THE ADVENT WALL OF SOUND 2008
Here we go again, last year you liked the first advent wall of sound, so this year it's gonna be the advent v.2 and from the 1st of December to the 24th of December, everyday you'll have to click on one slice of the image. Everyday, each compartment will show a new album never posted before on this blog. Each post will be available for just one day. Don't click on a part before the day or somebody could be hurt. Now you can enjoy the spirit of powerpop.
Clues
Day 2 : # 75
Day 3 : # 169
Day 4 : # 79
Day 5 : # 36
Day 6 : # 65
Day 7 : # 151
Day 8 : # 42
Day 9 : # 8
Day 10 : # 188
Day 11 : # 191
Day 12 : # 185
Day 13 : # 158
Day 14 : # 160
Day 15 : # 172
Day 16 : # 44
Day 17 : # 56
Day 18 : # 43
Day 19 : # 115
Day 20 : # 183
Day 21 : # 119
Day 22 : #53
Day 23 : # 101
Christmas Eve : #116
I hope you enjoyed the 2008 wall of sound...as much as i did
Stay tuned for the christmas day special
77 comments:
Great idea again!!
Thanks
Great first entry. I really like the track "Hdi". it is almost Emo'ish, in the vein of Sunny Day Real Estate with a deep dose of folk.
Hey. Thanks for posting the Advent Wall Of Sound again!!!
This is Cool "Yule" All.
Thanks. I'll be back tomorrow and all the remaining days for sure.
Zim
Looking forward to this again - totally love the first post! Thanks for all your efforts.
thanks, but i can´t remember the password
Just back from holidays and missed day one (if a way to retrieve it -my sincere thanks, understand it not) but I loved this event last year and look forward to it this year. dl day 2 now. Thanks
Oh Man. I missed the first day. Well I am looking forward to all the rest.
anyone care to share yesterdays post?
thanks,
govango
Many thanks for this... though I must be 'clueless' because I don't get what the clues are for, when you don't need them to open the downloads. Do they lead to info pn the albums somewhere? Or is that the mystery?
Thanks. Do the numbers refer to the Top 200 Powerpop album list? I missed the first one and have a bit of time before the next one runs out. Thanks to all others I've found here too. Much appreciated
great stuff. a real find.
Yes, the numbers come from John M. Borack's Top 200 Power Pop Albums in his book "Shake Some Action". If you're taking requests I'd love to see #8!
Can we make requests? ;-)
How about:
#177
#183
#185
#175
#44
#56
#79
Whatever you come up with, is highly appreciated. Great blog!
I loved this last year, so this is a special treat.
I'd like to request #81 and #89 please.
Loving this.
Clues give you a hint what it is before you download it. For those of us with limited time for downloading, this is useful.
So far they have been tied to the Top 200 Power Pop LP's.
Thanks, especially for Brad Jones. Been looking for it for a long time.
Ace K.
Two for two that I didn't already have! Thanks for the fun!
I worked it out. I hope I don't get in trouble for giving a clue but the numbers are in the blog. A bit of lateral thinking and you should work it out.
Used to buy CDs from Brad when he was working at a record store. Interested in hearing that upload. Thanks. (and kind of freaky I'm listening to Tommy Keene right now)
So, what is a gilt fish? I know what Gefilte Fish is...
Thank you for The Roswells...highly appreciated...great music,great blog...visiting you every day!
I couldn't find Brad Jones on the Top 200 Power Pop albums so it doesn't go by that list folks. The list is in this blog :) Sorry I'm not just telling you straight away, but its a good brain teaser. Some of the albums from the 200 Power Pop list can be found here.... eg The Greys, Cherry Twister, Ike yadda, yadda. I'm going to try and find the actual CD's too eventually
http://powerpopoverdose.blogspot.com/
http://digivinyltal.blogspot.com/
Once again I'd like to thank angelo for introducing me to some great music. So far The Sorrows sound really good and 20/20 I think might be a sleeper for me ie more I listen, more I like.
sorry but B.J sure is ranked well #75 - check if you please
and the Grays were never part of the list
Encore un somptueux cadeau de Noel !
Merci Angelo
Shoot, I missed the Dec. 3 offering by waiting till 11 p.m. (Pacific Time Zone) to download it. When I finally tried, the Dec. 4 item was already posted. Is there any way I can still get the Dec. 3 album?
Kinda sux that you close the link after each day, and don't ID anything either. On the other hand it's a cool gimmick.
I'm confused now, on the list I got #75 is Shame Idols and the Grays are #35. Its the list that people voted for, not the one here. I originally thought the numbers were based on the voted list. I also think the voted list is a bit subjective but it's a great place for me to discover new bands. My curiosity has been aroused to see which bands made both lists.
Happy motoring.
While the boss wasn't looking, I compared the 200 Power list here with one from another site where people voted for their favourites.
This is what I found...
Common to both lists
20/20 - 20/20
The Barracuddas - Drop Out
The Beat - The Beat
Big Star - #1 Record
Big Star - Radio City
Cheap Trick - In Color
Cherry Twister - At Home With Cherry Twister
Chris Von Sneidern - Big White Lies
Cotton Mather - Kontiki
David Grahame - Toy Plane
The dB’s - Stands for Decibels
DM3v - Road to Roam
Dwight Twilley - Sincerely
Emitt Rhodes - Emitt Rhodes
Feel - Feel
Flamin’ Groovies - Shake Some Action
Flying Color - Flying Color
Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers
Greenberry Woods - Rapple Dapple
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
The Keys - The Keys
The Knack - Get the Knack
Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw
Material Issue - Freak City Soundtrack
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
Merrymakers - Bubblegun
Myracle Brah - Life On Planet Eartsnop
The Numbers - Add Up
Orange Humble Band - Assorted Creams
Owsley - Owsley
P. Hux - Deluxe
Pezband - Pezband
Plimsouls - The Plimsouls
Posies - Dear 23
The Raspberries - Starting Over
Receiver - Inspiration Overload
The Records - Crashes
The Romantics - The Romantics
The Shoes - Present Tense
The Shoes - Tongue Twister
Smithereens - Especially For You
Spongetones - Beat and Torn
Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix
Tommy Keene - Songs From The Film
Velvet Crush - Teenage Symphonies to God
The Wondermints - Wondermints
Common bands to both lists but different albums
Badfinger
Bill Lloyd
The dB’s
Enuff Z’Nuff
Game Theory
Gigilo Aunts
The Heats
The Hudson Brothers
Jason Falkner
Liquor Giants
The Lolas
Loud Family
Nick Lowe
The Rubinoos
The Shazam
The Three O’Clock
XTC
The Yums Yums
In conclussion,
1) I don't want to find another list and if I do, I won't read it
2) There's over 350 albums I have to check out.
3) Why debate politics when you can debate pros and cons of powerpop artists
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Motoring
I forgot we are one day ahead here....I think I killed the dog.
Hi
Do you have anything by The Durocs, Face Dancer, Iguana, Meal Ticket, Ginger, The Heartbeats, Neil Harrison, The Dukes, Key West or The States?
Best
Robert
I missed day 1 ARRRGH
I was going to put in a request until I realized that I've already bought most of these.
I even got Hans' autograph on #40.
.
This is great. How about that cover of Suzanne? That was something. So far this year the Advent calendar is seriously kicking my butt. Thanks very much and happy holidays!
Thanks very much for this.
Thanks for this great blog!
Robert Pally asked about Key West. Robert, what Key West are you looking for? The album on Tabitha?
What a great series! Thanks so much for your hard work!
Once again thanks for some great music. Brad jones is really growing on me... I hope number 8 makes it here before Feliz Navidad
I Love Dec. 8...
So sweet I almost got a toothache.
Thanks.
Reptiled
wooooo hoooo
The OHB, thank you Santa! It's just what I wanted!
Do I have ESP or what...
I sure hope #177 gets posted.
It's probably my 2nd favorite Christmas CD of all time.
AWESOME, I have been looking for this OHB album! Thanks a lot!!
damn, I missed #8.
Just as well I played on it, then.....hope y'all enjoy it.
well, i have to say the right #188 is the one posted today december 10th and not "Red Letter Day - Beef Candy" (2001)which is a folk/pop girls band
Actually there are at least 3 or 4 different "Red Letter Day" bands.
The "powerpop" one featured as #188 is from San Francisco and the musicians are Gino Nave, John Reinert and Ernie Taira
John Reinert and Gino Nave can be heard on the Jarret Cooper album available from cdbaby
http://www.jarretcooper.com/
Very good!!!
You´re the best.
Thanks.
Angelo...I stand corrected. Actually, I think we had this discussion earlier since there are several bands with this name. I deleted my previous comment so hopefully nobody else gets as confused as I am. Thanks again and Happy Holidays to you!
Angelo, Thank you for December 10! In my searches that appears to be one the 5 most difficult to locate from the list.
For today (12/12) -- does this mean that CD2 will be showing up tomorrow (12/13)?
I looked for a link in what was downloaded for CD1 and there wasn't an additional URL for CD2, so I thought I'd ask...
I thought I would like carpet frogs more. "Dear Prudence", "Frog Curry" and 'Shakin' All Over" are really the highlights. Oh What am i complaining about--- thanks!
Click on #185
Here's a Christmas present for angelo and all the other commenters--I made a fresh vinyl rip of Bram Tchaikovsky's Funland, enjoy!
http://sharebee.com/c5d4f3c4
Thanks for this great blog and all the awesome music.
Angelo, once again you out-do yourself!! Wonderful daily present under our christmas trees! I haven't even listened to many yet, but I saw that you offered one of my favorite discs, OHB's Assorted Creams, and I know that any that heard it will be amazed at the music.
I also wanted to mention that we just saw the reunion club show for The Sighs (after 12 years!) and it was magic. Shitty sound (gee thanks Pearl Street) but all the songs were spot on & the crowd loved it. The guys in the band were so thrilled that the place was packed - Great music rules the world! Thanks agian for featuring their two discs....
This is all great stuff! I only wish our little ice storm in the northeastern US hadn't deprived me of #12 & 13. Thank you so much!
Checking PPC is the first thing I do every morning..this is such a treat!
#160 ...and a Happy New Year indeed!
Good God, #172 is a brilliant set! I'd never heard this guy except on the Shoes tribute but he could almost give Brian Wilson a run for his money. Thanks for this unexpected find.
Taking any requests?
#176?, #175? #183, #146
This has been great again!
#176 is here http://powerpopcriminals.blogspot.com/search?q=Milk%27n%E2%80%99Cookies
ah, I was thinking about #177, then.
Thanks for #176! I should search your blog a bit more deeply!
Angelo,
Great job so far on the Advent again this year! Here's the numbers from Borack's list that I've never seen posted on any of the power pop sites that I frequent:
50, 61, 99, 101, 103, 105, 109, 112, 119, 120, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 135, 157, 159, 164, 165, 166, 173, 175, 177, 182, 183, 187, 192, 195, 197
Hopefully you're already planning on posting some of these over the upcoming week, but if you or any of your readers know where any of these can be found, I would be very happy indeed.
Happy Holidays to all!
Thanks for the wonderful Christmas present again this year, some great bands, Gramt
You Rock, Angelo. As do these bands (from a Power Pop perspective, of course!).
Thanks for your holiday gift, v2.
Great listening to the Vandalia's yesterday... Thanks. Glad i was able to keep up this year.
Did I overlook something ?? I'm missing Blue Ash-Around...Again (2004) CD2
There was only CD1 here. Will the 2nd one follow ?
Please help !!
And THANKS A LOT for every album !
That's the real Xmas!
Mitch
Oh man, I am so pissed at myself for not knowing about this sooner!
Will any of these albums be reposted, PLEASE?
Hi,
I just stumbled over your blog after googling for "Zones" album "Under Influence", which I found here. Thanks! Browsing your blog archives, I found gems like The Pop, Reggie Knighton et al. Even my "Stride & Plain - New Guitar in Town", which I haven't played on my reliable Thorens for a few years was there...
I then searched for another old favourite which I recently found on CD, namely "Starjets". I believe their classic "God Bless the Starjets" deserves to be added to your impressive encyclopedia of Power Pop. Wouldn't you agree?
Thanks, and keep up the good work!
Best Regards, and have an excellent christmas!
Goran from Stockholm, Sweden
#177 tomorrow? ;-)
ha! ha! ha!....too predictable
Thanks for all the ones I downloaded. Hope I hear some gems as a lot I'm not familiar with. Only missed out on first post and 2nd part of Code Blue (thought it would appear on next day lol). Merry Xmas to all.
Another day, perhaps?
Thanks for all this sharing. Some real gems here
Excellent idea, excellent music. I´ve been a sunshiny X-Mas time.
Merry X-Mas and Happy New Year.
Thank you for a month of amazing music. Have a wonderful holiday season. May Santa Claus be very good to you.
Thanks for all the great music - I haven't missed a day (thankfully!) and although I had a decent number of the releases already on disc, it was always a blast to get up each morning and wonder what gift would be waiting under the tree. Looking forward to the 25th for the bonus tracks!
Great idea much appreciated thanks. Anyone who missed "Four o'Clock Balloon" earlier this year take a look. Lost classic
As always your shares were all killer ones .. I haven't missed a day because I was so curious what will I open next .. you made me a very happy man and I am so thankful to you .. All the best wishes for christmas and happy new year .. please keep up with the great work you do in 2009. too.
THANX
There is another Top 200 at http://www.midwestusergroup.org/PP_Top200.htm
I've only compiled the first 100 from that list, but expect it will bring the total list to over 450 albums to be investigated.
Only three albums made the top ten on all three lists - Big Star (#1 Record), 20/20 (20/20) and The Beat.
The top ten from each list comprises twenty-five separate albums (some lists had two-fers). Only two other albums ('Starting Over','Radio City') made the top 25 on all three lists. Obviously, determining the best power pop depends on who you ask.
Of those twenty-five, there were eleven each from the '70s and '90s. Of the three '80s albums, two were on two-fers with '70s albums. If you came of age in the 1980s, it sucks to be you.
I am awed by the greatness of Angelo for bringing us these fine selections and hope that power-pop becomes the dominant music in 2009. We'll all want to be singing a happy tune as we descend into global meltdown.
Hi, I'm Jarret Cooper (as mentioned by Angelo above). Gino Nave and John Reinert of Red Letter Day (San Francisco, mid-90's) can be heard not only on my album but on Gino's "Achievements In Sound" CDs -- www.achievementsinsound.com.
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