Name 3 power-pop masterpieces...

The first three albums by Chicago power-pop legends GREEN:

- s/t
- Elaine MacKenzie
- White Soul

(here's "She's Heaven" off White Soul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYDvp9A7H4g

 

Don Dixon Cat out of the Bag
Roger Manning What You Don't Know About the Girl
Wondermints My IDentity

 

Some others I haven't seen mentioned yet.
The Jags-I Got Your Number...
Josie Cotton-He Could Be The One

 

Just throwin' my 3 faves out there:

The Records-Starry Eyes
Redd Kross-Peach Kelli Pop
The La's-There She Goes

That is all...

 

Chicago - Feelin' Stronger Every Day
Raspberries - Go All The Way, I Wanna Be With You
Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line
Starz - Cherry Baby

Ya, I know, that's 5.

 

Too many to name from 1966-1990, but here's a few more modern ones:

Jellyfish - "Spilt Milk"
Josh Fix - "Free At Last"
Melee - "Devils & Angels"

 

Great album & "Everyone Can Fly" might be the PERFECT pop ballad.

 

No Matter What
Baby Blue
Day After Day

 

Brendan Benson - Alternative to Love???

 

Follow You Down - Gin Blossoms
Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
Sister Christian - Night Ranger

 

Queen-Misfire

 

"Tomorrow Night" - Shoes
"Big Brown Eyes" -- dB's
"He's Got a Secret" - Bangles

 

YES!

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She Wears Perfume - The Gorgons
What's a Girl to Do - Onion Finesse
Magnified by Ten - Scorpio's Disciples

 

Bliss Descending
Shake Some Action
Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

 

In terms of albums, there are so many but 3 come to mind really quickly:

Jellyfish - BELLYBUTTON
Plimsouls - EVERYWHERE AT ONCE
Utopia - TRIVIA (a comp but a fabulous one)

 

- Cruel To Be Kind, Nick Lowe
- Everything You've Done Wrong, Sloan
- Sparky's Dream, Teenage Fanclub

 

If someone would explain to me, exactly what "Power Pop" is, I'd be glad to...(I think)?

 

The Who: Substitute
The Raspberries: Go All The Way

 

"Dreaming" - Blondie
"Kids in America" - Kim Wilde
"Running Down a Dream" - Tom Petty

 

Albums-(can't limit to 3-sorry)
Jason Faulkner-Presents Author Unknown
Jellyfish-Bellybutton
Marshall Crenshaw-Field Day
Fountains of Wayne-Utopia Highway
Gigolo Aunts-Minor Chords and Major Themes

 

@DJ Phoenix

 

Big Star - #1 Record
Badfinger - Straight Up
New Pornographers - Twin Cinema

 

power pop to me has always been pop music done a bit heavier. lots of the recs seem to be shy of the power imo.