{"product_id":"i-wanna-be-a-teen-again-american-power-pop-80-89-i-wanna-be-a-teen-again-american-power-pop-80-89-cd","title":"I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 80-89 - I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 80-89 [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 \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStiv Bators - Not That Way Anymore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Knack - I Want Ya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Know - (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Romantics - When I Look In Your Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNikki ; The Corvettes - Just What I Need\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZeros - They Say That (Everything's Alright)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMn'M's - I'm Tired\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flashcubes - It's You Tonight (Basement Tapes Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadio City - Don't Mistake Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScreen Test - Nothing Really Matters When You're Young\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoondogs - When Sixteen Wasn't So Sweet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pranks - What's The Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNRBQ - You Can't Hide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUtopia - I Just Want To Touch You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Shivvers - Please Stand By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEric Carmen - It' Hurts Too Much\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHilly Michaels - Calling All Girls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromise - Back In My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Late Show - Take A Chance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Heats - Remember Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOff Broadway - Quick Turns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoes - She Satisfies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Everythingers - Saccharine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRick Springfield - Jessie's Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSVT - Love Blind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTommy Hoehn - Get Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhil Seymour - Precious To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Quinton - Make Up Your Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flamin' Groovies - So Much In Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plimsouls - Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20\/20 - The Night I Heard A Scream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Buildings - Hold On To Something\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Go-Gos - How Much More\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wigs - Tell It All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rubinoos - Let's Make It Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Toms - (I Wanna Be A) Teen Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Michael Guthrie Band - Sorry About That\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEddy Best - Things I Should've Said\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Decoys - Not The Tremblin' Kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bongos - The Bulrushes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Floor Models - You'll Come Around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Collins' Beat - The Kids Are The Same\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDwight Twilley - I'm Back Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheap Trick - If You Want My Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce Moody - AM Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bangles - Mary Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Spongetones - Here I Go Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fad - Where The Colours Are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClub Wow - What's With You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJim Basnight ; 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