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| Artist : The 88 |
| Album : The 88 |
| Label : Rocket Science |
| Year : 2010 |
| Genre : Rock |
| Rip date : Feb-20-2011 |
| Store date : Sep-28-2010 |
| Size : 48,0 MB |
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| 01 - Center Of The Sun 01:54 |
| 02 - They Ought To See You Now 04:37 |
| 03 - After Hours 03:02 |
| 04 - Won't Catch Me 02:41 |
| 05 - As Far As I Can See 00:59 |
| 06 - Automatic Brain 03:12 |
| 07 - Hold On 04:08 |
| 08 - Dead On The Water 04:13 |
| 09 - Takes It Away 03:23 |
| 10 - Diamond In The Coal 03:33 |
| 11 - Lost And Found 03:51 |
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| 35:33 min |
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| Power pop has come in a wide variety of forms over the years. There was |
| '60s British Invasion power pop (the Beatles, the Kinks), '70s glam |
| power pop (Slade), new wave power pop (Blondie, the Knack, the Go-Go's, |
| the Romantics), punk power pop (the Ramones, the Dickies, Generation X), |
| pop-metal power pop (Kiss, Quiet Riot, Bon Jovi, Sweet), '90s |
| alternative power pop (No Doubt, Oasis, Letters to Cleo, the Cardigans, |
| Veruca Salt, Eve's Plum), and even country power pop (Sweethearts of the |
| Rodeo). And power pop never goes away, which is why the 88 have had a |
| small following in the 2000s and 2010s. Those who have appreciated the |
| Southern Californians' previous albums should have no problem getting |
| into this self-titled 2010 release; the 88 continue to bring the hooks |
| whether they are being influenced by the Kinks, David Bowie, or the |
| Flaming Lips. And they still get their inspiration from different power |
| pop eras; the British Invasion influence remains, as does the glam |
| influence, the alternative influence, and the new wave influence. The 88 |
| never pretended to be groundbreaking, but when it comes to infectious |
| hooks and melodies, they get the job done, and they don't disappoint on |
| "Automatic Brain," "Center of the Sun," or any other tunes on this 36- |
| minute CD. There are no major surprises (not that anyone was expecting |
| any), but if the 88 are fairly predictable, they're predictable in a |
| good way. And anyone who enjoyed Kind of Light in 2003, Over and Over in |
| 2005, or Not OnlyàBut Also in 2008 will find that the 88 aren't any less |
| appealing or any less consistent on this self-titled disc. |
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