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Title: Brill...and they knew what they were doing
Review: Paul, the point is that for those who know and love the Apples for all they've done -- for all the territory they've covered -- they chose to do a pure powerpop album, because let's face it, that's what we want in our unguarded rock moments. And they built on the standout brilliant "20 Cases Suggetsive of..." of of Discovery of World. Two singularly important bands come to mind -- the Ramones and the Jesus and Mary Chain -- which (mostly the former) have given rise to a whole string of great bands that I know little about, like the Donnas and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The fantastic "Yore Days" reminds me of how much I'll be yelling for "Touch the Water" when the Apples roll in to DC. Hooray for the great American Apples.
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