Photo titled "Seoul" from the Willard Straight collection, 1904
The power-pop band Green had little in common with the other bands in the Chicago scene they came out of (Ministry, Big Black, Naked Raygun) - they were strictly purveyors of squeaky clean pop-rock, which is not to say that their music isn't well written and skillfully executed. Their self-titled 1986 debut record starts with two classic power-pop songs on traditional power-pop themes, pop music and little girls ("Gotta Getta Record Out" and "She's Not a Little Girl Anymore", respectively), but they make some interesting detours into other sounds on Green as well. "Technology" and "I Play the Records" stray into the territory of autistic new wave (a la Devo), and they pull off some nice folk rock ("Curry Your Favor", "For You") as well. The hooks on the songs are strong - tunes like "Better Way" and "I'm Not Going Down (Anymore)" combine the hookiness with a faux-punk sneer that staves off the power-pop monotony that often sets in around the mid-point of these records. Quite a good album for fans of '80s power pop, I'd say - if the creamy "Curry Your Favor" doesn't do anything for you, then you can move along.
"Curry Your Favor" by Green
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