sábado, 27 de noviembre de 2010

The Sugar Stems "Goin´ Down"


Grupo/Interprete: The Sugar Stems
Canción: Goin´ Down
Disco: Sweet sound of ...
Estilo: Indie Rock, country Rock

Esta canción es con la que se abre el disco de debut de este cuarteto de Milwaukee. Fusión sonora entre el indie rock más británico y el country rock, con algún toque de rockabilly. Originales: No. Divertidos: Si. El disco es una auténtica maravilla.






The Rezillos "Top of the pops"


Grupo/Interprete: The Rezillos
Canción: Top of the pops
Disco: Can´t stand The Rezillos (1978)
Estilo: Punk, New Wave

Hablar de The Rezillos o The Revillos, es hacerlo de unos de los referentes del punk y de la new wave, y por su corta carrera, estamos ante uno de los grupos llamados "de culto". La banda nació en Edimburgo en 1976 y murió en 1978, pasandose a llamar The Revillos (que se disolvió en 1985). Emparentados musicalmente con Buzzcocks y Undertones.






[Verse 1:]
Hold Tight - Now we're on our own
Cue light - Now it's ready to roll
Tonight - How I've waited for aggravated for years
It's fun - Oh I just can't wait
Hold on - Do I look up to date
Your on - I'll do anything if that's the right thing to see

[Bridge:]
Does it matter what is shown
Just as long as everyone knows
What is selling what to buy
The stock market for your hi-fi

[Chorus:]
Take the money - Leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops

[Verse 2:]
There's one - Born every day
Sing song - Then fade away
Ding dong - What's the future in the pop music industry
Alright - So you make the grade
Hold tight - To the buck you made
Just wait - You been rated for constipated peak viewing time

[Bridge:]
Does it matter what is shown
Just as long as everyone knows
What's in fashion what is seen
On the front of a television screen

[Chorus:]
Take the money - Leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3:]
Hold Tight - Now we're on our own
Cue light - Now it's ready to roll
Tonight - How I've waited for aggravated for years
It's fun - Oh I just can't wait
Hold on - Do I look up to date
Your on - I'll do anything if that's the right thing to see

[Bridge:]
Does it matter what is shown
Just as long as everyone knows
What is selling what to buy
The stock market for your hi-fi

[Chorus:]
Take the money - Leave the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
Pay the money - Watch the box
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops
Everybody's on Top Of The Pops

Superscope "Yoy say"


Grupo/Interprete: Superscope
Canción: You Say
Disco: Torpedo (2003)
Estilo: Power Pop



domingo, 21 de noviembre de 2010

Suzi Quatro "If you can´t give me love"


Grupo/Interprete: Suzi Quatro
Canción: If you can´t give me love
Disco: Premium Gold Collection (1973)
Estilo: Hard Rock, Glam Rock





Well I've seen you before on that discotheque floor
you were driving me out of my mind
Oh but I could've sworn that I saw something more in your eyes

Oh though you were surrounded by beauty unbounded
your glances intended for me
And though I tried to hide it I found myself looking to see
So then you took your chances you made your advances
Your touch took my breath away
But when you said hello are you ready to go
Well I had just one thing to say.

REF.:
If you can't give me love honey that ain't enough.
Let me go look for somebody else.
And if you can give me feelings with old fashioned meanings.
Then just stay in love with yourself.
If you can't give me love.
If you can't give me love.
If you can't give me love.
If you can't give me love.
If you can't give me love.


Well you may be a king of this discotheque thing.
But honey I ain't looking for that.
What I need is a man not some sort of aristocrat.
Oh if only you'd waited or just hesitated.
Or maybe just asked me to dance.
But you really don't know why I don't want to go.
Baby that's why we don't stand a chance.



viernes, 19 de noviembre de 2010

The Grays "Both Belong"


Grupo/Interprete: The Grays
Canción: Both Belong
Disco: Ro Sham Bo
Estilo: Pop Rock Alternativo

The Grays es un experimento musical formado por:
Jon Brion, productor musical, cantautor y multinstrumentista; Jason Falkner, ex-miembro de The Three O´clock y Jellyfish. Sólo publicaron un disco "Ro sham Bo" (1994)




This man climbs another step and wonders if his life is worth the living he hasn't done much of
Denying any notion that emotion may be token for nostalgia A gesture all the same

He's got his private wars just like the million other wars
That keep you and I from getting where we both belong, both belong

'Cause I see you making eyes with yourself again
Shaking hands with invisible friends
Looking 'round for encouragement
No not me I'm just hangin', hangin' 'round for a new thrill
'Cause I'm tired of the old ones
And I can't be the only one
Whose in life there's some sunshine, yeah

And baby you're a tough one but your love has long forgotten how to scratch its way from such a guarded heart
One day you'll realize that nothing sticks from nothing and go write a book that no one ever reads

You've got your private wars just like the million other wars
That keep you and I from getting where we both belong, both belong

'Cause I see you making eyes with yourself again
Shaking hands with invisible friends
Looking 'round for encouragement
No not me I'm just hangin', hangin' 'round for a new thrill
'Cause I'm tired of the old ones
And I can't be the only one
Who's in life there's some sunshine, yeah

Don't try to understand
Or offer your gentle hand
To me...to me...

'Cause you are not alone in wonderin' how you got so far from home
When every memory you own is beggin' for your time
But you're running out of sand
As you clutch the feeble hands
And embrace the thing referred to as the past

And I see you making eyes with yourself again
Shaking hands with invisible friends
Looking 'round for encouragement
No not me I'm just hangin', hangin' 'round for a new thrill
'Cause I'm tired of the old ones
And I can't be the only one
Whose in life there's some sunshine

Finkers "Adeline Now"


Grupo/Interprete: Finkers
Canción: Adeline Now
Disco: Fresh set-o-Prints (1999)
Estilo: Power Pop



Más power pop australiano, esta canción con el sello de Michael Carpenter, segundo disco de esta banda.

jueves, 18 de noviembre de 2010

The Darling Buds "Burst"
















La banda de Andrea Lewis, creada en 1986, disuelta en 1993.


 






Baby Lemonade "Please Consider Us"

Grupo/Interprete: Baby Lemonade
Canción: Please Consider Us
Disco: The Wonderfull (Ep de 1984)
Estilo: Power Pop

Canción que pertenece al disco de debut de este cuarteto de Los Angeles encuadrados dentro de la Neo-pscodelía, como demuestran incluso con el nombre de la banda, igual que una canción Syd Barret; si bien la canción que "posteo" está dentro del power pop.

 

DM3 "Far from here"


Grupo/Interprete: DM3
Canción: Far from here
Disco: One time two times three red light (1993)
Estilo: Power Pop

Más power pop australiano, DM3 o lo que es lo mismo Dom Mariani 3


The Chevelles "Show me your love"


Grupo/Interprete: The Chevelles
Canción: Show me your love
Disco: The Kids Ain´t Hit (1991)
Estilo: Power Pop

Tras estar sin "postear" nada en el blog por motivos profesionales y personales, vuelvo con esta joya del power pop australiano de los años 90. The Chevelles es una de las grandes bandas del power pop australiano, junto DM3, The Pyramidiacs, Superscope, Summer Suns y otros ejemplos que figuran en este blog. Esta banda, nacida en Perth en 1990, ha tenido una carrera musical discontinua, con pocos discos de larga duracíón (cuatro en dieciocho años, ya que el último es de 2008) y algunos singles, pero en cualquier caso resulta más que evidente que son los creadores de algunas de la mejores canciones de su género, por algo el lider de la banda es Richard Lane (ex The Stem)