POWERPOP
The origins of power pop date back to the mid-1960s with what AllMusic calls: "a cross between the crunching hard rock of the Who and the sweet melodicism of the Beatles and the Beach Boys, with the ringing guitars of the Byrds thrown in for good measure". According to The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, the sub-genre's key influences came from British Invasion bands, particularly the Merseybeat sound first popularised by the Beatles and its "jangly guitars, pleasant melodies, immaculate vocal harmonies, and a general air of teenage innocence". Greg Shaw, publisher of Bomp! magazine, traced the origins of power pop to the Who and other mod bands such as the Small Faces, the Creation and the Easybeats.
It was Pete Townshend, the guitarist and songwriter for The Who, that coined the term "power pop" in a 1967 interview in order to describe their then-current single "Pictures of Lily"; He said: "Power pop is what we play—what the Small Faces used to play, and the kind of pop the Beach Boys played in the days of 'Fun, Fun, Fun' which I preferred." The Who's role in the creation of power pop has been cited by singer-songwriter Eric Carmen of the Raspberries, who has said: Pete Townshend coined the phrase to define what the Who did. For some reason, it didn't stick to the Who, but it did stick to these groups that came out in the '70s that played kind of melodic songs with crunchy guitars and some wild drumming. It just kind of stuck to us like glue, and that was okay with us because the Who were among our highest role models. We absolutely loved the Who.
Several other groups of the 1960s were important in the evolution and expansion of the power pop style, such as the Kinks and the Dave Clark Five. Writer John Borack has noted, "It's also quite easy to draw a not-so-crooked line from garage rock to power pop." (Wikipedia)
Two BIG volumes. Enjoy!
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VA - Powerpop Explosion Volume 1 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2
VA - Powerpop Explosion Volume 2 (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2
Track list Volume 1 CD1
01 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl 03:34 [1976]
02 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me 03:12 [1977]
03 Big Star - Thirteen 02:34 [1972]
04 Records - Starry Eyes 04:27 [1979]
05 Raspberries - Go All The Way 03:23 [1972]
06 Who - I Can't Explain 02:06 [1964]
07 Spongetones - Better Take It Easy 02:43 [1982]
08 Badfinger - No Matter What 03:00 [1970]
09 Todd Rundgren - Couldn't I Just Tell You 03:21 [1972]
10 Candyskins - Dig It Deep 03:15 [1993]
11 Beatles - If I Needed Someone 02:22 [1965]
12 Hollies - I Can't Let Go 02:26 [1966]
13 Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend 03:40 [1991]
14 Brinsley Schwarz - Cruel To Be Kind 03:04 [1988]
15 La's - There She Goes (Single Version) 02:35 [1988]
16 Paley Brothers - Come Out And Play 02:34 [1978]
17 Dwight Twilley Band - I'm On Fire 03:20 [1975]
18 20/20 - Yellow Pills 04:17 [1979]
19 Marshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl 02:34 [1994]
20 Teenage Fanclub - What You Do To Me 02:01 [1991]
21 Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet 03:01 [1978]
22 dB's - Change With The Changing Times 03:00 [1987]
23 Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action 0:04:32 [1976]
24 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows 02:54 [1970]
25 Jellyfish - Baby's Coming Back 02:57 [1990]
Track list Volume 1 CD2
26 Easybeats - Friday On My Mind 02:39 [1965]
27 Big Star - September Gurls 02:48 [1974]
28 Cheap Trick - Surrender 04:12 [1978]
29 Badfinger - Baby Blue 03:36 [1972]
30 Tom Petty - Feel A Whole Lot Better 02:48 [1989]
31 Romantics - What I Like About You 02:56 [1980]
32 Scruffs - She Say Yea 02:53 [1977]
33 Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away 03:35 [1994]
34 Shoes - Boys Don't Lie 01:58 [1977]
35 Searchers - It's Too Late (UK Single) 03:29 [1980]
36 Fountains of Wayne - Little Red Light 03:34 [2003]
37 Knack - Good Girls Don't 03:10 [1979]
38 Gin Blossoms - Till I Hear It From You 03:53 [1995]
39 Velvet Crush - Hold Me Up 02:59 [1994]
40 Blue Ash - Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her) 03:05 [1973]
41 Aimee Mann - Fifty Years After The Fair 03:45 [1993]
42 Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) 02:51 [1986]
43 John Fogerty - Almost Saturday Night 02:26 [1967]
44 Byrds - Lady Friend (Single Version) (Mono) 02:31 [1967]
45 Richard Lloyd - Alchemy 03:50 [1979]
46 Creation - Making Time 02:58 [1967]
47 Click Five - Angel To You (Devil To Me) 03:30 [2005]
48 Bad Examples - Ashes Of My Heart 03:17 [1990]
49 Who - The Kids Are Alright 02:46 [1965]
50 Barracudas - (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again 03:21 [1981]
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Track list Volume 2 CD1
01 Taxiride - Get Set 03:14 1999
02 Pugwash - Hung Myself Out To Dry 03:45 [2015]
03 Dwight Twilley - Alone in My Room 02:42 [1979]
04 Artful Dodger - A Girl (La La La) 03:43 [1980]
05 Nerk Twins - Against The Grain 03:34 [1991]
06 Danny Mcdonald - Bitter End To A Sweet Weekend Away 02:25 [2003]
07 Myracle Brah - I'd Rather Be 02:56 [2000]
08 Tomorrows - Effortless Lee 04:57 [2009]
09 Richard X. Heyman - Everywhere She Goes 04:19 [2002]
10 Chris Von Sneidern - (Watch Them) Ride Away 03:22 [2003]
11 Headset - All of Our Crimes 04:11 [2000]
12 Cast - Alright 03:36 [1995]
13 Chevelles - Angelina Jolie 03:32 [2001]
14 Ryan Hamilton - Be Kind, Rewind 04:22 [2015]
15 Red Button - Girl Don't 03:04 [2011]
16 Posies - Golden Blunders 04:27 [1990]
17 Dancing Hoods - Impossible Years 03:31 [1985]
18 Nick Heyward - He Doesn't Love You Like I Do 02:48 [1993]
19 Shambles - Blindspot 02:14 [1995]
20 Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos 03:43 [1992]
21 Spongetones - Infatuation 02:38 [1991]
22 Ambershades - Clap Clap Clap 03:48 [2003]
23 Early Hours - Hard Feelings 02:10 [1996]
24 Nick Piunti - It All Comes Down 02:29 [2013]
25 Wondermints - Don't Go Breaking My Heart 03:09 [1996]
Track list Volume 2 CD2
26 Pugwash - This Could Be Good 03:12 [2005]
27 Lolas - All The Old Red Ink 03:09 [2006]
28 Brandos - Strychnine 02:44 [1987]
29 Cliff Hills - This One 03:47 [2001]
30 Autumn Defense - Back Of My Mind 03:11 [2010]
31 dB's - I Lie 04:36 [1987]
32 Hoodoo Gurus - Want You Back 03:12 [1984]
33 Monarchs - '69 Monaro 04:21 [2001]
34 Gladhands - Albatross 04:40 [1997]
35 Herb Eimerman - All Sorts 02:27 [2013]
36 Chopper - She Exploded 02:54 [2008]
37 Cocktail Slippers - Show 'Em Good 03:00 [2014]
38 Flamin’ Groovies - You Tore Me Down 02:51 [1994]
39 Nick Heyward - Rollerblade 02:55 [1995]
40 Rubinoos - The Girl 02:27 [1983]
41 Jennys - Remarkable Similarity 02:42 [1998]
42 Pagliaro - Lovin' You Ain't Easy 02:41 [1971]
43 Jason Falkner - Jason Falkner - I Live 03:05 [1996]
44 High Llamas - Checking In, Checking Out 03:49 [1995]
45 Jericho - Don't Know What's Come Over Me 03:29 [2003]
46 Mike Viola And The Candy Butchers - Falling into Place 02:59 [1999]
47 Shazam - Everything 02:57 [2001]
48 Bangles - Dover Beach 03:48 [1984]
49 Tickets - I Don't Belong 02:34 [2008]
50 Chris Von Sneidern - Mindreader 03:06 [1994]
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