Owsley - S/T
It's shame Owsley's solo career never took off while he was still alive as this is a fantastic Power Pop album from him. He was Amy Grant's guitarist for many years and also worked with a number of other country artists, before sadly passing away in 2010 due to an apparent suicide.
There is of course the record he did with The Semantics early in his career, which in the early 90s was sort of a holy grail in the Power Pop community. It was set to be released by Geffen but it was dropped because "too pop for alternative and too alternative for pop." It eventually got a Japanese release. Zak Starkey was briefly in the band and recorded that only album they released.
The band's history is an interesting read as it's formation was intertwined with the early days of Ben Folds career.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Semantics
