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Tag: Power Pop
Reel Big Fish – Why Do They Rock So Hard? #102 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Everything is cool, how are things with you?
Reel Big Fish – Turn The Radio Off: #162 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Please don’t hate me because I’m trendy – they’re not gonna laugh at me again.
The Knack – Get The Knack: #472 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one, when you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
The Romantics – The Romantics: #594 of best 1,000 albums ever!
What I like about you, you hold me tight. Tell me I’m the only one wanna come over tonight, yeah.
The Riff Randells – Doublecross: #669 of best 1,000 albums ever!
So come on, check it off now.
Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend: #747 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Matthew Sweet is a power pop master craftsman.
Various Artists – Empire Records: The Soundtrack: #786 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A highly pleasurable mix of mid-‘90s tunes and one absolute stunner.
Reel Big Fish – Cheer Up!: #855 of best 1,000 albums ever!
RBF can rock you with their specialty of snarked up ska punk, but it’s the more mature power pop material that really stands out here.
Bachelor – Doomin’ Sun: #939 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Because sometimes music can save your life, and sometimes music can save a best 1,000 albums ever list (or both?).
The Pink Spiders – Teenage Graffiti: #948 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Fun power pop with a little punk and glam influence thrown in – nothing wrong with that (and much that’s right).
Fountains of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers: #973 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Serious about its 1970s and 1980s guitar rock sensibilities. Doubly serious about having a gas in the lyrical content department.
Wimps – Garbage People: #974 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Aggressive yet upbeat, fast paced and super fun power poppy punk by way of Seattle, Washington.
Plumtree – Predicts the Future: #998 of best 1,000 albums ever!
“Scott Pilgrim” and many others are a fantastic blend of garage, poppy punk, and indie rock that are addictively ear pleasing.