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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Favoriting April 10, 2013: POWER POP THROWDOWN WITH CLAY PIGEON!

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Artist Track Album Label Comments Approx. start time
rubinoos  i wanna be your boyfriend   Favoriting 7"  beserkley  efd pick  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
snips  nine o'clock   Favoriting 7"  emi uk  efd pick  0:02:58 (Pop-up)
prism  hello   Favoriting see forever eyes  ariola  clay pigeon pick  0:05:28 (Pop-up)
the three o'clock  her head's revolving   Favoriting arrive without traveling  irs  clay's pick  0:08:11 (Pop-up)
 
d.l. byron  listen to the heartbeat   Favoriting this day and age  arista  efd pick  0:19:18 (Pop-up)
the real kids  all kindsa girls   Favoriting s/t  red star  efd pick  0:19:32 (Pop-up)
off broadway  automatic   Favoriting s/t  atlantic  clay pick  0:23:06 (Pop-up)
locust  hold on to america   Favoriting 7"  magic  clay pick  0:26:46 (Pop-up)
 
the beckies  midnight and you   Favoriting midnight and you  sire  efd pick  0:38:03 (Pop-up)
the fast  kids just wanna dance   Favoriting 7"  ram  efd pick  0:40:58 (Pop-up)
the cowsills  paperback writer   Favoriting in concert  mgm  clay pick  0:44:28 (Pop-up)
the archies  suddenly susan   Favoriting sunshine  kirshner  clay pick  0:48:12 (Pop-up)
 
20/20  yellow pills   Favoriting s/t  portrait  clay pick  0:56:56 (Pop-up)
richrags  jeffrey where are you now   Favoriting 7"  the original  clay pick  1:02:16 (Pop-up)
shoes  tomorrow night   Favoriting 7"  bomp  efd pick  1:04:39 (Pop-up)
undertones  get over you   Favoriting 7"  sire  efd pick  1:07:56 (Pop-up)
 
kasenetz-katz singing orchestral circus  quick joey small   Favoriting 7"  buddah  clay pick  1:17:11 (Pop-up)
crabby appleton  go back   Favoriting s/t  elektra  clay pick  1:19:14 (Pop-up)
big star  september gurls   Favoriting radio city  ardent  efd pick  1:22:13 (Pop-up)
bram tchaikovsky  girl of my dreams   Favoriting 7"  radar  efd pick  1:25:06 (Pop-up)
 
cheap trick  on top of the world   Favoriting heaven tonight  epic  clay pick  1:36:13 (Pop-up)
pilot  love is   Favoriting second flight  emi uk  clay pick  1:39:52 (Pop-up)
dwight twilley band  looking for the magic   Favoriting twilley don't mind  arista  efd pick  1:43:06 (Pop-up)
fingerprintz  dancing with myself   Favoriting 7"  virgin uk  efd pick  1:46:12 (Pop-up)
 
rosetta stone  (if paradise) is half as nice   Favoriting 7"  private stock  clay pick  1:57:08 (Pop-up)
the rollers  hello and welcome home   Favoriting elevator  arista  clay pick  2:00:11 (Pop-up)
shivvers  teen line   Favoriting til the word gets out  hyped2death  efd pick  2:04:26 (Pop-up)
the plimsouls  a million miles away   Favoriting s/t  geffen  efd pick  2:08:04 (Pop-up)
 
motley crue  looks that kill   Favoriting shout at the devil  elektra  clay pick  2:18:20 (Pop-up)
paul revere & the raiders  hungry   Favoriting greatest hits  columbia  clay pick  2:22:16 (Pop-up)
nervus rex  don't look   Favoriting 7"  cleverly named record co.  efd pick  2:25:09 (Pop-up)
the db's  black and white   Favoriting 7"  car  efd pick  2:29:01 (Pop-up)
 
the buoys  timothy   Favoriting 7"  scepter  clay pick  2:35:56 (Pop-up)
the babys  isn't it time   Favoriting s/t  chrysalis  clay pick  2:38:45 (Pop-up)
the records  starry eyes   Favoriting 7"  virgin  efd pick  2:42:45 (Pop-up)
pastiche  flash of the moment   Favoriting 7"  euphoria  efd pick  2:46:37 (Pop-up)
 
britny fox  long way to love   Favoriting   columbia  clay pick  2:52:33 (Pop-up)
the stoat  office girl   Favoriting 7"  city  efd pick  2:55:28 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 9:03pm
sFrances from VA:

wheeeeee!!!!
Avatar 9:03pm
sFrances from VA:

Let's see...who plays The Records? Nick Gilder?
  9:03pm
john:

Hey Evan! OK, any show that starts with the Rubinoos makes the day worth fighting through.
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chris_in_space:

ah yeah! been waiting for this show all day, and let me tell you, it was a long, boring day. Let's bring it boys!
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Kat in Chicago:

IT'S ON!
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Chris in TX via RI:

Throwdown time!
  9:04pm
P:

This is for the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POWER POP BELT.
Avatar 9:05pm
fleep:

Have we driven the cat out of the room already? Yes we have! Bring it!
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G:

Have you dried him off yet? :)
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chris_in_space:

I love that we can tell who's pick it is in the playlist. Nice touch!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:06pm
cklequ:

Is this the show in which Clay Pigeon starts a power pop fistfight?
  9:06pm
ScottC:

Oh yea! it's the "Great Power Pop-Off"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:06pm
BDR:

Januaries' *All Systems a Go Go." I credit whichever of you who plays it with thinking of it himself!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:06pm
G:

My stupid Windoze likes to bug me over and over to install updates on Wednesday. Had to reboot between 8:53 and 9:03 to get it to shut up for this...
  9:07pm
ScottC:

my teeth are aching already...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- I been tryin' to get on this Page
- but all I get is a PowerPop-Up!
...Oh wait!: That's good - !...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
G:

prog-lite pop synth flourishes from the claymeister general
Avatar 9:08pm
sFrances from VA:

Drinking Blueberry Beer, the natural power pop choice of brews....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
G:

even that little stutter step to get that non-4/4 prog thing in there
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texas scott:

hello.evan F davies
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sFrances from VA:

Looking forward to some Sweeney Todd as well...
  9:09pm
ScottC:

listening to this music you must drink either Southern Comfort or Brass Monkey and then throw up going down the stadium ramp...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
G:

geddy lee wanna bee :)
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Caryn:

@G: same here. Told it to reboot in 4 hours, but we'll see.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
chris_in_space:

ScottC, which stadium? I'm thinking the Meadowlands.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:11pm
G:

yeah, just got that off the table, caryn :)
  9:11pm
john:

And don't forget, The Three O'Clock on Conan tonight, so set those DVRs and watch it at midnight! Video from their first reunion show over the weekend was awesome!
  9:11pm
ScottC:

Alameda Co Coliseum Baby! DAY ON THE GREEN!
Avatar 9:11pm
Droll:

CP does seem to have an encyclopedic knowledge of rock music, sorted by male voice range from high to low.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12pm
chris_in_space:

nice
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AZ:

If you guys make it through three hours of this and fail to include Game Theory and/or The Loud Family, you will feel my righteous wrath. I'm just saying.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Elements of Power Pop - ??:

- Early Who
- Beatles up to & crowned by Revolver
- (More energetic) Early Kinks (but embracing wit of it all)
- the more Rockin' bubblegum...
- ??...
Avatar 9:13pm
glenn:

hate prism, don't absolutely hate the three o'clock.
Avatar 9:13pm
fleep:

End of first round, mark your score cards
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14pm
chris_in_space:

I give the edge to Clay in Round One, mostly for that light-prog synth line. Remember that this is a marathon though, and not a sprint.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- High Rockin' Energy w/ Melody & Pop Smarts - ??
  9:14pm
common:

ah yes. so good with clay and fabio! This will be good.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14pm
G:

slammin the fab when he aint there to fight back lmao
Avatar 9:15pm
sFrances from VA:

so far, EFD has more of my stars...but Clay's been my fave dj for years...so I have faith!
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Holly in NC:

I'm not yet listening, so totally unfair (sorry efd) but must award an early point to Clay for the Three o'Clock.

Wait.... @John, really? I had no idea! No TV, will have to catch via youtube next week.

@AZ - Agreed. Agreed +10000

Will now hush 'til home ~ 1 hour, cross fingers intenet's working
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:15pm
Caryn:

The first round was kinda a tie. Rubinoos & TTC were good, Snips and Prism less so.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:15pm
cklequ:

As much as i love Clay, I'm giving EFD points for that round, but i've been doing bong-hits through Southern Comfort... so what the hell do i know?
Avatar 9:16pm
steve:

does anyone remember Jon Wurster's amazing list of fake power pop bands? pure genius, that
  9:16pm
ScottC:

DBs gotta get the DBs in there
  9:16pm
john:

Rubinoos started as high school friends from Berkeley. @Holly, yes--and look for youtube video from the Glass House this past weekend.
Avatar 9:16pm
AZ:

I give Clay props for the Prism track. Some lateral thinking there.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17pm
BDR:

Christ, one of you is a year older, one a year younger, than me. Old fuckers, all of us.
Avatar 9:17pm
AZ:

@Steve "The Bill Bixbys" was my favorite.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18pm
G:

wow, AZ's efd-appropriate in sound icon!
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steve:

nice AZ! i think my fav was "Denny Leonard and the Lemons"
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KP:

Revolution Rabbitt, there's no Substitute for early Who and early Kinks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18pm
Stevel:

Tuning in. Missed the first set.

I love Clay as much as I love efd. This will be a difficult evening. Of course, I heartily encourage this sort of combat.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Show me this fake list! : )
Avatar 9:19pm
AZ:

@G Thank you for noticing.
Avatar 9:20pm
AZ:

This DL Byron track is problematic. Knack-esque tune defeated by Elvis-impersonator vocal.
Avatar 9:20pm
steve:

RevRabbit - it was on the Best Show. not sure if its written down anywhere.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21pm
Stevel:

If either of you have any Spooner (Butch Vig, band now mostly known as Garbage) I'll be impressed. It would count for points.
  9:21pm
john:

As if "Knack-esque" weren't defeatist enough.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- real kids 1st to really kick it for me so far...
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efd:

hey everybody! Stevel I listened to my Spooner album last night, but decided to leave it at home.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
Chris in TX via RI:

Wasn't that last night's episode Steve? I was listening to it at work this morning and I know he was listing a bunch of "bands" that appeared on "Shouterday Night Live."
Avatar 9:23pm
AZ:

@RevRabbit The fake power pop list is from the May 22, 2007 Best Show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
efd:

gonna be tough to comment, but great to see all the excitement for the show We're already having a blast, hope you are too!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
Matt F:

I have no problem with this selection.
  9:23pm
tonyb:

"best show" from 5/22/07 (i think)
Avatar 9:24pm
sFrances from VA:

re: Wurster:
Power Pop Pop-Pop (originally aired May 22, 2007)
So hit the Best Show or Best Show Gems archives!
  9:25pm
sweet cheri:

hey evan i know you could beat clay, cause you're the greatest!! i bet my life on you. hi there kp & caryn..
Avatar 9:25pm
steve:

Chris in TX - i believe the bands named on yesterdays show were from many different previous Best Shows. lets not forget Mick Nick Pick Mick Nick
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:26pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- Thx!
...Hours to go!
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G:

clay plays automatic for the people!
Avatar 9:26pm
AZ:

Off Broadway: this is AOR, not power pop.
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G:

let the genre debates begin! :)
Avatar 9:26pm
KP:

how do you "like" comments on this thing?
  9:27pm
Ganyoon:

sizzlin' solo!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:27pm
Stevel:

AZ: Guitar texture says otherwise.
Avatar 9:27pm
fleep:

Some beats have a sluggishness to them, that makes them kind of heavy sounding instead of head bobbable.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:27pm
cklequ:

On a side note, come check out my band "Knack-esque and the Vocal Elvis Impersonators". Playing someplace, tomorrow. Or maybe the next day.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:28pm
Matt from Springfield:

EFD and Clay...GO!!

Great going Clay, didn't realize this Off Broadway was your pick!
Avatar 9:28pm
AZ:

@Stevel If this is power pop, so is Foreigner.
  9:28pm
Ralphine:

I never heard of Off Broadway, but Soundhound was able to identify that song.
Avatar 9:28pm
sFrances from VA:

i was wondering where you were, Matt
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Alex von Edgewater:

I don't know where PP begins are ends. Guess I'll learn something tonight...
Avatar 9:29pm
fleep:

Okay, back on track now.
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Cheri Pi:

EFD! what a suprise.
Avatar 9:29pm
sFrances from VA:

Wow, I really hope Hope On To America is part of Clay sings the Classics for this year's marathon schwag....!
  9:29pm
sweet cheri:

evan i believe in you!!!
  9:30pm
Ralphine:

Neither Soundhound nor Shazam got the Locust track.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
Stevel:

AZ: OK, it swerves over one or two genre borders, but its got a nice pop edge.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:31pm
Matt from Springfield:

@Frances: Oh I wouldn't miss a battle episode! :)
  9:31pm
sweet cheri:

hiya cheri pi.
Avatar 9:31pm
Cheri Pi:

Hello Sweet Cheri!!
Avatar 9:32pm
Droll:

Clay does such a wonderful job of grouping the songs by guitar tones. Past two both rely on the crisp tone which would be at home on a League of Gentlemen album.
Avatar 9:32pm
Fredericks:

Where am I supposed to grab ahold of America?
Avatar 9:32pm
Cheri Pi:

Agreed Droll!
  9:32pm
Chop Scott:

Killer show Gents! Cheers...
Avatar 9:32pm
kham:

Wow that's a whole lot different then the Locust band I know.
Avatar 9:32pm
fleep:

Florida.
Avatar 9:33pm
sFrances from VA:

(some how I must bribe Clay for the best of Iowa bands for my Iowan husband)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:33pm
cklequ:

Iowa, Fredericks.
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Matt from Springfield:

@Fredericks: You're already holding on to America--don't LET GO!!!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...For some of us - it would be the perfect blend of Early Who & Beatles - like you'd dream about but forget on waking

- but
~ Power+Pop
~ in the Best Way
- is probably the more accessible answer...
  Swag For Life Member 9:33pm
12539:

Have I missed anything?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:34pm
Matt from Springfield:

@Frances: Are you quite sure??--Clay might include Slipknot on that list! ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:34pm
Caryn:

Ooh, that set was narrowly won by Clay. While first set, nearly a tie, was slightly pipped by efd. So even for now.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:34pm
Kat in Chicago:

@kham indeed
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Alex d'Edgewater:

unnatural axe
Avatar 9:35pm
Fredericks:

Got it! I'm clinging. But, I it feels like it's sinking.
Avatar 9:36pm
Fredericks:

Not the HEEP!
Avatar 9:36pm
sFrances from VA:

@Matt: I trust Clay's discretion & judgement in re: Iowa bands!
Avatar 9:36pm
AZ:

How is it possible that EFD--of all people!--did not know who David Byron was?
  9:37pm
dale:

nice treat. clay in the evening, drink in hand...
Avatar 9:37pm
Snortley:

Boston, eh? How about Robin Lane and the Chartbusters?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:37pm
G:

wow, i share a cigarette out of the room and i have a pile of reading to catch up on :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:38pm
Matt from Springfield:

Solid Blocks!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:38pm
Barkevious Shabazz:

Forced into a corner I'd go with "Forget about You" by The Motors or anything by Myracle Brah. Yippee!
Avatar 9:38pm
Ike:

In the first set, when I wasn't looking at the playlist and couldn't see who picked what, EFD blew away Clay IMO. Special extra demerits for the wildly overplayed "Hello." IDK, maybe I just don't agree with Clay on anything besides Information Society.
  9:39pm
sweet cheri:

evan, you could still win, i really have faith in you
  9:39pm
Ono:

Time to frack open a Zima
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:39pm
Matt from Springfield:

Left Banke overtones, or undertones, would be most welcome.
Avatar 9:39pm
Cheri Pi:

I have this weird album that supposedly has Ozzy in it called the Magic lanterns...it looks like him but he's never admitted to it.
  9:40pm
Ralphine:

I didn't even have to finish typing Steven Tyler left banke before Google autocompleted it.
  9:42pm
dale:

i think the winner is the listener. (blargh)
Avatar 9:42pm
kham:

Giving the beloved Numero Group a run for their money tonight, these two.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:42pm
Stevel:

dale: We're all winners. All of the time.
Avatar 9:44pm
KP:

Now this Fast borders on punk, which is great.
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kham:

hmm. "dyance" rhymes well with "byands" but not so well with "France." Still this song is pretty awesome.
Avatar 9:44pm
sFrances from VA:

we're the kids of america...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Punk-NewWave-PowerPop - not a million miles between them...
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:45pm
Barkevious Shabazz:

RIP Annette. Thank god we've still got Von Zipper.
  9:46pm
ScottC:

OK that "Kids Just Wanna Dance" just gave me a cavity.
Avatar 9:47pm
sFrances from VA:

DeFranco: Heartbeat?
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sFrances from VA:

ack, I meant DeFranco *Family*
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:48pm
Barkevious Shabazz:

Stiv sang "Pyants" in "I need Lunch."
  9:48pm
sweet cheri:

shabazz,, i heard von zipper died long time ago..
Avatar 9:49pm
KP:

Clay out on limb w/ Cowsills but I like.
  9:49pm
dale:

how come they didn't use this for the brooke shields show?
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Fredericks:

Re: Cowsills--I don't hear any power, yet.
Avatar 9:50pm
KP:

You have point there.
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AZ:

Clay keeps coloring outside the lines; this one really feels more bubblegummy than power-poppy.
  9:50pm
john:

Cowsills and Archies? Isn't it early to be pulling out the heavy artillery?
Avatar 9:50pm
sFrances from VA:

@Barkevious Shabazz: You are a hero for referencing Stiv Bators
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KP:

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...The Power/Pop Balance is the difficult thing! : )
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Cheri Pi:

DEEP CUT ARCHIES!!!!!!!!!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
Barkevious Shabazz:

Harvey Lembeck is alive and well. Show some goddam respect!
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cklequ:

This is the 24 hours all Brooke Shields request hour.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
Kat in Chicago:

"A deep cut from an Archies album."
  9:52pm
sweet cheri:

everybody let's hear it for evan!!
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Stevel:

I did not know The Archies 'went political'. My God, that's wonderful.
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Caryn:

Hmm, very close. Beckies and Cowsills good, The Fast & Archies weak. A tie, because neither rose above the other.
Avatar 9:52pm
Fredericks:

Archies have less power than the Archies.
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steve:

haha. glad im not the only one who was startled by phrase
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KP:

Astute observations, Caryn.
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sFrances from VA:

so far: 4 stars to EFD, 3 to Clay....
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Fredericks:

I meant Cowsills.
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Stevel:

Caryn: I think The Fast gets extra snotty points. Very important to me.
Avatar 9:55pm
Fredericks:

Fastway = Motorhead connection.
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Loretta:

I believe he was from Yonkers,NY
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57pm
Stevel:

"Aerosmith: Were they better on drugs?" I love Clay Pigeon so much. I mean, was Westerberg better drunk or sober? He was different, that's for sure.
  9:57pm
dale:

don't you be knockin brooke - her furniture is much nicer than kathy ireland's
Avatar 9:58pm
Fredericks:

Want points from me? Try Big Star, Cheap Trick, dbs, The Chant, Guadalcanal Diary.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:58pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...Bubblegum, Sunshine Pop, PopPsych...Freakbeat, Mod~MaximumR&B...
- PowerPop gets right down to the Rock/Pop question...
- One thing commonly aimed for is to Blend two kinds Music, hopefully for cross-over appeal. It's harder than people think to not mess up for one or the other if you do that!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00pm
Stevel:

The mis-que was worth the price of admission.

Play-by-play from Clay!
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sFrances from VA:

20/20!!!!!
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Holly in NC:

Home soon so can actually listen/vote. That said & prior to, efd gets extra heart points for Real Kids
  10:00pm
tamara:

i listened to this song a million times in high school--haven't heard it since...
Avatar 10:01pm
On the Yazoo:

20/20 = new wave

Hey all
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KP:

Caryn, i have to agree with Fredericks on the Fast. In fact it's best track so far.
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Cheri Pi:

Clay, just break out the big Motley Crue guns, I'll support it.
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Caryn:

Good job on both the mulligan play-by-play and on song choice. (Definitely better than track 3 would've been.)
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sFrances from VA:

Fond memories of then-free form WHFS.fm in high school=20/20
  10:01pm
Ignore Function:

I first heard of The Fast from the book "Flying Saucers Rock and Roll" from Rocktober magazine. A really interesting story behind that band.
Avatar 10:01pm
KP:

I like Yellow Pills.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:01pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Caryn can keep score
- I just wan'em to kick me on my butt!
  10:02pm
john:

Have to say I'm a little surprised how I'm scoring this one. We need Keith Hernandez doing color, "for those of you scoring at home..."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
Uncle Michael:

I'm all hopped up on yellow goofballs.
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Cheri Pi:

Yes to yellow pills
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Fredericks:

KP, those things make me sleepy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
Ganyoon:

feeling the "everyone's feeling groovy"
  10:03pm
drewo:

Just tuned in! Looks like Clay is in the lead!
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Stevel:

20/20 has a cool psychy edge. Reminding me of the Translator side of things.
  10:03pm
tamara:

and damn i can still sing every word: "everybody's got tight pants on"
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KP:

More Cowsill!
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Stevel:

Yellow Pills ending FTW! (for now)
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Fredericks:

Evan's up 2-0. Clay's handicap is the only thing saving him.
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Cheri Pi:

this is too new wave,
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sFrances from VA:

Richrags: Florida, represent! though I'd classify this more as new wave than power pop. oh stupid hair splitting...
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Fredericks:

Richrags have power but, nary a pop.
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Caryn:

Good set so far.
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KP:

Fredricks, that's what i like.
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G:

power punk...
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Stevel:

KP: Its a fever.

Richrags are awesome. Never heard them before.

Cheri Pi: Never too New Wave! Bauhaus-y.
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Cheri Pi:

Roots of Dark-wave even
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...efd's not like Obama @ the 1st debate is he?
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Matt from Springfield:

And the Shoes come off!
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Barkevious Shabazz:

When will the mighty Muffs show up?
  10:07pm
john:

How do you beat 20/20? Shoes.
  10:07pm
dale:

i thought this was the bongos
  10:07pm
tamara:

yep the throwdown is cookin
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Tomorrow Night. Top shelf.
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Stevel:

I am going to force this show on many people that I love. They will thank me later.
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Cheri Pi:

God this tough: Shoes vs 20/20
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sFrances from VA:

20/20 wins over the Shoes every time for me...but that's just me....
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Ralphine:

Davies is CRUSHING Pigeon so far.
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Stevel:

Shoes: What a great, moving chorus. Up there with the very best.
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sFrances from VA:

UNDERTONES!!!!
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Stevel:

Oh, well, this round is over.

efd.
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kham:

Is there some kind of system/theory for which "noun" bands but the word THE before their name and which don't?
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Cheri Pi:

YYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS
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BadGuyZero:

Feargal!
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Fredericks:

Somebody just got 2 points!
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Stevel:

Playing the Undertones almost seems unfair. What an amazing band.
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Alex d'Edgewater:

real kids, undertones... i'm down
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Mike East:

Hey guys! Glad to catch some of this friendly thrwdown
  10:11pm
tamara:

wow sing-a-long all night
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Barkevious Shabazz:

EFD goes nuclear with the Undertones.
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sFrances from VA:

Stupid all the other girls....who wants to look like THEM?
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Cheri Pi:

what BGZ said
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Ike:

CP, I have to admit 20/20 was an outstanding pick.
  10:12pm
Ignore Function:

Is Power Pop Pop Pop going to weigh in on this contest?
  10:12pm
calzone!:

Just walked in the middle of the 4th inning. Score please?
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Cheri Pi:

@Ike, it really lights up the stars doesn't it
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sweet cheri:

ralphine--always believe and have faith in evan!!!
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AZ:

EFD is throwing the fastballs now. Definitive win in that round.
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BadGuyZero:

"Teenage Kicks" was John Peel's all-time favorite song.
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Caryn:

Hmm, Clay took that round. More interesting song selection.
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Fredericks:

I.F., request some Phill Niblock.
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Matt from Springfield:

Richrags! Another "Tampa-St. Pete" band of the Pidge! :D
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Uncle Michael:

Everyone's a Winner, Baby.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Buddy Holly
- the Moses of Power Pop.
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Pete from Boston (and NJ):

Oh, I forgot all about this. I am glad I still made it in the first half.
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tamara:

no dissing the cowsills

and bomp!
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Stevel:

Caryn: Reasonable perspective. efd's had the punch, dare I say, power.
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Mike East:

I feel like Michael Shelley should be moderating
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sFrances from VA:

ok: last set: 1 star to each, so EFD is still in the lead on my scorecard...
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Matt from Springfield:

Not a bad idea, Mike.
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Stevel:

RRN63: Dead on.

Mike East: Ditto on Mr. Shelley. Then again, we could have a three-way showdown, ala Good/Bad/Ugly
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Alex d'Edgewater:

we need a venn diagram for all these genres
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Uncle Michael:

No Records yet? I'm astonished.
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Fredericks:

Does Marshall Crenshaw qualify?
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sFrances from VA:

Annette's Got the Hits (re: Redd Kross)
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sFrances from VA:

& RIP Annette Funnicello
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Matt from Springfield:

RIP, Eddie Kurzeil.
  10:17pm
calzone!:

Stop being so nice to Clay, EFD! This is a throwdown, not a tea party! Less Sandra D, more Bobby V!
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Caryn:

@Stevel: if efd had picked different tracks, he might have pipped it, because he chose good bands. But the songs were meh. Clay's tracks were better this time.
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Alex d'Edgewater:

redd kross plays chicago on saturday. second time in the past year
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glenn:

meat and potatoes bubblegum. flavourful.
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KP:

This is awesome already.
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Chris in TX via RI:

New, from Bazooka!
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efd:

Uncle Michael, they're coming!
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Alex d'Edgewater:

how many versions of this song are there?
  10:19pm
tamara:

ok now i'm about to dance
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Caryn:

Damn, net connection having issues again. Here's hoping it stays together for the whole throwdown!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Caryn is good @ paying attn. & keeping score
- but I think I'm more in line w/ efd's Punkier sensibilities?
- It's Wed. nite: Three Hours of Power Pop by experts should make me feel like it's a sunny Sat. afternoon, I had a good espresso, & the girl likes me...
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Matt from Springfield:

More like "garage pop", though it's best not to play all the power pop in a row.
  10:20pm
dale:

the opening sequence to this album is great. i met a couple of original 1910 fruitgum company guys and they told me they shot the cover in a new jersey junkyard
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KP:

This sounds like Geordie/
  10:21pm
sweet cheri:

never go against evan,,he will beat you!
  10:22pm
dale:

this crabby appleton is sweet - borders on psych
  10:22pm
john:

Oooh, playing the Michael Fennelly card.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...or she doesn't like me - but the rest & the Music is That Good...
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KP:

Crabby Appleton was a little overplayed in New York.
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Whither Fastbacks?
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Stevel:

Man! Put your headphones on for the Go Back solo guitar. This is an amazing song. I see where Clay is coming from.
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Matt from Springfield:

Crabby Appleton, of course a Clay pick! :)
  10:23pm
eddy in australia:

First one to play "Tomorrow's Tears" by the Riptides takes the crown
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chris_in_space:

Righteous
  10:24pm
sweet cheri:

what's up kp? how are you enjoying this thowdown? cause i am..
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BadGuyZero:

EFD fights back with a hook!
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Matt from Springfield:

WOOOOOOO! September GURLS!
  10:24pm
tamara:

crying with happiness
  10:24pm
ScottC:

ooo right cross connects...
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Caryn:

Evan, you better step it up, because "Quick Joey Small" catapulted Clay mighty high.
  10:25pm
Glenn:

September Gurls. That's not playing fair.
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Fredericks:

Now, we're getting somewhere.
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Uncle Michael:

I got winner.
  10:25pm
john:

Big Star: The World's Greatest Badfinger Tribute Band™.
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Pete from Boston (and NJ):

This is the busiest playlist I've seen on any show in a while. Either side.
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KP:

I agree with Glenn.
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kham:

Big Star shouldn't count in either column. When they come on, every side drops what they're doin and gets happy.
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Uncle Michael:

BRAM!
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sFrances from VA:

BRAM!!!!!!!!
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Chris M.:

this show is so great
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Kat in Chicago:

BRAM! indeed. Fabulous.
  10:27pm
tamara:

holding onto the table leg...
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Matt from Springfield:

@Glenn,KP: I agree too--love love LOVE the song! But, an obvious choice for the competition--dig deeper!

I also agree with: BRAM!
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sFrances from VA:

still no Records, Nick Gilder, Sweeney Todd, Cheap Trick (of a certain era).
Speaking of Fabulous: maybe Fabulous Poodles?
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Whoever has the moxie to play "Sister Goldenhair" takes it.
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Loretta:

nice 1 evan!!
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Stevel:

efd is the master of the era. Clay has the lineage down pat.
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Matt from Springfield:

At the tone, the time will be: FUNK TIME!!
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KP:

A man needs something
when he got nothing
to hang on to
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Caryn:

Well, this round had 4 good tracks. However, I suspect I may be the only person on earth who doesn't care for "September Gurls" (Big Star has better songs, darn it!), and so Clay wins with his opener. Come on, Evan!
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sFrances from VA:

OK, 2 more stars for EFD, 1 more for Clay: EFD still in the lead on my scorecard...
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Matt from Springfield:

EFD (+X.Ray & Joe D) and Clay kicked ass! Great performances!
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BadGuyZero:

At the Hoof & Mouth, Clay saw a hundred faces and rocked them all!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...the dialectic is great - gonna be a sweet Archive...
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Uncle Michael:

Go Back was big enough to make Rhino's Have A Nice Day series.
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BadGuyZero:

I saw the Alex/Jody/Ken/Jon Big Star lineup in 96 when I lived in Seattle. That was a great show!
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KP:

As much as i love those two tracks, they were a little too obvious.
  10:34pm
Ralphine:

Is this a Manachaean dialectic?
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Uncle Michael:

All power pop goes back to Rubber Soul/Revolver.
  10:35pm
Ralphine:

VIRTUALLY TIED? I don't see how Pigeon can come back in the time he has left.
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Peteski:

Clay's a provocateur Evan, be careful
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KP:

You mean from Manchester?
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G:

over 50% of the show is carved in stone
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Alex d'Edgewater:

Getting to the bottom of things...
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G:

"Funk" -- Thank G-d it wasn't that he didn't shower often enough in high school! :)
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Fredericks:

Pat Chamburs was the DJ- Jazz, Jive and Swing.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- 'Pop' *is* Obvious.
...Early Beatles - & WHO.
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On the Yazoo:

Just remember the Beatles were a skiffle band.
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Matt from Springfield:

@UM: "If I Needed Someone" is amazing--the beginnings of paisley and power pop can be found in that track.
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G:

I hope efd has prepared a speech for the "message of peace and love" question...
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Holly in NC:

@Ignore Function - me also! And 'Flying Saucer...'
great book, totally recommended. As is Rocktober the magazine.
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sFrances from VA:

CHEAP TRICK!!!
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James in ATL:

I am holding a star for the first one to play some Cheap Trick.
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Caryn:

@G: ain't that the truth ;)
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Matt from Springfield:

@G: They Might Be Giants said that his friends didn't want Evan to be the "Hunk", so renamed him "Funk" :)
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G:

mr. pidge going for the comeback now.
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KP:

And not an overplayed one!
  10:38pm
john:

Holy Moly...Clay Pigeon and Evan Funk together...darn I wished I tuned in earlier. Clay...a little Cheap Trick hah hah, Evan...a little Babe Ruth.
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BadGuyZero:

I wish Cheap Trick would re-record "Heaven Tonight" with Steve Albini like they did "In Color."
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Uncle Michael:

I'm surprised Clay went for a Heaven Tonight track.
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G:

@Mastt: I recall that show, and I also recall efd said he needed to talk with them about that later. I think we were all leery to bring it up again lol
  10:39pm
dale:

clay - you heard robin zander's solo album that came out a year or two ago? real country tinges. commercial flop but kind of nice
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kham:

The next track might make or break it for the Pidge. Stay with your midwest roots Clay! Go for St.Louis...
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Holly in NC:

Oof. Just retroactively gave efd point for Big Star (duh), but this is one of my all time fave CT tracks, so Clay +2?
  10:40pm
Ralphine:

Davies, you need to counter this Cheap Trick with some Elvis Costello to the jaw.
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G:

clay's CT selection seems to have shifted the big mo at least some ...
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Matt from Springfield:

Cheap Trick channels ELO! Like!
  10:41pm
Mike Fulton:

No Dwight Twilley?
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Uncle Michael:

Someone is going to have to seal the deal with some goddam Squeeze.
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sFrances from VA:

@BadGuy: Did you get to see the tour where Cheap Trick did 3 nights in a row: 1st night- 1st lp+encores, 2nd night=In Color +encourse, 3rd=Heaven Tonight+encores. SO great! Saw them for the first time in 1977 or 1978 /1st lp
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BadGuyZero:

Who's going to bust out some Rachel Sweet?
  10:42pm
Mike Fulton:

Otherwise, great show!!!
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Matt from Springfield:

Pilot! Love these guys..this one even better than "Magic"!
  10:42pm
tamara:

nice sneak attack
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Alex von Edgewater:

twilley, blackout fest
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Stevel:

Great Cheap Trick song. Great album.

If Power Pop came from Paperback Writer, than Pilot is definitely in the line.
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Uncle Michael:

@Matt...one day I'll play you the original version of "Magic."
  10:44pm
tamara:

pressures on, evan...
  10:44pm
john:

"Next Position Please" produced by Mr. Rundgren in the early 80's....worth checking out for the gold it contains. "Younger Girls"? cmon. Or should I say cmon cmon.
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Pilot is a fundamental error. "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" would be more the way to go. ANY 10cc.
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BadGuyZero:

@sFrances: No I didn't. They were doing that in Seattle a few weeks after I moved back to Dallas. There was a fourth night that was a special show for people that had bought a three-show ticket. The opening bands in Seattle were Fastbacks, Pearl Jam and Supersuckers. I wish I could have been at those shows. I'm hoping to catch the "greatest hits" tour they're doing this summer as they're playing a venue with decent acoustics this time around. And headlining! Usually when they come through Dallas it's as the opening act on one of those Def Leppard/Journey/Foreigner nostalgia bills.
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Mike Fulton:

How do they do it?
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Peteski:

ok, efd wins this set already
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Droll:

I'm not sure how Cheap Trick got played before The Move, which is from whence their sound came.
And BarkS beat me to the 10cc remark.
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john:

for the record, there are now two johns here. One of whom will not play the Rundgren card.
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Holly in NC:

@Alex your pup wins avatars tonight ;-) [ I have of course moved my cats far, far, away from computer...]
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Mike East:

Gotta get up early. Catch u on the archive tomorrow. Great show, guy's. Get home safe, clay. wAtch out for the Rats
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BadGuyZero:

Speaking of Fastbacks...I wonder if EFD or Clay brought any Fastbacks records tonight.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I tot Cheap Trick great on AustinCityLimits:
acltv.com...
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efd:

As it happened I had some Dwight Twilley close at hand in my record bag! But get ready for the efd secret weapon coming up next...
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Alex von Edgewater:

don't worry, holly. he's very sweet
  10:47pm
Brian:

How did we miss this throwdown till now? This playlist is EPIC!
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sFrances from VA:

@BadGuy: I caught the San Francisco dates, & the reward for buying tix to all 3 nights was a post-show Q&A with the band. Something I never would've imagined back when I was 15 year old fan.
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Willy Middlebrooks:

Mind blown!
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sFrances from VA:

Fastbacks would be awesome!
  10:48pm
tamara:

didn't see that one coming either
  10:48pm
drewo:

EFD has found some magic and may be dancing with himself away to victory!
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Uncle Michael:

I spent a night drinking beers with 3/4 of Cheap Trick when I was 19 in 1979. The downside was that most of Marillion was there too.
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Matt from Springfield:

@UM: Original, "Magic"? Sounds interesting!
  10:49pm
Ralphine:

Evan, you're just dogging it now. Finish him off!!
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Uncle Michael:

@Matt: Yes, the hit single was their second shot at the song.
  10:50pm
john:

If your talking power pop the Rundgren card is always played because he is the father of the genre. Clay...a little Piper?
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Barkevious Shabazz:

The irony being that power pop is rarely popular. But it's the nicest ghetto I know.
  10:51pm
Mike Fulton:

Nice!
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Holly in NC:

@Alex, oh no, I can tell that your guy is a lovemuffin! Problem is my cats - they are possessive, jealous, intelligent, intuitive, & fully clawed. And they don't like me liking dogs/ignoring them.
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Uncle Michael:

@john: Call me mr. one degree of separation. I know a member of Piper...he's from here.
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Caryn:

Hmm, I think efd narrowly won that round.
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Holly in NC:

Dwight Twilley of course gets an upvote
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sFrances from VA:

2 stars to Clay for this set, none to EFD: it might be a tie on my scorecard....!
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Caryn:

I have some covers of Geordie songs...
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Uncle Michael:

The Phil Seymour solo album was pretty good too.
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Pete from Boston (and NJ):

I'm having an Accureaction!
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Bon Scott ACDC is truly power pop.
  10:53pm
john:

That's great...I love Piper. How bout "Starz"...the greatest band of all-time hah hah.
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BadGuyZero:

Tulsa spelled backwards is "a slut."
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James in ATL:

@UM My icon pic is me playing the CT Uncle Dick guitar. That was a great night.
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Uncle Michael:

Tom Peterson was the CT member I didn't hang with. He had other business that evening.
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Danne D:

Good I haven't missed Clay's Asia power pop song ;o)

Hey Funk Fans :)
Hey Pigeoteers :)
Hey EFD :)
Hey Clay :)
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Holly in NC:

Hi Caryn! While efd is my team (??), that kinda deep cut off the not obvious CT lp = Clay for set win.

efd, you are my Yankees tonight. Bwaaa Haa Haa!
  10:55pm
eddy in australia:

Hang on a sec, Geordie were neither Scottish nor Australian. A Geordie - including the band of the same name - is anyone from Newcastle (UK)
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Matt from Springfield:

PSEUDO-Gilbert O'?! Pilot is a lot better than Gilbert! "Alone Again, Naturally" is good, produced almost like a Wings song. G. O's main problem was the quality of songwriting. Not so for Pilot.
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Stevel:

Whence Husker Du?
  10:55pm
john:

Michael, totally with you on the Phil Seymour elpee.
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KP:

Rachel Sweet "B-A-B-Y"!!!!!!
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Danne D:

@BGZ I'll keep this in mind the next time you say you are going to Tulsa :)
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Fredericks:

I think Evan's still up by one.
12-11.
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Pete from Boston (and NJ):

Can we count on other genres of reco-battles?
  10:56pm
Power Pop Pop-Pop:

Matthew Sweet was pretty popular and made some good 90's power pop with some fine guitar work by Lloyd and Quine.
  10:56pm
tamara:

yeah where are the chicks?
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Chris in TX via RI:

Sox just got their asses kicked. Not a good day.
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Holly in NC:

Hi Danne!
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Chris in TX via RI:

But Bruins won.
  10:57pm
Oscar:

Sports Talk 91.1
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Caryn:

@Pete: I've already started thinking about songs in other genres that would automatically win points from me in a throwdown
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Matt from Springfield:

**Psst! That's P4! DON'T piss him off!!!**
  10:57pm
john:

Clay....Trigger..."Somebody Like You",your 9th inning game winning home run.
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Fredericks:

Good point,PPPP.
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Uncle Michael:

B-A-B-Y ain't PP. It's a Brill/Girl Group thang.
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KP:

You mean so much to me, Baby.
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Danne D:

Holly :)

EFD should play the Baseball Project's "Please Don't Call Them Twinkies" in Clay's honor next week :)
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Danne D:

I wonder if EFD will do a Sportsy Talk showdown in a few weeks with Bronwyn C :)
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Holly in NC:

Y'know, speaking of Yankees, someone could go on a Jon Tiven tip....many branches to take...
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Pete from Boston (and NJ):

There's as much weird fringe arcana in sports as there is in music. Different set of weirdos, but weird is weird.
  10:59pm
sweet cheri:

hey there danne & holly..
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Uncle Michael:

I've never heard this version of this song.
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BadGuyZero:

I'm glad I didn't plan a major/minor road trip today. The weather was crappy so the Rangers game started late. I wouldn't have been able to make the 200 mile drive in time to catch the start of the Express game tonight. Oh well, I think my next shot at the major/minor road trip is in mid-June.
  10:59pm
john:

Double whammy here---Amen Corner cover!
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Pete from Boston (and NJ):

Bronwyn seems to be the Andy Breckman of sports shows, determined to sink the premise.
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James in ATL:

Where would I go next? Jellyfish, Posies, Redd Kross or Badfinger... This has been a blast - Thanks to both EFD & CP.
  11:00pm
john:

NRBQ...."At Yankee Stadium"...a slice of American pop genius.
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Danne D:

hey cheri
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Stevel:

This, bridging PP and Disco, could have been an efd pick.
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Matt from Springfield:

Yeah Rosetta Stone!

Incidentally, who needs paradise? I'd rather have WFMU! :D
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KP:

This band covered "Sunshine of Your Love?" Forgive me Clay, for i have Googled.
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Danne D:

A little GeddyLee hint in this voice :)
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Uncle Michael:

I found out today that this guy is my dentist's dad. www.baseball-reference.com...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

@ last - something on FMU I can completely ignore - SportsTalk - so I can catch up on Comments...as long as that too doesn't fill up w/ more freakin' SportsTalk...
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Danne D:

If Evan loses this battle he should change his Fantasy Baseball team name to Habemus Pigeon for a week :)
  11:02pm
Oscar:

put it back at 45.. that was cool
  11:02pm
john:

Two recurring themes through out 2nd string power-pop..."Heaven" and "Tonight".
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Matt from Springfield:

@Danne: Bronwyn can take the lead for "Sportsy Talk", and EFD can host the segment on "Fantasy Sportsy Talk" :)
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Danne D:

You hit a homerun with that comment RR1163 :)
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Uncle Michael:

I'm going to leave the comments but when I check back tomorrow. I'm going to declare whoever plays Emitt Rhodes the winner.
  11:03pm
sweet cheri:

danne i'm really enjoying this throwdown,, i hope you are too.
  11:03pm
Patro:

Rosetta Stone sounded pretty good. Wouldn't 'Tiger Feet' fit this genre? Just askin'.
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Matt from Springfield:

Awesome Rollers! A Badfinger tribute song if there ever was one!
And, at least the SECOND wrong speed tonight! Hooray!!
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KP:

I Saw the Bay City Rollers at an Irish bar in Queens. All the guys except drummer who was in jail (i have to say this every time they are played).
  11:03pm
john:

Crap. I've been here for years, and I'm going to have to change my name. Wonder if Midnight Ticket Oasis is available.
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G:

"heaven" and "tonight" make the kids play it in car,s for some reason. heaven tonight by the dashboard light...
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Pete from Boston (and NJ):

Weird baseball: Dock Ellis, 1970
www.youtube.com...
  11:04pm
Ralphine:

Clay's left you a BIG opening, Evan.
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Uncle Michael:

There's definitely room for some Mud and even some Status Quo on this show.
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KP:

Im liking that Clay is reaching.
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Matt from Springfield:

@Danne: Habemus -- "I've been had"? Awesome Latin ref! :)
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G:

@KP: that's come-from-behind baseball (apologies to RR63 :-) )
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Caryn:

@KP: possible, but there's a chance that cover was by the other Rosetta Stone. You know, the goth band.
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Danne D:

I've seen that short, Pete - it's awesome :)
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Danne D:

@M_f_S for reference EFD's team name in the Fantasy League is "Habemus Papi"
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KP:

DEf. not. i googled! (dont tell Clay).
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Sparky's Dream by Teenage Fanclub. That's up there.
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Holly in NC:

Hi Cheri!
20/20 already played. hmm. Shoes, also. Uncle Michael is correct, Rhodes up for grabs. I am completely confident that efd already has Mud in queue.

Point to efd for Shivvers.
  11:07pm
Mike Fulton:

Modern?
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Stevel:

Can you avoid The Rezillios in this battle? Or the Beatles?
  11:07pm
sweet cheri:

kp & caryn i guess you're really into this throwdown to comment with me..huh?
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KP:

Teenage Fanclub could settle this.
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Caryn:

Hi cheri.
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Uncle Michael:

Night everyone. Great comments tonight. Gonna listen in the dark now.
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KP:

Yes. Cheri!
  11:09pm
Ralphine:

And Evan puts the quietus on Clay's mini-comeback. . . .
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Or Bobby Come Back to Me by Revillos.
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BadGuyZero:

YES!!!
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G:

In a cafe or sometimes on a crowded street
I've been near you, but you never noticed me
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johnny:

I listened to "Candy-o" by the Cars the other day;truly one of the greatest pop records of all time.
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fleep:

YES
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KP:

the ultimate! And not played out.
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Holly in NC:

So DANG obvious, but so perfect
  11:11pm
dale:

break out the blancmange!!!
  11:11pm
tamara:

love the harmonies
  11:11pm
drewo:

Waiting to hear some action being shaked!
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Matt from Springfield:

Superfine Plimsouls!
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Stevel:

Plimsouls=Grandslam?
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KP:

Ok Holly you're right but so perfect!
  11:12pm
michael c:

Clay, sing along! A million miles away
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Matt from Springfield:

Night, UM!
I may have to head in myself soon. So enjoying this throwdown though! Will mos def catch up on the parts I missed!
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KP:

No sports talk. but yeah!
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Matt from Springfield:

@dale: Blancmange..stay tuned until 3, that's more Julie's thing :)
  11:13pm
johnny:

The Kings "Switchin to Glide". Man Plimsouls...amazing.
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KP:

Cheri did you think that seals it?
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Fredericks:

Nick Lowe, Graham Parker? Do they qualify?
Like the suggestions of Posies and Teenage Fanclub.
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Holly in NC:

So another band with lineage out its ass in both directions, people are missing obvious points
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

shivvers really great I never heard before
- plimsouls really great I heard many times but don't tell me in how many years...
...memories of Candy-O synth boops & an awfullotta Panama Red flat on my back twitching before the War on Drugs (no more)...
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Caryn:

This set was extremely close. Think efd takes it by a very narrow margin, but man, that was close.
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steve:

i like that plimsouls song
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Alex von Edgewater:

Sports talk: Pale Sox
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sFrances from VA:

Clay gets 2 more stars, EFD, none. Clay has taken the lead on my scorecard
  11:15pm
sweet cheri:

sorry i bothered you,kp.
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Hoodoo Gurus are the "street" plimsoles.
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Matt from Springfield:

Godwin's 34th Law! Given enough time, Bob Seger WILL come up when talking about power pop...
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pete:

One thing I always love about lots of great, great power pop- the ability for groups/songwriters to really use the open strings to great, jangly effect!
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steve:

is anyone else starring songs and then they get magically unstarred seconds later? its not letting me star the plimsouls! this is the second time its happened today...
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sFrances from VA:

& I'm going to be a wreck at work tomorrow...waking up @ 5:15am....!
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KP:

Cheri, not at all!
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slugluv1313:

was listening earlier but *not* online -- AWESOME SHOW, EFD and Clay, SO GLAD that i am able to listen in!!!!!!!!!! :)
anything by "those 'Instant Reaction' boys," THE GO? Celia and The Mutations? "CN Tower" by The Poles? Nikki Corvette and The Convertables?
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Danne D:

@Fredericks Nick Lowe and Graham Parker certainly qualify.
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KP:

Cheri, that was the cover of Sunshine of Your Love i mentioned.
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Holly in NC:

"Switchin' to Glide" w/b worth at least 1 point, for sure!

@Barkevious:
Hoodoo Gurus +2 BUT

Screaming Tribesmen +3
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Matt from Springfield:

All right, Debbie!
Ya snooze, ya looze, boss!
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Danne D:

Somewhere Blondie dreams of Evan "Hunk" Davies ;)
  11:19pm
eddy in australia:

@Barkevious: Time for "I Want You Back"?
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KP:

Danne D! Why havent we heard that before.
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Barkevious Shabazz:

@Holly Date with a vampire... Uuuurgghhh.
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BadGuyZero:

!!!
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Danne D:

LOL Looks that Kill.

The drummer in the video is hilarious.
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KP:

Switch Into GLide! Canadian content!
  11:20pm
krudler:

YES!!!
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Droll:

Has anyone else's stream broken? Mine sounds wrong. Just started after that mic break.
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Holly in NC:

OK. Clay starts from huge advantage here for being ballsy & pushing envelope of genre definition
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Stevel:

KP: Switch into Glide could be a killing thrust.
  11:21pm
johnny:

YES YES YES!....Clay knows ha ha. A little "Rough Cutt" Clay?
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Danne D:

EFD doesn't like to allude to that part of his past so much :)

Btw, here's the video to Looks That Kill that you can watch with the sound down
www.youtube.com...
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BadGuyZero:

Quiet Riot's "Slick Black Cadillac" has a power pop feel to it.
  11:22pm
johnny:

Chiliwack people.
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Droll:

SHE! GOT! LOOK! KILL! (repeat until gong is struck)
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Girls girls girls is far more pop.
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Danne D:

Moo Like A Cat?
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Holly in NC:

@Barkevious - Oh, no no no! 'A Stand Alone' or 'Igloo'!
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Fredericks:

Danne D: You think they're holding back the trump cards?
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pete:

Crue! Now you kinda got me thinking along the lines of Enuff Z'nuff- they tried to sell them as hair metal, but they had some nice melodies worthy of power pop, and were sometimes regarded as such (I think!)
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Danne D:

@Fredericks perhaps.

After this one though, Clay may in fact include Asia as power pop.
  11:24pm
johnny:

Hurry up boys before "the clock strikes midnight"
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Stevel:

Video is awesome. Herding cave women with torches.
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Fredericks:

Danne D: You think they're holding back the trump cards?
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slugluv1313:

CHILIWACK!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!
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KP:

Evan reaches back for the high hard one! Saw Mark in a cave stomp thing in 2001 with all-star locals. Top 10 show, maybe top 3.
  11:25pm
johnny:

Pete...I was totally thinking of Enuff Z'nuff...fantastic band. Oh this is nice...bringing it back to mother 60's.
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Holly in NC:

Clay, you've now gone out of genre. Great song, but...
  11:26pm
cdp25467:

i'm diggin' Clay's way - looks that kill and hungry back to back like PB&J
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steve:

im calling an offsides
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slugluv1313:

NERVUS REX!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!
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Holly in NC:

efd regains control +2
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Who drops Another Girl, Another Planet?
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Fredericks:

Holly is correct.
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Danne D:

@Fredericks yes I believe.

Btw, Motley Crue is a technical foul on Clay. 2 shots and the ball for EFD.
  11:28pm
johnny:

Suzi Quatro could be representing.
  11:28pm
sweet cheri:

well evan,,kp,caryn,,danne & holly have a g'night see you all soon,,i'll see you next week evan hunk davies!!!
  11:29pm
michael c:

Don't Look such a classic...EFD not playing fair
  11:29pm
john:

nice touch, nervus rex. Pre-Chinnichap.
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Fredericks:

Clay's wandering around the edge of the field. It appears he dropped something.
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slugluv1313:

Fox Pass! from Boston, i think? :)
and. of course, the band named The Pop!
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steve:

efd knows how to jangle
  11:31pm
ScottC:

DBs
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Stevel:

Clay keeps making flanking moves, efd comes straight up the middle.
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Danne D:

g'night cheri.

EFD sinks both foul shots and now hits a 3-pointer with the db's!

Looking bad for team Clay.
  11:31pm
drewo:

EFD dB's FTW!
  11:31pm
Mike Fulton:

Pound for pound, best radio set I've heard in a long time
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Fredericks:

EFD has control of the ball and seems very determined.
  11:32pm
johnny:

Oh my god...the db's...so great.
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Dbs. Perfect. How bout the original 7" Academy Fight Song?
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Holly in NC:

I am confident that suzi quatro is in efd's queue, due to roundabout association w "13 women" (very roundabout)
  11:32pm
ScottC:

jesus I'm 22 again...
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fleep:

EFD pwns this round
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slugluv1313:

@ ScottC. i think we ALL are!!!!!
  11:33pm
johnny:

Gentleman...this has been so much fun; two masters of their craft. Thank you. And thank YOU lovely bloggers. Evan wins with that one.
  11:34pm
michael c:

EFD can play out the clock
  11:35pm
eddy in australia:

Second-best part of tonight's show (after the music): Clay quizzing EFD during the mic breaks
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Tommy Ardolino.
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Fredericks:

Tommy could do it all!
  11:36pm
johnny:

Clay...Quiet Riot..."Party All Night", your secret curve ball. God bless Tommy Ardolino...the greatest.
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Matt from Springfield:

Wooohooo! The Piña Cannibal song from '71, "Timothy"!!
  11:38pm
Ralphine:

Pigeon has thrown in the towel.
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Rob Weisberg:

Yes, a tasty selection indeed...
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Caryn:

Ooh, "Timothy"!
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Kat in Chicago:

"Timothy"?! *groans*
  11:39pm
timotato:

This song is so early Poco-esque
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Oscar:

Timothy vs. Big Bad John... which is the better lost miner song?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- Always thot Clem Burke was killin' on 'Dreamin'' - glad to hear it was so Live too.
- Could easily make another whole bitchin' Show just from Comments suggestions...
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fleep:

Cringe worthy then, cringe worthy now
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Holly in NC:

Clay, another great song, but I'd argue AM gold not power pop.
No one's yet busted out Badfinger or Klaaatu?
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Can cannibalism make room for Do Anything you Wanna Do?
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slugluv1313:

omg TIMOTHY!!!!!!!! totally remember this from when i was a kid, PERFECT pop song but even the we were thinking . . . pop song about CANNIBALISM??!! surreal!!!
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Stevel:

Cannibalism in the charts today! And a happy how-do-do!:
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G:

haven't heard Timothy since about eighth grade. we kids thought it was such an alluringly spooky song for 13yo's
  11:40pm
timotato:

Classic Waite!
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KP:

this sounds like Clay singing.
  11:40pm
cdp25467:

I LOVE THE BABY'S
  11:40pm
ScottC:

Red Card!!!
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Stevel:

G: Stop living my life.
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KP:

Never heard that song "Timothy."
  11:41pm
cdp25467:

ROMULUS AND REMUS ARE SINGING THE MALE FEMALE PARTS
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G:

sorry lol
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Ken From Hyde Park:

I remember hearing this Babys song on the school bus.
  11:42pm
tamara:

i have a picture of me somewhere outside an arena with waite, ha
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G:

we knew there was something creepy in that timothy song, but werent sure exactly what. i guess that was the designed allure for the target audience
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KP:

Good night, Cheri!
  11:43pm
johnny:

The Babys...AM GOLD crosses over to the POWER POP highway. Great choice Clay.
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Oscar:

what exactly is the target audience for Timothy?
  11:43pm
tamara:

timothy was somehow a girl scout camp favorite
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Holly in NC:

Hmm, don't think this song counts either (I'm a stickler, though Crue was brilliant)
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G:

@oscar: 13yo's in the early 70s
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KP:

That explains it Tamara, i was in the Boy Scouts.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- I say Early Beatles, but invoke Badfinger & that's Abbey Road - that's SuperPopCraft...
- These two together on mike is great.
...Starry Eyes baby! : )
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Kat in Chicago:

Gawd, finally, "Starry Eyes."
  11:44pm
johnny:

Oh man...THE RECORDS...Evan ups the ante again hah hah.
  11:45pm
tamara:

wow starry eyes well played
  11:45pm
michael c:

mercy rule in effect
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Stevel:

efd, showing no mercy. Driving it home.
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KP:

when i saw Bay City Rollers, this was by far the best song they did. They were actually enthusiastic at that point.
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Starry Eyes and Do Anything you Wanna Do are the same song.. Both snazzy.
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Holly in NC:

efd's winning by playing it safe - I'm surprised at strategy, but working!
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Fredericks:

EFD-Penalty: Piling on!
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KP:

This was such a great time.
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sFrances from VA:

Ah yes,,also,saw The Babys in late 70s....my best friend was the fan. I was the weird punk girl out of place at the show...
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KP:

Holly that concerns me too. Hollow victory!
  11:47pm
ScottC:

The only chance Clay has is a double dose of Rockpile...
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sFrances from VA:

I still have my originals Records vimyl debut!
  11:47pm
cdp25467:

GREAT SHOW DUDES!
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Stevel:

Starry Eyes/reminiscent of Eddie and the Hot Rods/"Do Anything you Wanna Do." I'm OK with that.
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sFrances from VA:

Er, viNyl....sleepy
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KP:

Tremendous time. special events are spechull.
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Holly in NC:

OK - THIS is a real pick.
Do you agree KP?
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slugluv1313:

oh wow PASTICHE!!!!!! EXCELLENT!!!!!!! still have their records too :)
  11:49pm
johnny:

Clay...drop side one of "Going for the One" and let the dust settle ha ha.
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kham:

Still no Material Issue?
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Barkevious Shabazz:

@Stevel not similar, identical.
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KP:

Well this is not safe. No idea.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Stevel @11:31 called it.
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efd:

hey, thanks everyone! It's been great seeing all the comments, and Clay's been looking over my shoulder. Really appreciate everyone getting into it!
  11:50pm
johnny:

Material Issue was fantastic.
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efd:

I've got Material Issue with me but it doesn't look like I'll get to it. :(
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Caryn:

Gotta say, for me, Clay won that round. "Starry Eyes" is overplayed and no longer sounds as energetic as it should. And Pastiche just didn't do anything for me.
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KP:

Great job. Gotta run. Thanks.
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Holly in NC:

Pastiche is going to be VERY hard to beat
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kham:

International Pop Overthrow could be the name of this episode actually.
  11:51pm
tamara:

are you kidding? sublime.
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Danne D:

Hmm will EFD signal Calvin Schiraldi now?!?
  11:52pm
ScottC:

I think everybody gets 2 units of collage credit for this show. have EFD sign your card as you go out
  11:52pm
michael c:

Great show...and as the Speedies once sang: you need (power) pop!
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Fredericks:

Forgot all about Material Issue. "Valerie Loves Me" is perfect power-pop.
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Holly in NC:

I love that Caryn & I totally disagree. :-) I completely worship that Pastiche song
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Ken From Hyde Park:

The thing I'm going to vote for is that we do this again and again every few months.
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Caryn:

@Holly: truth be told, if it wasn't nearly 7 a.m. here, I might be more open to the Pastiche. But right now, I need something very special to interest me.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

All the tunes I think have the umph, Caryn thinks overplayed.
  11:55pm
johnny:

Clay...YOU ARE A GENIUS!
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Barkevious Shabazz:

Brittany Fox are a disgrace.
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efd:

the thing about "Starry Eyes" is while it's admittedly "safe" I can't imagine doing a power pop show without including it.
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Matt from Springfield:

Ending on a very Pidgetastic note with Britny Fox.

And as always, the winner in these throwdowns is: US listeners!
Thanks EFD and Clay! Awesome, euphoric selections of powerful power pop!
  11:55pm
krudler:

THIS SONG RULES
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G:

and what does efd have up his sleeve? :)
  11:56pm
johnny:

Forever the FOXX! Brittany Fox are the teacher's pet ha ha.
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12539:

I call it a tie, to be settled in another episode.
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pete:

The only problem with "Starry Eyes" is that now I have to listen to about 10 other Records songs before I do anything else. There are worse problems to have! Great job guys!
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Danne D:

Office Girl :)
  11:57pm
johnny:

Metal + power pop glory will always win in my book Clay.
  11:57pm
ScottC:

pure.
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Executive Summary:
CP fancies himself in the same league as EFD, throwdown ensues. 12-string Rickenbackers used often by both sides. Clay stumbles over prog and hair metal heritage, EFD turns in fab survey of Power Pop. Announcer reminds us this was an exhibition, not a competition, and not to try this at home with your father's records.
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Holly in NC:

Hm. Clay's definition of power pop ends up being somewhat too fluid, & while efd was mostly far too conservative.. Pastiche. And Shivvers.
Cheap Trick alone not enough to counter.

efd wins this round, a rematch will be excellent!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Clay & efd!
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Ken From Hyde Park:

It's like the 70's Batman movie:

The End

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Ike:

Agreed, Barkevious Shabazz.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:59pm
Barkevious Shabazz:

Great show!
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fleep:

Great night, thanks EFD and thanks Clay
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Caryn:

Hmm, love both final tracks, but Fox got me more revved up. Point for Clay. Can't be bothered to tally up my totals, because that's not the point anyway. Just happy this show happened!
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kham:

Clay's lack of irony is actual kryptonite to bad guys.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

It would be interesting to hear efd fill three hours of Power Pop by himself - that might meet both my & Caryn's criteria. Clay is just such a great personality though - makes it interesting...
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Danne D:

Well done EFD and Clay :)
Have a great night everyone!
  12:00am
ScottC:

Clay is a guest - you can't expect him to drink all the whiskey...
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Matt from Springfield:

Good night everyone! EFD-Pidge is another great Throwdown/DJ Battle pair for the future, I can't wait!

Always Remember...Wednesdays @9, Thursdays @6!
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Van in DC:

Wow. So this is where everybody was.
  4:35pm
Ajax:

"LOVE IS" FUCKING RULES BIG PROPS TO CLAY FOR PILOT!!! Also my wife put her fist in the air for Clay's Cheap Trick while we ate dinner so that's DOUBLE PROPS to the guest.
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Cecile:

I like that the power pop you are playing is like it was back in the day - bands dedicated to pure pop, bands accidentally making power pop, and bands who just really liked a hook.

Everyone's definition of pop differs. Viva l'difference. But I think "Talk Dirty to Me" is a great power pop single, so what do I know?

Great show youse guys. And you're both older than me hahahahahha. (not by much)
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Cecile:

Hell, I think Devo are power-pop.
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Cecile:

I submit that power pop started with Buddy Holly, and Bobby Fuller was the first true power pop artist.
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Cecile:

nope, the first Plimsouls came out on Planet Records in 1981. It's actually a little underproduced compared to the one that followed. they had an EP before that, too.
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