International Pop Overthrow (album)

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| rev2 = Pitchfork

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| first = Andrew

| title = SPIN Review

| newspaper = Spin

| date = April 5, 2011

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| accessdate = March 27, 2011}}

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Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote, "Anyone who was looking for the future of power pop in 1991 might well have imagined these guys were it, and not without reason -- International Pop Overthrow is smart, hooky, and not afraid to sound edgy or let the amps go into the red."{{AllMusic

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| first = Mark

| last = Deming

| accessdate = March 24, 2011

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Michael Corcoran of the Chicago Sun-Times stated: "Though power pop (a.k.a. "the skinny-tie era") was the rage in New York and Los Angeles for only a brief time at the start of the '80s, that style of melodic rock has survived in the Midwest for two decades thanks to practitioners such as Cheap Trick, the Raspberries, Shoes and the Romantics. The band next poised to pop till they drop is Chicago's Material Issue, whose major-label debut has just been released by Mercury."{{Cite news

| last = Corcoran

| first = Michael

| title = Material Issue band takes pride in its passion for pop

| newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times

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| date = February 8, 1991

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| accessdate = March 24, 2011}}

Jae-Ha Kim, also of the Chicago Sun-Times, felt that the band's debut "paid delightful homage to girls, cars and power pop chords. At least seven of the cuts on the album were strong enough to be hit singles. Radio loved "Diane" and "Valerie Loves Me" the most."{{Cite news

| last = Kim

| first = Jae-Ha

| title = One Last Issue - Surviving Material guys find closure with album

| newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times

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| pages = 13

| date = May 18, 1997

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Mark Deming of Rolling Stone called the album "smart, hooky, and not afraid to sound edgy or let the amps go into the red".{{Cite news

| last = Deming

| first = Mark

| title = Material Issue - International Pop Overthrow review

| newspaper = Rolling Stone

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| date = February 21, 1991

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| accessdate = March 24, 2011}}

Dale Anderson, writing for The Buffalo News, opined that "Material Issue could be the big college radio rave of the spring, thanks to the parade of perky tunes about girls they loved and lost on their new debut album, "International Pop Overthrow." Weaned on Cheap Trick, Shoes and other legends of Midwestern power pop in the late '70s, this Chicago trio lives, eats and breathes three-minute singles."{{Cite news

| last = Anderson

| first = Dale

| title = Primed for Action Chicago's Material Issue Headlines Station's Party at Buffalo State

| newspaper = The Buffalo News

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| date = March 1, 1991

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| accessdate = March 24, 2011}}

Three songs from the album were released as singles: "Renee Remains the Same", "Valerie Loves Me" and "Diane".

All songs written by Jim Ellison.

1. "Valerie Loves Me" – 3:05
2. "Diane" – 2:55
3. "Renee Remains the Same" – 3:16
4. "This Letter" – 4:21
5. "Out Right Now" – 2:03
6. "Crazy" – 3:34
7. "Chance of a Lifetime" – 3:03
8. "International Pop Overthrow" – 2:29
9. "Very First Lie" – 3:30
10. "Trouble" – 3:18
11. "There Was a Few" – 3:23
12. "This Far Before" – 2:46
13. "A Very Good Idea" – 3:53
14. "Li'l Christine" – 3:21

• Jim Ellison – vocals, guitar
• Ted Ansani – bass, vocals
• Mike Zelenko – drums

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• {{ASIN|B004NDVKO0|title=Material Issue - International Pop Overthrow}} - 20th Anniversary Edition
• {{ASIN|B000001FZT|title=Material Issue - International Pop Overthrow}}
• {{Discogs master |223772 |International Pop Overthrow |type=album }}

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