This is what I've got so far, I would really appreciate suggestions from my fellow Clutch brethren, especially those of you who were teenagers in the late 70s/early 80s. I was inspired by how freaking lame the Grammy's were and how boring Bon Iver is. What I Like About You - The Romantics Teenage Kicks - The Undertones I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick Working Too Hard - The Nerves Pump It Up - Elvis Costello Another Nail In My Heart - Squeeze My Sharona - The Knack September Gurls - Big Star Sick Of Myself - Matthew Sweet Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe A Girl Like You - The Smithereens Starry Eyes - The Records No Matter What - Badfinger Surrender - Cheap Trick Hanging On The Telephone - The Nerves
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Valentine - The Replacements Sweet Talkin Woman - ELO That's what I call love - Crowded House Don't stop believing - Journey Danger - The Motels You get what you give - New Radicals Too many people - Paul McCartney Magic - Pilot Mystery Achievement - Pretenders Don gon do it - The Rapture Save me - Remy Zero Another flavour - The Sundays
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Why even make your own list anymore? Just log on to Spotify or some other service, make a radio station from one representative band and let it roll. They probably have a designated station for power pop, but I haven't looked.
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Just glanced through my MP3's and this is what jumped out at me. There is a strong bent to the early 90's - far more than is actually representative of my collection of MP3's. Seems like that was a better time for power pop. 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You're off to a good start there, oski - is good to see you got Big Star, The Records and Badfinger. On your list. Some other bands from that genre that would qualify would be The db's, The Shoes, The Jam, earlier Who Sings My Generation and Sells Out. Also The Buzzcocks' Singles going Steady is pure power pop with an edge. More recently, The Rifles and Visqueen come to mind. Oh Yeah, Teenage Fanclubs' Bandwagonesque and Velvet Crush Teenage Symphonies to God albums should whet your sweet tooth
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Folk Singer - Brendan Benson SYNTHESIZERS - BUTCH WALKER (watch this whatever you do) There Goes My Heart - Enuff Z Nuff Boy Or A Girl - Imperial Drag New Mistake - Jellyfish Dumb Angel - Redd Kross Anyway But Maybe - Silver Ginger 5 Gudbuy t'Jane - Slade Backstabbin' - Sloan Rock n Roll Disgrace - Sweet Rock On - T. Rex Stay With Me - The Dictators Boulevard Trash - The Exploding Hearts Drowner - The Katies Your Number or Your Name - The Knack Tonight - The Raspberries Yesterday Girl - The Smithereens Time of Your Life - The Yo-yo's 29 x the Pain - The Wildhearts Silver Shifter - Tsar Downed - Cheap Trick
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