THE KINGS OF POWER POP! The Romantics, the first two albums I could listen to, front to back and enjoy every song. I have had the privledge to see these guys 7 times. I remembers seeing these guys at the iconic "Palms" in Milwaukee. Solid, tight and entertaining. The 1977 song Little White Lies was just rereleased with a little song called "What I Like About You". From their self-titled release, "Keep In Touch"
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An awesome Power Pop band out of Detriot other than "The Romantics"? I did not know that. It has that whole Johnny Kidd And The Pirates "Shakin' All Over" feel to it. Is has that bluesy rock sound along with bright guitar and that prominent bass line.
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Genuine Power Pop from a unknown powerhouse, unknown to me at least. Along the lines of Flash In The Pan and Off Broadway, this band has mnay songs that are truly amazing and I am certain more of these with trickle on this blog. Enjoy the Power Pop gem.
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This one is nothing special but has a great T. Rex meets Shaun Cassidy feel to it. May be it's the hammond organs or "The Cars" feeling this song has. I do beleive if "The Crs" dis this song it would have been huge.
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With bands like Foghat, Head East, REO Speedwagon, Journey etc...in heavy radio rotation, many bands went unnoticed. And this band Vitesse, is one of them. Weird name, weird album cover, but nonethe less, I found this one and it's amazing. The guitar work is phenomenal, the vocals harmonic and pleasant.
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Another song from another band from Ireland that set the bar for what other songs are measured. It's raw, gritty, imperfect and emotional. It's innocence in nature is what makes this a true punk classic. A punk version of Manfred Mann's Doo Wah Diddy Diddy if you want a comparison. This song moved John Peel to tears....allegdely.
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A bit on the campy, over the top side but side deserving of a post here. This band originated from Ireland and I recently discovered this Power Pop gem. This tune is very reminiscent of The Banana Splits theme at times but has some raw guitar and vocals bring this all together. This is a little harder than most Power Pop tunes border lining on the edge of Punk.
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