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Ultimate Fakebook
Ultimate Fakebook is an American three-piece power pop musical band, band from Manhattan, Kansas, Manhattan, Kansas, United States. Albums and EPs Ultimate Fakebook has released five albums and an Extended play, EP: ''Electric Kissing Parties'' (1997, Noisome Records), ''This Will Be Laughing Week'' (1999, Noisome Records & 2000, 550 Music/Epic Records), ''Open up and Say Awesome'' (2002, Initial Records), ''Before We Spark'' (EP, 2003, Initial Records) and ''The Preserving Machine'' (2020, Sonic Ritual Records). First break-up and post break-up activities Shortly after releasing their 2003 Extended Play, EP ''Before We Spark'' they broke up. In 2007, Melin and Warnock both appeared on VH1, VH1's World Series of Pop Culture on the team "Westerberg High". They advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by "Three Men & A Little Lazy". Together, they now run a movie review and film pop culture website, scene-stealers.com. On December 30, 2008, Ultimate Fakebook pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Pop
Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and cheerful sounding music underpinned by a sense of yearning, longing, or despair. The sound is primarily rooted in pop and rock traditions of the early to mid-1960s, although some acts have occasionally drawn from later styles such as punk, new wave, glam rock, pub rock, college rock, and neo-psychedelia. Originating in the 1960s, power pop developed mainly among American musicians who came of age during the British Invasion. Many of these young musicians wished to retain the "teenage innocence" of pop and rebelled against newer forms of rock music that were thought to be pretentious and inaccessible. The term was coined in 1967 by the Who guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend to describe his band's style of music. However, power pop bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
