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Sticky Blue Pop

sacflies | Raleigh, NC USA | 04/15/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Adam Daniel-Blue Pop is a serious contender for my most listened to CD of the year. Another in a growing list of guys with a knack for writing catchy, melodic tunes that you can't help but like (Matthew Sweet, Elliott Smith, Collingwood & Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, Owsley, Michael Penn, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, etc.) These tunes do to your brain what Sugar Babies do to your teeth. And I don't mind these melodies stickin' around one bit. There is only one problem I have with this CD. And that is the use of the "F" word on "Lovebug". The songs here are so sweet sounding that it just seems so out of place. During my first listen I had to go back and replay over that part to make sure I heard what I thought I heard. I am one that doesn't care for the use of such words in music, as we hear them enough in everyday life to begin with. I don't need to hear them when I am listening to music. Well, I'll get of my moral high horse now.Give Blue Pop a try. Even with the misplaced word, this is one fine CD. So grab ya a bag of Sugar Babies and get ready for some sticky tunes."

Power pop at its best.

Richard Breath | La Jolla, CA | 12/08/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For serious power pop fans only. For those of you like me who saw the Beatles in '64 and '66, bought the first two Big Star albums when they were originally released, dig Marshal Crenshaw's first album, like the Raspberries, think Tal Bachman's "She's So High" was an instant classic, you won't be disappointed with Adam Daniel. You hear someone like this about every other year, Myracle Brah's Eartsnop... was the last one to hit me as viscerally as Blue Pop. Need I say more!"

Master of Power Pop!

J. Michael Abernathy | 08/19/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a programmer at WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland and I've been playing the hell out of Adam Daniel's CD "Blue Pop" on the air. I've been doing my best to treat my listeners to this wonderful collection of tunes. It's chock full of sticky sweet ear candy. My personal favorites are "Guess I Got a Girl" and "Battle Song". Being a big fan of Nick Lowe, Matthew Sweet, and Fountains of Wayne, this release is a welcome addition to the rank of power pop master. Charlie Saber / WRUW-FM 91.1 / Charlie Saber's Rock and Pop Souffle / Tuesdays 5-7am est /"