RockPopandRoll17 Heinä 2021

Ep. 21: The Curious Case of The Romantics

It is the curious case of The Romantics. Detroit rockers worth another listen. 60s garage rock. Pop punk. Ear worms for those who like hard candy. Detroit attitude.

The group's debut was a 1978 single "Little White Lies on Spider Records, followed that year by the Bomp! single "Tell It to Carrie".

Here's what you know for sure about the Romantics: "What I Like About You”.  

Would seem like a strong start, right? But the song wasn’t a hit when they released it. Sort of, but not really. #49 on the Hot 100 – didn’t crack the top 40. So they slogged along until the one golden, overlooked-in-rock history album.

They are remembered for a relatively minor hit that everyone who has heard a radio, been to an athletic event, or watched TV knows. Everyone can sing it. "Hey."

Fluke.

But the In Heat album was real. Sounded great, had terrific energy and hit the pop rock button during just the right time. And radio made those songs sound even better.

Then they went poof. Gone. Faded. But never completely burned away to ash. hey played tiny, out of the way joints to stay alive. They came out on the other side.

These are the Romantics and what you should hear.

LINKS:

Hear our exclusive Spotify playlist for this episode: The Curious Case of the Romantics

SUBSCRIBE:

Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Or wherever you get your podcasts.

CONTACT:

Show suggestions. Comments. Thoughts. Smiles. All of it.

EMAIL: rockpoprollpodcast@gmail.com TWITTER: @80srockpopandroll FACEBOOK: @rockpopandroll ROB'S INSTAGRAM: @rockrob

WEBSITE: rockpopandroll.com

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(83)

Jeff Lynne: ELO to Joe Walsh to Petty / Ep. 82

Jeff Lynne = Electric Light Orchestra, right? That's his legacy. That's what is front and center. I argue that his career as an album producer for other rock and roll artists is equally important a...

23 Elo 58min

Any Good? Top 20 Songs from July, 1985 / Ep. 81

One week from the summer of 1985. Top 40 radio, pulling ballads, pop-rock tunes, and a surprising amount of new wave-ish music, plus a couple of straight-up rockers. We listen to what was on your hit ...

20 Heinä 57min

Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs / Ep. 80

In his career with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - a group in the conversation for "Who is the greatest American rock and roll band ever?" - guitarist Mike Campbell's rare lead vocal was on a track ...

1 Heinä 37min

The Road to the Bottle Rockets / Ep. 79

Alt-Country. Americana. The line that led to The Bottle Rockets. Gram Parsons to Crazy Horse to Skynyrd to Jason and the Scorchers to Uncle Tupelo and a whole lot of Seger/Petty in between. A show loo...

25 Kesä 58min

Frampton Comes With New Album. Is it Solid? Or Not? / Ep. 78

Peter Frampton has a new album, "Carry The Light," and a career that is weirdly misunderstood. We listen to the new album - a first listen - and talk about his legacy - deserved or not. Hear some ro...

29 Touko 56min

Songs You (Maybe) Have Never Heard From Bands You Like / Ep.77

Two things that drive me batshit crazy with radio stations and the way they present their versions of rock and roll: 1. The same four songs from every artist, played over and over and over and... 2. ...

15 Touko 37min

The Black Crowes Survived? And Have a New Album? / Ep. 76

They’ve been fired from tours for speaking their mind, they’ve broken up more times than a high school couple, and yet, they remain as the band that still carries the flag for 70s-inspired blues-rock....

10 Huhti 57min

Finding Steve Earle / Ep. 75

Steve Earle is rock and roll, he is country, and Earle has deep roots in early Americana all the way back to Guy Clarke, Townes Van Zandt, and Rodney Crowell, among many. A songwriter first, I found h...

5 Maalis 56min