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This week's musicologist pick
A new pick from smug1, this will be freeleech for a month:

Squire - Get Smart!
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In case nobody noticed it supposed to be summer in the British Isles, so here is one on Britain's finest summer pop albums, still on my play list after 28 years! - enjoy! - smug1

Somewhere between the delicate power pop of Shoes and the classy British pop of mid-period Jam sits the wonderful world of Squire. No, not Billy "The Stroke" Squier. This is Squire, the groovy mod trio fronted by Anthony Meynell, one of pop music's unsung heroes. By this point in the band's career, Meynell had tired of the musical restrictions that the mod scene had thrust upon him. Adding more overdubs in the studio (including a horn section), Meynell created some of the brightest, most exhilarating, guitar-based pop music of the early '80s. Sidestepping such influences as the Who and the Kinks, and embracing Lennon's edge from the Beatles ("No Time Tomorrow"), and the bright, sunny vibe from the Monkees ("Standing In The Rain"), Squire did not create disposable pop, they created timeless pop. Many of these tracks could have been released in the mid-'60s or even in the early '90s at the height of Brit-pop. "Every Trick In The Book Of Love," "You're the One," "Girl On A Train," "Stop That Girl" and "Take A Look" are nothing less than perfect pop songs. Mod and power pop fans should keep their eyes peeled for this gem of a CD. It's worth the hype! -AMG