http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/ Covering 20 years of some cool releases from some great bands Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/#comment-169 Brady Millett Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:13:40 +0000 http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/#comment-169 The single "Sooner Or Later" was produced by Jim Manzie, bass player and chief songwriter for Ol'55. Manzie went on to write film scores (mainly for horror movies) in America. But after Ol'55 he formed a power pop outfit called The Breakers (which may have featured some Innocents) they released an excellent single called "When I'm On TV" on the PowderWorks label in 1980. The b-side of that single "Lipstick and Leather" was co-written with the legendary Kim Fowley (The Runaways). The single “Sooner Or Later” was produced by Jim Manzie, bass player and chief songwriter for Ol’55. Manzie went on to write film scores (mainly for horror movies) in America. But after Ol’55 he formed a power pop outfit called The Breakers (which may have featured some Innocents) they released an excellent single called “When I’m On TV” on the PowderWorks label in 1980. The b-side of that single “Lipstick and Leather” was co-written with the legendary Kim Fowley (The Runaways).

]]> http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/#comment-168 Roger Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:18:29 +0000 http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/#comment-168 Totally agree with Jim. It was a minor tragedy that they had such bad luck and were too 'teen-oriented' according to some record labels. They really had a knack for songwriting and obviously worked hard to sound as tight as they were live. Totally agree with Jim. It was a minor tragedy that they had such bad luck and were too ‘teen-oriented’ according to some record labels. They really had a knack for songwriting and obviously worked hard to sound as tight as they were live.

]]> http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/#comment-105 Jim Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:10:50 +0000 http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/#comment-105 The only reasons the Innocents never made it big were lack of promotion and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. 'Sooner or Later' is one of the great pop songs of all time - and they had a number of other almost as good songs too. What happened to them is kind of like what happened to Big Star and The Shoes and many other great pop bands of that era. The only reasons the Innocents never made it big were lack of promotion and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. ‘Sooner or Later’ is one of the great pop songs of all time – and they had a number of other almost as good songs too. What happened to them is kind of like what happened to Big Star and The Shoes and many other great pop bands of that era.

]]> http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/#comment-83 Nick Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:39:24 +0000 http://powerpop.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/the-innocents-come-tonight/#comment-83 Strangely enough, their first single "Sooner or later/The b-side" issued in 1980 in Australia was released two years later in Japan with a PS!! Strangely enough, their first single “Sooner or later/The b-side” issued in 1980 in Australia was released two years later in Japan with a PS!!

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