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Don't Kids Just Love It

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Dan Treacy of the Television Personalities' unique musical vision filled with twisted humour, innocence, truth, beautiful melodies and a contradictions changed my life. Jonathan Richman made me want to be musician but hearing the TVPs made me take action. This was my punk rock, my self empowering revolution. It wasn't just me and my own band, BMX Bandits, their music and being had a massive affect on many of my Scottish peers including The Pastels, Teenage Fanclub, The Vaselines, Soup Dragons have admitted their debt to them. Alan McGee admits his Creation records, who brought the world My Bloody Valentine, Jesus & Mary Chain and Oasis, was him trying to emulate his hero Dan's small but individual label Whaaam! Kurt from Nirvana personally sought them out to support them at a London show, where they confused the audience of mostly young grungeophilles. What was the magic? Well you can find the answer here. It was the first album they released and the first I got by them. It's beautifully simple amateur pop art cover is the perfect package for what's inside; pop rewrites of Dan's favourite movies, television, books and personal experiences growing up, his world. On this album less is definetly more and it's rough edges sound even more vital to me now than back then. Geoffrey Ingram and Silly Girl are up there as all time mod classics with the best of Townsend or Davis; I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives has become part of Syd's legend and A Picture of Dorian Gray is so GREAT and so BEAUTIFUL. Don't the kids love it...they should.

Surely one of my favorite 5 albums ever, Dan Treacy was just a tot of 18 or 19 when this brilliant album was scratched out. These pop gems make Ray Davies sound like Phil Collins and have influenced many lesser popular acts. Own this, stay young and free and mod-ern.

This album is absolutely great in every way. The songs are incredibly charming. It's one of those records you discover and it's an epiphany. "And Don't The Kids Just Love It" has inspired me as an artist. I love it in every way. If you love 60s AM pop and super catchy new wave music, you won't be disappointed. You'll play this record over and over and wish it never ended. Genius!

Man, this is a stellar record. Short, snappy songs, catchier than measles. I like it more every time I listen to it, which I definitely can't say for most pop records.

This was lo-fi before lo-fi was cool. This was sloppy pop that pre-dated all the bands that would rip-off Beat Happening. This is punk rock at its most minimalistic and fun. This is a record that's alternately bouncy and beautiful, silly and meaningful. This album includes gems like "World Of Pauline Lewis," "This Angry Silence," "Diary Of A Young Man," and "Look Back In Anger." This record has a song about Syd Barret, so how can you go wrong? That you should own this record goes without saying.

If you are at all interested in idiosyncratic British Pop Punk of any period then this is a gem awaiting your pleasure. Simply one of my favourite albums and my music passions go way back to loving "You Really Got Me" when it first came out. Daniel Treacy should be up there with Ray Davies as a songwriting treasure and it is a shame he does not have greater recognition. Simply sublime.

I have nothing witty to say here in this review. I was listening to my copy of TVP's cd and chanced a look-up on Amazon to see what others had said of the band. Nice to see that there were 2 of 2 good reviews! With the exception of maybe 2 tracks on this release, TVP proves themselves an underated band from the past who deserve a second listen. Ditto what the previous reviews have said.