Proto's Quarantine Digs
Since the end of 2019 until this year, I have discovered a lot of excellent Power Pop albums that somehow flew off my radar, which is strange because it contains most of the things I really love in music, jangling guitars, dope vocal harmonies, and simply pleasurable melodic hooks with a big pop sensibility, but also with some experimentation with Psychedelia. This last semester though I was really dedicated and very happy on a nice trip back to the sunshine years of the 60's, discovering and rediscovering a lot of Sunshine Pop, folky vibes, harmonies heavy and baroque stuff, but also some raw Psych Garage and some nice country outings.
A lot of stuff here that I think deserve way more attention on sput. |
1 | | The Left Banke Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina
Too many days with "I've Got Something On My Mind" stuck in my head. Excellent vocals and baroque instrumentation. |
2 | | Crowded House Woodface
It's Only Natural was my jam for a while |
3 | | Big Star Radio City
September Gurls man... |
4 | | Richard X. Heyman Cornestone
The Drone Song |
5 | | Paley Brothers Paley Brothers
Turn The Tide. Silly perfect Power Pop |
6 | | The Records Smashes, Crashes And Near Misses
Girls That Don't Exist Are Haunting Me |
7 | | The Beau Brummels Triangle
The Painter of Women
Very underrated Pshychedelic Pop album from the 60's. |
8 | | The Dream Syndicate The Days Of Wine And Roses
Tell Me When It's Over |
9 | | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn The Torpedoes
Damn, it took too long for me to listen to this guy. |
10 | | The Hollies Evolution
Then The Heartache Begins |
11 | | The Raspberries Raspberries
Go All The Way |
12 | | The Romantics The Romantics
When I Look In Your Eyes |
13 | | The Monkees More of the Monkees
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) |
14 | | Question Mark and the Mysterians 96 Tears
96 Tears |
15 | | Velvet Crush Teenage Symphonies to God
Time Wraps Around You 🤗 |
16 | | Flamin' Groovies Shake Some Action
I Can't Hide |
17 | | Sam Phillips Martinis & Bikinis
I Need Love |
18 | | The Long Ryders Final Wild Songs
Ivory Tower. Awesome jangle and powerful psych country/folk-rock |
19 | | Primitons Don't Go Away: Collected Works
Deception. |
20 | | Harpers Bizarre Feelin' Groovy
Raspberry Rug |
21 | | The Parade (60's) Sunshine Girl: The Complete Recordings
Sunshine Girl |
22 | | Sagittarius Present Tense
My World Fell Down |
23 | | Herman's Hermits There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
No Milk Today |
24 | | The Cowsills The Cowsills
The Rain, The Park, and Other Things |
25 | | True West Hollywood Holiday Revisited
Excellent Paisley Underground album |
26 | | The Woodentops Giant
Give It Time |
27 | | The Grapes of Wrath Treehouse
Try |
28 | | Rain Parade Emergency Third Rail Power Trip
Talking In My Sleep |
29 | | Chris Stamey It's Alright
Big Time |
30 | | The Free Design Kites Are Fun
Make The Madness Stop |
31 | | The Three O'Clock Sixteen Tambourines
Jet Fighter |
32 | | The Bangles All Over the Place
Going Down To Liverpool |
33 | | Game Theory Real Nighttime
Curse of The Frontier Land |
34 | | The Smithereens Especially For You
Groovy Tuesday |
35 | | Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight
Surrender |
36 | | Primal Scream Sonic Flower Groove
Arooooooooooooooooooooooooooound and arooooooooooooooooooooound aroooooooooooooooooooound agaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin |
37 | | Robyn Hitchcock I Often Dream Of Trains
This Could Be The Day |
38 | | The Muffs The Muffs
Another Day |
39 | | The Chills Kaleidoscope World
Rolling Moon |
40 | | Dwight Twilley Band Sincerely
I'm on Fire |
41 | | Phil Seymour Phil Seymour
Then We Go Up |
42 | | Shoes Present Tense
Too Late |
43 | | Dave Edmunds Repeat When Necessary
Girls Talk |
44 | | Matthew Sweet Girlfriend
I've Been Waiting |
45 | | Green On Red Gas Food Lodging
That's What Dreams Were Made For |
46 | | 20/20 20/20
Remember The Lightning |
47 | | The Barracudas Drop Out With The Barracudas
I Can't Pretend |
48 | | Guadalcanal Diary 2X4
And Your Bird Can Sing |
49 | | The Three O'Clock Arrive Without Travelling
Underwater |
50 | | Paul Collins' Beat Paul Collins' Beat
Look But Don't Touch |
51 | | The Lemonheads Come On Feel the Lemonheads
Into Your Arms |
52 | | Juliana Hatfield Hey Babe
Everybody Loves Me But You |
53 | | Chris Bell I Am The Cosmos
Make A Scene |
54 | | The Hummingbirds loveBUZZ
Alimony |
55 | | Damon and Naomi With Ghost
I Dreamed Of The Caucasus |
56 | | Blake Babies Sunburn
Sanctify |
57 | | Cryan' Shames Sugar & Spice
Sugar & Spice |
58 | | The dB's Stands For Decibels
Black and White |
59 | | The Millennium Begin
To Claudia on Thursday. Harmony perfection, right on top of the best albums from the 60's |
60 | | The Everly Brothers The Very Best of the Everly Brothers
Temptation |
61 | | The Searchers Meet The Searchers
Love Potion Number 9 |
62 | | The Tremeloes Suddenly You Love Me |
63 | | The Blue Things The Blue Things
You Can Live In Our Tree |
64 | | Wendy & Bonnie Genesis
I Realized You |
65 | | The Shadows Of Knight Gloria
Gloria |
66 | | The Clique The Clique
Superman |
67 | | Chad and Jeremy Distant Shores
Early Mornin' Rain
R.I.P. Chad |
68 | | The Yellow Balloon The Yellow Balloon
How Can I Be Down |
69 | | The Electric Prunes I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
Get Me To The World On Time |
70 | | The Merry-Go-Round The Merry-Go-Round
Live |
71 | | The Critters Touch 'N Go With The Critters
A Moment Of Being With You |
72 | | Nazz Nazz
Open My Eyes |
73 | | The Seekers Come the Day
I Wish You Could Be Here |
74 | | Jan and Dean The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
Memphis |
75 | | Silk (Rock) Smooth As Raw
Walk In My Mind |
76 | | Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood Nancy and Lee
Some Velvet Morning. Dude this album is a fuckin classic |
77 | | Tom Petty Full Moon Fever
Love Is A Long Road |
78 | | Lee Hazlewood Cowboy in Sweden
Pray Them Bars Away |
79 | | The Peppermint Trolley Company The Peppermint Trolley Company
Baby You Come Rollin' Cross My Mind |
80 | | The Grass Roots Let's Live For Today
Where Were You When I Needed You |
81 | | Montage Montage
I Shall Call Her Mary |
82 | | Them The Angry Young Them
Mystic Eyes |
83 | | Bryan MacLean Ifyoubelievein
Barber John |
84 | | International Submarine Band Safe at Home
Luxury Liner |
85 | | Dillard and Clark The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark
Train Leaves Here This Mornin |
86 | | New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage
I Don't Know You |
87 | | John Prine John Prine
Hello In There
R.I.P. John |
88 | | The Louvin Brothers Satan is Real
Are You Afraid To Die |
89 | | Gene Clark No Other
Strength of Strings |
90 | | Adam Schmitt World So Bright
Garden Of Love |
91 | | The Apples in Stereo Fun Trick Noisemaker
High Tide |
92 | | The Pandoras It's About Time
It's About Time |
93 | | The Cynics Get Our Way
Lose Your Mind |
94 | | Sugar Copper Blue
If I Can't Change Your Mind |
95 | | Let's Active Big Plans for Everybody
Fell |
96 | | Bram Tchaikovsky Strange Man, Changed Man
Girl Of My Dreams |
97 | | The Pretenders Learning To Crawl
Back On The Chain Gang |
98 | | The Undertones The Undertones
Get Over You |
99 | | The Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight
Kingdom Of Love |
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