"RIGHT TO CHEWS" Bubblegum Classics Revisited 2002

Picked #1 by John Borack as the Best Power Pop Tribute CD! An amazing extravaganza of pop talent has gathered to give homage to a sunnier, cheerier and beautifully naive time. 25 tracks from various 'bubblegum' artists including The Rubinoos, Teen Machine, The Andersons, Linus of Hollywood, Beagle, Superstone, Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings, Wonderboy and more. (Amazon)
Obscure power pop groups covering classic bubblegum songs sounds like a winning combination right off the bat and leave it to Not Lame to pull it off. Seeing as how power pop is the step grandchild of bubblegum, most of the groups here are fairly reverential to the original material. There aren't a lot of surprises or experimentation even down to the choices of songs. I could argue that there are too many Osmond/Brady/Jackson/Partridge Family songs (with the Sparkle*Jets U.K. contribution belonging more on a soul comp) but that's my rarified taste and you should ignore that.
Leading with the well-known Rubinoos is a smart move. The irony of putting down Herb Alpert in the lyrics while parodying his most famous album cover isn't lost on this fan of all things 60's. Other highlights include The Andersons who cover the most obscure gum track (The New Yorker's Goody Good Ice Cream Man). Teen Machine and The Mitch Easter Sound come so close to sounding like the Godfather of Gum Joey Levine himself that I guarantee you'll get so lost in the new versions that you'll think you've taken a power pop bus back to 1967. (Amazon)
trax:
1. Bubblegum Music - The Rubinoos 2. Yummy, Yummy, Yummy - Teen Machine 3. Smile A Little Smile For Me - Chris Von Sneidern 4. Goodie Good Ice Cream Man - The Andersons 5. I Want You Back - Sparkle*Jets U.K. 6. Dizzy - Cliff Hillis 7. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - The Mitch Easter Sound! 8. I Enjoy Being A Boy (In Love With You) - Linus Of Hollywood 9. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Beagle 10. Goody Goody Gumdrops - The Receiver 11. I Woke Up In Love This Morning - Doug Powell 12. Time To Change - Michael Carpenter 13. Goin' Home - Stingray Green 14. Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y. D.O.O.) - The Lolas 15. 1, 2, 3, Red Light - Joy Ride 16. Saturday Night - The Oranges 17. My Baby Loves Lovin' - Einstein's Sister 18. Little Bit O' Soul - Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings 19. Get Down - Marykate O'Neil 20. May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart) - Jim Laspesa With Michael Quercio 21. Down By The Lazy River - Wonderboy 22. Beautiful Sunday - The Popdudes 23. Superman - The Beatifics 24. Wig-Wam Bam - Tammy & The Lords Of Misrule 25. Melody Hill - Superstone
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