{"product_id":"i-wanna-be-a-teen-again-american-power-pop-1980-1989-various","title":"I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 1980-1989 \/ Various (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e3CD... In 1979, The Knack Kicked Open The Doors For A Global Power Pop Explosion, And A Year Or So Later, Almost As Quickly, The Doors Closed Again, But Not Before A Mass Of Their Contemporaries Followed Them Through. Soon, A Bunch Of Others Got Caught Up In The Excitement And The Record Business Relearned The Power Of Guitar-Driven Pop - The First Few Years Of The '80s Were As Exciting For Power Pop As The Last Couple Of The 70s Had Been, And Even When It Returned To The Underground, The Music Continued To Flow Throughout The Decade. 'I Wanna Be A Teen Again' Follows The 80s Power Pop Explosion From It's Hypocentre Early In The Decade To It's Enduring Late Period Gems, Exploring Both Leading And Lesser Lights, The Old Hands And New Talents Who Made It Such An Exciting Musical Happening. By The Middle Of The Decade, The Term Power Pop Had Been All But Retired, But A Handful Of New Bands Found Success By Avoiding It, Whilst New Movements, Including The Paisley Underground And Indie Pop, Helped Keep Others Alive Under New Brandings. All The While A Small Number Of Holdouts, The Pop Equivalent Of The Soldiers Lost In The Jungle After The War Had Ended, Strove To Keep The Music And The Name Alive. Packed With Classic Cuts And Long-Overlooked Rough Diamonds, And Appearing At A Time When New Outfits Like The Lemon Twigs Pick Through The Body Of 80s Power Pop For Material And Inspiration And Some Key Artists Like Redd Kross And The Bangles Are Celebrated In Books And Film, 'I Wanna Be A Teen Again' Is A Timely Examination And Celebration Of This Action-Packed Era And It's Thrilling Sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStiv Bators - Not That Way Anymore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Knack - I Want Ya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Know - (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Romantics - When I Look In Your Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nikki ; The Corvettes - Just What I Need\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Zeros - They Say That (Everything's Alright)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mn'M's - I'm Tired\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Flashcubes - It's You Tonight (Basement Tapes Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Radio City - Don't Mistake Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Screen Test - Nothing Really Matters When You're Young\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Moondogs - When Sixteen Wasn't So Sweet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Pranks - What's The Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e NRBQ - You Can't Hide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Utopia - I Just Want To Touch You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Shivvers - Please Stand By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eric Carmen - It' Hurts Too Much\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hilly Michaels - Calling All Girls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Promise - Back In My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Late Show - Take A Chance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Heats – Remember Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Off Broadway - Quick Turns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Shoes - She Satisfies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Everythingers - Saccharine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e SVT - Love Blind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tommy Hoehn - Get Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Phil Seymour - Precious To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e David Quinton - Make Up Your Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Flamin' Groovies - So Much In Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Plimsouls – Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 20\/20 - The Night I Heard A Scream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Great Buildings - Hold On To Something\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Go-Gos - How Much More\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Wigs - Tell It All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Rubinoos - Let's Make It Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Toms - (I Wanna Be A) Teen Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Michael Guthrie Band - Sorry About That\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eddy Best - Things I Should've Said\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Decoys - Not The Tremblin' Kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Marshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Bongos - The Bulrushes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Floor Models - You'll Come Around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Paul Collins' Beat - The Kids Are The Same\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dwight Twilley - I'm Back Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bruce Moody - AM Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Bangles - Mary Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Spongetones - Here I Go Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Fad - Where The Colours Are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Club Wow - What's With You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jim Basnight ; 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