Like Badfinger, Raspberries suffered from being too Beatles-like. The shame is that both were not mere pastiche acts that sounded like The Beatles in disguise. Raspberries were a US band not unlike those in the fictional study of the era - That Thing You Do! - which illustrated how a generation of young musicians were inspired by the Fab Four. But Mersey Worship wasn't Raspberries' main problem: they were performing pop when 'the hip' were into self-indulgence. In a short lifespan of 1970-1975, they managed to deliver 'Go All the Way', 'Tonight', 'Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)' and a few other mini-epics that charted stateside. This is gorgeous material, the roots of 'power pop'.
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