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The Smithereens were /are grossly underrated
Posted on 5/19/24 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 5/19/24 at 7:38 pm
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Posted on 5/19/24 at 7:58 pm to OWLFAN86
quote:no a-hole, you make points & people will respond to them
discuss
Posted on 5/19/24 at 8:09 pm to OWLFAN86
i said they were underrated that is an assertion. f'kn idiot
Posted on 5/19/24 at 8:37 pm to OWLFAN86
Not enough people talk about them these days considering they were a seminal modern rock act. While they were an influence on a great many musicians and bands of the time, I guess their songs didn't make enough waves on the charts. Their sound definitely brings me back to the '90s, though, and were definitely an influence on me as a fledgling teen band member.
Posted on 5/19/24 at 9:04 pm to shutterspeed
I was really in to 11. That was a great album. I think one of the reasons they are forgotten is grunge just kind of overwhelmed those second tier college radio bands.
Posted on 5/19/24 at 9:05 pm to shutterspeed
I liked them then and like them now
like The Cult a band I thought should've been bigger, but I still love the music
like The Cult a band I thought should've been bigger, but I still love the music
Posted on 5/19/24 at 9:08 pm to OWLFAN86
Saw them open for the cult at a private show in Dallas in 2006. It was an unbelievable. My favorite, being opened by a legendary college alternative that I had never seen. I played them a ton while a DJ for a college radio station I worked at in the late 80s early 90s. That night, they stole the show. Blood and roses is all world live. Pat was a great writer and went from brooding garage icon, to happy and comfortable in his own skin. Jim and Dennis are as solid of companions as you can get. Mike was great and Severo is outstanding. They carry the torch for all garage rock bands for me, and will always be one of the bands that makes it real. I hold them in the same regards as the pixies. Greatly underrated.
The red dragon has Marshall Crenshaw coming in the fall. I’m secretly hoping he pulls the smithereens with him. That would be a night!!
The red dragon has Marshall Crenshaw coming in the fall. I’m secretly hoping he pulls the smithereens with him. That would be a night!!
Posted on 5/19/24 at 9:12 pm to contraryman
ohhh damn Im jealous
Posted on 5/19/24 at 9:47 pm to OWLFAN86
A song named after a movie, that actually manages to capture some of the movie's mood
Posted on 5/19/24 at 11:19 pm to OWLFAN86
I think they were properly rated
good songs and a great sound, somewhat diminished because their lead singer strongly resembled Bob Denver’s character from Dobie Gillis
good songs and a great sound, somewhat diminished because their lead singer strongly resembled Bob Denver’s character from Dobie Gillis
Posted on 5/19/24 at 11:50 pm to OWLFAN86
Posted on 5/20/24 at 4:13 am to OWLFAN86
I've seen them many times over the years.
I remember hearing Blood and Roses for the first time and was hooked.
Moved to NJ in 2006 and saw them in 2007, met them after a show at the Stone Pony, my wife was friends with Pat.
Pat could really sing and was a good guy. It was sad seeing them play because his health was declining and he couldn't play guitar anymore, but he could still sing.
I think they are underated nationally but here in NJ they are not underated at all
I remember hearing Blood and Roses for the first time and was hooked.
Moved to NJ in 2006 and saw them in 2007, met them after a show at the Stone Pony, my wife was friends with Pat.
Pat could really sing and was a good guy. It was sad seeing them play because his health was declining and he couldn't play guitar anymore, but he could still sing.
I think they are underated nationally but here in NJ they are not underated at all
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:08 pm to OWLFAN86
Good music.. Classic band struggle. The guitar player wanted to rock. The singer wanted to write love songs. I lived in Central Fla for a few years. We saw great midweek shows. The bands played bigger venues in Tampa, Jax, Miami over the weekends. . Tuesday or Wednesday nights were smaller music clubs or bars.
I saw The Smithereens, Concrete Blonde, Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom, The Ramones with Frank Black as the opening act. Saw Fastball right before the album hit.
I saw The Smithereens, Concrete Blonde, Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom, The Ramones with Frank Black as the opening act. Saw Fastball right before the album hit.
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:33 pm to OWLFAN86
Was a huge fan back in the day. Now, my music app really overplays them for my tastes. I hate to do it, but will likely have to thumb down some just to decrease the repetitiveness.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:49 pm to FearlessFreep
quote:Yup
their lead singer strongly resembled Bob Denver’s character from Dobie Gillis
Posted on 5/20/24 at 4:31 pm to contraryman
quote:
Saw them open for the cult at a private show in Dallas in 2006.
Damn, that's awesome.
Always been my favorite:
Posted on 5/20/24 at 5:26 pm to OWLFAN86
Agreed. I mentioned them in a thread a while back about underrated bands. Saw them a couple of times back in the day and they were great live!
Here's another good one.
Here's another good one.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 5:57 pm to parrotdr
Man that's just one of those songs I hear and it's instantly 1990 again.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:19 am to contraryman
quote:
The red dragon has Marshall Crenshaw coming in the fall. I’m secretly hoping he pulls the smithereens with him. That would be a night!!
The def is just him, but he is playing with the Smithereens this Saturday in Asbury Park at the Wonder Bar, will probably walk down and catch the show
Posted on 5/22/24 at 7:42 am to OWLFAN86
Mediocre band
All of their music sounded exactly the same.
They were loud, I'll give you that much.
All of their music sounded exactly the same.
They were loud, I'll give you that much.
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