Had this CD. A bunch of classics but easy for me, Shake Some Action. Has that call to arms feeling.
― dan selzer, Monday, 14 November 2022 17:14 (one year ago) link
I only know three, and I love this kinda stuff. Gonna give a listen to the whole thing today.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Monday, 14 November 2022 17:16 (one year ago) link
I've heard like 4 of these but "Shake Some Action" is one of the greatest records ever released so...
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Monday, 14 November 2022 17:24 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I'll have to listen through these - but it's hard to imagine anything beating "Shake"
― Reese's Pisces Iscariot (morrisp), Monday, 14 November 2022 17:44 (one year ago) link
I was thinking "Shake Some Action" would be an easy choice but then I saw the Real Kids.
― nickn, Monday, 14 November 2022 17:46 (one year ago) link
love these:
Shake Some Action - Flamin' GrooviesHanging On the Telephone - The NervesSouthern Girls - Cheap TrickAll Kindsa Girls - The Real KidsTired of Waking Up Tired - The DiodesI Am the Cosmos - Chris Bell
like these but like other songs by those bands better:
Baby It's Cold Outside - PezbandWayside - Artful DodgerStop! Wait a Minute - PezbandWhen You Find Out - The NervesThe Summer Sun - Chris Stamey
it is hard to beat Shake Some Action though
― even the birds in the trees seemed to whisper "get fucked" (bovarism), Monday, 14 November 2022 18:00 (one year ago) link
^this last
― Me and the Major on the Moon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 November 2022 18:16 (one year ago) link
Impossible to vote for anything other than "Shake Some Action." (Not my absolute #1 power-pop song ever, but whatever I like better tends to be obscure: songs by Fudge, the James Dean Experience, etc.) "Southern Girls" is close, and I also love the Diodes.
― clemenza, Monday, 14 November 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
Also like the Nerves, Chris Stamey, and Chris Bell songs.
― clemenza, Monday, 14 November 2022 18:57 (one year ago) link
Okay, I listened to all of them. As a musician who struggles with backing vocals, some of the backing harmonies on these are wonderful.
Poll seems impossibly weighted toward "Shake Some Action" though.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Monday, 14 November 2022 22:54 (one year ago) link
Love Artful Dodger but no denying 'Shake Some Action' here.
― Jeff Wright, Monday, 14 November 2022 23:12 (one year ago) link
Piper features my old childhood favorite Billy Squier but the song never made an impact on me.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 15 November 2022 00:09 (one year ago) link
Billy Squier was the first musician I got into, when I was 10 or 11. I always saw those Piper records at the record store, and figured they were some kind of proto-hair-metal. Would have never guessed he started out in a power pop band, but it really works.
Somehow I never heard "Shake Some Action" before. It was actually a bit of a letdown after all the buildup it got upthread. The intro and ending are great, but the chorus just seems to squander all that potential.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 15 November 2022 13:36 (one year ago) link
I kinda understand that. It’s a little overlong, and it’s subtle. There’s no explosive chorus. I hadn’t heard it or “Baby It’s Cold Outside” for years, and relistening yesterday it was the latter song that got my power pop juices flowing.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 15 November 2022 14:31 (one year ago) link
Went with Chris Bell simply because I've played that track many more times than the others.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 15 November 2022 14:33 (one year ago) link
xp the musical understatement of the Groovies' track works for me because it reinforces the lyrical tension: action is lacking, will you help me shake some?
― Brad C., Tuesday, 15 November 2022 14:44 (one year ago) link
OTM
― Me and the Major on the Moon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 November 2022 15:07 (one year ago) link
Is that the same “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” as by Wally Bryson’s group The Choir?
― Me and the Major on the Moon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 November 2022 15:08 (one year ago) link
Ha, no, that one is just “It’s Cold Outside.”
― Me and the Major on the Moon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 November 2022 15:10 (one year ago) link
I heard Cracker’s version of “Shake…” first (in Clueless), which is more rockin’ / less subtle. It’s a good cover, IMO
― Reese's Pisces Iscariot (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 November 2022 15:10 (one year ago) link
Guess I will have to settle for getting my Wally Bryson content from Fotomaker.
― Me and the Major on the Moon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 November 2022 16:10 (one year ago) link
I had heard zero of these, and I consider myself a power pop fan. I guess my membership card will be revoked. Looking forward to listening through this list.
― o. nate, Thursday, 17 November 2022 20:43 (one year ago) link
voted artful dodger. but i sort of think the real kids tune might be the best here.
this CD comp was pretty influential for my taste in this music, even if i now think the nerves tune to beat is "working too hard"; and chris bell, "i got kinda lost"
― budo jeru, Friday, 18 November 2022 02:20 (one year ago) link
I only knew 2 of these prior to the poll, but this might be my favorite from the collection in this series so far (certainly the most revelatory).Voted Fotomaker.
― enochroot, Friday, 18 November 2022 02:28 (one year ago) link
All Kindsa Girls (Sponge single version)
― bulb after bulb, Friday, 18 November 2022 02:55 (one year ago) link
Goddamn there are some amazing songs on this comp.
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 18 November 2022 07:24 (one year ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 19 November 2022 00:01 (one year ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 20 November 2022 00:01 (one year ago) link
D.I.Y.: Shake It Up! - American Power Pop I (1978-80)
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Monday, 21 November 2022 17:48 (one year ago) link