Powerpop
Powerpop is a term popularized in the years 1990, indicating a Musical genre appeared as of the Années 1970. Rather than of a scene strictly speaking, made up of groups having a common past, it is about a term a little hold-all gathering many artists whose common point is a certain frame of mind.
The powerpop is characterized by melody S close relations of the pop, but in a spirit Rock, its recent version inherited the years Grunge, Rock psychedelic, to see metal.
The term was created by Pete Townshend, the guitarist of the Who during an interview in 1967 to indicate their type of music of the moment, between the roots Rythm and blues and the rock'n'roll operated Tommy.
It was included in the Années 1990 by Greg Shaw, the founder of the label Bomp! and large expert of the rock'n'roll contributing to its diffusion.
Often affiliated with the category independent Rock'n'roll, one lately finds there a certain scene American represented by groups like Weezer, The Rentals, Ozma, That Dog, Jimmy Eat World, or the Scot of Baby chaos (now Deckard)…
From part of this scene, mixed with the punk melodies the Emo rises.
The years 1970
- Badfinger
- Big Star
- Dwight Twilley Band
- The Raspberries
- The Rubinoos
The years 1980
- The Bongos
- Marshall Crenshaw
- The dB' S
- Paul Collins' Happy
- The Plimsouls
- The Romantics
- Phil Seymour
- The Shoes
- The Smithereens
The years 1990
- Jellyfish
- The Posies
- Matthew Sweet
- Teenage Fanclub
- Supergrass
- Jason Falkner
- The Rooks
The years 2000
- Fountains off Wayne
- Weezer
- Rediscover
- Sonic Avenues
- Ranetki
- The AlAmerican Rejects
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