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| Sade The Best of Sade 1994 Epic Records | Your
Love is King Hang On to Your Love Smooth Operator Jezebel The Sweetest Taboo Is It a Crime Never as Good as the ..... ..... ..... ..... First Time Love is Stronger than Pride | Paradise Nothing Can Come ... ..... ..... ..... Between Us No Ordinary Love Like a Tattoo Kiss of Life Please Send Me Someone ... ..... ..... ..... .. .... to Love Cherish the Day Pearls | ||||||
| Jazz Rock, I guess you'd call it . . . Anyway, it's great makeout music! | ||||||||
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| The
Saturn V featuring Orbit Behind Closed Doors at a Recording Session 2000 Big Ben Records | Have
Gun (Will Travel) Say I Am | Fooba
Wooba John I Wanna Be a Beatle | ||||||
| Orbit
is a mainstay of the Akron music scene going back to the day when Devo,
Tin Huey, The Waitresses, and the like were trying to make it in the late 70s - early 80s. But this is NOT the band that is featured on the soundtrack of That Thing You Do! | ||||||||
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| Saxon Denim and Leather 1981 Carrere Records | Princess
of the Night Never Surrender Out of Control Rough and Ready Play It Loud | And
the Bands Played On Midnight Rider Fire in the Sky Denim and Leather | ||||||
| Another
in the onslaught of British heavy metal / hard rock bands in the early 80s, along
with Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. These guys are great for mindless, head banging, feel-good music. Gotta love 'em! | ||||||||
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| The
Searchers Greatest Hits 1987 sirtwiggly records | Love
Potion No. 9 When You Walk in ....... ............ the Room Needles and Pins Sugar and Spice Sweets for My Sweet Magic Potion It's in Her Kiss | Don't
Throw Your Love Away Shimmy Shimmy Hi-Heel Sneakers Da Doo Ron Ron Twist and Shout Stand By Me What Have They Done ............ .......... to the Rain | ||||||
| One
of the original bands from the British Invasion of the 60s, The Searchers
had a string of hits that many remember but are unaware of who the group is. Great collection of 60's pop. | ||||||||
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| The
Selecter Too Much Pressure 1980 2 Tone Records | Three
Minute Hero Everyday They Make Me Mad Missing Words Danger Street Feeling | My
Collie (Not a Dog) Too Much Pressure Murder Out On the Streets Carry Go Bring Come Black and Blue James Bond CD Bonus Tracks: The Selecter On My Radio Too Much Pressure | ||||||
| In
the early 80s, Ska was taking Britain by storm. Madness,
The Specials, and The Selecter were just some of the great bands of the 2 Tone movement. Sadly, as with all great fads, Ska didn't last too long; the so-called resurgence in the early 90s was not Ska - just a poor imitation. | ||||||||
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| The
Semantics Powerbill 1993 Geffen Records | Sticks
and Stones Future for You Coming Up Roses Jenny Won't Play Fair Average American | Don't
Say Goodbye The Sky is Falling Black and blue Johnny Come Lately Life Goes On Glasses and Braces CD Bonus Tracks: Avalon Baby It's You This One's for Me The Facts of Life Hippy Woman Lonely Girl Standing Still Merry Go Round Wildflower Victim for Somebody Else Maria | ||||||
| What
a find! This incredible trio turned out some of the best Power Pop you've never
heard! Guitarist Owsley went on to a promising solo career in the late 90s, only to stall amid a market glutted with talentless pretty faces churning out awful teen pop. Anyway, this album is one of the bright spots of the early 90s Power Pop scene. | ||||||||
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| Sextus Stranger Than Fiction 2008 Dramapants Records | Prelude Wishing You Well Wild to Make You Mine The Mystery of "O" Crazy3 4 You On the Freak Side | You
Might Should Know Tricki Tina Obsessed Break of the Morning Glitter Girl Ballmii Need a Push CD Bonus Track: Kiss Me to Tremors | ||||||
| When
Eric Dover left Imperial Drag,
I hated him for breaking up such a wonderful band. 12 years later, he resurfaces with Sextus, a wonderful blend of Drag and Jellyfish. | ||||||||
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| Sham
69 Tell Us the Truth 1978 A Plus Eye Records 1996 Dojo Records Reissue | Live We Got a Fight Rip Off Ulster George Davis is Innocent They Don't Understand Borstal Breakout | Studio Family Life Hey Little Rich Boy I'm a Man I'm a Boy What About the Lonely Tell Us the Truth It's Never Too Late Who's Generation CD Bonus Track: What Have We Got | ||||||
| In
England in the late 70s, the punk movement was still going strong despite the
demise of The Sex Pistols. The Clash was going strong, The Police were just starting, and a myriad of bands mostly unknown to U.S. music fans were making waves. Sham 69 was one of them with their punk attitudes and overtly political sensibilities. In the early 21st century this music does sound a bit dated, but is does evoke the feelings of the times very well. | ||||||||
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| Jane
Siberry The Walking 1987 Duke Street Records | The
White Tent the Raft Red High Heels Goodbye Ingrid and the Footman | Lena
is a White Table The Walking (and Constantly) The Lobby The Bird in the Gravel | ||||||
| Another
one difficult to describe. Kind of like tone poems set to a beat. Poetry you can
dance to! At times, very strange and at others, very emotionally compelling. From joy to sadness, Siberry covers it all. | ||||||||
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| The
Silence The Silence 1986 Herb Jackson Records | Empty
Places Fear of Women | Electric
Shadows If This Night Should Ever End | ||||||
| Another
great local band in the 80s (Akron - Kent -Cleveland, Ohio) that the venerable
Herb Jackson signed. Though many local bands at the time stayed away from Jackson like he had the plague, I still thank him for recording some great acts of the time (The Attitude, Terrible Parade). | ||||||||
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| The
Silencers A Letter to St. Paul 1987 RCA Records | Painted
Moon I Can't Cry Bullets and Blue Eys God's Gift | I
See Red I Ought to Know A Letter from St. Paul Blue Desire Possessed | ||||||
| A great Scottish band that, after two hits from this album, disappeared. Unfortunate, really. A great record. | ||||||||
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| Simply
Red Greatest Hits 1996 Eastwest Records America | Holding
Back the Years Moeny's Too Tight to Mention The Right Thing It's Only Love A New Flame You've Got It If You Don't Know Me by Now | Stars
Something Got Me Started Thrill ME Your Mirror For Your Babiies So Beautiful Angel Fairground | ||||||
| The obligatory 'best of' set from Britain's mainstay of soulful pop. Romantic as all get out. | ||||||||
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| Siouxsie
& the Banshees Twice Upon a Time - The Singles 1992 Geffen Records | Fireworks Slowdive Melt! Dear Prudence Swimming Horses Dazzle Overground Cities in Dust Candyman | This
Wheel's On Fire The Passenger Peek-A-Boo The Killing Jar The Last Beat of My Heart Kiss Them for Me Shadowtime Fear (of the Unknown) Face to Face | ||||||
| A great band that started out as Punk, went New Wave, and ended up Goth. Great tunes! | ||||||||
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| Skin
Machine Feed the Flesh 2000 Skin Music Records | Blue
Noise New Disease Broken Impulse I Must Breathe | Dream
of Angels Black Hot In This Place Skin Machine | ||||||
| Another
remnant of the great Akron band, Joy
Circuit, Skin Machine is the latest project from Mike Render, JC's original guitarist and main songwriter. Enlisting the help of Stephen Taylor for vocals (also from Joy Circuit and Time No Reason), SM is a goth-head's dream. Moody, powerful, yet carries a tune - definitely NOT a poseur's band. | ||||||||
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| Sleeper The It Girl 1996 BMG Records | Feeling
Peaky Sale of the Century Dress Like Your Mother Statuesque Nice Guy Eddie Stop Your Crying | Lie
Detector What Do I Do Now? Shrinkwrapped Good Luck Mr. Gorsky Factor 41 Click . . . off . . . gone | ||||||
| Fantastic
album from a so-so band. Skip the first and last releases from this group and
stick with this one - you won't regret it. | ||||||||
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| Snow
Patrol Final Straw 2003 A & M / Polydor Records | How
to Be Dead Wow Gleaming Auction Whatever's Left Spitting Games Chocolate | Run Grazed Knees Ways & Means Tiny Little Fractures Somewhere a Clock is Ticking Same | ||||||
| I discovered this band from the soundtrack of a baseball video game I have (!) Poppy, yet artfully moody but not pretentious. Amazing combination in this day and age . . . | ||||||||
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| Soul
Asylum Let Your Dim Light Shine 1995 Columbia Records | Misery Shut Down To My Own Devices Hopes Up Promises Broken Bittersweetheart String of Pearls | Crawl Caged Rat Eyes of a Child Just Like Anyone Tell Me When Nothing to Write Home About I Did My Best | ||||||
| Got
this for the single, 'Misery.' Ended up loving the whole CD! Great record! Too
bad it's one of their last ones. | ||||||||
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| The
Sounds Living in America 2003 New Line Records | Seven
Days a Week Dance with Me Living in America Hit Me! Mine for Life | Rock
'n' Roll Like a Lady Reggie Fire Hope You're Happy Now Riot CD Bonus Track: (We Are) The Sounds | ||||||
| Fantastic
band out of Sweden or someplace like that. Incredible hooks, strong vocals, great
songs . . . it's like 1981 all over again, but with a modern twist. Heavily influenced by Blondie, which is always a good thing! | ||||||||
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| Southside
Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Love is a Sacrifice 1980 Mercury Records | Why Love When It's Strong Goodbye Love Murder Keep Our Love Simple | Restless
Heart Why is Love Such a Sacrifice On the Beach Long Distance It Hurts | ||||||
| Southside
Johnny was kinda big around here (Northeast Ohio) in the early 80s, along
the lines of Michael Stanley and Bruce Springsteen. Pretty good record here, full of blue-eyed soul and R & B. | ||||||||
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| Spandau
Ballet The Singles Collection 1985 Chrysalis Records | Gold Lifeline Round and Round Only When You Leave Instinction Highly Strung True | Communication I'll Fly For You To Cut a Long Story Short Chant No. 1 She Loved Like Diamond Paint Me Down The Freeze Muscle Bound | ||||||
| One
of the New Romantic pioneers of the early 80s, Spandau Ballet is best known
for their hit 'True.' Though a great song, certainly not there best as evidenced here in this wonderful collection. Crave more New Romantic stuff? Check out Duran Duran and Adam & the Ants. | ||||||||
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| Dusty
Springfield The Very Best of Dusty Springfield 1998 Mercury Records | I
Only Want to Be with You Wishin' and Hopin' You Don't Have to Say ..... ..... ..... .. You Love Me Stay Awhile Son of a Preacher Man I Just Don't Know What ..... ..... .... to Do with Myself What's It Gonna Be All Cried Out In the Middle of Nowhere All I See is You | The
Look of Love Little By Little I Close My Eyes and ..... ..... .... .. Count to Ten Some of Your Lovin' I'll Try Anything Losing You Guess Who? A Brand New Me Give Me Time Goin' Back | ||||||
| Aah,
Dusty . . . what can I say? Beautiful voice, an incredible talent, and
an overall wonderful person. Dusty passed away in the late 90s - she is sorely missed. | ||||||||
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| Billy
Squier Emotions in Motion 1982 Capitol Records | Everybody
Wants You Emotions in Motion Learn How to Live In Your Eyes Keep Me Satisfied | It
Keeps You Runnin' One Good Woman She's a Runner Catch 22 Listen to the Heartbeat | ||||||
| This
is a really good album, I'm still surprised to say. Even after all these years,
it still holds up as very good rock 'n' roll. Not a cliche in the whole bunch. | ||||||||
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| Standing
Waves Standing Waves 1991 Soundproof Records | Deafen
Me Talk to Me Give Her the World In the Stars It's About Time | Give
It Up Tomorrow With Just One Smile Finish Line Wrong Side of the Bed | ||||||
| Another
local band from Akron, Ohio circa early 90's. The brainchild of Tim Prentice,
Standing Waves was formed after the demise of probably one of the greatest Akron bands ever (and bafflingly never signed to a major label), Joy Circuit. In that tradition, this is a collection of tuneful synthseizer-oriented songs, but in a 90's style. For other Joy Circuit related material, click on any of these: Sunshine Suicide... ... ..... ..... .....TripNotic..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Skin Machine..... ..... ..... ..... Collideascope | ||||||||
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| Paul
Stanley Live to Win 2006 New Door Records | Live
to Win Lift Wake Up Screaming Everytime I See You Around Bulletproof | All
About You Second to None It's Not Me Loving You Without You Now Where Angels Dare | ||||||
| The second solo album from the frontman of KISS, and it only took him 28 years to do it! At times he tries to sound like Creed (what?!?) but overall, it's a harmless little album with some decent tunes. If KISS is really gone, at least we know Paul will carry on the torch. | ||||||||
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| Star
Collector Demo Model 256 1997 Clockwise Records | Skyscraper
Slowfade Songs You Never Wrote Half of Nothing Turn You On Sugar and Poison | Motorcycle The Deep End The Lemming Song Bleed Your Mind Morningstar Cecily | ||||||
| A
great indie band based out of Canada, this 1997
CD has it all -- gutsy power pop that holds nothing back. Plus, how can you not love a band that names itself after a Monkees song? | ||||||||
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| Rod
Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story 1971 Mercury Records | Every
Picture Tells a Story Seems Like a Long Time That's All Right Tomorrow is Such a . . . . . . . . . . . Long Time | Maggie
May Mandolin WInd (I Know) I'm Losing you Reason to Believe | ||||||
| Rod the Bod's solo debut, and what a way to get things started! A classic in every sense of the word. | ||||||||
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| The
Stone Roses The Stone Roses 1989 Silvertone Records | I
Wanna Be Adored She Bangs the Drums Elephant Stone Waterfall Don't Stop Bye Bye Badman | Elizabeth
My Dear (Song for My) Sugar .... ...... ...... ... Spun Sister Made of Stone Shoot You Down This is The One I Am the Resurrection Fools Gold | ||||||
| A
PERFECT example of why England will always dominate when it comes to original
rock music. Virtually unknown in America, the Roses were all the rage in the UK, and this disc explains why. The Manchester combo, along with Happy Mondays, put Manchester, England back on the musical map as a powerhouse of great music. If you ever get the chance to purchase this CD, do NOT hesitate. | ||||||||
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| The
Stranglers Dreamtime 1986 Epic Records | Always
the Sun Dreamtime Was It You? You'll Always Reap What ................ You Sow Ghost Train | Nice
in Nice Big in America Shakin ' Like a Leaf Mayan Skies Too Precious | ||||||
| An atypical punk band that, for this record anyway, created some very melodic and powerful songs. | ||||||||
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| The
Stray Cats Rock This Town: The Best of the Stray Cats 1990 EMI Records | Rock
This Town (She's) Sexy + 17 I Won't Stand in Your Way Gene & Eddie Rumble in Brighton | Stray
Cat Strut Look at that Cadillac Built for Speed Bring It Back Again Runaway Boys | ||||||
| What
can I say? MTV, silly videos, great beat, and the spirit of Eddie Cochrane
all rolled into one group. All the hits are here, and frankly, what more do you need? | ||||||||
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| Joe
Strummer & the Mescaleros Rock Art & the X-Ray Style 1999 Hellcat Records | Tony
Adams Sandpaper Blues X-Ray Style Techno D-Day The Road to Rock 'n' Roll | Diggin'
the New Nitcomb Forbidden City Yalla Yalla Willesden to Cricklewood | ||||||
| FINALLY, Joe Strummer put out a new album! Interesting stuff, too. Not unlike the Clash but not reminiscent of them, either. Sounds strange, I know, but in the musical landscape of 1999, this was a breath of unexpected fresh air. | ||||||||
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| Andy
Sturmer Demos 2001 sirtwiggly records | I
Built Me a Bridge Two Months Tuesday Widower's Song | The
Angel Made Me Do It Sweet Wingless Angel The Beginning of the End | ||||||
| One
of the most eagerly awaited albums in Power Pop history is that of Andy Sturmer's
debut. Unfortunately, it's been a decade since the demise of one of the greatest bands ever (Jellyfish), Sturmer still hasn't released anything! Sure, he played drums on The Merrymakers' Bubblegun CD, but he hasn't done anything on his own. Though there is this sparse collection of demos he did. Whoopee . . . | ||||||||
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| The
Style Council The Singular Adventures of the Style Council 1989 Polydor Records | You're
the Best Thing Have You Ever Had it Blue Money Go Round My Ever Changing Moods Long Hot Summer The Lodgers Walls Come Tumbling Down Shout to the Top! | Wanted It Didn't Matter Speak Like a Child A Solid Bond in Your Heart Life at a Top Peoples ..... ..... ..... ..... Health Farm Promised Land How She Threw It All Away Waiting | ||||||
| At
the height of The Jam's success,
Paul Weller got bored and
broke up the band. Then he turned around and formed The Style Council and released a bunch of jazzy, British pop-soul records that were very successful. Then at the height of the Style Council, he broke them up, too and embarked on a solo career that is going strong to this day. Give the people what they want, eh? | ||||||||
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| Sugarbomb Bully 2001 RCA Records | What
a Drag Bully Hello Mail Order Girlfriend Motor Mouth | Clover Over Gone Posterchild for Tragedy Waiting After All | ||||||
| WHAT
A DISCOVERY!!! Since Jellyfish
ended, I've been on the lookout for the Next Big Thing. Outside of Sloan, Sugarbomb is it. A great Power Pop band from Texas (!), this was their major label debut. Yet again, the ugly monster of corporate teen pop, American Idol crap overshadowed another talented band. Don't know where they are know, but I sure hope I found out soon. | ||||||||
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| The
Sugarplastic Bang! The World is Round 1996 DGC Records | Another
Myself Sheep Don't Sleep Transworld Modal Operator Little Teeth Montebello | The
Way This Is Polly Brown Oh Charlene Say Katie Soft Jingo Ohio | ||||||
| What
a great record! The best XTC record in years! Too bad it's
not the lads from Swindon . . . In any event, it's a very enjoyable album. | ||||||||
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| The
Sun Sawed in 1/2 Bewilderbeast 2000 Not Lame Records | Kiss
Her Like You Mean It The Beholder & His Eye In the Kyiv Sea memyself&eye Shiny Objects Song No. 11 Shining Knight | Denny's
Lounge Everythingoes Painting Today I Fell Still Rain Settle Down What Soul Have I | ||||||
| Another
worthy challenger to the Jellyfish
throne, The Sun Sawed in 1/2 is a wonderfully lush, lyrical, and inspiringly talented band. Give me more! | ||||||||
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| Sunshine
Suicide Live at Annabell's 1997 sirtwiggly records | Sour
Grapes and Lemonade 'Magination Perfect Day Nothing New Under the Sun Cupid Falls | Fishin'
for Brains The Welcome Song It's My Party and I'll Bitch ..... ..... ..... ..... If I Want To That's Beautiful Secret Agent Girl | ||||||
| I
LOVE THIS BAND!!! And not because my best friend was in it. A bootlegged performance
of a show at a once-great bar in Akron, Ohio. A passerby at a Sunshine show once grumbled, 'I don't like them. They sound like The Beatles.' Hell, I'd take a harsh criticism like that any day! ..... ..... ..... ..... .......... (other Tim Prentice bands: Standing Waves, TripNotic, Joy Circuit) | ||||||||
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| Super
Furry Animals Fuzzy Logic 1996 Epic Records | God!
Show Me Magic Fuzzy Birds Something 4 the Weekend Frisbee Hometown Unicorn Gathering Moss | If
You Don't Want Me to ..... ..... ..... ... Destroy You Bad Behaviour Mario Man Hangin' with Howard Marks Long Gone For Now and Ever | ||||||
| Another highly strange, yet strangely musical Brit Pop act from the mid 90s. | ||||||||
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| Supertramp
Breakfast in America 1979 A & M Records | Gone
Hollywood The Logical Song Goodbye Stranger Breakfast in America Oh Darling | Take
the Long Way Home Lord Is It Mine Just Another Nervous Wreck Casual Conversations Child of Vision | ||||||
| GREAT
record! Their breakthrough to mainstream America, this album has it all. Sadly,
Supertramp would never again achieve the success they had with this record. | ||||||||
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| SWAG Catch-All 2001 Yep Roc Records | Lone I'll Get By Near Perfect Smile Please Don't Tell When She Awoke Louise | Different
Girl You Eight Trixie Ride She's Deceiving | ||||||
| A
great power pop record that was dismissed by Cheap
Trick, and at one point there was even a lawsuit against the other guys in the band and the record label. Apparently, Tom Petersson (CT, bass) agreed to help out and record a couple songs for this record. Well, the label then promoted the CD on the strength of the connection to Petersson and Cheap Trick (that's why I bought it, to be honest). Seems that Petersson and CT didn't like that, so they pursued legal action. Whether it got to the courts is beyond me. | ||||||||
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| Sweet Desolation Boulevard 1975 Capitol Records | Ballroom
Blitz The 6-Teens No You Don't A.C.D.C. I Wanna Be Committed | Sweet
F.A. Fox On the Run Set Me Free Into the night Solid Gold Brass | ||||||
| Glam
rock at its poppiest! The only Sweet album that matters! If you don't have
this, you're record collection is not complete. | ||||||||
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| Matthew
Sweet Time Capsule: The Best of Matthew Sweet 2000 Volcano Records | Divine
Intervention I've Been Waiting Girlfriend You Don't Love Me Time Capsule The Ugly Truth (Acoustic) Devil with the Green Eyes Someone to Pull the Trigger Sick of Myself | We're
the Same Where You Get Love Until You Break Behind the Smile If Time Permits What Matters Hide Ready So Far | ||||||
| From the mind of a pop genius . . . all of his best stuff, so far. | ||||||||
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| Matthew
Sweet & Susanna Hoffs Under the Covers, Vol. 1 2006 Shout! Factory Records | I
See the Rain And Your Bird Can Sing It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Who Knows Where the . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Goes? Cinnamon Girl Alone Again Or The Warmth of the Sun | Different
Drum The Kids Are Alright Sundayb Morning Everybody Knows This . . . . . . . . . . . . is Nowhere Care of Cell #44 Monday, Monday She May Call You Up Tonight Run to Me | ||||||
| Otherwise
known as Sid-n-Susie, Sweet and Hoffs
have put together a great little tribute to the music that influenced them, from the 60s and 70s. Nothing earth shattering here - mostly faithful reproductions of these tunes, but you can hear their love and respect for the music throughout. A nice collection to have. | ||||||||
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| System
56 Beyond the Parade 1983 sirtwiggly records | Brave
New Toys Rhythm Before Reason Through Other Eyes | Hands
of a Stranger You're Only Dreaming The Twilight Index CD Bonus Tracks: Life On a Cool Curve The Other Side of Science | ||||||
| Another
local favourite (Akron-Kent-Cleveland, Ohio) from the early 80s. Synth pop before
there genre was even born. Great stuff. | ||||||||
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