[2019-07-26] Various Artists "Come On Let's Go! Power Pop Gems From The 70s And 80s" (Big Beat UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:42 pm

Description
“Power pop is what we play,” declared Pete Townshend in a 1967 interview to promote the Who’s ‘Pictures Of Lily’. Although the term power pop did not gain much traction at the time, it re-emerged at the beginning of the 70s after the Beatles had dissolved and music began to fracture into various camps.

In the USA, bands that remained true to the Beatles tradition began to be referred to as power pop. The Raspberries set the ball rolling in 1972, and young bands began to spring up who really only wanted to sing about girls and having a good time on Saturday night. As the 70s wore on, the new wave had an ever-growing influence on the movement, and even the Ramones donned skinny ties long enough to back up harmony pop masters the Paley Brothers on a thrilling update of Ritchie Valens’ ‘Come On Let’s Go’.

What else is on offer? Pure pop bliss is provided by the Toms on their richly melodic ‘Better Than Anyone Else’, while the Dwight Twilley Band go ‘Looking For The Magic’ with breathless energy and insistent determination. The Romantics kick up a storm on ‘What I Like About You’ – its hectic rhythm guitar, squealing harmonica, and raw Beatles-like vitality making it an absolute killer. Staten Island’s Dirty Looks deliver their paean to rock’n’roll, ‘Let Go’, with the same energy and drive that any punk band would have been proud to muster, while the Tweeds nail our musical addiction in one with ‘I Need That Record’. Also included is the Flamin’ Groovies’ original US version of ‘Shake Some Action’, which Cyril Jordan claims is their best ever recording and we are not arguing.

“Come On Let’s Go!” presents us with a smorgasbord of power pop classics, obscurities and left-field gems – collective proof that nothing shakes some action like a snappy guitar-based pop song delivered with a powerful beat, boundless energy and joyous enthusiasm.

Tracklist
1. Come On Let's Go - The Paley Brothers & The Ramones
2. I Wanna Be With You - Raspberries
3. What I Like About You - The Romantics
4. Let Go - Dirty Looks
5. Looking For The Magic - Dwight Twilley Band
6. I Need That Record - The Tweeds
7. Shake Some Action (First version) - The Flamin' Groovies
8. (My Girl) Maryanne - The Spongetones
9. Radio Heart - The Secrets
10. Kerri - Robert Johnson
11. The Trains - Nashville Ramblers
12. Nuclear Boy - 20/20
13. Better Than Anyone Else - The Toms
14. Nothing Comes Close - Bill Lloyd
15. (Baby) It's You - The Boys
16. It's Only Dark - Wire Train
17. Andy, Please (First version) - Van Duren & Jody Stephens
18. Glitter Best - The Rooks
19. Teen Line - The Shivvers
20. September Gurls - Big Star
21. Not The Way It Seems - Gary Charlson
22. Tomorrow Night (First version) - Shoes
23. Rock And Roll Is Dead - The Rubinoos
24. One World - Utopia

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Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Very, very nice. Let's see what the U.S. price will be.

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

Rick A wrote:

Very, very nice. Let's see what the U.S. price will be.

Preorder price is now $13.99.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SXL5H19/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:57 pm

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

I've had this set in my playlist for the past month or so - I am really enjoying it. The booklet is outstanding, as always.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

pobbard wrote:

I've had this set in my playlist for the past month or so - I am really enjoying it. The booklet is outstanding, as always.

I agree, great comp. Only drawback (even though it's a rare collectors track) is 7. Shake Some Action (First version) - The Flamin' Groovies.

I great hit track is seared in my mind and I keep wanting to hear those great guitar licks.

[2019-07-26] Various Artists "Come On Let's Go! Power Pop Gems From The 70s And 80s" (Big Beat UK)

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