--- "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com>
wrote:
> I have always felt that LOUD guitars doesnt always
> equal Power Pop. I have
> always felt that the origins of Power Pop began in
> the late 50's with Buddy
> Holly (the grandfather of Power Pop - someone a
> couple years ago on the list
> called him that) and The Everly Brothers (where Rock
> vocal harmony began). 
> 
> Along came Phil Spector and a cavalcade of Girl
> Groups, Brian Wilson's great
> vocal arrangements (and huge productions after he
> stopped touring) along with
> the Four Seasons, Motown's Pop-influenced R&B and
> Bacharach-David's amazing
> songwriting in the early 60's. The Beatles were able
> to bring all those
> influences together into a tight package that could
> be easily emulated. The
> Hollies added powerful Everly influenced vocals and
> in-your-face arrangements,
> the Searchers added the Jangle. The early Kinks,
> Small Faces and The Who added
> guitar Power. Also the USA backlash of the Byrds,
> Raiders, Turtles, Lovin
> Spoonful and so many Garage Bands added to the form.
> 
> To me Power Pop existed in the mid 60's rather than
> the usual explanation that
> Power Pop started in the late 60's-early 70's with
> The Nazz, Badfinger,
> Raspberries, and Big Star.
> 
> Thats why I chose an early Who, Hollies and a rare
> single from The New Colony
> Six in my list of favorites. Its not the loudness of
> the guitars that count -
> its also an urgancy - "emotional power" (as you
> called it) in the vocals and
> also the way the song is arranged (get to that hook
> fast!) that tag a song as
> Power Pop for me. 
> 
> Billy
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~yes, yes, ohhh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
jocelyn, who thinks this why the beatles DEFINITELY
count as power pop.

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