Various Artists - Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the '80s

Title: Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the '80s Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 5/27/1997 Label: Rhino Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPC: 081227272920 Genre: Rock Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Hard Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock, Roots Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Jangle Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, Indie Pop, Album Rock, College Rock Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. What I Like About You :: The Romantics
2. Baby It's You :: Phil Seymour
3. Hold on to Something :: Great Buildings
4. Tell That Girl to Shut Up :: Holly & the Italians
5. A Million Miles Away :: The Plimsouls
6. She Goes Out With Everybody :: The Spongetones
7. Whenever You're on My Mind :: Marshall Crenshaw
8. I Want You Back :: Hoodoo Gurus
9. Every Word Means No :: Let's Active
10. Crybaby :: Utopia
11. Going Down to Liverpool :: Bangles
12. Love Is for Lovers :: The dB's
13. Whatever Happenend to Fun... :: Candy
14. Places That Are Gone :: Tommy Keene
15. Behind the Wall of Sleep :: The Smithereens
16. Lisa Anne :: Bill Lloyd
17. She's So Young :: The Pursuit of Happiness
18. There She Goes :: The La's

Year Type Label Catalog # 1997 CD Rhino 72729

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Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the '70s presented the roots of power pop, and its successor, Power Pop Classics of the '80s, finds the genre slowly mutating into a classicist style. In the '80s, power pop didn't have as dedicated an audience as it did in the previous decade (or that it would have in the '90s), and the place to hear catchy guitar pop was in the ringing jangle pop of the American underground. As a result, about half of the bands on this collection -- including Let's Active, the Bangles, the DB's, Tommy Keene, the Smithereens, Hoodoo Gurus, and the La's -- had more in common with jangle pop than power pop, but they shared the same love of the three-minute single and the pure, catchy melody. Also, their presence makes Power Pop Classics of the '80s a bit more diverse than its predecessor, since there's a greater variety of pop styles, from the punchy rock of the Romantics' "What I Like About You" and the British Invasion stylings of the SpongeTones ("She Goes Out With Everybody") to the AOR of Utopia ("Crybaby") and the new wave of Holly & the Italians ("Tell That Girl to Shut Up") and the Plimsouls ("A Million Miles Away"). On the whole, the collection doesn't deliver as many thrills as Power Pop Classics of the '70s, but that's only by a slight margin, since among these 18 tracks are some of the finest pop singles of the '80s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Thorne Producer Andrew Williams Vocals Bangles Performer Bill Inglot Producer, Remastering, Release Production Bill Lloyd Producer, Performer, Bass, Vocals, Percussion, Guitar, Mandolin Bill Pitcock Guitar Billy Connelly Guitar, Vocals Bob Andrews Producer Brad Shepherd Vocals, Guitar, Percussion Candy Performer Chris Butler Producer Chris Donato Vocals, Bass Clyde Bramley Vocals, Bass Danny Wilde Vocals, Percussion, Keyboards, Guitar Dave Gilby Drums Dave Kapp Release Production, Producer, Project Supervisor Dave Pahoa Bass, Vocals Dave Schultz Remastering David Crockett Drums David E. Williams Vocals David Faulkner Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar David Gorman Producer, Release Production David Kahne Producer David McLees Producer, Release Production David Williams Vocals Debbi Peterson Drums, Vocals Dennis Diken Percussion, Vocals, Drums Diana Haig Vocals Don Dixon Producer Doug Tull Drums Duane Hitchings Keyboards Eddie Muñoz Vocals, Guitar Emory Gordy Bass Faye Hunter Vocals, Bass Gary Peterson Project Supervisor, Release Production, Producer, Discographical Annotation Gary Stewart Release Production, Producer Gene Holder Bass, Keyboards, Guitar Geoff Emerick Producer Gilby Clarke Guitar Great Buildings Performer Greg Allen Photography Harold Bronson Release Production, Producer Holly & the Italians Performer Holly Beth Vincent Guitar, Vocals Hoodoo Gurus Performer Hugh Brown Art Direction, Cover Art Ian Ainsworth Bass, Keyboards, Vocals James Baker Drums Jamie Hoover Vocals, Guitar, Producer Jay Blakesberg Photography Jeff Eyrich Producer Jerry Harrison Synthesizer Jim Babjak Guitar Jim Neill Producer, Release Production Jimmy Marinos Vocals, Drums Joe Kernich Piano John Borack Project Assistant, Liner Notes John Boylan Producer John Hagelston Producer, Release Production John Power Bass, Vocals John Schubert Percussion, Drums John Timson Drums Johnny Sinclair Bass Jon Wilcox Vocals, Drums Jonathan Daniel Bass, Synthesizer Julee Stover Editing, Liner Notes Kasim Sulton Vocals, Bass Ken Sharp Creative Consultant, Editorial Supervision Kris Abbott Vocals, Guitar Kyle Vincent Vocals, Piano Larry Byrom Keyboards Lee Mavers Vocals, Guitar Lee Mayers Guitar, Vocals Leslie Stanwyck Vocals Let's Active Performer Louie Ramirez Drums, Percussion, Vocals Marc Owens Drums Mark Sidgwick Vocals, Bass, Guitar Marshall Crenshaw Liner Notes, Vocals, Guitar, Performer Michael Farmer Percussion Michael Osborn Drums, Vocals, Percussion Michael Steele Bass, Vocals Mike Mesaros Vocals, Bass Mike Osborn Percussion, Vocals, Drums Mike Skill Vocals, Guitar Mitch Easter Liner Notes, Producer, Vocals, Guitar Moe Berg Vocals, Guitar Pat DiNizio Vocals, Guitar Pat Walters Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar Patrick Irwin Keyboards Patrick Milligan Producer, Project Supervisor, Release Production Paul Hemmings Guitar Paul Schaffer Piano, Organ Peter Case Guitar, Liner Notes, Vocals Peter Holsapple Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar Peter Solley Producer Phil Seymour Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Performer Phil Solem Vocals, Guitar Rachel Gutek Producer, Release Production, Logo, Design, Art Direction Richard Gottehrer Producer Richard Podolor Producer Richard Sandford Drums, Percussion Richie Cole Bass, Vocals Rick Wagner Keyboards Rob Thorne Drums, Percussion Robert Crenshaw Drums, Vocals Roger Powell Keyboards, Vocals Sara Romweber Drums Steve Lillywhite Producer Steve Poltorak Release Production, Producer Steve Stoeckel Vocals, Bass Steve Young Drums, Vocals Steven Chean Liner Notes, Editing Susanna Hoffs Vocals, Guitar Ted Nicely Bass The dB's Producer, Performer The La's Performer The Plimsouls Performer The Pursuit of Happiness Performer The Romantics Performer The Smithereens Performer The Spongetones Performer Todd Rundgren Vocals, Guitar, Producer Tommy Keene Vocals, Performer, Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion Utopia Producer, Performer Valerie Valera Release Production Vanessa Atkins Editing, Liner Notes Vicki Peterson Vocals, Guitar Wally Palmar Guitar, Vocals Will Rigby Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals Willie Wilcox Vocals, Drums