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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:44 AM Original message |
What are the essential components of Power Pop? |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. A killer hook, and pretty girls on the album cover. |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. How about the George Harrison guitar sound. |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. That is often a part of power-pop, but it is not essential. |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I often note a Brian May influence in Power Pop guitar work. |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. What do you think? |
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MallRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Deep, philosophical music questions? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH LORD BYRON??? |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. We had a peasant revolution. Lord Byron was taken to the tower. |
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. Randomkoolzip on bass |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Dude, come on... power pop ain't THAT bad. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. No, it is. Yes, it isn't. |
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I like power pop - I also like to mess with Koolzip |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
7. Tempo and |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
11. Small band format (guitars, bass, drums), vocalist who can carry a tune, |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. McCartneyesque bass? |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Helps, but not necessary. |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Are the Byrds near the roots of Power Pop, then? |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 09:04 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Buddy Holly and the Beach Boys.... |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 09:07 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Dude. What's with the screaming? |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 09:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Sorry. |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 09:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. The Kinks? |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Or lyrics about girls, AND suicide, AND Angelpoise Lamps, AND drugs. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:58 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Or "My Sharona." |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Heavily overdubbed vocals. |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 08:59 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Are ELO Power Pop? Are they not Power Prog? |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 09:00 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yeah, and look at the results (ie. total greatness). |
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Wat_Tyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 09:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Mr Blue Sky would be a contender. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-04 09:05 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Definitely. And "Do Ya." |
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