PERMANENT PRESS

About the Artist
The Polester Players is a band of highly skilled,intelligent and experienced musicians(Virtuosos of the FUNK!). The members have toured and recorded with Stevie Wonder,Whitney Houston,Brandy,Temptations,Stanley Clarke Tony Rich,LL Cool J,Coolio

Band Members:
Greg G Mack Dalton-guitar and vocals
Phil "Tootlum"Demarks -vocals
Rodney "Meechie" Day -vocals
Hermon "AJ" Jackson-keyboards
James Manning-bass
Land Richards-drums
Donald Hayes-saxes
Isaac Smith-trombone

Product Description
Organized and superbad.Fusing grooves of yesterday with today's The Polyester Players have created a fresh new vibe,taking music into a better tomorrow.

PERMANENT PRESS,POLYESTER PLAYERS

---

Average customer rating: Ol' schoo' funk to the max! Permanent Press

PERMANENT PRESS ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000HF26 Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

1. Organic Funk
2. Polyester(Organize & Rise)
3. Soul Sister
4. Soul Sister Part 2
5. Heaven Must Be Like This
6. Pimpin Ain't Easy
7. Double Knit Boogie
8. Pass The Peas
9. positive Vibrations
10. Permanent Press
11. Pimpin' Ain't Easy (radio Edit)
12. Soul Sister (Radio Edit)

Album Description

Organized and superbad.Fusing grooves of yesterday with today's The Polyester Players have created a fresh new vibe,taking music into a better tomorrow.

Customer Reviews:

Ol' schoo' funk to the max!.......2005-03-11

Tight-assed horn band from wayback. If they were any tighter, they couldn't blink... Buy it and enjoy!

Permanent Press.......2000-11-17

Great Cd by LA funk band ,that remind me on 70's.

Average customer rating: Nothing special, but worth picking up for a few songs Good Songs on an Uneven Album Sounds like your typical late-70's rock/pop music... Beautiful Album Sometimes the signal gets a little lost or garbled

Airwaves Badfinger Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ass Badfinger Wish You Were Here Magic Christian Music Say No More ASIN: B00000J86C Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

1. Airwaves
2. Look Out California
3. Lost Inside Your Love
4. Love Is Gonna Come At Last
5. Sympathy
6. The Winner
7. The Dreamer
8. Come Down Hard
9. Sail Away
10. Bonus Tracks: One More Time (Unreleased Outtake From The 'Airwaves' Sessions)
11. Bonus Tracks: Send Me Your Love (Unreleased)
12. Bonus Tracks: Steal My Heart (Unreleased On CD)
13. Bonus Tracks: Love Can't Hide (Unreleased)
14. Bonus Tracks: Can You Feel The Rain (New Unreleased Studio Track)

Album Description

Reissue of 1979 album originally released on Elektra. Digitally remastered with 5 unreleased bonus tracks including 'One More Time' a studio outtake taken from the sessions for 'Airwaves' which appears here for the first time ever. Includes unpublished photos with liner notes written by Joe Tans. Also includes the hit singles 'Lost Inside Your Love' and 'Love is Gonna Come at Last'. Additional bonus tracks 'Send Me Your Love' (unreleased), 'Steal My Heart' (unreleased on CD), 'Love Can't Hide' (unreleased) and 'Can't You Feel the Rain' (new unreleased studio track). 14 tracks. 1999 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Nothing special, but worth picking up for a few songs.......2004-09-20

This was an odd cd release of an unfairly ignored, late 70's comeback attempt by Tom Evans and Joey Molland. The original album was a not unpleasant collection of tunes, with a few that even hinted at the greatness that had somehow slipped away from the band years earlier. Even when they weren't at their best, the results were far from bad, but the cd release was done by some hanger-on who was a part of the project at one point, but quit before the album came out. All these years later, this wannabe has packaged the original album with several "bonus" tracks that he wrote at the time of his involvement with the album or because he was inspired by the later death of Tom Evans. PUH-LEEZE! Can you say cash grab? The Badfinger name has been dragged through the mud enough by assorted people over the years, to the point that one has to view anything except the original Apple and WB releases with a critical eye, wondering if someone had sweetened them or worse, re-done them in a nefarious plan to line their own pockets. The original Airwaves stuff is worth having if you're a big fan, but not by any means essential to the novice Badfinger fan. I'm hoping that the Tuesday re-release has the "bonus" tracks cut and left in the toilet where they belonged.

Good Songs on an Uneven Album.......2004-02-07

Airwaves from 1979 was the first Badfinger album to be released without Pete Ham, who tragically committed suicide in 1975. Of course he is sadly missed on this album, which only feaures two earlier members ; Tom Evans and Joey Molland. After Pete's death the group disbanded and both Tom and Joey were in other bands.
In 1978 they felt like reuniting and drummer Mike Gibbins were also to a rehearsal before this recording. Unfortunately Mike quickly left again and he is therefore not on this album. The line-up is: Tom Evans: bas vocals; Joey Molland: guitar, vocals; Joe Tansin: lead guitar; Ken Harck: drums; Andy Newmark: drums and Nicky Hopkins: keyboards. Ken Harck left during the recording and he was replaced by Andy Newmark to finish the album. Joe Tansin left soon after the final recordings. Nicky Hopkins only work a session musician; he was not a member of the band.

The popular pop/rock music had changed during the 5 years since the last Badfinger album, so obviously the album had to be different from their earlier albums. Producer David Malloy has often been critizised for poor production on this Badfinger album. "He had not been able to find the real Badfinger-sound". I think that's an unfair and wrong concluson. Actually a lot of the album is really good. Tom Evans' songs Lost Inside Your Love and Sail Away are true highlights. Joey's Love is Gonna Come at Last is a very commercial number and it was released a single; it did not do very well, though. The Dreamer, also by Joey, is a nice ballad, a track you may not discover the first two or three times you listen to the album; but it gets better every time. Joe Tansin wrote two songs for the album; Sympathy and The Winner. Sympathy is too commercial for my taste, almost disco-like; The Winner is a rocker similar to many of Joey's songs. Tansin shows on several tracks that he's a fabulous guitarist and some of the weaker tracks are helped a lot from his guitarplaying. The original playing time was rather short, so luckily this CD version feature 5 bonus tracks of which "Send Me Some Love", "Can You Feel The Rain" and "One More Time" are very good.

Sounds like your typical late-70's rock/pop music..........2003-09-30

Airwaves sees the salvaged band of Badfinger perhaps trying a little too hard to have a hit record. The late seventies were some bad years for rock music, in my opinion, and this album doesn't offer up anything too special. Despite what Elecktra Records apparently said at the time, I don't agree that the album sounds much like Badfinger (save for the voices, of course).
The simple, 30-second acoustic guitar opener begins the album light-weightedly and zaps right into "Look Out California," one of the better tracks, where the band sings about being "back in the airwaves." It's a good rocker, very good considering the year it was made. "Lost Inside Your Love" sounds like a half-ballad, but isn't very memorable. Fleeting member Joe Tansin's two contributions, "Sympathy" and "The Winner," sung by Tom Evans & Joey Molland, respectively, don't help the overall album much. "Sympathy" has a cool guitar riff, but the vocals and beat become a bit too disco-sounding for my tastes. The song which reportedly kicked off the sessions for Airwaves, the well-meaning "The Winner," isn't too much better.
Joey really proves his worth on this album, contributing most of the better tracks. "Love Is Gonna Come At Last" is a soft rocker and a very delicious slice of pop, and placed perfectly on the album. "The Dreamer" is a near-grandiose ballad, whose majestic arrangement clashes nicely with Joey's rough voice. However, "Come Down Hard," probably the hardest on the album, isn't anything special. Despite Joey's strong showing, it's Tom who steals the spotlight at the end with the beautiful piano ballad "Sail Away," where he sings about carrying on, a phrase, ironically, Badfinger seemed to use a lot.
The bonus tracks, unfortunately, aren't worth much. For starters, three of them shouldn't even be considered Badfinger tracks. The ones I'm referring to are "Send Me Your Love," "Steal My Heart," and "Can You Feel The Rain." The former two were recorded by Tansin during the mid-80's (ew). The reason why they are included with the album is because he wrote them during the Airwaves sessions. "Can You Feel The Rain" was written later after Tom's suicide and recorded expressly for this reissue. All three are pretty bad. Even Joey Molland's "Love Can't Hide," co-written by him & Tansin and recorded for the reissue, isn't too good. The only bonus track which truely belongs is "One More Time" (featuring Tansin's lead vocal), which was actually recorded during the Airwaves sessions but not used...and it's pretty easy to see why.
In short, if you're currently in the process of collecting Badfinger's albums like I am, you probably shouldn't make Airwaves a high priority.

Beautiful Album.......2000-11-20

I bought this LP back in 1979 and it quickly became one of my all time favourite albums. I started getting into Badfingers music shortly after Peter Ham died. Though it does miss the sounds of Pete's voice and songs, I'm glad Tommy and Joey got together to make this album.

Sometimes the signal gets a little lost or garbled.......2000-11-05

Without Pete Ham Badfinger floundered. The founding member's suicide in 1975 saddened fans of the band and put a creative strain on the remaining members. It also sapped their creative energy. Reportedly both Evans and Molland had their doubts about continuing the Badfinger name. The expectations would be high for their work even without Ham. Still, it did guarentee an audience in the form of the band's fans. Remaining members Joey Molland and Tom Evans () are joined by guitarist/ vocalist Joe Tasnin. Mike Gibbins had been invited back, but fired shortly before recording of Airwaves began. He is sorely missed although session player Andy Newmark and temporary member Ken Harck do an admirable job on most of the songs. Inspite of all this Airwaves succeeds more often than it fails.

While the songs are catchy and well written, the arrangements are a little MOR and reflect the lost vitality and uncertainity of the band. Producer David Malloy is frequently criticized for his "over the top" production style, but, in all fairness, it does recall the detailed production work by Todd Rundgren and George Harrison from Straight Up. He seems to be compensating for some of the weaker material. Sail Away, Look Out California amd Love is Gonna Come At Last all would have fit right in with the quality material on Straight Up or No Dice.

The late session ace Nicky Hopkins helps to flesh out the band's sound. Despite the evident flaws on this album, it's nice to have Airwaves back after a twenty year absence.

The follow up Say No More would boast sharper songwriting from Evans and Molland. Say No More had considerable spark despite pedestrian production due to the inclusion of Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye as a full time member of the band. That album also benefited from Richard Bryans who replaced Mike Gibbins briefly when Gibbins quit in the 70's.Both albums should be added to any fan's collection although they might not be the place to start for new fans.

Average customer rating: Junk, Junk and more Junk Walter Clevenger is truly a gifted songwriter

Man with the X-Ray Eyes Walter Clevenger Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love Songs to Myself Full Tilt and Swing ASIN: B0000010KX Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

1. Angels
2. X-Ray Eyes
3. Down To The River
4. Yesterday's News Now
5. Love You Like A King
6. My Little Girl
7. Nothing At All
8. Lose My Mind
9. Yesterday Come Back
10. Love (A Misunderstood Thing)
11. Cries Of Desperation
12. I Don't Like Your Face (Just Git)

Customer Reviews:

Junk, Junk and more Junk.......2003-04-25

CLEVENGER'S ROOKIE EFFORT WAS HAILED BY THE GESTICULATING OLD MEN OF POP WORLD AS BRILLIANT. HOWEVER IF ONE GETS PAST THE REALLY COOL JINGLE JANGLE VOX TONES, THIS ALBUM IS ABOUT AS ORIGINAL AS NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK. THE SONGS SOUND LIKE SOMETHING A JUNIOR HIGH BAND WROTE ONCE THEY LEARNED THEIR THIRD CHORD. THE LYRICS ARE JUST SILLY. THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES DISAPPOINTS TRACK AFTER TRACK UNTIL FINALLY YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO WILCO AS AN ELIXR TO THE ILLNESS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS INFECTED YOU WITH - BOREDOM!

Walter Clevenger is truly a gifted songwriter.......2002-06-10

Walter Clevenger is truly a gifted songwriter. He has that rare ability to write songs that even during your first listen, you'll find yourself singing along. This is definitely a must have CD for any collection.
I have seen the band play live, and Walter(Lead Guitar/Vocals), Steve Bancroft(Lead Guitar/Vocals),Henry Clift( Bass Guitar/Vocals) and Mike Fernandez(Drums) are a blast! They are also a great bunch of guys.

Average customer rating: Excellent Bucketfull Of Brains Maple Mars is awesome!

Welcome to Maple Mars Maple Mars Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chewy Marble Circular Haze Falling into Place ASIN: B00005NF34 Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

1. Welcome to Maple Mars
2. I Thought I Knew You Well
3. Fly
4. Souvenir
5. When Atlas Falls
6. All Brand New
7. Afterglow
8. Perfect Song
9. Silver Spy Satellite
10. Absolute Zero
11. Midsummer Day Dream
12. Wonderwalla

Album Description

When you hear this Los Angeles-based group led by former Double Naught Spies member Rick Hromadka, you'll probably think that Jeff Lynne took members of Jellyfish, Cheap Trick and ELO into the studio and came out with this pop masterpiece. Whimsy songs about space, love and well...life on Maple Mars. 12 tracks on this 2001 Permanent Press release. Powerpop at it's best!!

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2004-03-03

Should have written something sooner, but when the album came out, I just walked across the street and told Rick how great it was. Rick and his family were our neighbors for many years. Many a night he would sit in his garage practicing a new song on his guitar or working on new lyrics.

Just plain good music and just an overall nice sound.

All the best Rick, I always knew you'ld make it big....

Bucketfull Of Brains.......2003-07-21

Welcome To Maple Mars opens with the spoof live show sound of the title track. Strong, hooky, loud, spacey, with vocals on vocals. It's powerful stuff. Thereafter the album occasionally slips into the Pet Sounds-DIY netherland that has already been (and continues to be) well charted by plebt of other LA artists, That's not to say that it ain't fun, 'cause it is!

Ex-Double Naught Spies man Rick Hromadka, who more or less is Maple Mars, writes sway-inducing tunes and he's not afraid to let rip with some heavy duty guitar sounds - which is where his approach differs from most of the LA pack. In fact the searing noise makes the fourth track, Souvenir, a real standout. Other picks include All Brand New, with it's rumbling bass and jangling guitars, the hard-edged rocker Perfect Song, and the two tracks, Fly and Afterglow, recorded with Mr. Cloud Eleven Rick Gallego. (The bonus track is cool too.) The more I listen to the CD the more I find to like about it. Well worth shelling out for.

Maple Mars is awesome!.......2002-10-04

"Maple Mars songs have been played on ER, Third Watch, Power Rangers and Sweet Valley High. Listen to Rick Hromadka, singer/guitarist, singing "The Perfect Love Song" and it is just that! "Afterglow" is another one of my favorites. It is so surreal. I highly recommend this CD.
Cherisse Ackerman

Average customer rating: Holy Moly Cow Cazolly! A Master Blend that Sir Walter Raleigh would be proud of you never get a second chance to make a first impression Wonderful Voltage Enhanced Power Pop three to four minute shards of gold...

Writerscramp Breetles Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Instant Pleasure Moustache Catchall How To Make Millions In Real Estate The Subversive Sounds Of Love ASIN: B00004RBY0 Release Date: 2000-04-04

Tracks:

1. I Don't Live Here
2. My Sense of Wonder
3. That's the Kind of Love
4. Not the Only Girl
5. Same as Me
6. Invisible Man
7. Conditional Romance
8. (Out of the) Woods of Love
9. Please Send Boat
10. Punch & Judy
11. Psychotic Season
12. I Like All Kinds of Girls
13. Good Karma
14. Their Day
15. Someone Near Me
16. Horizontal

Album Description

Sixth full length release from one man band Chris Breetveld. For fans of XTC, 10cc, Todd Rundgren, The Beatles and Brian Wilson. Featuring a guest appearance by Dennis Diken (Smithereens). 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Holy Moly Cow Cazolly!.......2000-04-03

The perfect album WAS a lost art until now. The Breetles have made me whole again. I thought nobody made albums this solid anymore, but Writerscramp ranks with the best of the best. Praise Jah! And thank you Permanent Press Records for putting the Cramp back in Pop. Love this record - I give it 11 Stars. - Boris

A Master Blend that Sir Walter Raleigh would be proud of.......2000-03-29

Have I arisen from bloody grave? This record contains alot of Beatlesque hooks and grooves. Not since I showed MAC a thing or two in the studio have I heard such originality. I thought Yoko was diggin up me old tapes and was ripping me off again. "Please Send Boat" is Brian Wilson meets Jimmy Buffet meets Bob Welch. I wish I could get another copy here in la la land.

you never get a second chance to make a first impression.......2000-03-12

This guy has been crankin' out some of the best power pop for years! Not since Sir Paul heard Pet Sounds has anyone been more inspired to put these kind of tracks down. Breet is one of the true masters of his craft. Brian Wilson and Godley & Creme have got nothing on this boy! I've got two words for this album: "I want more!"

Wonderful Voltage Enhanced Power Pop.......2000-03-10

A terrific follow up to "Spooj" with more hits on a CD than a Monkees album. "Same as Me", "Psychotic Season" and "Good Karma" get my votes for great pop songs. It's about time this artist got into your music collection. Buy it, Play it and the Breetles will make your day.

three to four minute shards of gold..........2000-03-09

Inventive, rocking, witty, tuneful, and what else do you need in your life, damnit? Not exactly soul music, but music for the soul nonetheless. Thick soles with deep treads. Songs to walk the world in. Must we call it pop? How about BANG! Get it, absorb it, live by it.

Average customer rating: Wow! this stuff makes me laugh Too good for the cutout bins TOP 10 OF ALL TIME! Great Songs!

Cornerstone Richard X. Heyman Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hey Man! Basic Glee Living Room!! Heyman, Hoosier & Herman Actual Sighs ASIN: B0000010L0 Release Date: 1998-02-10

Tracks:

1. Cornerstone
2. All I Have
3. If We Should Ever Meet Again
4. Racing After You
5. Everything The Same
6. Tidal Wave
7. When She Arrives
8. The Drone Song
9. From This Day Forever
10. Ask Anyone Who's Tried
11. Out Of My Hands
12. When It Was Our Time
13. On You
14. Clear Me Now

Amazon.com

A longstanding fixture on the New York scene, singer/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Heyman is a master of the power-pop form, crafting effortlessly melodic gems whose formal majesty is matched by their emotional firepower. This 14-song collection contains his most accomplished work to date, demonstrating that Heyman's talents have, if anything, grown sharper in the six years since his sole major-label release, Hey Man!. On solidly crafted, aggressively played tunes like "If We Should Ever Meet Again," "Cornerstone," and "Out of My Hands," Heyman wields his impressive arsenal of hooks without succumbing to soft-centered wimpiness. --Scott Schinder

Album Description

Long awaited 2nd album from multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter who Rolling Stone called 'an undiscovered treasure'. His inflences range from Elvis Costello and Tom Petty to the Byrds. 14 tracks of power-pop and jangly guitar rock.1998 release. Stand

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2001-09-17

The Permanent Press Label has brought us some great pop/rock over the last several years, and this CD stands out as the best of a fine catalogue. As you may have read elsewhere, Richard X. (yo, Richard, what's with that "X," anyway??) Heyman is a singer/songwriter/instrumentalist who now has several CD's to his credit. He has an uncanny knack for beginning a song with a simple riff or chord progression and then building it into a thing of power and beauty. His voice is more reminiscent of Dylan or Knopfler than the usual "powerpop" icons, and I'm not sure powerpop is really the best description of what he does, but the guy is very talented no matter what label you put on his music. "Cornerstone" ups the ante from the also-excellent "Hey Man" by uniting the tracks in a sort of "song cycle" about returning to his boyhood home town and reflecting on those formative years and their impact on his adult life. Any thoughtful listener can relate. There's no need to single out tracks, because they're all excellent. Easily my CD Of The Year for 1998.

this stuff makes me laugh.......2001-04-14

ok so theres people out there that listen to this stuff? although under the far too giddy music i believe is some hooks, but the production sounds like it was recorded under water, and thatd even be cool if this was a good album by anyone other than this guy. this is truly annoying music by all means. the lryics are about god knows and the music is just really unorginal. reminds me of 60s folk recorded by some dude that was tripping on shrooms. this is not a good thing by the way. i dont like this album and i will try my best to stay away from music like this.

Too good for the cutout bins.......2000-11-10

I wrote one of those lists for 90's pop and this guy is one I forgot. That seems to have been his fate with most of his releases--the terrific "Hey Man!" album is in most used stores for a dollar. But he's pretty much a one-man band who writes songs that stay with you. His singing may be a bit nasal, but his overdubbed harmonies work for me. He does take too long between albums though.

TOP 10 OF ALL TIME!.......2000-04-08

This disc is definitely in my top 10 of all time. What can be said that the other reviewers and editorial comments have not said already? This man is a pop genius, and this is his most realized work. I picked up this disc at a time when I was going through 'relationship hassles.' The melodies are so catchy, the harmonies, the drums, guitars, and keys so perfect. Even the song cycle, revolving around the startup, troubles, and eventual triumph of the relationship, is fully realized. This guy must be a perfectionist! There is not a flaw in any way, shape or form on this disc! I here there is new music sometime in Y2K for Mr. Heyman. And I'm sure it will be unbelievably fantastic!

Great Songs!.......2000-01-17

Very few musicians live up to the claim that they are "undiscovered geniuses". I think RXH comes pretty darn close. There are at least five or six songs on this album that I will probably listen to for the rest of my life: Cornerstone, All I Have, If We Should Ever Meet Again, From This Day Forever, Ask Anyone Who's Tried, and When It Was Our Time. It takes a real "greatness of soul" to write songs like these--few artists can touch this place very often, if ever. The rest of the album is pretty great, too.

Average customer rating: Keep Chewing Pretty nice work Expertly played modern pop music, simply great.

Chewy Marble Chewy Marble Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Welcome to Maple Mars Repeater Bowl of Surreal World So Bright Falling into Place ASIN: B0000010KZ Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

1. Down
2. I Want You Only
3. Loneliest Man
4. She Still Shines
5. My Reaction
6. Peculiar
7. I Just Fell
8. Mis'Ry Train
9. Jennifer Smiles
10. Silly Place
11. Teacher's Pet
12. Touch And Go

Album Description

Chewy Marble's self-titled debut is a sparkling power-pop effort-spotlighting founder Brian Kassan's versatile songwriting skills, which touch on influences ranging from Badfinger ('Loneliest Man') to the Zombies ('Peculiar') to even contemporary chamber-pop revivalists like the High Llamas ('Teacher's Pet'). A Permanent Press release.

Customer Reviews:

Keep Chewing.......2004-12-30

Great band name but sucky (emphasis on sucky) mellow pop songs.

Try the Hang Ups or Saturday Looks Good To Me instead. And please stop with the Teenage Fanclub comparisons.

Pretty nice work.......1999-07-15

This is one of the best pure pop bands today. CM leader, Brian Kassan, also a member of wonderful Wondermints, is a Macca-Wilson mastermind. This is their first album, full of pop gems like my reaction, she stills shines, i just fall and one of the most beautiful tunes of 1997, I Want You Only. I'm expecting with their new follow-up record, probably called Bowl of Surreal. I'm sure it will deserve five stars!

Expertly played modern pop music, simply great........1998-08-26

A fine, little pop band from L.A. Wonderful songwriting, playing, singing, production - you name it. Fans of bands like Big Star and Teenage Fanclub will be especially enthralled.

Average customer rating: Gotta Have Pop! A Total Melodic Delight Power pop fans gotta have this!

Gotta Have Pop! Bob Segarini Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000010KW Release Date: 1996-08-13

Tracks:

1. Gotta Have Pop
2. Hide Away
3. Afraid Of The Ocean
4. I Don't Want To Lose You
5. Don't Believe A Word I Say
6. Livin' In The Movies
7. Steady Eddie
8. Dressed In The Dark
9. When The Lights Are Out
10. Love Story
11. Groucho Marx
12. Bonus Track
13. Bonus Track
14. Bonus Track
15. Bonus Track

Album Description

A long-lost power pop classic, Gotta Have Pop remains the peak moment of cult-hero Bob Segarini's career, a joyous resurrection of classic AM radio sights and sounds highlighted by 'Love Story,' one of the finest and most affectionate Beatles tributes ever recorded. The 1996 reissue includes the bonus track 'Groucho Marx,' as well as a number of unlisted cuts including early demos dating back to Segarini's days with the Wackers. A Permanent Press release.

Customer Reviews:

Gotta Have Pop!.......2005-10-10

From The Family Tree to Roxy to The Wackers to The Dudes to his solo releases, Bob Segarini has made consistently compelling pop music for the mind and body. Why he isn't a star could be the subject of a million dissertations. Meanwhile, buy this CD and any other release of his that you can get your hands on. The proof is in the music and you should be listening.

A Total Melodic Delight.......2005-03-28

Hard to believe that this album and Bob Segarini didn't achieve great fame. Well, the cynical side of me says, "No surprise." Afterall, how many radio stations would dare to play the very lyrical "Steady Eddie" with its satirical play on Beaver Cleaver and his television clan? "Don't Believe a Word I Say" scrutinizes the dating scene and all the phoney bravado it generates. "Gotta Have Pop," "When the Lights are Out," and other tunes here just delight with great melodies and pretty doggone entertaining lyrics that don't insult the listener's intelligence. All in all, a real delightful listening experience.

Power pop fans gotta have this!.......2000-05-16

Canadian Bob Segarini is one of those artists who toiled in relative obscurity for many years yet consistently turned out outstanding material.(Can you say.."Martin Newell"?) This was his first solo outing after helming several projects in the 70's, including the Dudes and his most well-known group, the Wackers. Originally released in the early 80's, this collection is an unsung power-pop classic. I would place the album's best tune, "With The Lights Out" up there with Todd Rundgren's "Couldn't I Just Tell You" or Cheap Trick's "Surrender" any day. Nary a weak song on this CD...power poppers dig in!

Average customer rating: Great Unknown Pop

Letters from the Desk of Count S. Van Delecki The Van Delecki's Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ebum Shoobum Shoobum Paparazzi ASIN: B0000010KV Release Date: 1996-08-13

Tracks:

1. Moonlight
2. What's Wrong With Yo Yo?
3. Flying' Kites In The Lightning
4. Mona Lisa
5. Red
6. Catfish Moon
7. Nobody Wins
8. NBG
9. A Photograph
10. Your Pen
11. Time To Go

Album Description

The Van Delecki's Letters From the Desk of Count S.Van Delecki is Jamie Hoover's band (The Spongetones). This CD has lots of harmonies, pure pop melodies and plenty of hooks. The album, for the most part, is more relaxed and has some Mersey references with light acoustic, folky arrangements playing a bigger role. A Permanent Press release.

Customer Reviews:

Great Unknown Pop.......2001-01-15

This CD has been in my collection for years and continues to be one of my favorites. From the catchy tune (and pretty ambiguous lyrics) of "What's Wrong With Yo-Yo?" to the dark, haunting song "Red" with its mythological references, Jamie Hoover and Bryan Shumate have demonstrated a rare ability to write intelligent lyrics with memorable melodies. Musicians Jim Brock and Don Dixon make appearances on the disk and though he is not listed as a producer, Don Dixon is credited with "Song Sequence." If you pick this disk up, you may find it in your favorites for many years to come.

Average customer rating: Great Pop!! HELP ME! I CAN'T STOP! This looks like a job for...The Supers! APPROVED BY THE ROCK CODE AUTHORITY

Spklanng! Supers Manufacturer: Permanent Press ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Big Surprise Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Rubinoos La-Di-Da Minor Chords and Major Themes Ask Anybody ASIN: B00005ARCO Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

1. Secret
2. Turn
3. I Don't Wanna Sleep
4. So Many Crooks
5. Only You
6. 1+1=3
7. Fall
8. Even Fools
9. Luck And Skill
10. Pill
11. A Stitch In Time
12. Eyes Of The World

Customer Reviews:

Great Pop!!.......2004-12-30

Sounds similar to the Rubinoos, got it for 1 cent on eBay I sold it for $2.50 on Amazon cuz I did not like it, but I had only skimmed through the tracks quickly, but after re-listening to it, it's a good pop CD, I burned a copy before I shipped it, luckily. A quintessential example of the powerpop genre, it will definitely be played for a long time, couple of songs sound like Splitsville. I don't know why I made such a quick decision on this CD before I resold it. It's really very good. Songs include - I Don't Want To Sleep, So Many Crooks, Turn, 1+1=3, Only You. Truly stellar pop songs.

HELP ME! I CAN'T STOP!.......2001-11-03

Seriously! Since I purchased Spklanng, it hasn't left my car stereo. My husband is ready to... me!

It's a crazy infectious CD and I can't stop. I LOVE The Supers!!!

This looks like a job for...The Supers!.......2001-07-09

Oh, did I ever regret not standing in line to buy a copy of Spklanng! at the merchandise table ..., when The Supers opened for Moxy Früvous on the weekend of FrüCon IV. Thank you Amazon for making this available to those of us who were not fortunate enough to be born Canadian!

The Supers are a close-to-the-core rock band that manages not to sound retro. And Spklanng! is such a fun disk! It's fresh, real and consistently listenable, which makes it a perfect long-drive CD.

If Spklanng! is the kind of cross-border product we are supposed to be flooded with, then NAFTA do your worst!

APPROVED BY THE ROCK CODE AUTHORITY.......2001-05-15

TOTALLY INFECTIOUS POP/ROCK the way it was meant to be played. And play it loud. Honest, straight stereo. These guys sound like they are having fun. (Wait until you see the cover art!)

The first track, "Secret", is the tune that will make you want to run out and buy this. You'll probably hit the 'back' button at least once or twice. When you finally let it go on to "Turn", you'll know that this is not one of those disks you've picked up for just one track. This rocks straight through.

Easily one of the best records this year.

Christian Music:

1. Pizzazz
2. Please Please Please [Original recording remastered]
3. Rhythm & Blues [Box set] [Import]
4. Rock Me Tonight
5. Rugged in Buckwild
6. Significant Gains [Original recording remastered] [Import]
7. Slide and Other Hits
8. Sock It to Em Soul [Import]
9. Son of a Gun [CD-single] [Import]
10. Soul Train Xmas Starfest

Christian Music

christian music

Christian Music

Live Dates III [Live] [Import]

Facets

Chicago Boogie [Import]

Thinkin' 'Bout You

Der Deutsche Party Mix Folge, Vol. 2 [Import]

Dreamland

El Topo Grand Hotel [Import]

Collision Course [Clean] [Enhanced]

Everyone's a Winner: 60 Original No.1's 60's, 70's & 80's [Import]

Cello

Die Nacht Der Seele: Tantric Songs

Ever After-Live

Canciones

Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1929-1937)

The Other Women