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[Mister Pleasant @PopDiggers]

Was Eddie and the Hot Rods into punk rock or pub rock? We settle the question with the help of one of their original songs, "Horseplay".

And some contextualization and gossip on top of that.

#pubrock #punkrock #eddieandthehotrods #popdiggers

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[Mister Pleasant @PopDiggers]

Peter's review will help you understand why you should read Lenny Kaye's "Lightning Striking", where he describes ten trans-formative moments/places in Rock and Roll.

It comes with Peter's personal playlist to complement the 2CD soundtrack.

#lennykaye

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[Mister Pleasant @PopDiggers]

Senior Whitfield is back with an album that is not as strong as the one before, but the guitar of former Lyres Peter Greenberg is uplifting as always.

(From Peter’s Twenty Favorite Albums 2015.)

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#barrencewhitfield #petersfavoritealbums

[Mister Pleasant @PopDiggers]

MIKAL CRONIN – MCIII

More than halfway to MC5, Mikal Cronin has some really good pop moments although the record sometimes gets too bombastic.

(From Peter’s Twenty Favorite Albums 2015.)

https://t.co/mSifI27Qgy

#mikalcronin #petersfavoritealbums

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CALEXICO – Edge Of The Sun

Easy accessible and diverse record with the usual desert mood from the long-time musical telepathic communicating compadres Burns and Convertino.

(From Peter’s Twenty Favorite Albums 2015.)

https://t.co/9XEPTZB4Sd

#calexico #petersfavoritealbums

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YO LA TENGO – Stuff Like that There

As the follow up to their Fakebook album (1990) this one also mainly consists of covers and some originals.

(From Peter’s Twenty Favorite Albums 2015.)

https://t.co/en02Ye4Eow

#yolatengo #matadorrecords #petersfavoritealbums

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Josh Ritter discover religious peculiarities using a biblical rock as vantage point and then sings about them in a humorous way.

(From Peter’s Twenty Favorite Albums 2015.)

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#joshritter #petersfavoritealbums

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Some of the songs are rehashed from her earlier albums but all tracks have an intimate atmosphere due to the tone-downed production.

(From Peter’s Twenty Favorite Albums 2015.)

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#amylavere #willsexton #petersfavoritealbums #popdiggers

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It should come as no surprise to our frequent readers that Reigning Sound is a highly heralded household name in the PopDiggers’ book of excellence. Let’s hope we do not have to wait seven years for the next one.

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#reigningsound #petersfavoritealbums

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“Garage rock revivalists in the best possible sense” says one of us who luckily have acquired the “Courettes’ syndrome” but with an extremely reluctance to be treated.

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#thecourettes #backtomono #petersfavoritealbums #damgoodrecords #popdiggers

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Ex Lazy Cowgirls front man Pat Todd cherishes and highlights the everyday things in life rock and roll style with this album backed by Rankoutsiders, this combo has released six albums since 2006.

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#pattoddandtherankoutsiders #pattodd #petersfavoritealbums

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On his fourth solo album, John Paul Keith captures the multitude of Memphis’ sounds in a crystal clear way – everything from rockabilly to soul and blues is served with tremendous accuracy.

https://t.co/0a7mhP8MQX

#johnpaulkeith #petersfavoritealbums #memphis

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With a cover of The Replacements’ Can’t Hardly Wait in what looks like a rehearsal room studded with references to great Brit and LA bands, it’s hard for The Reflectors to go wrong with their 2nd album Faster Action.

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#thereflectors #petersfavoritealbums

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Twelve infectious songs on multi-instrumentalist Brad Marino’s third album abound in a positive mix of power-pop and rock’n’roll Ramones style that must have been damn fun to put together in the studio.

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#bradmarino #theconnection #petersfavoritealbums

[Mister Pleasant @PopDiggers]

Shannon And The Clams’ album is produced by Dan Auerbach and contains a musically versatile cocktail with personal lyrics with a base in pop – occasionally straying off to doo-wop, country and psychedelic drones.

https://t.co/lsu2HviLDj

#shannonandtheclams #petersfavoritealbums

[Mister Pleasant @PopDiggers]

Dany Laj And The Looks – Ten Easy Pieces

A convincing Pagliaro cover is a great way to launch a career in the pop field. Years later, through this set of ten easily accessible songs the maple leaf pop flag is held high.

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#danylaj #petersfavoritealbums

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The closest description of this (Garrett T. Capps) album that can be made in a nutshell, is that it is almost as if Doug Sahm has resurrected. Guest performances by Augie Meyers and Santiago Jiménez Jr. contribute to the feel-good.

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#petersfavoritealbums

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This headstrong and pleasantly loosely cohesive record picks up the New Orleans vibes à la Dr. John here and there.

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#toddsnider #petersfavoritealbums #turnmeloose #illneverbethesame #popdiggers #neworleans

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Centered around a father-daughter combination that is now located in Arizona and just out with their fourth album full of songs with echoes from the Sixties but with lyrics dealing with current issues.

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#theexbats #exbats #petersfavoritealbums #popdiggers

[Mister Pleasant @PopDiggers]

Sunny and The Sunliners from San Antonio is another reference to Doug Sahm, who released a cover of their "Golly Gee" in 1989. "Dear Sunny…" is a compilation of emotionally performed covers of Sunny’s original by Big Crown artists.

https://t.co/IRUoPf7FNM

#petersfavoritealbums