Everyone knows what power pop sounds like now, but in the mid to late 70’s the genre wasn’t easily identified. The Raspberries and Badfinger had faded in the public’s memory and disco was king. During the birth of the punk revolution New Yorkers Bob Waxman, Arthur Alexander, Paddy Lorenzo, and Donny Jackrel created a sound that mimicked the Beatles Merseybeat period perfectly. Like many Merseybeat bands of the past (The Knickerbockers, Merseybeats) only The Poppees brought the sound to a new generation of kids. Lasting only a few months, the band split up with Alexander leaving to form The Sorrows, while Waxman and Lorenzo went on to form The Boyfriends. Each band added the influences to current new wave trends to create the now familiar skinny tie power pop sound. The 18-track “Pop Goes The Anthology” also features never before released recordings, including demos, early live recordings, and culminating with a rip-roaring live performance at CBGB. It is complete with liner notes and unpublished photos. Thanks also goes to BOMP records Greg Shaw for this collection. Beatles fans should not miss this one, it’s essential.
Listen to “Jelousy”
and trust me, it does, and it will… 😉
As essential as this is in terms of early to mid 70's power pop, word is that there will be a SORROWS release sometime in late summer/early fall……..If it compares to their earlier work, it will blow heads off!