Power Pop!

[danner]

"A Quick One" and "Sell Out".  The rest will present itself.

The "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" singles comp is a good intro ... then go back and find all the albums those singles were drawn from.

Agreed. I have most of their albums, and that comp is probably the single most enjoyable Who LP in my collection. As good as their early 70s stuff is, I still think they peaked with those 60s singles.

[Rick in Salt Lake]

Just get a good Who singles collection and work your way into the specific albums from there.

When I first got into The Who I had no idea where to start so I got a copy of "Live at Leeds" then moved on to "Who's Next"...

And their live version on The Rolling Stones Rock'n'Roll Circus is possibly the greatest single live rock performance ever recorded -- the only thing I can think of which competes is Queen at Live Aid.

I've seen that at a local record store but never checked it out. If I can find a cheap copy (or if the Salt Lake library has it) I'll have to check that out...

[MC Shakespeare]

One of my favorites: The Records - Starry Eyes

[Steeley Chris]

Some punky Power Pop:

The Exploding Hearts

[Chad from Oregon]

Top notch suggestion. They weren't able to release a whole lot, but you can't go wrong with what's out there.

Some punky Power Pop:

The Exploding Hearts

[Greggulator]

The Exploding Hearts saga is the saddest in music history. Their two releases are as close to perfect as anything released the past decade. One can only imagine what they could have become.

[Kormod]

teenage girls - Tommy Hoehn & The Scruffs

The Riptides - 77 Sunset Strip (1979)

Speedies - No Substitute (1979)

[hardweek]

Enough time has passed that I can listen to Guitar Romantic without feeling sad.

Going to the Peter Case/Paul Collins tour kickoff this Thursday. Power Pop Pop-Pops represent!

[mostlymeat]

My band the Wrong Words plays some power pop - our new single comes out next week on Trouble in Mind, hear it here first!

http://soundcloud.com/the-wrong-words/i-will-change-your-mind

Also we're gonna be all over SXSW, come say hi and we can talk about Tom & Co. all day long in the hot Texas sun.

-Ajax

[Mike Desert]

The Exploding Hearts saga is the saddest in music history. Their two releases are as close to perfect as anything released the past decade. One can only imagine what they could have become.

They stayed with me in S.F. the night before... GREAT KIDS. Very sad.

On a lighter note it made me happy when Tom mentioned Velvet Crush on the quad P call. Choo Choo train's "High" is probably my favorite power pop tune. Next to The Three O' Clock's "Stupid Einstein", that is...

[mostlymeat]

If yr in the bay area it's a good weekend to love Power Pop - Monday at the Red Devil Peter Case & Paul Collins are re-uniting to play Nerves/Beat songs.
http://www.reddevillounge.com/event/71825/?utm_source=fb1&utm_medium=shr

Saturday at 1234 Go Records in Oakland the Pets are reforming for a benefit show for the cancer fund :

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Wrong-Words/400643386857?ref=ts#!/events/161421080627813/

[mostlymeat]

Whoa, last night's Paul Collins/Peter Case show was so great. Between the two of them they have a huge catalog of great tunes, from the Nerves to the Beat and the Plimsouls, it was nuts. They still play and sing great, played a small room, too, it was awesome. The tour is just starting, I recommend you check out this show! Highest rating!

http://thepaulcollinsbeat.com/tours.php

[Mike Desert]

damn, I almost went to that

[hardweek]

Yeah, catch the Case/Collins tour!

[Alex_from_the_woods]

The Futureheads!

The Futureheads - Decent Days And Nights