Power pop thread

[randy]

Hell-we all love power pop.Too bad most bands are unheard of. Heres a few of my favorites--feel free to join the fun!!

The Yankees--Take It Like A Man
http://s64.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2KBV ... V232ZLTAQX

Screen Test--Anytime
http://s64.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2I5H ... T1X37KF1QJ

The Infidels--A Thousand Years Ago
http://s64.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=02RT ... 75EJQRA8WD

[WolverineSyr]

Thanks Randy! My favorite genre!!!

Screen Test? As in the local Syracuse trio?

Here's one of my favorites:
Neighborhoods - Think It Over
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php? ... 945EE2D0B4

[Frau_Blucher]

Great picks guys. Nothing sweeter or purer than those late 70s/early 80s power pop outfits. I got a major hunger for more after seeing The Plimsouls last month. I hope this choice isn't too pedestrian - Bram Tchaikovsky's "Robber", the lead track on 1979's Strange Man, Changed Man. It's at least as good as the much more talked about "Girl of My Dreams" imho.

http://s65.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3AXI ... SXCLLC9MET

[randy]

Them's the ones Wolvie!![:D]

[Mathman]

Here is The Action - Won't Make It Hard

http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0677 ... BKGTTWILGL

[Frank_Chickens]

A forgotten gem, The Headboys - The Shape of Things to Come:

http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1L2I ... 5LI9RD0QBA


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"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"

[Terim]

I've enjoyed this thread, especially the Headboys track (I'd completely forgotten that one).

Here's some stuff that, although its not quite as polished as what has been posted so far, still sort of fits under the power pop label:

<a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~cs/Young Canadians - Hawaii.mp3">Young Canadians - Hawaii</a> (fast & silly)

<a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~cs/Rezillos - Somebody's gonna get their head kicked in tonight.mp3">Rezillos - Somebody's gonna get their head kicked in tonight</a> (faster & sillier)

<a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~cs/Secret V's - Waiting for the drugs to take hold.mp3">Secret V's - Waiting for the drugs to take hold</a> (slower)

[michelle]

The Young Canadians just had a cd put out along with two other bands...I guess I'll post a song by them

<a href="http://www.livingintheiceage.com/music/09%20Real%20Thing.mp3">Pointed Sticks- Real Thing</a>
<a href="http://www.livingintheiceage.com/music/11%20Out%20Of%20Luck.mp3">Pointed Sticks- Out Of Luck</a>
<a href="http://www.livingintheiceage.com/music/13%20I%20can%20only%20give%20you%20everything.mp3">The Modernettes- I Can Only Give You Everything</a>
<a href="http://www.livingintheiceage.com/music/12%20Red%20nails.mp3">The Modernettes- Red Nails</a>

And I certainly wouldn't be a good Bostonian if I didn't include:
<a href="http://www.livingintheiceage.com/music/025%20You_re%20All%20I_ve%20Got%20Tonight%20_Dem.mp3">The Cars- You're All I've Got Tonight (demo)</a>
<a href="http://www.livingintheiceage.com/music/035%20Lonelyhearts.mp3">The Atlantics- Lonely Hearts</a>

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by michelle[/i]
<br>And I certainly wouldn't be a good Bostonian if I didn't include:
<a href="http://www.livingintheiceage.com/music/025%20You_re%20All%20I_ve%20Got%20Tonight%20_Dem.mp3">The Cars- You're All I've Got Tonight (demo)</a>
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Excellent tracks Michelle!

But for this one, I'd strongly suggest picking up The Cars (s/t) Deluxe Edition. The 2nd CD is all great demos including this one in pristine remastered goodness. [:p]

[Terim]

Michelle is right, there have been recent re-issues/compilations of the Young Canadians, Pointed Sticks & Modernettes by the good folks at <a href="http://www.suddendeath.com/">Sudden Death Records</a>. I picked up all three, some real good stuff there.

However, I actually took the Young Canadians and Secret Vs tracks from the 1991 complilation <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ajeh1z84a3yv3">Last Call: Vancouver Independent Music, 1977-1988</a>.

ElectricLash, your question is harder. Depends on your setting for the forum. I have it set so the HTML is ON & Forum Code is OFF, which means all I have to do is insert a chunk of HTML code (as above). If you have the Forum code on, there are great instructions in the <a href="http://www.nwoutpost.com//forum/faq.asp">FAQ</a>

Hope this helps

[Frank_Chickens]

You beat me to posting "Out of Luck" Michelle! [:D]

"Part of the Noise" is an excellent collection by Pointed Sticks and well worth gettingas you probably know.[;)] Didn't know you were an Artic Monkeys fan.

Had another scout around and came up with this:

Starjets - School Days:

http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=194A ... 8PSWFCNY8V

The Starjets were the forerunner to the band "The Adventures" who had a big hit with "Broken Land".

"School Days" was one of the better tracks from their album "God Bless The Starjets" which has been re-released complete with non-LP tracks on the Captain Oi! label.



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"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"

[ekahob]

Here's some quintessential power pop by the Merrymakers - "Saltwater Drinks"

http://download.yousendit.com/D2E46DAC2FFEC9A7

[egg-roger]

thanks Ekahob! Good Song!

[randy]

Heres another tune , "Where Were You Last Night" by Beat and Torn

http://s63.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=04YN ... OSCQV7E0HK