tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5540291905021689913..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: We Come From the Land of Ice and SnowNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86646131821189735712016-03-26T10:53:58.023-04:002016-03-26T10:53:58.023-04:00That is astoundingly great -- thanks for the heads...That is astoundingly great -- thanks for the heads up on those guys. steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-52698875252032950182016-03-26T04:26:09.747-04:002016-03-26T04:26:09.747-04:00Really, really nice stuff, Steve.
Speaking of sub...Really, really nice stuff, Steve.<br /><br />Speaking of sublime Scandinavian power pop, behold the wonderful Vibeke Saugestad, with He's Peculiar, from Norway, in 2008.<br /><br />That the album from which this sprung, <i>The World Famous Hat Trick</i> was not a monster international hit is, as Mick and Keith would say, a sin and a lie. There's not a bum track on the thing.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaJmhdk4L-8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78499492273335507772016-03-25T16:26:53.852-04:002016-03-25T16:26:53.852-04:00If there were only justice in this world ... If I...If there were only justice in this world ... If I heard this in my car while driving, I would spend the next 12 hours trying to determine who did it.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063639986915628650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25041296524840216942016-03-25T13:47:33.351-04:002016-03-25T13:47:33.351-04:00"Blue Ash Fan said...
There must be somet..."Blue Ash Fan said...<br /> There must be something in the water over there. Some great music has come out of that country. This Perfect Day. Fallon. Merrymakers. Been there a couple of times. Nice people."<br /><br />LOTS of good examples can be found on these samplers:<br />http://www.popsiclerecordings.com/samplers/MJConroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372576965208949072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-57451477175362147642016-03-25T12:35:01.696-04:002016-03-25T12:35:01.696-04:00The headline of this particular post taken from th...The headline of this particular post taken from that little ditty Plant & Page wrote about Iceland. Just sayin' ;-)<br />Nice song from our nordic neighbors though. Teenage Fanclub spring to mind, but less heavy-handed.Hannes A. Jónssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16343734222803109095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-84534422119568398752016-03-25T11:55:54.320-04:002016-03-25T11:55:54.320-04:00Nice song. I checked out their website and listene...Nice song. I checked out their website and listened to the other songs they have there. I think the new one is the strongest. Hope the rest of the new album is as good.MJConroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372576965208949072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-144454771264113672016-03-25T11:05:13.277-04:002016-03-25T11:05:13.277-04:00...and for the Stooges fans out there, the Hives....and for the Stooges fans out there, the Hives.SirLaurenceObliviousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-3882467839676830552016-03-25T09:54:51.357-04:002016-03-25T09:54:51.357-04:0043 seconds before you get to the vocal on a 2:42 s...43 seconds before you get to the vocal on a 2:42 song? Unheard of these days.<br /><br />Very nice. The Swedish power-pop genre is pretty top notch all around.Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-56424999526671197052016-03-25T09:22:54.507-04:002016-03-25T09:22:54.507-04:00The Soundtrack of Our Lives.The Soundtrack of Our Lives.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-75588587070418265072016-03-25T09:12:50.872-04:002016-03-25T09:12:50.872-04:00There must be something in the water over there. S...There must be something in the water over there. Some great music has come out of that country. This Perfect Day. Fallon. Merrymakers. Been there a couple of times. Nice people.Blue Ash Fannoreply@blogger.com