Sideway Look - Great Divide
- Length: 4:17
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 1 people
- View Count: 48
- Author: guyitho
Tags: 1988 Blade Divide Great Guyitho Indie Look New Pop Rock Sideway Synth Taming Wave
This Scottish quintet writes solid nouveau pop songs and plays them with a mix of guitars and keyboards (did I mention accordion?). The arrangements haul in everything — from controlled guitar feedback to mellow horns — which makes the album highly varied in sound, but Brian Smith's posey...
The Pinkees - I Love You
- Length: 3:20
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- Author: guyitho
Tags: 1982 Beatles Guyitho Love Pinkees Pop Power Powerpop The You
This is another rare album from the Ultimate Power Pop Guide. The Pinkees self titled album from 1982 ranks at number 123 on that list and was never released on CD, only on vinyl. A beautiful pure power pop album reminding of The Beatles. The singer even sounds like John Lennon.
True West - Hold On
- Length: 4:41
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 2 people
- View Count: 82
- Author: guyitho
Tags: 1984 Drifters Guyitho Hold New On True Wave West
Originally from California's Sacramento Valley, guitarslingers True West first gained attention in 1982 with their cover of the Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd song "Lucifer Sam" (and for maximum psych effect placing the same song backwards on the B-side, titled "Mas Reficul"). Contemporaries and friends...
The Bluebells - Callander Green
- Length: 3:58
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- View Count: 88
- Author: guyitho
Tags: 1992 Bluebells Britpop Callander Green Guyitho Indie New Second The Wave
This Scottish quintet was formed in 1982, and originally comprised brothers David (drums) and Ken McCluskey (vocals, harmonica), plus Robert "Bobby Bluebell" Hodgens (vocals, guitar), Russell Irvine (guitar) and Lawrence Donegan (bass). The latter two were later replaced, respectively, by Craig...
The Bluebells - Sweet Jesus
- Length: 5:44
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- View Count: 77
- Author: guyitho
Tags: 1992 Bluebells Britpop Guyitho Indie Jesus New Second Sweet The Wave
Peddling a kind of jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice, they had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell (real name Robert Hodgens) - "I'm Falling", "Cath", and their biggest...
Home And Abroad - Frame By Frame
- Length: 4:18
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 1 people
- View Count: 56' favoriteCount='1
- Author: guyitho
Tags: Abroad And Be By Can't Forever Frame Guyitho Home Loved You
We know that Home and Abroad was a group created in 1986 as a due formed by Darrell Mitchel (guitar and voice) and Barry Light (drums). One year later, Ian Norrington (bass) will join the group, with the final incorporation of George Whitfield ( drums). As soon as the group had been constituted,...
The Rain - First Of May
- Length: 2:47
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 1 people
- View Count: 47
- Author: guyitho
Tags: 1988 First Guyitho Indie May New Of Pop Rain The Wave
The band was formed by singer/guitarist Clive Stubbings, bassist Tony Duckworth (ex-Junk Factory)and drummer Chris Morrell. Their first single, "Tom Paine" was self-released, but caught the ear of Medium Cool Records, who signed them up. They contributed two tracks, "Dry The Rain" and "Seven Red...
Northside - Who's To Blame (Instrumental)
- Length: 3:39
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- Author: guyitho
Tags: Blame Britpop Guyitho Instrumental Madchester Northside Take To Who Who's
Northside were formed at the beginning of 1989 in Blackley and Moston areas of North Manchester by Man United fan Warren 'Dermo' Dermody (vocals) and Man City supporter Cliff Ogier (bass). They were joined by Michael 'Upo' Upton (guitar) and Paul 'Wal' Walsh (drums) soon after.At the time Moston...
The Shining Hour - Before You Know It
- Length: 4:38
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 1 people
- View Count: 92
- Author: guyitho
Tags: 2006 Alternative Before Guyitho Hour It Know Long Lost Shining The You
Mark has been writing and recording his own songs since 1985. He has been influenced and inspired by 60's pop, 70's punk & new wave, 80's indie & alternative and 90's Brit Pop. In the early 90s he adopted the name, "The Shining Hour" and has produced a number of home made CD albums. In 1998,...
Hard Rain - I Will Remember
- Length: 5:27
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 1 people
- View Count: 232' favoriteCount='1
- Author: guyitho
Tags: 1987 Guyitho Hard Pop Rain Remember Synthpop Will
Steve Phypers (Drums)Simon Laffy (Bass)Marcus Myers (Lead Vocals/Guitar)Bruce Maxwell-Smith (Lead guitar)
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