Power Pop Anthems: The 100 Greatest Power Pop Songs of All Time (5CD) (2021)
Following weeks and weeks of extensive research reading through critics polls, readers and listeners polls,
online discussion forums votes (Steve Hoffman), Will Birch insight and favourites listed, Wikipedia info, my own recollections and favourites,
I have finally settled upon my 100 Greatest Power Pop Songs of All Time collection.
Pete Townshend, the guitarist and principal songwriter for The Who, is credited as the originator of the name “power pop.” He used the phrase to describe the type of music The Who performed in the late 1960s -
upbeat, catchy, hook-driven - but the name wouldn’t catch on until the 1970s. "Pictures of Lily" was included in the Who album Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, a compilation of previously released singles.
Townshend coined the term "power pop" when he used it to describe the song in a May 1967 interview with NME.
Compiled after exhaustive and extensive research, including the songs which feature most on the many many lists of the best and greatest power pop songs ever made:
critics lists, fan lists, online discussion forums, TV countdowns, etc.
These are the top 100 songs which are mentioned and feature most on all the power pop discussion forums and critics and fan lists.
There has never been a really good power pop compilation with a thorough overview from the 60s thru the 00s, and like my previous 'greatest' collections,
my goal was to include the very very best of the genre, the cream of the crop, and to add a number of tracks you just never see on compilations due to licensing, music rights issues, etc.
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As a power pop lover myself, it will be interesting to have a listen to your selections. Thank you
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