Tag: Power Pop
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The Scooters, Young Girls, 1980 on EMI
Debut album from Los Angeles power-pop band The Scooters, not to be confused with the German techno band Scooter. Not sure why they were called “The U.S. Scooters” in Germany and the UK – perhaps there was another Scooters active in Europe already? Produced by Phil Wainman, the band included Larry Lee, Luke Zamparini, Robert…
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The Romantics, The Romantics, 1980 on Nemperor / Epic
“What I like about you, you hold me tight / tell me I’m the only one / wanna come over tonight” The Romantics were a Detroit power-pop / new wave band formed in the late 70s: Wally Palmer, Rich Cole, Mike Skill, and Jimmy Marinos. “That’s What I Like About You” made a top 50…