BEST OF THE SMITHEREENS (IMHO)

There is a brand new album by The Smithereens coming out in April (I wouldn't have known this if not for Jon's awesome "New Release" thread). I don't think The Smithereens are well known around this site, so I thought I'd offer up 10 of my favorite Smithereens tracks. This band hails from New Jersey and has been around since 1980. Their name was inspired by Yosemite Sam, so they can't be too awful, right? They are simply a 60's influenced Power Pop band.

I only own 3 of their studio albums, and these 10 songs come from those albums. The albums are Especially For You (1986), Green Thoughts (1988) and The Smithereens 11 (1989). What you get here are singles with a few album cuts thrown in for good measure.

***click any album to listen***

1. Drown In My Own Tears (Green Thoughts)

2. Behind The Wall Of Sleep (Especially For You)

3. Strangers When We Meet (Especially For You)

4. Cut Flowers (The Smithereens 11)

5. Blood And Roses (Especially For You)

6. A Girl Like You (The Smithereens 11)

7. The World We Know (Green Thoughts)

8. Only A Memory (Green Thoughts)

9. In A Lonely Place (Especailly For You)

10. Blues Before And After (The Smithereens 11)

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Permalink Reply by Scott on March 15, 2011 at 8:14pm

Heard of them but never heard them. Will listen in the a.m. Sounds promising!

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Permalink Reply by Niels (Mod) on March 16, 2011 at 10:15am

The first band, I thought of, when I heard the beginning of the first song was The Who, also when he started to sing.

I think, it reminded me of the song "Heaven and Hell" by Entwhistle.

I realized, that I had heard the band before. Have you posted the first song before?

I like the music. For 10-15 years ago, I would probably have bought one of their albums. Now I think, it's nice to listen once or twice. I can definetly also hear some Elvis Costello in them. Also a bit of Mellencamp. "Cut Flowers" is a very good song!!

I like these IMHO-list with bands, you don't really know.

Now, why did'nt anybody (except you, RJhog) respond to my Del Amitri-list a few weeks ago, Jon? Scott?

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Permalink Reply by RJhog (Admin) on March 16, 2011 at 10:39am

They are a good band. I've seen them live twice in a small club in Augusta, but that's been 20 years or so. They definitely put on a good show back then, and I started the playlist with the song that they started the show with way back then. It's my overall favorite. I usually put my favorite song in the number 4 slot (no particular reason, that's just the way I do it). However, since I wanted to start the playlist with it, I put my second favorite in the number 4 slot, which is the very song you mentioned. How 'bout that?