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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Re: Late '80s Overproduced pop |
| Date | Sun, 09 Feb 2003 02:38:56 -0500 |
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At 01:05 AM 2/9/2003 EST, DanAbnrml9@aol.com wrote:
>Okay, so, this is an admittedly bizarre question.
>
>I've found that in listening to Jellyfish's "Bellybutton" and the related
>demos in the box set as well as some of the early Cockeyed Ghost material
>(well, really, the Adam Marsland Band stuff) and the Bangles and a few other
>things that I notice a common thread. Mainly it seems that there was a
>distinct school of late 80s/early 90s california power-pop that employed
>then-modern production techniques (shiny synths, a crisp almost A/C type pop
>production) for a very mainstream sheen. Most would probably think this is
>bad, and I guess I do too from a technical standpoint, but I can't help but
>feel like I want more of it. Maybe it's some kind of inexplicable nostalgia
>thing, but it's just pushing my buttons.
>
>So my question, I guess, is where can I get more things in this vein? I've
>heard a lot about paisley pop (and, specifically, Three O'Clock) over the
>years but have never heard anything of it/them. I figure since there are
many
>Californians--including many who were making music at that time--on the
list,
>they can probably provide some insight. I'm pretty curious.
Jason, Game Theory will make you very VERY happy.
S
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