Powerpop

Powerpop (or power pop) 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: Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs

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Monday 13 February 2012
The End Of The World Tour 2012 Mayday Parade, We The Kings, Anarbor, The Downtown Fiction Monday 13 February 2012	Revolution Music Room Little Rock AR, United States 34.747764 -92.267811	1 went Add shout
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Every Avenue The Audition, We Are The In Crowd, Plug In Stereo, Simple As Surgery Tuesday 14 February 2012	Peabody's Downunder Cleveland OH, United States 41.50094 -81.675504	3 going 1 shout
Johnny Madcap & The Distractions the Ex-Gentlemen Tuesday 14 February 2012	the Avalon Costa Mesa, United States	Add shout
The End Of The World Tour 2012 Mayday Parade, We The Kings, Anarbor, The Downtown Fiction Tuesday 14 February 2012	White Rabbit San Antonio TX, United States 29.448449 -98.487483	2 going 1 shout
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The End Of The World Tour 2012 Mayday Parade, We The Kings, Anarbor, The Downtown Fiction Wednesday 15 February 2012	Jake's Backroom Lubbock, TX, United States 33.548002 -101.921066	Add shout
T. Mills Wednesday 15 February 2012	Colonial Theater Sacramento(, Ca), Sacramento, United States 38.542365 -121.451466	1 going Add shout

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Zamari wrote:
last week

What the fuck is this shit

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MamaLuigi wrote:
11 days ago

These guys can have the "powerpop" tag. "Power pop" looks a lot cleaner anyways ;)

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MamaLuigi wrote:
11 days ago

"Power pop" is a very flexible term. A lot of people here are miffed by the top artists, and, I think, for a good reason, too: they're hardly the most representative artists of power pop. It's pretty fucking weird and confusing, though. You don't see this kind of thing outside last.fm since "power pop" and "powerpop" are both synonymous with each other. Allmusic and RateYourMusic all have groups like Big Star and Cheap Trick under top artists/releases. All the power pop blogs I've read or skimmed through don't have anything to do with the bands or music here.

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MaidenPriest420 wrote:
last month

bands arent punk lol. power pop is appropriate

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jorgefuzzo wrote:
last month

Looking through the top artists and all I see is new generation pop "punk" garbage. Seriously, please do not associate power pop to this.

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jorgefuzzo wrote:
last month

Goddammit. What the fuck happened to power pop.

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rhandofnixon2 wrote:
last month

"Power pop" seems to mean something different from "powerpop".

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PartySanCTG wrote:
last month

True, but I guess all the anger that floats around this page is how people feel that these bands are trying to "hijack" power pop and completely change its definition... much like how "R&B" meant one thing in the 1950s-1960s, and since the 1980s it means something else entirely.

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jfon605 wrote:
last month

Go to the page for "Power pop" (with a space) to see the real bands represented up top. Also, Chriistian2 is an ignorant, knuckle-dragging try-hard

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Chriistian2 wrote:
December 2011

Pop music sucks. But bands like Weezer and The Who are great!

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PartySanCTG wrote:
December 2011

v Doesn't change the fact that they aren't power pop. Power pop is a genre with a very specific definition, and none of these bands fit it.

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baslisten2rock wrote:
October 2011

these bands are emo garbage not powerpop lol

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Nakkinak wrote:
October 2011

BIG STAR >:(

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rok2slayr wrote:
September 2011

Just because these are modern doesn't mean they're not powerpop.

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PartySanCTG wrote:
September 2011

NONE of these bands are power pop. Not one! Where are Big Star, Cheap Trick, Weezer, The Posies, Matthew Sweet, The Rasperries, The Quick, 20/20, The Cars, NRBQ, Nazz, Teenage Fanclub, or hell, even The Knack or The Who, since they came up with the name in the first place?

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Tigerlord227 wrote:
August 2011

Allstar weekend

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Stupid_Star wrote:
August 2011

+__+

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flabnbone wrote:
July 2011

A rocket to the moon <3

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Hawkdaddyfoolz wrote:
July 2011

I hate kids

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zharrakald wrote:
July 2011

hey guys check this out my little band and give a comment :) http://www.myspace.com/bedtimestoriesrock

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