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| From | "Alexandre Siufy" <asiufy@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Losing my religion, sorta. |
| Date | Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:35:20 -0300 |
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Hi Joe,
VERY interesting post, mostly because I did the exact OPPOSITE! I started
out as a pretty hardcore prog fan, and shunner power pop (and most other
musics) altogether.
I've gradually opened up to different sounds, first jazz, then pop, and now
my collection has many different styles and genres, and best of all, I'm
able to enjoy them just about equally!
Now that's the good thing. I didn't get burned or bored by prog, and I still
frequently buy both old and new bands!
cheers,
alexandre.
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 11:48 AM, J&J Giddings <jandjgiddings@mindspring.com>
wrote:
>
> Friends, I have truely left the "Power-pop" building. I don't know when it
> happened...sometime around 2006? I think mainly the sheer amount of music I
> consume daily caused it, but I came to realize that Power-pop. was only a
> blip on the radar of music. As if I hadn't known. I'd blinded myself with
> Power-pop, but I'm recovering. I've begun an ongoing search for new, old
> and VERY different musics. The catalyst for this was my recent discovery of
> Sparks. Of course they are the proverbial definition of Different or Unique.
> Prior to this recent time I was a Power-pop die hard.
>
> I would play P.P. compilations(Pop 2k, Pop 'Till You Drop) for "outsiders"
> who would ask if the next song was the same band. Or, I'd turn someone onto
> a bunch of bands and again I'd be told they all sound alike. I disagreed.
> They just weren't hearing the Power-pop craftsmanship that I had deluded
> myself into believing was the 'Only Way'. I mean other people might have a
> different taste in music than I, right?
>
> Well, I was the narrow minded one this time. At some point it seemed
> anytime I'd check out Audities suggestions I felt disappointed for not
> having it be at the same level of quality as Jellyfish. That's my own
> fault. Jellyfish spoiled me. But I don't consider them Power-Pop now; rock
> with pop abundance in some songs, yes, but I can play Jellyfish and nobody
> gets bored.
>
> My eyes have been opened. I have discovered,(and spent too much $ on), a
> poop-load of 70's prog bands from the UK and all over the world...bands,
> sadly, near no one's heard such as Stallion(Hi Phil!), Spring, Fantasy,
> Fields, Strawbs, Triumvirat, Kayak, Magnus, , the list goes on. Not just
> prog, but good psychedelic rock and UK sike-pop from the late sixties and
> early seventies like Skip Bifferty, Edwards Hand, Piccadilly Line, The
> Casuals, etc...
>
> I won't shun good P.P., but I can't spend money on any more Beatle re-dux.
> Being able to quickly sing along to a song doesn't make it good power-pop
> either- it makes it catchy.
> Big difference. There is a lot of catchy stuff out there that is not P.P.
> that I haven't heard, yet. But I'm trying.
>
> I think the last proper "Power-pop" record I bought this year was The
> Quick's, "Mondo Deco", used on vinyl. Great record and VERY Sparks-ish.
> Produced by an-ex-Spark no less. I suppose if I want to hear classic
> power-pop I can always find another obscure band like the Quick, Planets,
> Airways, Buckeye, The Jags, etc. I know there's plenty out there.
>
> It's true that after many years of the same type of music anyone would
> leave the fold.
> Apparently, I have. As a musician/songwriter I haven't gone from major to
> minor or used the word "love" in any new songs in 3 years. I now play bass
> in a rock and roll band called The Pinx.
> myspace.com/thepinxatlanta -if ya wanna check it out.
> Warning: There are no Rickenbackers or harmonies.
> ...not that there's anything wrong with that...
> Long Live Power-pop.
> Joe Giddings
>
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