. Carlos, who put out a solo disc a few years back.  

http://www.adamschmitt.com/Adam_Schmitt_Music_Production_Audio_Recording_Engineering_Mixing_Mastering.html

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13,570]

 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13,570]

Ronald Jones might be my all time favorite guitarist.

 

 

[PencilPusher 454]

19 hours ago, the idoit said:

Also, please be upstanding for the Mayor of Simpleton. Just a brilliant song from hook to structure to lyrics to harmonies and that outrageous bass line.

All that and I’m still in love with that model/actress. So Audrey Hepburn-esque...
 

I don't know if XTC fits the power pop mold per se, but they absolutely could write tunes. Such as.....

 

[jimmyjazz 45,877]

Oh, no doubt, XTC was (is?) brilliant.  Right up there with Squeeze, Split Enz, The Cure in terms of post-Beatles pop mastery.

[Steel Shank 9,421]

Not a huge fan, but there are certainly some gems in this thread that will be added to my Ipod.

Thought I might add The Babys. Might be a bit more pop than power, but...

@hullabelew, aren't you a big fan of the back-up singer in pink? I think I remember you chronicling her resume on TOS.

 

And, of course, another...

 

[jimmyjazz 45,877]

(Cue hulla raging about how Jonathan Cain ruins every band he joins)

[Rip76 4,924]

On 7/3/2019 at 11:13 AM, Ths71 said:

Todd

 

 

Funny, Those are my 3 fave songs from Todd.

[hullabelew 3,723]

(Cue hulla raging about how Jonathan Cain ruins every band he joins)

And you don't see Jonathan Cain in that video.... coincidence? I think not. And @steelshank I didn't see a chick in pink.... But I have been known to stalk a background singer or 40.

[Steel Shank 9,421]

@hullabelew this broad

[hullabelew 3,723]

@hullabelew this broad

TRO is still active so I can't say anything else.

[hullabelew 3,723]

 

 

Edited July 17, 2019 by hullabelew

[hullabelew 3,723]

WTF.  (Annie Bertuci...there...I said it.)

Edited July 17, 2019 by hullabelew