The Smithereens' debut EP, originally released in a tiny run on a small New York indie in 1983, sounds like a dry run for the far superior full-length debut, 1986's...
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Sometimes it seems like the Smithereens' entire career was mistimed. After the relative success of 11, Pat DiNizio and company returned with their most straightforward and...
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The Smithereens' superb full-length debut Especially for You marries an unapologetically nostalgic affection for the melodic crunch of the British Invasion era with an...
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The Smithereens' excellent sophomore effort picks up where their debut, Especially for You, left off, with Pat DiNizio delivering another impressive batch of superbly...
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The third full-length album from the Smithereens, 11 (a title which presumably referred to Spinal Tap's fabled guitar amps, which could be cranked past 10), was something of...
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Short and sweet, this EP captures six songs worth of a live set The Smithereens played for a hometown New York crowd (complete with cries of "Let's Go Mets!"), recorded for...
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At first glance, a Smithereens rarities compilation might seem like an odd release. After all, the band was never had more than one gold album and none of their singles...
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CEMA Special Markets' The Best of the Smithereens may be just a budget-line collection and therefore not as exhaustive as its full-scale counterpart Blown to Smithereens,...
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After a five-year absence from the record racks, New York's pop-rocking Smithereens bounce back with a new slab. The reliable combo receives sympathetic production from Don...
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After two decades, the Smithereens were no longer in step with the times and they no longer cared -- they do what they do because they love it, not because it's fashionable....
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The Smithereens already have a single-disc compilation, 1995's excellent Blown to Smithereens: The Best of the Smithereens. Released in 2004, From Jersey It Came! The...
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After two decades, the Smithereens were no longer in step with the times and they no longer cared -- they do what they do because they love it, not because it's fashionable....
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