On Jul 19, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Mike Bennett wrote:

> I think this is what gets to those of us who don't worship  
> Jellyfish. What many here hear as power pop, I hear as wussy and  
> fussy. (I should note that the spellcheck on my Blackberry tried to  
> change wussy into pussy, which means something).
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>

Wow, where do I begin...

Oh, I know, with the original post that cited Badfinger.

By your definition, Baby Blue and No Matter What would constitute as  
Power Pop. Without You and Carry On would not. All four songs by the  
same band. As the question was posed, I can see why folks did not go  
for your definition of Power Pop and maybe went with the kinds of  
bands that are normally discussed on this forum.

Beach Boys, XTC, etc. are not Power Pop but discussed on this forum  
on a regular basis.
I don't disagree with your definition, I'm just saying I believe most  
of us took the question to be a choice among the groups/artists that  
are discussed here.

I guess a separate survey with your definition of power pop would  
clear things up.

Personally if this list only encompassed such a narrow aspect of the  
music scene, I'd have little interest. I've always looked at this  
list as pertaining to Pure Pop. A much wider umbrella.

As always, these choices are subjective. I don't get bent out of  
shape if someone doesn't see things my way. It's like arguing what's  
the most delicious dinner, lobster newburg or filet mignon.

Spilt Milk doesn't strike me as wussy. Just beautiful vocally. And if  
by fussy you mean attention to details, planning how an album will  
flow seamlessly from one track to another, etc., then I guess it is  
fussy. Another fussy album would be XTC's Skylarking, which is not  
Power Pop, but in my opinion a masterpiece.

That is all. Hope you all had a great weekend. Monday morning will be  
here all too soon!

Daryll


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