tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post392468424537930263..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Terribly Trendy Trendiness Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-22187984280100406282010-07-30T02:21:25.177-04:002010-07-30T02:21:25.177-04:00Michael -- sorry for the super-late response that ...Michael -- sorry for the super-late response that you will probably never see, but, no, not Dan Zanes. She got the Del Fuegos reference from Juliana Hatfield. I was the one who had to tell her about Dan Zanes, of all stupid things...Marsupialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-52390835066159036262010-07-26T12:46:50.851-04:002010-07-26T12:46:50.851-04:00How about Fascist Folkies like Jimmy Buffet?
Whic...<i>How about Fascist Folkies like Jimmy Buffet?</i><br /><br />Which brings up one more: military jingoistic crap like "The Ballad of the Green Berets."Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40518673651932161332010-07-26T11:30:30.088-04:002010-07-26T11:30:30.088-04:00Listening to new Arcade Fire now. Very good.Listening to new Arcade Fire now. Very good.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775477925658327141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-32441236562918924542010-07-25T15:02:16.907-04:002010-07-25T15:02:16.907-04:00You will love the new Arcade Fire album.
mcpartYou will love the new Arcade Fire album.<br /><br />mcpartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-35701922127567085322010-07-24T15:26:06.061-04:002010-07-24T15:26:06.061-04:00"Rap. The novelty song that devoured a cultur..."Rap. The novelty song that devoured a culture."<br /><br /><br />Great line!<br /><br />How about Fascist Folkies like Jimmy Buffet?<br /><br />But of all the negative trends in popular music...<br /><br />Look out, I'm gonna say it.<br /><br />Punk.<br /><br />All of it.petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-83421931899991958252010-07-24T09:48:07.884-04:002010-07-24T09:48:07.884-04:00Marsupial, I assume your kid listened to Dan Zane....Marsupial, I assume your kid listened to Dan Zane. 5 his kids cdMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775477925658327141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79936207374586511542010-07-24T07:44:37.644-04:002010-07-24T07:44:37.644-04:00re: kid charlemagne's submittal - frightening,...re: kid charlemagne's submittal - frightening, truly frightening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-44900027155961731122010-07-24T02:57:37.994-04:002010-07-24T02:57:37.994-04:00Cowpunk, even though I genuinely like some Cowpunk...Cowpunk, even though I genuinely like some Cowpunky-type bands, I don't think a big Cowpunk explosion (eww.) would have been a good thing.<br /><br />On an unrelated note, my 7-year-old daughter just asked me, out of the blue, if the Del Fuegos were still together. That kid is listening to better music than I am now!Marsupialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-5228671118395428132010-07-24T01:40:43.930-04:002010-07-24T01:40:43.930-04:00For the record, I was really disappointed to disco...For the record, I was really disappointed to discover that the Batdorf and Rodney "One Day" and the Matisyahu "One Day" were different songs.<br /><br />At least I think they were.<br /><br />Hard to tell.Nigel Tufnelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-22909107089801614872010-07-23T20:42:57.354-04:002010-07-23T20:42:57.354-04:00Songs about people dying in traffic accidents.
&qu...Songs about people dying in traffic accidents.<br />"Tell Laura I Love Her" "Leader of the Pack" "Last Kiss" "Teen Angel"<br />"D.O.A." by Bloodrock was the absolute worst but that was later and not part of the trend.dSmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31828514321005366892010-07-23T20:10:54.808-04:002010-07-23T20:10:54.808-04:00The trend of indie bands putting out mediocre albu...<i>The trend of indie bands putting out mediocre albums and then suddenly being treated like The Beatles.<br /><br />Fleet Foxes, Bright Eyes, The National, Field Music, Deer Tick, Arcade Fire, The Magic Numbers.</i><br /><br />You can add Franz Ferdinand to that list.<br /><br />And how about the blissfully short-lived phenomenon of choosing a new lead singer via a reality tv show?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12853100831420017952010-07-23T15:46:05.526-04:002010-07-23T15:46:05.526-04:00Arcade Fire ain't bad. Not the Beatles, not th...Arcade Fire ain't bad. Not the Beatles, not the Stones, but not worth of dismissal. Let the kids have their fun.<br /><br />Jazz Rock.<br />Yacht Rock.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775477925658327141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-41264515077657693922010-07-23T12:57:13.932-04:002010-07-23T12:57:13.932-04:00I can't figure out why this guy never caught o...I can't figure out why this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMGlQvPBQE0" rel="nofollow">guy</a> never caught on in the States!Kid Charlemagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109953353900729258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28215481396515691152010-07-23T12:33:37.018-04:002010-07-23T12:33:37.018-04:00Wait till you see what happened to MacNeal.
I may...Wait till you see what happened to MacNeal.<br /><br />I may post that one next week. The Horror, The Horror....<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61341635670258268412010-07-23T12:04:17.255-04:002010-07-23T12:04:17.255-04:00Gee, I liked that Mouth and MacNeil song...Gee, I liked that Mouth and MacNeil song...dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-18171586416603290252010-07-23T11:39:27.168-04:002010-07-23T11:39:27.168-04:00There's much to be grateful for. For instance...There's much to be grateful for. For instance, remember that "ooga chacka" chorus on Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling"? That song was an huge success, and might have sparked a years-long trend of "ooga chacka" songs. But it didn't.<br /><br />And how about <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nN5CnshorY&feature=related" rel="nofollow">"Eefin'"?</a> That could have swept the world like pitch shifting. Somehow we dodged a bullet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-54392354377468786732010-07-23T11:05:14.736-04:002010-07-23T11:05:14.736-04:00The modern smooth-jazz concept by which every grea...The modern smooth-jazz concept by which every great soul tune of the 60s and 70s must be re-made by a wanker instrumentalist, using a drum machine. <br /><br />Because that's what soul music really needs: to have all the soul sucked out of it.Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61844827566806582352010-07-23T09:49:46.982-04:002010-07-23T09:49:46.982-04:00* Vanilla Ice.
* The Monkees(w/ the exception o...* Vanilla Ice.<br /> <br />* The Monkees(w/ the exception of "Last Train to Clarksville").<br /><br />* Guys like William Shatner singing Dylan songs. <br /><br />* Idiotic overly-patriotic country songs.Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020917864270864953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-62510625040149893972010-07-23T09:42:56.463-04:002010-07-23T09:42:56.463-04:00The Urban Cowboy craze, whew, glad that is over.
...The Urban Cowboy craze, whew, glad that is over.<br /><br />I have to confess a weakness for Saturday morning cartoon powerpop. There is some really catchy music on Phinease and Ferb.<br /><br />Remember the great folk scare of the 60s? Whew, just missed that one!<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-49507836692369244072010-07-23T09:37:48.856-04:002010-07-23T09:37:48.856-04:00How about Eurotrash pop?
I'm thinking of the ...How about Eurotrash pop?<br /><br />I'm thinking of the injuries done unto us by the likes of Ace of Base, Los Del Rio and Right Said Fred.Dominic Cordiscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560252053605070694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-29663363524715199592010-07-23T09:07:12.877-04:002010-07-23T09:07:12.877-04:00I lived in Bangkok in 1972 when How Do You Do hit ...I lived in Bangkok in 1972 when <i>How Do You Do</i> hit that country like a tidal wave.<br /><br /><br />It dominated the radio for six months. If I hadn't heard what seemed to be distinctly unAmerican voices, I'm not sure that I'd ever have returned to these star-spangled shores. . . .<br /><br />you'd better ban barangus if he's going to keep bombarding us with this stuff.mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-11631077053387553102010-07-23T08:58:39.634-04:002010-07-23T08:58:39.634-04:00Jeebus...I had totally blocked that Mouth and MacN...Jeebus...I had totally blocked that Mouth and MacNeal song from my memory.<br /><br />That video is...words fail me.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-27865026360997301462010-07-23T08:48:47.384-04:002010-07-23T08:48:47.384-04:00Tartan Rock - The Bay City Rollers
Saturday Morni...Tartan Rock - The Bay City Rollers<br /><br />Saturday Morning TV Rock (similar to Hanna-Barbera Rock): The Banana Splits,The Archies, The Hardy Boys, Josie & the Pussycats etc, etc.<br /><br />(Rodney on the Rock notwithstanding) Disney rock from Annete Funnicello to Britney Spears.<br /><br />And while we're at it Death to the "Soft Rock" radio stations of the world. I still remember the ads with the yuppie couple saying "I like good rock, not loud rock."Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-85598174228371709232010-07-23T08:43:59.400-04:002010-07-23T08:43:59.400-04:00There is so much for this category but since this ...There is so much for this category but since this actually hit #1 in 1972 it deserves special mention.<br /><br />Mouth and Macneal: "How Do You Do"<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2skBGdyoMkk¡barangus!™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03419769300783425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8437609490063733952010-07-23T07:55:33.026-04:002010-07-23T07:55:33.026-04:00And thank you Sal for enumerating (in John Water&#...And thank you Sal for enumerating (in John Water's immortal phrase) Today's Hit Parade of Hell.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.com