Favorite Power Pop Albums

Published: Mon, 28 Mar 2022

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*Mike*
1} 0:03:42 The Grays / Ro Sham Bo (1994)
2} 0:12:15 Ben Folds / Rockin' the Suburbs (2001)
3} 0:21:55 Sloan / A sides win (1992-2005)
4} 0:32:44 Weezer / (Blue Album) (1994)
5} 0:42:40 Jellyfish / Spilt Milk (1993)
HMs} 0:54:26 (1) The Pillbugs / The Pillbugs (1998); (2) Endochine / Day Two (2003); (3) Jughead / Jughead (2002); (4) Fuzzbubble / Fuzzbubble (2000+)

*Martin*
1} 0:06:11 New England / New England (1979)
2} 0:14:44 Bram Tchaikovsky / Pressure = The Russians Are Coming [USA] (1980)
3} 0:26:36 The Bears / Rise and Shine (1988)
4} 0:35:25 Buzzcocks / Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978) [+ what-doesn’t-belong-here]
5} 0:46:10 City Boy / The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1979)
HMs} 1:01:32 (1) The dB’s / The Sound of Music (1987); (2) The Records / Crashes (1980)

*Jim*
1} 0:09:18 The Posies / Frosting on the Beater (1993)
2} 0:17:27 The Flames / The Flame (1970)
3} 0:29:08 Redd Kross / Show World (1997)
4} 0:37:25 Cheap Trick / Dream Police (1979)
5} 0:48:47 Jellyfish / Bellybutton (1990) + Spilt Milk (1993)
HMs} 1:00:27 Emitt Rhodes / Emitt Rhodes (1970)

*Pete*
1} 0:11:18 XTC / Black Sea (1980)
2} 0:20:13 The Cars / The Cars (1978)
3} 0:30:48 Cheap Trick / Dream Police (1979)
4} 0:40:08 Badfinger / No Dice (1970)
5} 0:52:07 Raspberries / Side 3 (1973)
HMs} 1:02:21 (1) Todd Rungren (various); (2) The Babies (maybe!)