Power Pop

Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Welcome

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Jan 2 Saturday 2 January 2010
The Zeros Beaters	The Casbah San Diego CA, United States 32.730307 -117.171872	2 people attending Add shout
Jan 7 Thursday 7 January 2010
The Queue gidgets ga ga	The Cubby Bear Chicago, Il, Chicago IL, United States 41.946873 -87.656655	Add shout
Jan 12 Tuesday 12 January 2010
Scientist Turned Comedian - Tim Lee, 8:00pm at Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco tim lee	Punch Line Comedy… San Francisco, United States 37.795521 -122.399957	Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 13 Wednesday 13 January 2010
Scientist Turned Comedian - Tim Lee, 8:00pm at Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco tim lee	Punch Line Comedy… San Francisco, United States 37.795521 -122.399957	Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 23 Saturday 23 January 2010
Cheap Trick at Ram's Head Cheap Trick	Ram's Head Baltimore MD, United States 39.284008 -76.604276	Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 24 Sunday 24 January 2010
The Bigger Lights Anarbor, The Friday Night Boys, The Ready Set	The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York NY, United States 40.730722 -73.424516	5 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets

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tmanrocker wrote:
24 days ago

no gay emo punk bands shuld be on this list

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Rasputin00 wrote:
last month

omfg i can't find the who on the list.. -.- this is crazy.

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Rasputin00 wrote:
last month

They should have put the cars in the top 6.. and yeah weezer are powerpop(even though they are more into geek rock style) consider they are following the cars footsteps.

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RadioLemuria wrote:
last month

Yeah, terms like "power pop" and "pop punk" have been around longer than last.fm, dude...

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breno_shimmy wrote:
October 2009

ontheedge18, dude, this tags has been created cause the style has been created .. sorry for my crappy english. the powerpop exist as a style.

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ontheedge18 wrote:
October 2009

power pop , pop-punk .. wtf!? is with those tags :| what if i want to create a tag.. what if all will create a fuckin tag.. :| geez i'm so angry x_*

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Doods420 wrote:
October 2009

Green Day Is Power Pop

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Crustclock wrote:
October 2009

'Crisp' is the perfect adjective

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batman88 wrote:
September 2009

hey power pop fans, you should check out "The Jingle Jangle Morning Show" on WNYU.org Its a weekly 2 hour, all power pop show out of New York!

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Mad_Dingo704 wrote:
September 2009

yeah everyone should have their favorites on the top artists....oh wait..

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Captain_M4d wrote:
August 2009

Fun (Steel Train, Anathallo, The Format) is gonna take the power pop world by storm! Power pop legend Roger Manning Jr. even worked on their debut album! Be sure to download their free mp3 right here: http://www.previewnewmusic.com/fun/

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dark_scenekid08 wrote:
August 2009

my favs BREATHE CAROLINA, they should totally b on the top artist fer sure

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oxfara wrote:
July 2009

smtms it's hard for me to difference pop punk and power pop.. anyway for me hey monday is a power pop band too

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NeonRox wrote:
July 2009

One of my very favorite genres in Rock, yet its a label that too easily put on a lot of the undeserving. I mean youve got Alex Chilton, and Todd Rundgren, and Cheap Trick to contend with the former two are two of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century imho.

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Ro_oH wrote:
June 2009

Paramore is Powerpop in my wikipedia opinion...

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JamesKmccann wrote:
May 2009

Don't forget The Rasperries "Overnight Sensation". The definitive Power Pop song. From OH but could be a British band.

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Crustclock wrote:
March 2009

Agreed, Rundgren and Big Star epitomise Power Pop for me. I think Hall and Oates, too.

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LeBruiner916 wrote:
March 2009

Haha Power Pop is 1 "o" away from being Power Poop!

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LeBruiner916 wrote:
March 2009

Dude how is todd rundgren not in the top 6,he is practically the king of power pop.

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Iceman1691316 wrote:
March 2009

Weezer are extremely power pop. They're just a different era. Saying that they don't hold the same characteristics is ludicrous.

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