I guess he and Buddy Holly could have some power pop songs. I just thought that originally you were calling The Bobby Fuller Four a power pop BAND. Don't forget about "Let Her Dance" by the way. troggy said:

Yes, exactly. "Rave On", "Oh Boy", etc. I still maintain Bobby Fuller's stuff like "The Magic Touch", "Take My Word", "Never To Be Forgotten" and "It's Love, Come What May" can be categorized as power pop.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I kinda was thinking over the past couple of weeks that I was a little hasty on Buddy Holly not being a power pop originator, cuz when you think about it, some songs, Rave On, Maybe Baby, It's So Easy, Everyday, Think It Over, have the melodies that most songs of the era didn't have and could easily be done by power pop bands of today and the last thirty years. Didn't The Real Kids do a cover of Rave On?

Yes, exactly. "Rave On", "Oh Boy", etc. I still maintain Bobby Fuller's stuff like "The Magic Touch", "Take My Word", "Never To Be Forgotten" and "It's Love, Come What May" can be categorized as power pop. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I kinda was thinking over the past couple of weeks that I was a little hasty on Buddy Holly being a power pop originator, cuz when you think about it, some songs, Rave On, Maybe Baby, It's So Easy, Everyday, Think It Over, have the melodies that most songs of the era didn't have and could easily be done by power pop bands of today and the last thirty years. Didn't The Real Kids do a cover of Rave On?

Their website said that they were much happier with their album than they were with their demos (which they recorded for Polydor). I've never heard them so I don't know. Are their any MP3s on line?

First album. The rest is sometimes interesting rock. Actually the pre-1st album demos are probably closer to capturing their true sound, without CBS' conservatism taking some of the balls out of their recordings...

Great article. Thanks for that. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Here's an interesting article on the subject of what kind of band they were

http://www.slate.com/id/2113829/

Here's an interesting article on the subject of what kind of band they were http://www.slate.com/id/2113829/

None of these comments are "off the mark", everyone is entitled to their opinion and this is what this chat is all about. I agree with you that The Clash were a rock & roll band, plain and simple.

I'm surprised how off the mark alot of these comments are, especially for people on a site like this...They were simply a fantastic rocknroll band, who climbed across genre's fearlessly...THEY didn't think of themselves as 'punk' & never wanted to be called that...'early punk' was rocknroll? All punk is rocknroll! Something 'phony' about Strummer, and you can't pin point it?! That's the phoniest thing ever! He gave all his money from the US festival to people in fucking East LA!...Sandinista! is in one (3) lp more than most bands have done in a career: documenting the real moment & weave through jazz, rock, dub, gospel, motown, soul (and more) all the while still maintaining their own sound and never pandering...to get off at the first bus stop (of music) & to only dig punk, is so unpunk!

That's interesting. A little pricey though. I've been wondering what fuzz Billy used on "The Green Hornet" and "Can't Seem To Love That Girl". I don't think this fuzz was around then.

Anyone heard about a France built fuzz by Roadrunner,and called Supersonic? It is "sponsored"by some garage players as Billy Childish,DM Bob,Mooney Suzuki,Jon Spencer. This trade makes lots of non-conventional shape guitars and basses too.. http://roadrunner.guitars.free.fr/index.php?page=home

Check yours now!

Meghan already knows this, but for you other DJs, you should check out the discussion over at the Shameless Self Promotion forum "Any bands interested in some radio airplay?" I've hooked up with several cool bands, some of which I've played on my radio show and/or podcast. Discussion there still is active, so check 'em out.

Well, that could possibly be the final part of the process....but I have to believe that the seed that starts it all is some cool person who decided to go into advertising stating "People have got to hear this song! and it would work so well." Otherwise we'd still be hearing "Like A Rock" by Bob Seger.

Yeah, I can understand that, but i feel like most of the time they're really just looking for a good hook. Hank's probably right when he said that it's ideal driving music and makes people wanna drive. And add on top of that, people working in advertising that have their finger on the pulse of cool music and figure, "we could get this for cheap!" All you've gotta do is sell it to your bosses, right? Feels like it's all a combination of everything. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

But wouldn't it make more sense to grab a band like the Shins(McDonalds) or Arcade Fire than The Reigning Sound or Flaming Sideburns? They are not big stars but those KEXP bands (college rock? alternative?) are much more popular.

No. I think what a friend told me is that there a lot more hip people working in advertising these days than there were in the 80s and 90s. Monktime got used in a Gatorade ad, and even though it was a studio group with female singers, All Kindsa Girls by the Real Kids was used, and when a team was assembled to find real songs about Chevorelets, Brand New Chevy by the Devil Dogs made it into the mix. I don't think it has anything to do with being able to pay somebody less money than a bigger star.

ryan said:

A friend of mine and I were talking about this, and how a lot of it probably has to do with being able to pay small bands less - big stars mean big payouts.

But wouldn't it make more sense to grab a band like the Shins(McDonalds) or Arcade Fire than The Reigning Sound or Flaming Sideburns? They are not big stars but those KEXP bands (college rock? alternative?) are much more popular. No. I think what a friend told me is that there a lot more hip people working in advertising these days than there were in the 80s and 90s. Monktime got used in a Gatorade ad, and even though it was a studio group with female singers, All Kindsa Girls by the Real Kids was used, and when a team was assembled to find real songs about Chevorelets, Brand New Chevy by the Devil Dogs made it into the mix. I don't think it has anything to do with being able to pay somebody less money than a bigger star. ryan said:

A friend of mine and I were talking about this, and how a lot of it probably has to do with being able to pay small bands less - big stars mean big payouts.

A friend of mine and I were talking about this, and how a lot of it probably has to do with being able to pay small bands less - big stars mean big payouts.

Yeah they were. Have Love Will Travel was used. Jamie said:

Weren't The Sonics in a Land Rover commercial a while back? Someone at the land rover marketing department has good taste.

Weren't The Sonics in a Land Rover commercial a while back? Someone at the land rover marketing department has good taste.

I remember being totally shocked to find garage rock riffs being used in car commercials soon after the so-called garage revolution in 2002 and finding one of them to be Flaming Sideburns' "Street Survivor". I had no idea at the time who it was and thought it was just a studio group hired to imitate the Hives.

You'll find familiar garage rock/surf songs in all sorts of major car commercials. I think I remember a similar discussion somewhere but not with the Reigning Sound... anyway... it's pretty ideal driving music and makes even those that don't listen to garage want to get in a car and drive.

Hi,Mardy, well,let me know if you try this.. High Lord Mardy Pune said:

Thanks for that Freddi.

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Thanks for that Freddi. FREDDI said:

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I think Go-Go Dancers are freakin' cool! I mean really, how awesome is it to watch some chic in a 60's go-go get up, dance on stage or in a cage, while the band is playing? It's just all the more entertaining in my book. It gives the show a bit more UMPH! =)

HAW! Now that looks like a book I wanna read!

I think we were picking people famous amongst ourselves. The White Stripes aren't going to have trouble getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 (if it's still around) like groups we've picked for the garage punk hall of fame.