Anyone who likes Powerpop, great tunes and melodies, this is a must have album. Every track is brilliant, for me songs like these are the hardest tunes to write, as they are so complex and the melodies are so strong.
@nicolasguzman20135 жыл бұрын
Right! but I still wonder why they isolated so much the keyboards in this album, they even play live without keyboards :-(
@Shikta-poobah6711 ай бұрын
Must have, indeed. I’m almost ashamed to admit it, but I only ever heard this amazing album for the first time a few days ago. I haven’t been able to stop listening ever since. This is seriously what I would consider one of the all time greatest power pop albums ever recorded… right up there with the first two Big Star albums, the self-titled 1979 album by The Beat (Paul Collins), the first Plimsouls album, and the first 3 Cheap Trick albums. It really is just that good. For some unexplainable reason, this album flew beneath my radar for several decades. I was familiar with their first album (self-titled), and that one is great too, but for whatever reason this one evaded me. As good as the first album is, this one blows it out of the water. This is perfect power pop. Everything the genre should be. Now it’s time to seek out a vinyl copy.
@JBJimmyJazz6 ай бұрын
We wore this out at Record Bar, Orland Park IL ! One of my favorites.
@ricpink16196 жыл бұрын
best power pop album EVER! brings me back!
@neilherring7 жыл бұрын
top,top Powerpop album! Every tune is a killer!
@bolletje14220103 жыл бұрын
Nevertheless, side 1 beats side 2 with a striking ease
@Shikta-poobah6711 ай бұрын
@@bolletje1422010 Though I agree that side one is much more consistent, I still think Lovesmith and Gimme Gimme are pure gems. However yes, the rest of side two doesn’t begin to compare.
@GVal6 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes!! These kids KNEW how to rock! I used to dance so hard to LOVESMITH!!
@rod24182 жыл бұрын
These guys also did a great live album called 30 seconds over Schaumburg. Worth checking out
@Shikta-poobah6711 ай бұрын
Yep. That’s a great little EP.
@crapple0095 жыл бұрын
Should anyone ask you about Power Pop, just play them this album.
@Shikta-poobah6711 ай бұрын
Yep. This is easily in the top 5 tier of power pop albums, in the company of Big Star’s first, Raspberries - Fresh, The Beat (self-titled), Plimsouls first, and the first three Cheap Trick albums. Everything the genre should be, all the best attributes.
@Messina2548 жыл бұрын
Lost classic!
@frisbeeshawn53565 жыл бұрын
Mick Rain on drums lives in Tampa FL now.
@Shikta-poobah6711 ай бұрын
RIP
@jimrader52995 жыл бұрын
I remember this album got much more airplay in nyc than first one and justifiably so: better energy and clearer sound. "stop!" was a potential hit. why bram tchaicovsky & not pez or shoes? rotten fuckin bizness, that's why.
@darganx Жыл бұрын
The Motors weren't bad! But I get what you mean, pop was a cut throat business especially in the 60s/70s.
@Shikta-poobah6711 ай бұрын
Yeah it has always been a major source of frustration, the way some bands get all the breaks (ahem - The Knack), and other much better, or at least equally great bands are relegated to obscurity. I know that’s just the biz, but as you said, it’s a rotten biz. Pezband *SHOULD* have been massive, if this album is any indication. Absolute power pop gem, not to mention those Hipgnosis graphics on the cover.
@SteveTheDiva2 ай бұрын
@@Shikta-poobah67 Pezband was on a horrible label, though...no marketing power. Jem/Passport label only capable of filling the cut-out bins with unsold albums.
@TheSeensca7 ай бұрын
继续写下去,建议加入荒诞事件
@justinstewart89542 жыл бұрын
Did Kix rip off the first few seconds for their song Cool Kids?
@Shikta-poobah6711 ай бұрын
Until I read this comment, I had never paid one single nanosecond of attention to Kix, but I had to hear it for myself so I searched it out here on YT. Holy shit they’re awful, even by hair metal standards! Just pure crap. It’s kind of similar, but I highly doubt that they consciously ripped it off. I’d be amazed if anyone in Kix has ever even listened to Pezband once. It sounds more to me like they were trying to rip off AC/DC. “Cool Kids” 🤣🤣🤣
@SteveTheDiva2 ай бұрын
Cool Kids was written by Franne Gold (who recorded the original version) and two co-writers, then Atlantic forced the song on Kix a cpl years later.