Just to add to Greg's description: to some degree, Melony fits in with fellow Swedish power poppers like Eggstone and The Wannadies. But they have an affinity for rock in the vein of Cheap Trick/ELO/The Move mixed in with really rocking yet melodic guitars a la Husker Du. That being said, they have a distinct style and write clever lyrics. One of my all-time faves.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Sager <hochsalzburg@yahoo.com>

Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:45:22 
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Subject: Re: an audacious challenge


Mike Bennett has already nominated this one, so in effect I'm seconding his nomination:
 
 Melony, *Satisfiction* (1997)
 
 It's hooky as all get-out, the arrangements and sound are fantastic, it's lyrically clever (especially in light of the fact that English is the lyricist's second language), the song-by-song batting average is very high, and the album as a whole avoids the common power-pop pitfall of slavishly recreating (i.e., rehashing) the British Invasion circa 1965.
 
 Plus, it rocks.
 
 
 Gregory Sager
 
 > Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:50:39 -0700 (PDT)
 > From: Michael Myers <mmyers1446@yahoo.com>
 > To: audities@smoe.org
 > Subject: an audacious challenge  :)
 > Message-ID: <898194.27676.qm@web65602.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
 > 
 > Hi everybody
 > 
 > I thought I'd try to get some fun discussion going by
 > offering a challenge to you all... and let's see if you can
 > play by the rules.  For the sake of argument, let's say
 > that I think that "No Dice" by Badfinger is the best
 > powerpop album of all time.  So, I'm hoping that you folks
 > can tell me that there another, more recent "perfect"
 > powerpop masterpiece out there and I'd love for you to tell
 > me what it is in your opinion.  Here are the rules of my
 > challenge:
 > 
 > 1.  Your choice must have been released since 1990
 > 2.  You can only choose ONE album (CD)... we all KNOW that
 > you will think about this and immediately want to caveat
 > your reply with things like "I could have picked 5 so my
 > choice is just one of those 5" or "it depends on what day of
 > the week you ask me because I'd give you a different answer
 > tomorrow"  blah blah blah.... I am NOT looking for your
 > list of top 10 or top 25 releases of all time, just one...
 >     :)
 > 3.  I ask that you keep your response to the following
 > format.... Artist, title of the CD, and if you want to give
 > a short list of the merits of your choice, that's cool too
 > 
 > Let's see if you can do it.... I would for one love to have
 > a list of things to listen to if you think they are that
 > close to "perfection", whatever that means
 > 
 > Have at it please!!!!!  and let's have fun with this
 > 
 > thanks mucho
 > Mike
 >