No one gave them an invite. They hadnโt washed in weeks. Their fashions were out of date. But they came anyways. Scared most of the rest of us out of the backyard. They threw some horridly mixed cassette tape on the boom box they brought with them. Some Sony knock off. They hit play. What sounded like bastardized thrash versions of Venom and Iron Maiden riffs came forth from the speakers. Everything sounded tinny and distorted so it was kind of hard to make out exactly what was happening. The volume was way too high. All the cute girls left. Hair had to be washed. Jeans had to be pressed.
The few of us that stayed just kept drinking to make the oppressive din somewhat bearable. But you know what? They turned out to be great guys. They had brought this massive cooler of beer. And just started tossing cold ones to those of us who stayed. So we stayed some more. Free beer and all. And then the weirdest thing happened. By the sixth beer or so it started to sound good. Like really, really good. It was like beer goggles. But for your ears. Ear Goggles!!! We started laughing. Someone built a bonfire right on the deck. They were super fun. Easy to talk to. Not some pricks who cared at all about making it in the biz. Just some average blokes who loved the music. Loved it hard. Loved it fast. It was their religion. What they really cared about. Maybe the only thing they cared about. So there was purity to it all. To their vision. To their sound. And we became hooked. Converted. And now I havenโt washed in weeks. If you see my girlfriend, let her know Iโm ok. Better than ok, actually. Now excuse me. I've got a party to crash.
1985 Extreme Metal (so far...)
1. Dark Angel - We have Arrived (HR)
2. Destruction - Infernal Overkill (HR)
Yo! That was some binge! But, I went crawling back to my girlfriend in the end. She took me back on ONE condition - that The Repo Zone become ... The Indie Pop Zone. She's pretty cute so I caved. What can I say, kissing is important! And there's no better music to kiss to than indie pop. So I'm going to trace the development of indie pop starting in the late 1970s with power pop, post-punk, new wave and of course indie pop. But don't worry, The Repo Zone will return. I mean I haven't even got to Death Metal yet! Wasn't that the whole point? So feel free to throw some recs and thoughts my way!
Yo! That was some binge! But, I went crawling back to my girlfriend in the end. She took me back on ONE condition - that The Repo Zone become ... The Indie Pop Zone. She's pretty cute so I caved. What can I say, kissing is important! And there's no better music to kiss to than indie pop. So I'm going to trace the development of indie pop starting in the late 1970s with power pop, post-punk, new wave and of course indie pop. But don't worry, The Repo Zone will return. I mean I haven't even got to Death Metal yet! Wasn't that the whole point? So feel free to throw some recs and thoughts my way!
The Infernal Kissing Zone? I'm looking forward to whatever you do here, it's always fun. Especially when it includes Blondie (I hope). And once we get to Death Metal... ๐ _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
Yo! That was some binge! But, I went crawling back to my girlfriend in the end. She took me back on ONE condition - that The Repo Zone become ... The Indie Pop Zone. She's pretty cute so I caved. What can I say, kissing is important! And there's no better music to kiss to than indie pop. So I'm going to trace the development of indie pop starting in the late 1970s with power pop, post-punk, new wave and of course indie pop. But don't worry, The Repo Zone will return. I mean I haven't even got to Death Metal yet! Wasn't that the whole point? So feel free to throw some recs and thoughts my way!
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๐ฅณ Awesome! Looking forward to you covering one of my favorite genres! I would argue that baroque pop and 60s pop in general were just as important to the development of indie pop as the other roots you mentioned, especially when it comes to the twee side. _________________ Join us in the canon game :) / Add me on RYM
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๐ฅณ Awesome! Looking forward to you covering one of my favorite genres! I would argue that baroque pop and 60s pop in general were just as important to the development of indie pop as the other roots you mentioned, especially when it comes to the twee side.
You could argue a lot of indie pop (and twee) are rooted in American and French pop music between 1958 and 1972.
Thanks for the comments Zep, Baystate, and Gowi!!! Feel free to send some recs or suggestions of what I should explore. After perusing some RYM charts and listening to a handful of albums, I'm actually going to make my pop sweep broader than just indie pop. I play it pretty loose with genres anyways. It's often the albums on the cracks that interest me the most! I'll start in 1978 since that's pretty much where I left off in my punk survey so that's the year I'm kind of curious about right now, but I'll definitely being going further backwards (or forward) when something strikes my fancy.
To get things rolling, feel free to share your favorite POP albums from 1978! It can be anything - synth pop, country pop, baroque pop, whatever! Even METAL Pop (such as The Angel's Face To Face...
Also, I wouldn't say I *love* Kate Bush's two albums from '78, but there are definitely some essential tracks. Especially Wuthering Heights!!! _________________ Join us in the canon game :) / Add me on RYM
Well somebody talked about Blondie ๐
1978 is the year of Plastic Letters ร nd Parallel lines.
But thรฉ pop album which has scored that massive hit but where the album is fantastic all over is City to City by Gerry Rafferty.
And also don't forget Outlandos D'Amour and The Kick Inside.
Maybe we're straying off indie but nobody talked about indie those days and I would call these all mainstream rock/pop with an edge.
The Infernal Kissing Zone? I'm looking forward to whatever you do here, it's always fun. Especially when it includes Blondie (I hope). And once we get to Death Metal... =D>
BayState wrote:
Almost all the pop albums I love from 1978 (using RYM definition of pop) are fairly obvious:
Parallel Lines - Blondie
dihansse wrote:
Well somebody talked about Blondie Applause
1978 is the year of Plastic Letters ร nd Parallel lines.
The votes are in. And the decision is unanimous - Blondie is da bomb!
So you know what that means, boys & girls =>Rank' em! Blondie Style.
1. So what's your favorite fave - Blondie's self-titled or Parallel Lines?! (Mine's the self-titled from 1976!)
2. How would you rank their albums? Which one is the absolute worst?!
3. Is Plastic Letters under appreciated just because it came out the same year as Parallel Lines?
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