Begad69: Six Essential Albums

    Begad69 (Gary)  
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Name: Gary
Email: g.adamson@ntlworld.com
Location: Belfast, N Ireland
   
1. Frosting On The Beater The Posies
2. Phaseshifter Red Kross
3. Bellybutton Jellyfish
4. Can You Still Feel Jason Falkner
5. Green Weezer
6. A Wizard A True Star Todd Rundgren

Comments:

The first three are like my holy trinity of power pop. I bought this while listening to "grunge" music and loved them. It was through listening to these albums (and Smeared by Sloan) that I discovered power pop without knowing it as it was only years later when I started reading up on power pop all these albums were talked about and I thought "oh I love power pop!". These albums made me check out the Beatles who I went on to love even more...

Jason Falkner - Can You Still Feel
Moved to London just before this ecord was released and it was Jason's first album and a record shop in London called Minus Zero that really got me into power pop in a really big way. Jason is a God...nuff said.

Weezer - Green
Could have picked any one of there albums (the new one Maladroit sounds great!!!) but this one just rocks big time...which is nice.

Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star
Was going to pick Something/Anything? as it's like the White album of Todd's catalogue but went for Wizard as it was the first Todd album I bought (second hand too!!!) and it blew my mind, plus it has Sometimes I Don't Know How To Feel.

Would like to point out the lack of Beatle albums from my list is due to the fact that I couldn't bare to pick one album over another and I take it for granted that everyone knows that ALL their albums are essential.

Frosting On The Beater The Posies (1993)
1. Dream All Day
2. Solar Sister
3. Flavor of the Month
4. Love Letter Boxes
5. Definite Door
6. Burn & Shine
7. Earlier Than Expected
8. 20 Questions
9. When Mute Tongues Can Speak
10. Lights Out
11. How She Lied by Living
12. Coming Right Along

Phaseshifter Red Kross

1. Jimmy's Fantasy
2. Lady in the Front Row
3. Monolith
4. Crazy World
5. Dumb Angel
6. Huge Wonder
7. Visionary
8. Pay for Love
9. Ms. Lady Evans
10. Only a Girl
11. Saragon
12. After School Special
13. Any Hour Every Day *

* Bonus track on CD reissue
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Bellybutton Jellyfish (1990)
1. The Man I Used to Be
2. That Is Why
3. The King Is Half Undressed
4. I Wanna Stay Home
5. She Still Loves Him
6. All Want Is Everything
7. Now She Knows She's Wrong
8. Bedspring Kiss
9. Baby's Coming Back
10. Calling Sarah
 		Can You Still Feel Jason Falkner (1999)

1. The Invitation
2. Author Unknown
3. Revelation
4. My Lucky Day
5. I Already Know
6. See You Again
7. Honey
8. The Plan
9. All God' Creatures
10. Goodnight Sweet Night
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Green Weezer (2001)

1. Don't Let Go
2. Photograph
3. Hash Pipe
4. Island In The Sun
5. Crab
6. Knock-down Drag-out
7. Smile
8. Simple Pages
9. Glorious Day
10. O Girlfriend

 A Wizard A True Star Todd Rundgren (1973)

1. International Feel
2. Never Never Land
3. Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off
4. You Need Your Head
5. Rock And Roll Pussy
6. Dogfight Giggle
7. You Don't Have To Camp Around
8. Flamingo
9. Zen Archer
10. Just Another Onionhead/Dada Dali
11. When The Shit Hits The Fan/Sunset Blvd.
12. Le Feel Internacionale
13. Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel
14. Does Anybody Love You?
15. Medley: I'm So Proud, Ooh Baby Baby, La La, Cool Jerk
16. Hungry For Love
17. I Don't Want To Tie You Down
18. Is It My Name?
19. Just One Victory