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The Modern History of Power Pop: Pop Gallery eBooks, #11
The Modern History of Power Pop: Pop Gallery eBooks, #11
The Modern History of Power Pop: Pop Gallery eBooks, #11
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“The Modern History of Power Pop” (Includes 9 Video and 17 Audio Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)

Read, Watch and Listen about the underrated genre of Power Pop Music, which began with The Beatles, was carried on through great acts like Badfinger and The Raspberries and made its way through to The Knack, Plimsouls, Go Gos and The Bangles. There are so many more great bands covered in this eBook.

I discuss the origins of Power Pop. The Beatles, Hollies, The Who, The Kinks, Zombies, Badfinger and The Monkees are covered in ‘The Origins of Power Pop’ chapter. These bands ALL influenced legions of Power Pop bands throughout the decades.

The NEXT generation of bands like The Raspberries and Big Star continue to inspire bands today. These bands are well-covered in this eBook. This eBook is designed for fans “in the know” and the fans who “want to know.”

LanguageEnglish
PublisherMarc Platt
Release dateJul 16, 2015
ISBN9781513031354
The Modern History of Power Pop: Pop Gallery eBooks, #11

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    The Modern History of Power Pop - Marc Platt

    The Modern History of Power Pop

    Intro

    Chapter One: The Origins of Power Pop

    Chapter Two: The Next Fab Generation

    Chapter Three: Power Pop Gathers Steam

    Chapter Four: The Power Pop Girls

    Chapter Five: The Retro Movement

    Chapter Six: The 90s and Beyond

    Chapter Seven: Odds and Ends: Last But Not Least

    Epilogue

    © 2015 Marc Alan Platt

    Intro

    Power Pop is near and dear to my heart for so many reasons.

    I played in a Power Pop band from 1984-to-1988 in Los Angeles called The Real Impossibles. I had the good fortune to know and play shows with many bands that will be mentioned here. I will share some of my anecdotes and stories (as best I can remember). I will try to mention as many bands that I can. Some broke through and were successful and some didn’t.

    There will be mention of many bands throughout the world. You can make arguments (and all are legit) WHAT is Power Pop? Why do we label some bands Power Pop and others aren’t?

    I don’t know...

    Here are my criteria. A lot of these bands like The Dream Syndicate was more psychedelic, but had some songs that were poppy. I included them for that reason. The Long Ryders were more of a country folk rock band out of The Byrds mold. I included them because they had a few sparkling pop songs in their repertoire. To me, Psychedelic Pop is Power Pop. That’s why The Three O’ Clock and New York’s quirky band The Fleshtones are in here.

    Blondie, Ramones, Talking Heads all had Pop hits. They get mention for those reasons. The Nerves (featuring Peter Case, Paul Collins and Jack Lee) get some attention in here, as well.

    I will discuss the origins of Power Pop. The Beatles, Hollies, The Who, The Kinks, Zombies, Badfinger and The Monkees are covered in ‘The Origins of Power Pop’ chapter. These bands ALL influenced legions of Power Pop bands throughout the decades.

    The NEXT generation of bands like The Raspberries and Big Star continue to inspire bands today. These bands are well-covered in this eBook.

    It would be hard not to include R.E.M., a fantastic jangly guitar-driven band with a huge following throughout the world. This band had a huge Power Pop sound and shouldn’t be excluded because of their massive popularity. Songs like "Superman and End of The World" would be considered Power Pop classics in any generation.

    I consider myself a fan of this genre. There were so many great bands like Gary Myrick & the Figures, The Textones, The Dwight Twilley Band, The Plimsouls, 20/20 and The Knack throughout the 1980s. There were other bands like The Last, Green on Red, Rain Parade, The Furys, The Moberlys, Wednesday Week and The Droogs who had great followings and their own success. In the Midwest, bands like The Jets pre-dated Cheap Trick in THAT brand of Power Pop. There is a place in my Hall of Fame for all these bands. In New York there were The Mumps, Dancing Hoods and Floor Models.

    Liverpool, England Produced The Beatles in the 1960s, Elvis Costello in the 1970s-1980s and The La’s in the 1990s. That would make that region very significant for Power Pop fans.

    You may or may not agree with my choices. You may have your own opinion of what band is/isn’t Power Pop. That is great. Let’s keep the conversation going. Check out this great music and make your own decision.

    Marc Platt

    Winter, 2015

    Chapter One: The Origins of Power Pop

    Yes it was the Fab Four who were the founding fathers of Power Pop music. You can trace their influence straight through to today’s pop music. Every time you hear guitar-driven pop songs on the radio, you will inevitably hear a "Beatlesque" reference when people try to describe

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