Hey Mazzy! Very awesome that you did a response video! Awww, you forgot The Beach Boys from the 3 B's! You're right, I had not heard of Pelle Carlberg. Sounds excellent. Oh man, you have Raspberries Best MOFI! Superb! That Emitt Rhodes LP is terrific. Also love the American Dream. Hey, we can cheat a little bit on our videos. They indeed are subjective! I'm definitely more of a Bangles fan than Go-Gos, too. Early Bangles were perfect jangle pop perfection. I keep seeing that Rubinoos record around. Guess I need to check them out for sure now! Saw Greg Kihn open for The Who back in 2002. What can I say - I do like subgenres and referring to bands in the different categorizations! Haha! MGMT - been meaning to check them out! I forgot Sugar, darn it. I also have that Big Star CD box set. FANTASTIC. You covered the bands I didn't. Kudos! Thanks, dude! I'm heading out to Washington again for a visit shortly! I have to come back! And it was great meeting you at those record shows, too!

@mazzysmusic

4 жыл бұрын

I should call it cheating but it's good for all of us to showcase our takes on all this music. Genres bleed into each other and not must is really pure anyway. That's what make these artists so interesting IMHO. If you have time during your next trip to the PNW, I'd love to draft you for a Whack-A Mole episode. Folks love the group ones the best. It's always great to interact with other record lovers.

G Thanks for sharing your power pop favorites!

R. I. P. Dwight Twilley!

Really enjoyed this video. A genre I don’t know too much about and a lot for me to follow up and listen. I have that Big Star box - fantastic. I have a few Nick Lowe records. I really like his more recent records like The Impossible Bird, The Convincer etc. Beautiful song writing and Shelly My Love....wow. Lately, I’ve let things slide.........another great one. Cool video Mazzy.

I always loved Charlie and The Ian Thomas Band.

I enjoy watching people talk about music with the same excitement and passion that I have. You rule, Maz!!

Sunny, power pop, fun, feel good music...yet it throws up two heartbreaking stories in Badfinger and Emitt Rhodes. Great stuff as always, Mazzy.

In my comment to Hanna , I noted the Dwight Twilley record & the fact that it had an actual hit ! An oasis on mid 70's 📻.

Great Info as always. Very informative.

Big Star, Velvet Underground & Flying Burrito Brothers, never sold any records until years later.

@ST-xg3gy

4 жыл бұрын

They found Chilton from Big Star washing dishes in a restaurant years later. One of the greatest bands of all time!

I love the Marty Stuart shirt!!!!!

I appreciate a man who can put himself in time out mid-video to ponder the 3 Bs. By the way, I have a collection of Jools Holland dvds with some great musical performances!

Dream Police is my favorite Cheap Trick album too. The ones you showed are all good though. I'm glad you remembered the three B's. I was trying to guess what you were going to say and I was blanking out on the Beach Boys too. Lol. Great video.

Just subscribed to Hanna's channel. Thanks Mazzy!

I still think the version of I’m Losing You with Nielsen and Carlos of Cheap Trick is better than the one they ended up using on Double Fantasy. Jack Douglas is working with Cheap Trick again on their new album that’s scheduled to be released sometime later this year. Can’t wait. Nice showcase as always, Mazzy! ✌🏻😎

Some Great bands there. Dream Police and Heaven Tonight are my two fav Cheap Trick as well

Interesting video Norman..

Some excellent selections of Power Pop . Cool for Cats is great , but you must check out Argy Bargy if you don't already have it . I believe it to be a step up . East Side Story is great as well . I would also throw in some Split Enz ( I Got You is surely one of the great Power Pop songs of all time ) , and Neil Finn's follow up band Crowded House are also excellent . Add some Graham Parker and Joe Jackson as well . On the obscure side of things , try out The Sinceros' : The Sound of Sunbathing , and That Petrol Emotion : Chemicrazy . I will have to check out Pelle Carlberg ( I've certainly checked out enough of his beer ) . Thanks for the recommendations !

Glad to see Greg Kihn get his props. He had some great catchy singles in an era full of power pop gems. I turned 18 in 1980, right in the middle of a golden age of unforgettable power pop one hit wonders such as Sniff N The Tears (Driver's Seat) and The Kings (This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide). Love it all.

Good one Mazzy. I enjoyed Hanna's video, and you added a few artists that I didn't immediately think of, such as Greg Kihn, though I do love his Breakup Song. I wouldn't have thought of Copper, but they are melodic I am going to try and do a response, also. Thanks, Chris

awesome video

I need those first two Twilley Band albums. I only have Twilley’s solo debut - which is really good too. I also have that Big Star box. It totally screwed with my head because of the way they mixed the alternate cuts into the original tracklist. Some of the alternate cuts are actually better and I might get lynched for saying that.

It can be hard to define the boundaries for power pop. You mentioned some great bands and albums.

Marshall was such a cool example of Power pop...exactly like Dwight Twilley...Buddy Holly meets Beat rock...its in my DNA! Good video by you! The Groovies were like the Stonehenge of Power Pop! Yeag Pow Pop can be a song or genre like a lot of other examples...

Favorite so far. The Yellow Pills compilation cd's have great stuff but the Powerpearls compilation Lp's from 25 years ago will blow everyone's mind who's watching this. There's at least ten volumes but they're hard to find now.

Will have to pick up MGMT and Jellyfish. Thanks Mazzy!

More albums for me to look out for lol, hope all’s well

great power pop collection! I would also add the following artists: The Posies, The Orange Humble Band and more recently The Pernice Brothers and The New Pornographers

Kathy Valentine of The Go-Gos wrote some tunes with The Bangles.

My wife’s hates it when I walk around the house all day saying “twilly don’t mind”

@williambaxter4628

Жыл бұрын

Wife's are funny that way.

I just discover Tim Purcell channell and I can tell they are one of the best power pop cover group around...you should listen to their songs cause the sound it's so clear and powerful and kind and they have the kind of Wall of Sound style. Very very unique!!

I thoroughly enjoyed take on power pop. Like you I'm a "senior" music and movie collector. I just wanted mention some acts and if you would consider them power pop. Hoodoo Gurus Let's Active Guadalcanal Diary Nils Lofgren World Party House of Freaks Trip Shakespeare The Pursuit of Happiness Drivin' n' Cryin'

Came across this video late in the game. Great review(s) from both of you. I immediately thought that the 3rd B was BADFINGER, a group you featured early on. I have a large Powerpop collection ("skinny tie music") and have noted a common factor: not very often are brilliant debuts followed up by an equally good sophomore effort The Records, Elvis Brothers, Rubinoos, Diesel, The Beat (US version), The Pop. The Cry, The Nails, The Look (US version)etc. The second Knack album has to be one of the worst ever - in any genre. Exceptions include Cheap Trick, Plimsouls and Katrina and the Waves. Keep up the good work.

Marshall Creshaw's "There She Goes Again" is not a cover - Crenshaw wrote it.

@davidellis5141

4 жыл бұрын

It's not related to The La's song which was covered by some one off 90's band with a female singer.

@mazzysmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I was actually thinking abut the VU. Got it wrong.

Loved this video and all these groups but, you can’t talk about quality power pop without talkin about Guided By Voices and Teenage Fanclub!

Cool Marty Stuart tee. He and his band played with the Byrds (Roger and Chris) 50th anniversary tour for Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Caught them in Akron OH. I’d see them by themselves. That good.

@BobbyGass5

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Bo... Spring training buddy.....

@earheadsix4119

4 жыл бұрын

Bobby Gass 5 hi Bobby! I think Seattle is predicted to finish dead last in the al west and lose more than 100 games. Lol.

@BobbyGass5

4 жыл бұрын

@@earheadsix4119 We ain't got much of a team either. No pitching and especially no relievers. We need Pat Gillick and Paul Beeston back here running things.

@earheadsix4119

4 жыл бұрын

Bobby Gass 5 Expansion teams born in the same season. You’ve got two WS rings. We’ve never been.

@BobbyGass5

4 жыл бұрын

@@earheadsix4119 Da breaks.

Hi Mazzy, Watched Hanna's video and came to the conclusion that I had no idea that I loved power pop that much. Love the Raspberries. Absolutely love 10cc. Love XTC - Skylarking, Todd Rundgren's Something/Anything. Todd produced Skylarking. Love all of these, Thank you for this lesson, Professor Tino

@mazzysmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Not a professor but love sharing all this great music. Thanks again for watching Tino....

@tinostabile3256

4 жыл бұрын

@@mazzysmusic OK, no problem. Your passion, warmth and honesty gets me every time and you have become my favorite channel to revisit over and over and over again.

I love this finally some Power POP videos in the VC ! Logan Archer Mounts and I both did Power POP vids about a month or so ago Maybe longer I showed the Marshall Crenshaw and shared that terrific bit of Beatlemania trivia u shared LoL Also showed and talked about Nick Lowe You should go back and check those vids I was on a huge PP jag actually still am and have a video in the works that I will upload soon with PP and some New Wave as well (which is actually just an extension of PP) Also showed that Records album as well Great tastes think alike(does that even make sense) LoL Great stuff ! Peace ☮️ Brian

@mazzysmusic

4 жыл бұрын

CosmicVinyl I loved your take on Power Pop and I watched it back then. Sometimes it takes time for old people like me to catch on🥺🤓😳😎😘🐩🐿🦩🐈✌🏽

Thanks for including Emmit Rhodes. One of my favorite albums of all time and if you go into his history, one of the great tragic artists in rock. BTW in college my roommate and I did a "BBB" deep dive: he took the Beach Boys, I took the Byrds and we both collected Beatles. Part of the reason that Emmit Rhodes didn't take off was that it came out about the same time as the first McCartney album and rumors were that it was either a "fake" McCartney album or that Rhodes was ripping off McCartney. Sorry to hear about Roy Loney; loved his first solo album and saw him live and he tore up the club!

Fun video. Love that Marshall Crenshaw album. ❤

@mazzysmusic

10 күн бұрын

Yes it’s great. Thank you Steohanie ✌🏼

Those two 10cc albums are really excellent.

Lookin For The Magic

Sorry again watching videos in increments of 5 mins as I’m always on the move LoL I have wanted that Dwight Twilley so bad just never see it Man I love all Greg Kihn Band including Break Up song Jeopardy but don’t have those u showed I will be seeking those as well I truly believe that the Kinks have been a huge influence on most of these PP bands that came later Why does ELO take such a bad rap in the VC?! They are an amazing group with a shitload of great great pop songsJeff Lynne is a true talent Hell hes heavily influenced and was friends with the Beatles?!?! Haha Thanks again for this great vid Peace ☮️ Brian

You mentioned snarky with a poppy hook Graham Parker and Graham Parker and the rumor another notable person still doing music today.

Hi Norman. great as usual but what? No mention of Paul Collins' Beat? Also check out Jack Green's "humanesque"

@mazzysmusic

2 жыл бұрын

I used to have their debut but no more ✌🏽🤷🏻‍♂️

I just watched one of these on Hanna's channel. I never knew what power pop was until you guys did your videos. The term always irked me, it sounded Mickey Mouse but now that I know what it is I find out I been a fan ever since the 60s. LOL...

@davidellis5141

4 жыл бұрын

The early Hollies !

@BobbyGass5

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidellis5141 I'll play one for you from 67 LIVE.

Do you mean Rather Ripped Records? That was one of my favorite stores.

@mazzysmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

Yes, Emitt Rhodes! Walter Egan was very Beatley as well. I don't know if it's a legit recording but Dwight Twilley did a cover of the White Album.

🤠 Shoes ❤

It's gotta be Beatles, Byrds and either Bandfinger or Big Star, right? Regarding Husker Du, From Flip Your Wig on, They were VERY melodic. As much so as Sugar, in my estimation. Yep Rock has done, yet, a 3rd vinyl version of Jesus of Cool called Wireless World which combines the tracks from both English and American versions of the record. 14 tracks in all.

Dwight is a pretty laid back guy. He asked me to plsy on a Christmas song and he asked my band; Admiral Twin to be hid backing band, around 98, but we were about to go on tour with our buddies, Hanson. Maybe in another life. Hell im only 28 on a 54 yr old body, so i still have time to back our buddy up. Bill Pitcock also just happpened to live next door to me dor a while. Tulsa has some really cool music history. Check out our albums if youd like. Theyre on all of the usual placea tha youd get your pop on.

@mazzysmusic

Жыл бұрын

Cool. 🕺🕺🕺

I might add Any Trouble, Sniff 'N" The Tears, Ian Gomm (apart from Brinsley Schwarz) and The Thrills.

@davidellis5141

4 жыл бұрын

Drivers Seat is amazing. The ultimate one hit wonder band. Great video.

@mazzysmusic

4 жыл бұрын

I almost pulled the one Ian Gomm album I have...

@RandyforRoyals

4 жыл бұрын

@@mazzysmusic I really love his Gomm With The Wind album.

@RandyforRoyals

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidellis5141 I have two of their albums but I can't remember anything except Drivers Seat. Great song.

@davidellis5141

4 жыл бұрын

@@RandyforRoyals Fickle Heart has been a staple of the Dollar bins for 35 years , worth it just for Drivers 💺 !

"Sincerely" by Twilley Band is a great album!

@ST-xg3gy

4 жыл бұрын

Check out "TV"!

@williambaxter4628

Жыл бұрын

ENGLAND!!!!

Was the other B band the BeeGees?

Argybargy and East Side Story are great Squeeze records. Check em out Mazzy. You won’t be disappointed.

Good video. The Go-Go's? They had Jane Wiedlin as lyricist and were fortunate in this regard. I don't think Hoffs and Peterson of the Bengals had anywhere near the same writing chops. The stuff those two wrote together just didn't quite make the grade. On the other hand, Wiedlin had the right gifts as a writer. She has loads of talent creatively. Never really understood the popularity of the Bengals outside of their singer's good looks. In some ways they reminded me very much of the Monkees--that is to say there was a writer behind a curtain pulling all the levers and cranking out the songs.

...again about Foxes and Fossils from Tim Purcell channell. Their cover of Gogo's Vacation is far way better than original. That singer is so powerful in many sense. I hope someone could recognize the same. Don't miss it Norman

Beach Boys, Beatles, and Byrds. Up the Junction is a great song! I like the version done by The Hotrats.

@mazzysmusic

4 жыл бұрын

David Newton yeah I finally remembered the Beach Boys towards the end of the video 🤷🏻‍♂️🥺🤓😎

@JNebs

4 жыл бұрын

@@mazzysmusic Can't we change the third B to Badfinger? Or make it the four B's.

@mazzysmusic

4 жыл бұрын

C Hoc beach boys were only mentioned because of early harmonies like the Beatles and Byrds that influenced Power Pop. Not actually as power pop bands.

Some power pop bands you might want to check out The jags The vapours The look New musik The only ones The motors Radio stars

@mazzysmusic

2 жыл бұрын

I have the Vapor's and the Motors from your list!!

B...Beau Brummels?

Beach Boys

Exactly WHO is this Obama extrovert of whom you speak?..

What kinda nonsense is this…888 podcasts and never a crumb of mention re the remarkable David Werner, specifically Imagination Quota.