ROCK AND/OR ROLL 002 - POWER POP

On the first episode your reluctant host B.J. discussed the origins of the term "power pop" and the evolution of the genre. On episode number two B.J. plays some of his favorite power pop songs.





PEZBAND - BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
from their 1978 album 
THE RECORDS - HEARTS WILL BE BROKEN
from their 1980 album Crashes
THE REAL KIDS - BETTER BE GOOD
from their 1978 album
THE POP - SHAKEAWAY
from their 1979 album Go!
GREAT BUILDINGS - AND THE LIGHT GOES ON
from their 1981 album Apart From The Crowd
NUMBERS - SIDEWAYS ELEVATOR
from their 1979 album Add Up
FINGERPRINTZ - HOUDINI LOVE
from their 1980 album Distinguishing Marks
QUINCY - TURN THE OTHER WAY AROUND
from their 1980 album Quincy
FOOLS FACE - WON'T MAKE IT HARD
from their 1981 album Tell America
LUXURY - DID SHE REALLY MEAN THAT
from their 1981 EP
THE WIGS - TELL IT ALL
from their 1981 album File Under: Pop Vocal
THE HEATS - HAVE AN IDEA
from their 1979 album Have An Idea
THE TOURS - TOURIST INFORMATION
1979 single
DA BIZ - THIS IS NO AUDITION
1980 single
HEROES - WILD EYES
from their 1980 album Border Raiders
INTERVIEW - HIDE AND SEEK
from their 1980 album Snakes & Lovers
KIMBERLEY REW - STOMPING ALL OVER THE WORLD
from his 1981 album The Bible of Bop
THE WAVES - BROWN EYED SON
from the 1982 EP Shock Horror!
THE KICKS (KIDDA BAND) - IF LOOKS COULD KILL
1981 single
STARJETS - IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER
1979 single
THE KEYS - I DON'T WANNA CRY
from their 1981 album Album
THE ROULETTES - BABY DON'T GO
from their 1980 album The Roulettes
TURNAROUND - TURNAROUND
from the 1982 Starstruck soundtrack
PHIL SEYMOUR - BABY IT'S YOU
from his 1980 album Phil Seymour
THE CHICAYNES - ANOTHER PRETTY FACE
from the Second Thoughts EP
THE PATRIOTS - SHE LOVES YOU TOO
from the Pharoah's Land EP
THE THREE O'CLOCK - TOMORROW
from their 1983 album Sixteen Tambourines
20/20 - LEAVING YOUR WORLD BEHIND
from their 1979 album 20/20
THE LETTERS - NOBODY LOVES ME
1980 single
THE NECESSARIES - YOU CAN BORROW MY CAR
1978 single
THE BOYS - WE'RE TOO YOUNG
1977 single
GARY CHARLSON - NOT THE WAY IT SEEMS
1979 single
LAUGHING DOGS - REASON FOR LOVE
from their 1979 album Laughing Dogs
THE REALLY 3RDS - EVERY DAY EVERY WAY
1981 single
THE INNOCENTS - ONE WAY LOVE
1980 single
WHITE HEAT - ORDINARY JOE
1980 single
THE BUREAUCRATS - FEEL THE PAIN
1980 single
TECHTONES - THAT GIRL
1982 single
FAMOUS PLAYERS - WHO'S KISSING YOU
1980 single
TESTORS - TOGETHER
1980 single
PAUL COLLINS' BEAT - THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT
from the 1981 album The Kids Are The Same