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Roots of Powerpop - buy from Amazon.com

Roots of Powerpop

by Barracudas, Flamin'' Groovies, Plimsouls, Pointed Sticks, Zeros
List Price: $15.00
Our Price: $15.00
Availability: Usually ships in 5 to 10 days

Product Details

  • Media: Audio CD
  • Release Date: Friday, November 01, 1996
  • Label: Bomp Records
  • Average Customer Review: 0 Based on 0 reviews.
  • Sales Rank: 84513

Tracks

1.I Can't Pretend - Barracudas
2.I'll Get Lucky - Plimsouls
3.I'm Tired - M&Ms
4.It's About Time - Pandoras
5.Jealousy - Poppees
6.Make Up Your Mind - Stiv Bators
7.Now You Know - Real Kids
8.One Way Ticket - Breakaways
9.Screaming - 20/20
10.She's Not Mine - Mystery Machine
11.Tell It To Carrie - Romantics
12.The Trains - Nashville Ramblers
13.Thinking Of Ways - Singles
14.Tomorrow Night - Shoes
15.Under The Freeway - 20/20
16.Utter Frustration - Wombats
17.Walking Out On Love - Breakaways
18.Him Or Me - Flamin Groovies
19.Fun At The Beach - B Girls
20.First In Line - Romantics
21.Every Summer Day - Last
22.Drive - 20/20
23.Biggest Gossip In Town - Rockin' Horse
24.Beat Your Heart Out - Zeros
25.Apologies - Pointed Sticks
26.Aggravation Place - Jook

Editorial Review

Power pop was one of those things that just had to be, somehow--an attempt to recapture the giddy feeling of '60s pop with the energy of punk. So how come it wasn't new wave, anyway? Simply put, to a lot of people, it was. And here, in one place, you can hear some of the early (and a few later) tracks that defined the genre. "Early" often translates as crap ideas and execution, and of the 26 tracks on this compilation, there are more than a few that fit that category--The Romantics, for example. But there are some tidy little things on this release--The Plimsouls (possibly the best power pop band ever), 20/20, and the eternal Shoes. Cheap guitars, three chords, and enough enthusiasm to run a nuclear power plant; funny how the basics of rock & roll never change--only the tunes and the tie widths. --Chris Nickson
 

 

 
      
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