On Girlfriend, Matthew Sweet has gotten pop (with a jagged edge) down pat. `I've Been Waiting' features plenty of sparkling Byrd's jingle-jangle acoustic guitar work. The countrified `Winona' and `Your Sweet Voice' could  very well be from the best of the Byrds' Sweetheart Of The Rodeo sessions.  And the marvelous vocal harmonies of `Thought I Knew You' are as good as  anything by Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Sweet doesn't steal guitar lines from  what many consider the Founding Fathers Of Power-Pop (Big Star), he simply  pays respect. Listening to `Evangeline,' `I Wanted to Tell You,' `Does She  Talk,' and `Holy War' is as stirring as revisiting Number One Record. The  cover photograph of Tuesday Weld summarizes the lyrics of Girlfriend (and  every genuine pop song): Boy meets girl, girl leaves boy, boy sulks. So  you've never heard of the Byrds, Big Star, CSN or Tuesday Weld? That's OK.  Girlfriend is a commendable introduction.