Tuesday, September 15, 2015

The Secrets - Success Without College

Pure power pop is hard to do.  OK, The Beatles made it look easy - but who's been able to do that since?  Well, these guys get pretty close.  Superb album from 1980.

Like this, try the Secrets*.  They're not actually the same band (at first, I thought they were - my research skills are crap).  Very much sought after and ultra cultish.

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2015 at 4:28 AM

    Great Choice!!! One of the best full length albums out of Toronto from that period. The Secrets were the better part of the Viletones and IMO, note for note , the best band, if not the best, of Toronto's original punk era. Absolutely thrilling live act.

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  2. katetoscopioSeptember 17, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    Thanks a lot. I didn't know them.

    katetoskopio

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  3. MarioSeptember 26, 2015 at 8:05 AM

    Please read my comment here. These are two different bands.
    http://mrworthyandwhammo.blogspot.it/2013/07/secrets-self-titled.html

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  4. daratSeptember 30, 2015 at 10:22 PM

    I suspect my earlier confusion had a bit to do with the presence of this wonderful blog entry! I was only aware of this album via a Bomb Records sampler. Other groups on the record I find interesting include Segarini, Battered Wives (also known as The Wives), True Confessions and Scenics. So if you happen to have any of those......

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  5. daratOctober 20, 2015 at 1:11 AM

    There is actually another band called The Secrets, they are from Melbourne, Australia and were active in the late 70s.

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