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| From | "Seaman, Dave" <seamand@upmc.edu> |
| Subject | the Beach Boys tribute in my head |
| Date | Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:26:21 -0400 |
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I agree that the Beach Boys aren't power pop in the classic purist sense of
the term, but I consider some of their music closely related to power pop,
and much of their music is powerful pop. Which got me a thinkin'... hmmm...
the ideal Beach Boys powerpop tribute CD in my head would have some of
their great pop tunes like "I Get Around", "Dance Dance Dance", "Wendy",
"Darlin'" (LOVE that one), "Do It Again", and many others - as done by
modern power pop bands. The songs would have strong guitars, powerful bass
and drums, a full array of other instruments as needed, with in your face,
cool and exciting arrangements. And of course the vocals would have to be
tremendous - highly emotive lead vox, great harmonies, etc.. In other
words, done by pros with beaucoup chops, not punk pop renderings where a few
guys with sub-par vocals turn up the guitars and churn through the chords
with little regard for execution and production. This might work for some
tribs, but not for the Beach Boys trib in my head... no, this would have to
be the real deal, baby...
>On Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 01:36 AM, KEVIN MATHEWS wrote:
>
>> Single - Substitute *the Who*
>> Album - Beach Boys Today!
>
>See, this is what confuses the hell out of me about "powerpop". I would
>think the Beach Boys, The Who, etc. to fall under the general 60's pop
>category. Particularly with the Beach Boys -- who are probably my all
>time favorite next to MAYBE the Beatles -- but I hear very little
>"power" in their music. Definitely emotional power, but they aren't
>churning out the guitar rock.
>
>Ryan
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