She's Got The Power! Female Power Pop, Punk & Garage Various Artists (Power Pop Gems)

£14.11

Genre:
Power Pop
Label:
Big Beat
Format:
CD
Catalogue Id:
CDTOP 352

SHE’S GOT THE POWER! is the follow-up to our “Girls Go Power Pop!” collection of female-fronted bands from the 80s and 90s, and the sisterly companion to “Come On Let’s Go!” and “Rockets Of Love!”, our two volumes of male Power Pop.

The term Power Pop was coined by Pete Townshend in 1967 to highlight the difference between the Who and competitors such as Herman’s Hermits. These days, the definition of the term has become more wide-ranging. Blondie’s ‘Hanging On The Telephone’, for instance, was regarded as new wave or punk in 1978, but with the benefit of hindsight it’s more Power Pop than anything else. This new compilation includes many more examples of the blurring of lines: the Dollyrots’ pop-punk mash-up of the Crystals and the Ramones is a rush of adrenalin and sweetness, the Donnas instil enough pop into metal to lighten its heaviness, Bad Moves add pop to indie, Lydia Loveless somehow squeezes pop into cow-punk, the Launderettes pour greasy honey over garage-rock, and the Courettes add a dash of Spectoresque candy over their tough retro-rock – but the point is that it’s all pop with power.

Power Pop has maintained a strong underground presence from the 70s up to the present day, having survived by blending with similar styles, and is now enthusiastically supported by die-hard fans around the world. Accordingly, we have widened the time-frame here to cover from 1978 right up to 2018 and have broadened our terms of reference to better reflect the way the genre has grown and developed. One thing stays the same though: we have retained the emphasis on high quality upbeat songs with catchy tunes that stick in your head and memorable hooks that deliver sugar straight to the veins. We have scoured the world to find the most exciting tracks with contributions from not only the USA and the UK but also Spain, Sweden, Japan, Norway, Brazil and Denmark.

This is a celebration of the females who continue to explore the joyful possibilities pop has to offer. And, frankly, they do it best. Perhaps it’s the enduring influence of 60s girl groups which remains a subtle undercurrent on much of the music within – it’s new and old, a hybrid that’s bright and sassy, raunchy and gritty, fun-filled and flame-fuelled. But whatever you want to call it, there’s one thing for sure: SHE’S GOT THE POWER!

 

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Side 1

  • 01 Preview Hanging On The Telephone - Blondie

  • 02 Preview Da Doo Ron Ron / I Wanna Be Sedated - The Dollyrots

  • 03 Preview Spirit FM - Bad Moves

  • 04 Preview Out Of Time - Vibeke Saugestad

  • 05 Preview I'll Be Alright - Baby Shakes

  • 06 Preview Juvenille Thrills - The Launderettes

  • 07 Preview Dancing With Joey Ramone - Amy Rigby

  • 08 Preview Rock Boys - Suzy & Los Quattro

  • 09 Preview Get Enough - Ivy

  • 10 Preview Take It Off - The Donnas

  • 11 Preview In The City - Cocktail Slippers

  • 12 Preview Explosion! (English version) - Shonen Knife

  • 13 Preview Teenage Kicks - Dawn Chorus & The Bluetits

  • 14 Preview Bright City Lights - The Dahlmanns

  • 15 Preview The Teens Are Square - The Courettes

  • 16 Preview Love So Pure - Puffy AmiYumi

  • 17 Preview Boy Crazy - Lydia Loveless

  • 18 Preview Cmon + Kiss Me - Sun 60

  • 19 Preview Peter Gunn Locomotion - The Delmonas

  • 20 Preview You're My Brian Jones - Palmyra Delran

  • 21 Preview We Only Come Out At Night - The Sugar Stems

  • 22 Preview Take It All Away - Girlschool

  • 23 Preview Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's The Fight?) - Sahara Hotnights

  • 24 Preview Unforgiven - Go-Go's

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