What is the rock genre called that contains
December 7, 2009 12:00 PM Subscribe
What is the rock genre called that contains The Records, Dave Edmunds,
Nick Lowe, The Jags, possibly The Knack and the Jam?
What other bands might be included in this genre that I may or may not have just made up?
Nick Lowe, The Jags, possibly The Knack and the Jam?
What other bands might be included in this genre that I may or may not have just made up?
Maybe you're looking for Pub Rock, although that doesn't so much fit The Jam, who were a sort of Mod/Beat/Punk hybrid.
Alternatively, there's Power Pop, which covers just about every style of energetic guitar music.
On preview, exactly what kendrak said.
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 12:06 PM on December 7, 2009
Alternatively, there's Power Pop, which covers just about every style of energetic guitar music.
On preview, exactly what kendrak said.
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 12:06 PM on December 7, 2009
Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds are from the pre-punk pub rock trend. I would call the Jags and the Knack New Wave and the Jam punk but all are related. Interesting bands from that era - Kursaal Flyers, Dr Feelgood, Brinsley Schwarz, Ducks Deluxe, Kilburn and the High Roads (which was Ian Dury). CDs include this, this and this.
posted by TheRaven at 12:09 PM on December 7, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by TheRaven at 12:09 PM on December 7, 2009 [1 favorite]
Squeeze probably a perfect addition to your genre of pub rock.
posted by musofire at 12:12 PM on December 7, 2009
posted by musofire at 12:12 PM on December 7, 2009
I would say that the Jam were tangentially related to this genre, but mostly only their first album or two (In the City and The Modern World), which have a definite Dr. Feelgood-meets-punk kind of vibe.
posted by scody at 12:30 PM on December 7, 2009
posted by scody at 12:30 PM on December 7, 2009
Well, Paul Weller has gone on record that Dr. Feelgood was major influence on The Jam.
The Jam and their power pop brethren, like the Merton Parkas, the Chords, and the Lambrettas, are quite different than Pub Rock, though also a logical extension.
posted by kendrak at 12:50 PM on December 7, 2009
The Jam and their power pop brethren, like the Merton Parkas, the Chords, and the Lambrettas, are quite different than Pub Rock, though also a logical extension.
posted by kendrak at 12:50 PM on December 7, 2009
I have to recommend the Only Ones, who fit most of the descriptions of this sort of thing, yet utterly transcend them. Their first, self-titled, album is the place to start, but make sure you get the CD version with three bonus tracks. This link takes you to a video of their most immediate song, "Another Girl, Another Planet," and if you like this there's much more to uncover.
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 5:22 PM on December 7, 2009
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 5:22 PM on December 7, 2009
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posted by mcstayinskool at 12:04 PM on December 7, 2009