New Wave & Power Pop records to make you happy! Stephen Schnee

[@matthewstreet1961]

Fab video, thanks for supporting Steve and cheering him up! All the best, Matt Street

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Matthew!! Appreciate you watching!! Yeah, Stephen is the real deal! Such a passion for music! You have a good one!! Cheers, Jon

[@StephenSchnee]

Very touched by this video, Jon. The coolest guy in the VC doing a video in my honor? That is pretty moving! So, thank you very much. And yes, you nailed a lot of great stuff on this video. That DIRTY LOOKS album is absolutely one of my faves. . 3D! Yeah, you own a lot of stuff that I have been collecting for years! 20/20! The Fab Poos! The only Ministry album I totally dig! Tenpole Tudor! Yes! And you are right, it is their second album. Yeah, every album a classic. That A Flock of Seagulls album is one of the best of the era! Bow wow wow! Yup, you nailed it, my friend! Thank you so much!

[@StephenSchnee]

And I thought I was subbed to you a long time ago! I've corrected that tonight!

[@bipbopboom]

@@StephenSchnee Stephen, it was my honor and privilege! I respect you very much. I like people that have passion. Your knowledge and love for music is the real deal!! I am happy to know you! The world is a better place with you around, so I hope you take care of business and get back better than ever. Best of luck, Jon

[@hellionrebellionrocknrolla744]

Wow! That was a serious cut off at the end. Absolutely love the dichotomy of you talking about New Wave / Power Pop all the while, lurking like wolves behind you are classic Slayer and WASP t-shirts. Hilarious 😂! Check out a new band called Nasty Rumors. They harken back to this era of rock music. 🍻!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, I’m a bit all over the map on these videos. The one common thread is it’s all good Rock’n’Roll!! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!! Have a good one!!! Jon

[@VagueRANT100]

TASTY CHOICES Jon!!!!!!!! cheered ME up.....Best Wishes To Stephen!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks David! Appreciate your well wishes!! Cheers!!!!

[@NickP333]

Great vid an very thoughtful of you, Jon. Hope Stephen is doing better and on the mend. Such a great guy. 👍🔊😊🎶💜

[@calvinwazoo]

Best wishes to Mr. Schnee, hope he's feeling better. What a great selection of Power Pop!

[@bipbopboom]

Thank you Richard!! Appreciate you watching and for the kind words to Stephen! Cheers, Jon

[@GRockVC]

There is some great artwork on quite a few of those albums, don't think I've come across any of them before though. Thanks for showing Jon.

[@benrankins4446]

You set the tone perfectly with those amazing shades & Ian Norton who has one of the best haircuts of the whole power pop/new wave scene. Cool selections. Cheers….Ben

[@bipbopboom]

Thank you Ben! Appreciate you watching! Glad you dig the Ian North record. It’s a good one! Hope you have a great week!! Cheers, Jon

[@noisespektrum5416]

hey Jon.....nice shoutout to a fellow vc'er. Pretty certain he got a kick out of it. Great job.....cheers!!!!!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Lee! Appreciate you stopping by! Just a quick one for a laugh! Take care!! Jon

[@therevrockinrollin]

Love 20/20 ! This was a cool - many I don’t know!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Rev!!! Appreciate it. There are a lot of power popish type records. Most only have a good track or two, but that 20/20 is a solid record!! Have a great week!! Cheers, Jon

Really nice video for Stephen! A Flock Of Seagulls debut, you can never go wrong with that one. I might join in for Stephen.

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Jorgen ! Much appreciated! Figured there’d be a couple here you might dig! Have a good one!! Cheers, Jon

[@Harrispilton22]

Got the Ministry twelve ‘Work For Love’ killer track. Lovely video Jon, hope Stephen gets better soon!

[@bipbopboom]

Hey Harris! Thanks for watching!! Cool 12” you have!! I definitely like that era of Ministry! Appreciate the well wishes for Stephen!! Cheers, Jon

[@timallen2336]

Hey Jon, Great stuff! Stephen, get well my friend!!!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Tim!! Yes, get well Stephen!! You take care!! Cheers, Jon

[@zoo_animal_on_wheels4800]

Very cool, Jon; nice touch and all the best to Stephen. Cheers, Paul

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Paul! Yeah, all the best to Stephen!! Cheers!!

[@progrocktommy]

Hey Jon, Very nice of you doing this video. Prayers to our friend Stephen Schnee and a speedy recover. Have a good week.

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Edward! Appreciate you watching and of course for the kind words for Stephen!! Have a good one yourself!! Cheers!!!

[@samsquanch67]

Hey Jon, nice touch with the pins and the bangs!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Sam!! Appreciate you stopping by!! Cheers, Jon

[@6758pasi]

With the hair, shirt and shades you remined me of one of the guys in Sha Na Na. Pasi

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Pasi!! Sha Na Na!! I remember they had a TV show in America for a year or two. Appreciate you watching!! Have a good one!! Jon

[@FatCityVinyl]

Definitely rocking the New Wave look with those shades Jon! Love that Flock Of Seagulls and have some Fabulous Poodles around somewhere. Gotta check out that Tom Baker song!

[@bipbopboom]

Hey Doug! Thanks for watching! Always cool of you!! Just a quickie to show support to Stephen!! Yeah, that Flock of Seagulls is a good one even if I hated them back in the eighties! Have a good one!! Cheers, Jon

[@grz66]

Way cool Jon, this should cheer Stephen up for sure. I have some of these but you showed some I never have seen. Keep your chin up Stephen. Nice video Jon.

[@bipbopboom]

Right on Randy!! Stay strong and recover quick Stephen! Glad you dug some of the records here! Appreciate you watching and dropping your support for Stephen!! See ya around! Cheers!!

[@GustavoScafuro]

how dare you left out the best part of the video? :) Ps: Subbed Mr. Schnee now, seems to be a champ. Thanks!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Guz! Appreciate you watching! I didn’t leave anything off on purpose. The camera shut off and I was talking and dancing by myself. A total fool! Have a good one! Jon

[@LJMcG]

Killa'! Great stuff - keep it up!!!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks you J! I appreciate you watching and dropping a comment!! Have a good one, Jon

[@twangersturntable]

This is such an awesome thing to do for a vc friend. Good stuff Jon. Great memories with a couple of those for sure. Really enjoyed that! Hope your bud feels better soon. Cheers man! 🤘🎶🤘

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Twanger!! Appreciate the well wishes and for stopping by!! Glad you dug some over these albums! Have a good one! Cheers, Jon

[@dixielandfarm]

Ian North - you can really hear the punk undertones in the power pop and new wave sound. Flaunt It - cool cover. We saw Flock of Seagulls live only a few years ago at Disney - there was one 15 yr old who was apparently the biggest fan, because she was the only one standing and dancing, and her jacket had pins and patches of the band.

[@bipbopboom]

Great Flock of Seagulls story!! I wonder if she was one of their daughters? I couldn’t fathom a 15 year old even knowing who they are, but I’m a little out of touch. Thanks as always Kris!! Cheers!!

[@L.E.55472]

Hey Bip!! What a great video, feel better soon Stephen !!! Diggin the glasses don’t let Randy get to close, he will snag em 🤭😲☺️🤣!! Later👋🏻🎶😎

[@bipbopboom]

Hey Lis! Thanks for watching! Hope you’re doing well!! I’ll be sure not to wear the glasses around Randy!! Have a great week!! Cheers, Jon

[@big_burly_bro]

😎 The glasses set it off.

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Eric!! The video fortunately cut off before I started doing my silly New Wave dancing. So the glasses and buttons is all you get! Take care, brother! All the best, Jon

[@buckmelanoma758]

Do a runner is one of my favorites. Fantastic record

[@bipbopboom]

Cool! I need to relisten to that one. I don’t know if that well. Great original band for sure! Thanks for watching Buck!! Cheers, Jon

[@vinyl4all]

Nice Jon as always, let's all send those power pop healing vibes to the Schnee

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Patrick! Yes, let’s send some skinny ties, fancy shoes and catchy tunes type vibes to Stephen for a quick recovery!! Cheers!!!

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

We won't even talk about it love the pose I stopped talking to my friend when said The Go Go's were punk

[@bipbopboom]

Thank you Lynn! Appreciate you watching! Glad you dug the video! Cheers, Jon

[@Rigs275]

Love some 20/20, Flock of Seagulls, Jon

[@bipbopboom]

Yeah, good bands!! Thanks brother!! Have a great weekend!! Jon

[@wasagageorge2610]

Cool video Jon!! I love the band pics, everybody looking cool. Cool stuff!!

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks George!! Yeah, that 80s look, a total time capsule! Have a good one!! Jon

[@ConcertBuddie]

Nice one Jon! First time I’ve seen that Ministry record shown in the VC. Tremendous shout out to Stephen Schnee. Sending good juju his way! 🙏🏻

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Buddie!! Appreciate it!! Glad you dug that Ministry! It’s a good one for sure! Saw you had an awesome VC meet up at Pearl Jam!! Cool! Take care! Jon

[@terrykeenan4308]

Nice. Ten Pole Tudor, such a great band. Eddie sang of the The pistol’s Great rock and roll swindle album. 20/20, great power pop. After the Raspberries and Big Star it seemed Power pop took a dive until Cheap Trick, Dwight Twilley, Phil Seymore, The Romantics, The records, etc.

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks for watching Terry! Much appreciated! The first time I heard Ten Pole was on the Swindle soundtrack as a kid. Yeah, there was definitely two eras (at least) of power pop. That 78-82 era was just great! I’m not super knowledgeable, but I dig the artists you mentioned, the Romantics, Records,Dwight Twilley. Also throw in the Nerves and the Real Kids for some of the second wave pioneers. Thanks for leaving a comment and dropping your opinions and recommendations! Reading them makes these video fun! Have a good one!! Jon

[@terrykeenan4308]

@@bipbopboom right, The Nerves. They wrote the song Hangin’ on the Telephone that was a small hit for Blondie. Power pop is so good, and it’s still going strong.

[@carltweed942]

Hi Jon. I have the Milk 'n' Cookies original LP and the CD reissue on (I think) Captured Tracks. Been looking for that Ian North LP forever ... I used to think the 'Yellow Pills' power pop zine was named after a Jackie Lomax song called 'Little Yellow Pills'. It's only since I got the 20/20 album about a year ago that I now know different ... I saw Ed Tudor Pole live in a tiny pub venue a few years ago. A real energetic and eccentric character ... Tom Baker was, in my opinion, the best Doctor from 'Doctor Who' ... Sending all my best wishes to Stephen Schnee for a speedy recovery. He is an absolute star.

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Carl! Appreciate you watching!! Very cool you saw Edward Tudor live! Not my favorite, but a cool character for sure!! I have that Milk and Cookies OG too. What a fun record with awesome cover photos to boot!! Definitely keep that Ian North on your search list, probably my favorite of that genre!! Yes Tom Baker was my favorite Dr. too!! The Human League track definitely has those Dr Who vibes!! Hope you’re doing well!! Cheers, Jon

[@carltweed942]

@@bipbopboom Everything's fine. Take care, Carl

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Nice to see Sigue Sigue Sputnik! Love the Fab Poos. Some really cool music in this video and a few I don't know.

[@bipbopboom]

Thank you brother!! Appreciate you watching!!! No one is gonna call that Sigue Sigue Sputnik record a masterpiece, but it sure is fun!!! Cheers to you!! Jon

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

The Shoes

[@bipbopboom]

Yes the Shoes!!

[@JBLClassic]

That’s my favorite album by Ministry too. Also, that fabulous poodles cover used to freak me out when I was a kid.

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Frank! Appreciate it! Yeah, that Ministry is a good one. I might have to put it on, it’s been a while since I heard it. Way different than what they became later on! That Fabulous Poodles isn’t that fantastic, almost more pub rock than power pop if I recall, but it’s been a while in that one too. Have a great week! Cheers, Jon

[@NoisyBeast]

Just bought a copy of "With Sympathy" (for the 3rd time) last month... but my favorite Ministry album is a toss-up between "Twitch" and "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste".

[@RekkidTalk]

Wow, I literally just picked up that Fabulous Poodles record a few weeks ago on a crate-digging trip. My understanding is "Mirror Stars" is a compilation of their first 2 UK albums for the US market. Best wishes to Stephen Schnee, the guy that introduced me to The Legal Matters.

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Chris! Yeah, that blurb on the Fabulous Poodles is not exactly accurate. It was only the US debut and not exactly power pop, more of a pub rock sound and I don’t think the record was mint as the label said. Ha! Thanks for watching! Much appreciated! Cheers, Jon

[@IvanMusicMan]

I love that Flock Of Seagulls album and the song I Ran is so good

[@bipbopboom]

Hey Ivan! Thanks for watching! Much appreciated! Yeah that Flock of seagulls is so good! Especially I Ran! It’s funny I absolutely hated them in the eighties, I was all about AC/DC and Van Halen. Have a good one! Jon

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

20/20 yellow pills

[@BobbyGass5]

Ha ha ha. Their it is "The Look" !!! The rolled up sleeves on the Tshirt... I ain't seen that for 60 years. LOL The glasses? Talk about a statement... Schnee is in a little trouble is he. I didn't know, what's the problem? I've never been to his channel but I see his comments on Rachel's channel all the time. Knows his shit.

[@bipbopboom]

Bobby, thanks for stopping by! Stephen has some heart troubles I heard. In the hospital now. So all the best to him! Glad you dug the look! Certainly not my look, but just trying to have some fun. I hope you are taking it easy and not working too hard! Take care Bobby! Cheers!!

[@BobbyGass5]

@@bipbopboom Heart problems huh. He's still living so the Doctors can work on him. Heart attacks killed both my parents and Grandfather Gass. I lived a hard life and had one when I turned 50 and survived it. Then 6 years ago a heart specialist told me I was dying, I said bull I ain't in no pain. He told me some patients like me don't show symptoms but my heart was starving & leaking so I was dying and it wouldn't be long before that happened. So I got the quad bypass with a new type of heart surgery. They don't stop your heart. They just pull it out of your chest and work on it while it's still pumping. After the operation I had the head pharmacologist of the hospital pay me a visit because the morphine they were giving me wasn't working even after I complained and they upped the dosage. After he found out I used to invibe a lot of drugs once upon a time he mixed up some concoction that finally worked. Super stoner shit but after two dosages I asked them to cut one drug in the concoction in half. LOL... I didn't wanna be trippin just not in pain... LOL

[@bipbopboom]

@@BobbyGass5 you’ve been through a lot!! I remember when that operation went down with you. Doesn’t sound like fun, but glad you’re still with us!! Take care brother!! Jon

[@MissEwe]

I'm not Schneesus but this still cheered Ewe up 😎🐑

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks Ewe! Appreciate you watching!! Cheers, Jon

[@ourcatlovesjazz]

love Sigue Sigue Sputnik!

[@bipbopboom]

Yeah, that’s a fun album!! Love the mix of Fifties rock’n’roll, new wave and futuristic commercialism. Thanks for watching Jason!! Cheers, Jon

[@Paneeks1960]

I remember spinning Human Sexual Response album and really digging the whole thing. I believe side two started with What Does Sex Mean To Me. The first song that I heard off of it was their cover of Cool Jerk. They played all over the city. I am sure that you saw them a few times Jon. >< Love Ministry's first album. It definitely reflects that time period of music. I never had a bad word to say about the eighties music scene. I dug it all. Super solid response. >< Here is a clip that I saw recently. It takes me back to the eighties club days. We may have been at some of the same shows Jon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3Wxg6BraZumqKc~ Rob/Boston

[@bipbopboom]

Hey Rob! Cool clip of Husker Du! Thanks! I never got to see them. I missed the first half of the eighties. Never saw Human Sexual Response, but saw a couple of the members off shoot bands like Kustomized,The Zulus,the Country Bumpkins. Yes that first Ministry record is a good one! My cousin put them on a mix tape for me around 83/84. So much good stuff from the early 80s I learned about from him. Hope you’re doing well! Appreciate you watching!! Cheers, Jon

[@francisc1854]

That Ian North album is gold, too bad the follow up didn’t pan out. He got into an that electronic stuff right after releasing neo which I don’t think he even liked. Pezband,20/20 and the Quick are probably my top power pop bands.

[@bipbopboom]

Thanks for watching Francis! Much appreciated!! Yeah, that second Ian North is completely different and not nearly as good!! The Quick is a great band too!! Take care!! Jon

[@carltwidle9046]

Nina Hagen I like. She is crazy good. Real quirky music.

[@bipbopboom]

Yup!! No one quite like her!! Thanks for watching!! Have a good one! Cheers, Jon

[@polianarchy]

13th Like & 69th view 😘👌🏽

[@bipbopboom]

Well! Thanks for watching!! I appreciate it!! Cheers, Jon

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

20/20 yellow pills

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

20/20 yellow pills

[@bipbopboom]

Great tune!! Cheers!!