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On this day (April 26) in 1994, my favorite band released one of my favorite albums. 'A Date with The Smithereens' features some incredible basslines, Lou Reed on two tracks, and the whole thing is a damn banger.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP0IenmeCOtzOo7x_6-4rXQLabOz1xXMn&si=kEEcwhjWp_qsCIi4
At the time, my 14th birthday had just passed, I was getting even more into music, and 'A Date with The Smithereens' was MINDBLOWING then. And to me, it still hits. From the opening of 'War for My Mind' to lighter tracks to maybe one of my favorite songs of all time, 'Sleep the Night Away'. Over 30 years later, I still play this one regularly.
RIP original singer (and main songwriter) Pat DiNizio, and long live The Smithereens (who still perform and tour with other singers-- something I'm sure Pat would have loved).
#TheSmithereens #90s #1990s #90sRock #90sBands #80s #80sBands #PatDiNizio #ADateWithTheSmithereens
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On this day (April 26) in 1994, my favorite band released one of my favorite albums. 'A Date with The Smithereens' features some incredible basslines, Lou Reed on two tracks, and the whole thing is a damn banger.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP0IenmeCOtzOo7x_6-4rXQLabOz1xXMn&si=kEEcwhjWp_qsCIi4
At the time, my 14th birthday had just passed, I was getting even more into music, and 'A Date with The Smithereens' was MINDBLOWING then. And to me, it still hits. From the opening of 'War for My Mind' to lighter tracks to maybe one of my favorite songs of all time, 'Sleep the Night Away'. Over 30 years later, I still play this one regularly.
RIP original singer (and main songwriter) Pat DiNizio, and long live The Smithereens (who still perform and tour with other singers-- something I'm sure Pat would have loved).
#TheSmithereens #90s #1990s #90sRock #90sBands #80s #80sBands #PatDiNizio #ADateWithTheSmithereens
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On this day (April 26) in 1994, my favorite band released one of my favorite albums. 'A Date with The Smithereens' features some incredible basslines, Lou Reed on two tracks, and the whole thing is a damn banger.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP0IenmeCOtzOo7x_6-4rXQLabOz1xXMn&si=kEEcwhjWp_qsCIi4
At the time, my 14th birthday had just passed, I was getting even more into music, and 'A Date with The Smithereens' was MINDBLOWING then. And to me, it still hits. From the opening of 'War for My Mind' to lighter tracks to maybe one of my favorite songs of all time, 'Sleep the Night Away'. Over 30 years later, I still play this one regularly.
RIP original singer (and main songwriter) Pat DiNizio, and long live The Smithereens (who still perform and tour with other singers-- something I'm sure Pat would have loved).
#TheSmithereens #90s #1990s #90sRock #90sBands #80s #80sBands #PatDiNizio #ADateWithTheSmithereens
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On this day (April 26) in 1994, my favorite band released one of my favorite albums. 'A Date with The Smithereens' features some incredible basslines, Lou Reed on two tracks, and the whole thing is a damn banger.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP0IenmeCOtzOo7x_6-4rXQLabOz1xXMn&si=kEEcwhjWp_qsCIi4
At the time, my 14th birthday had just passed, I was getting even more into music, and 'A Date with The Smithereens' was MINDBLOWING then. And to me, it still hits. From the opening of 'War for My Mind' to lighter tracks to maybe one of my favorite songs of all time, 'Sleep the Night Away'. Over 30 years later, I still play this one regularly.
RIP original singer (and main songwriter) Pat DiNizio, and long live The Smithereens (who still perform and tour with other singers-- something I'm sure Pat would have loved).
#TheSmithereens #90s #1990s #90sRock #90sBands #80s #80sBands #PatDiNizio #ADateWithTheSmithereens
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On this day (April 26) in 1994, my favorite band released one of my favorite albums. 'A Date with The Smithereens' features some incredible basslines, Lou Reed on two tracks, and the whole thing is a damn banger.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP0IenmeCOtzOo7x_6-4rXQLabOz1xXMn&si=kEEcwhjWp_qsCIi4
At the time, my 14th birthday had just passed, I was getting even more into music, and 'A Date with The Smithereens' was MINDBLOWING then. And to me, it still hits. From the opening of 'War for My Mind' to lighter tracks to maybe one of my favorite songs of all time, 'Sleep the Night Away'. Over 30 years later, I still play this one regularly.
RIP original singer (and main songwriter) Pat DiNizio, and long live The Smithereens (who still perform and tour with other singers-- something I'm sure Pat would have loved).
#TheSmithereens #90s #1990s #90sRock #90sBands #80s #80sBands #PatDiNizio #ADateWithTheSmithereens
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"Green Thoughts" by The Smithereens released this day in 1988.
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This week's #ThursDayFiveList theme is #ColorfulPictures:
Pixies - Oyster Beds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhnOjRjuKhMThe Smithereens - Blues Before and After
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO4C70gfQ3gBeck - Colors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRCA_Fo0rWACannibal Corpse - Red Before Black
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmisXDtaF_sType O Negative - Green Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWiDauyEDv0#metal #DeathMetal #doom #DoomMetal #80s #Pixies #TheSmithereens #Beck #CannibalCorpse #TypeONegative
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FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH—MY SONG OF THE WEEK: “Pipe of Peace (Noosinaan) – A Chippewa-Obijwe Song” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/pipe-of-peace-noosinaan-a-chippewa-obijwe-song
#peace #peacepipe #chippewa #obijewa #nativeamerican #historymonth #noosinaan #thekinks #davedavies #thesmithereens #roverboys #americana #lordsprayer #psalms #smoke #robertmpowell #prairieprince #tapevault #chrisvonsneidern #johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #hardrock #sanfrancisco
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FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH—MY SONG OF THE WEEK: “Pipe of Peace (Noosinaan) – A Chippewa-Obijwe Song” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/pipe-of-peace-noosinaan-a-chippewa-obijwe-song
#peace #peacepipe #chippewa #obijewa #nativeamerican #historymonth #noosinaan #thekinks #davedavies #thesmithereens #roverboys #americana #lordsprayer #psalms #smoke #robertmpowell #prairieprince #tapevault #chrisvonsneidern #johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #hardrock #sanfrancisco
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FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH—MY SONG OF THE WEEK: “Pipe of Peace (Noosinaan) – A Chippewa-Obijwe Song” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/pipe-of-peace-noosinaan-a-chippewa-obijwe-song
#peace #peacepipe #chippewa #obijewa #nativeamerican #historymonth #noosinaan #thekinks #davedavies #thesmithereens #roverboys #americana #lordsprayer #psalms #smoke #robertmpowell #prairieprince #tapevault #chrisvonsneidern #johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #hardrock #sanfrancisco
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FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH—MY SONG OF THE WEEK: “Pipe of Peace (Noosinaan) – A Chippewa-Obijwe Song” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/pipe-of-peace-noosinaan-a-chippewa-obijwe-song
#peace #peacepipe #chippewa #obijewa #nativeamerican #historymonth #noosinaan #thekinks #davedavies #thesmithereens #roverboys #americana #lordsprayer #psalms #smoke #robertmpowell #prairieprince #tapevault #chrisvonsneidern #johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #hardrock #sanfrancisco
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FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH—MY SONG OF THE WEEK: “Pipe of Peace (Noosinaan) – A Chippewa-Obijwe Song” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/pipe-of-peace-noosinaan-a-chippewa-obijwe-song
#peace #peacepipe #chippewa #obijewa #nativeamerican #historymonth #noosinaan #thekinks #davedavies #thesmithereens #roverboys #americana #lordsprayer #psalms #smoke #robertmpowell #prairieprince #tapevault #chrisvonsneidern #johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #hardrock #sanfrancisco
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Just registered for this, it's tonight, Jim and Dennis of The Smithereens will be talking about their debut record Especially for You at the 'Tuesday Night Record Club' that the Springsteen Archives does via Monmouth University in New Jersey. It's free and there's an in person and Zoom option (I obviously grabbed a Zoom ticket). I've talked here before about how much I love this record - this'll be cool to hear.
https://springsteenarchives.org/event/tuesday-night-record-club-the-smithereens-especially-for-you
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Today (October 31) in 1980, The Smithereens released their debut 4 song EP 'Girls About Town'. The four songs were also included on 'Attack of the Smithereens', one of their compilations. Great bunch of songs here. It didn't have them in a playlist on YouTube, so I made one.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUo1OYrFf_Nq2x6sKkKOUvuOPKqGolMD2&si=gYR1e76uXqttXk7Q
#80s #1980s #TheSmithereens #80sBands #80sRock #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #Smithereens #PowerPop
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Today (October 31) in 1980, The Smithereens released their debut 4 song EP 'Girls About Town'. The four songs were also included on 'Attack of the Smithereens', one of their compilations. Great bunch of songs here. It didn't have them in a playlist on YouTube, so I made one.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUo1OYrFf_Nq2x6sKkKOUvuOPKqGolMD2&si=gYR1e76uXqttXk7Q
#80s #1980s #TheSmithereens #80sBands #80sRock #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #Smithereens #PowerPop
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Today (October 31) in 1980, The Smithereens released their debut 4 song EP 'Girls About Town'. The four songs were also included on 'Attack of the Smithereens', one of their compilations. Great bunch of songs here. It didn't have them in a playlist on YouTube, so I made one.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUo1OYrFf_Nq2x6sKkKOUvuOPKqGolMD2&si=gYR1e76uXqttXk7Q
#80s #1980s #TheSmithereens #80sBands #80sRock #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #Smithereens #PowerPop
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Today (October 31) in 1980, The Smithereens released their debut 4 song EP 'Girls About Town'. The four songs were also included on 'Attack of the Smithereens', one of their compilations. Great bunch of songs here. It didn't have them in a playlist on YouTube, so I made one.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUo1OYrFf_Nq2x6sKkKOUvuOPKqGolMD2&si=gYR1e76uXqttXk7Q
#80s #1980s #TheSmithereens #80sBands #80sRock #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #Smithereens #PowerPop
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Today (October 31) in 1980, The Smithereens released their debut 4 song EP 'Girls About Town'. The four songs were also included on 'Attack of the Smithereens', one of their compilations. Great bunch of songs here. It didn't have them in a playlist on YouTube, so I made one.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUo1OYrFf_Nq2x6sKkKOUvuOPKqGolMD2&si=gYR1e76uXqttXk7Q
#80s #1980s #TheSmithereens #80sBands #80sRock #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #Smithereens #PowerPop
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Finally watching this video of Jim Babjak of the Smithereens showing how he does various Smithereens riffs and solos from the Guitar World channel earlier this year. FUCK yes. Rad as shit 🔥
#PowerPop #80s #80sRock #Smithereens #TheSmithereens #JimBabjak #guitar #riffs #solos @brian
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The Smithereens anthology 'From Jersey it Came' was released in September 2004. In 2004 I was 24. The Smithereens had been my favorite band for a while at that point, so this was a treat for a megafan like me. If you ignore the roughness of their super early stuff here, this is a really good primer for some of the Smithereens' best songs. It starts off with ones from their early days like their first single "Girls About Town" and it also includes basically all their later hits, a Springsteen cover, and an INCREDIBLE instrumental version of their tune 'If You Want the Sun to Shine'. The version of the song with vocals is killer, but without them is SO wild. Powerful orchestration and arrangement: https://youtu.be/e9-2KtmHpwc
#TheSmithereens #Smithereens #80sRock #80s #80sBands #90s #90sBands #NewJersey #NJ #PopRock
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Today (September 3) in 1991, the Smithereens released Blow Up. It's a very '90s album, with some interesting songs on this one. Kinda almost adult contemporary in spots. But still a ton of rock, and the unreal 'If You Want the Sun to Shine'- one of my favorite songs ever. There's an instrumental version of it that's truly wild.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP5E3f0kgIG2RV1HzLTUNwEh8A74oqgBi&si=QxnECMnNpJRI_Xoh
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 34
Sundown
Remembering Gordon Lightfoot!
“She's been looking like a queen in a sailor's dream
And she don't always say what she really means”#gordonlightfoot #cathyevelynsmith #springbok #jameslast #rayconniff #elwood #JesseWinchester #thesmithereens #RochVoisine #lukedoucet #thekillintimeband #cityandcolour
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 34
Sundown
Remembering Gordon Lightfoot!
“She's been looking like a queen in a sailor's dream
And she don't always say what she really means”#gordonlightfoot #cathyevelynsmith #springbok #jameslast #rayconniff #elwood #JesseWinchester #thesmithereens #RochVoisine #lukedoucet #thekillintimeband #cityandcolour
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 34
Sundown
Remembering Gordon Lightfoot!
“She's been looking like a queen in a sailor's dream
And she don't always say what she really means”#gordonlightfoot #cathyevelynsmith #springbok #jameslast #rayconniff #elwood #JesseWinchester #thesmithereens #RochVoisine #lukedoucet #thekillintimeband #cityandcolour
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Arrived! Great service from Singapore’s Retrophonic Records, and a nice touch to include a free antistatic liner. This was about £50 cheaper (even with FedEx shipping) than any other copy I could find, so I’m very happy. #vinyl #TheSmithereens #Tommy
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Seven years ago today, we lost a legend.
(This post is heavily paraphrased from one I wrote a year ago, so if we've been following each other a while, you might recognize the story - this is mostly for the newbies!)
So, here's a bit of a long post/story.
Despite all the weird music I like/listen to, my favorite band will always will be The Smithereens. They play killer British Invasion (and Sabbath/Beach Boys)-inspired rock. Pat DiNizio had the BEST voice and was an INCREDIBLE songwriter, and he passed away today (December 12) in 2017. It still hurts. I was crushed then, and he is still so missed. The Smithereens still tour with other musicians filling in on vocals, just for fun and always in Pat's honor, as he wrote a vast majority of their songs.
So here's the long (but kinda cool/funny) story about Pat, The Smithereens, and one of their biggest hits, "A Girl Like You" (video at the end of this long post!)
I actually got to meet Pat once. He was doing solo acoustic shows across the U.S. and he came to Miami to play Tobacco Road. After his AWESOME solo set (seriously, the guy could play AND sing) I went up to talk to him, my idol, my favorite songwriter ever.
You know how they say never meet your heroes? Pat was a different breed. His songs are all pretty much beautiful or badass love songs, very tight and tidy, great for radio, but the guy goes 'yeah, let's talk, but I gotta take a piss. Come in the bathroom real quick. He's standing there, pissing, and he has the foulest mouth, it's hilarious. He's like fuckin this and that, just the nicest, coolest, funniest down to Earth guy. I was blown away.
Maybe a year later or something, I went to go see The Smithereens live at a festival with my sister. They did a lot of those. (I saw them a total of like, 4 or 5 times I think.)
My sister and I are down in the crowd, and I tell her 'I'm gonna wave at him, I met him recently, maybe he'll recognize me'. And she goes, 'maybe, but I doubt it'. I wave, Pat INSTANTLY recognizes me from stage, and points down at me, and smiles. The man was a LEGEND.
So here's maybe one of their biggest hit songs, "A Girl Like You" (another big one of theirs is "Blood and Roses"). You might recognize one, or both.
The story with "A Girl Like You" is that it was written for the soundtrack to the movie Say Anything (with John Cusack, one of my favorite movies) - but the people doing the movie thought it gave away too much of the plot, so it wasn't included.
Joke was on them though, it became one of the Smithereens' biggest songs.
I'm such a huge fan. I have vinyls, press kits, I adore this band. If you've read this far, you're amazing.
And if you've never heard them, you're in for a treat:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5LwjD8z2mOg
#80smusic #Smithereens #TheSmithereens #80s #80sbands #rockmusic #80smovies #SayAnything #PatDiNizio #JohnCusack #amazingbands #celebrities #legends
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Remembering Pat DiNizio from The Smithereens
(October 12, 1955-December 12, 2017)
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MorningShow
The Smithereens:
🎵 Blood and Roses -
Today (and possibly tomorrow, if I don't finish it today) I'm listening to the full chronological discography of the Smithereens/Pat DiNizio solo records. Not including the cover records they/he did (Beatles, Buddy Holly, Who, etc) or the compilations - just EPs and full lengths. Also trying a couple live records of theirs (one is a bootleg) that I haven't heard yet. Even though the Smithereens are my favorite band, I'm notoriously averse to live records of any kind (although I love shows). But I'm gonna try em. The whole thing is like, 9.5 hours.
#TheSmithereens #PatDiNizio #80sRock #80sMusic #90sRock #90sMusic @wendigo
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Today (October 24) in 1989, one of the greatest records of all time was released. Today is the 35th anniversary of '11' by the Smithereens. Containing one of their biggest hits (A Girl Like You), I've listened to this countless times. I re-bought a CD copy once. I have it on vinyl. It's beyond fantastic. They're my favorite band for a reason. Records like this! 🔥
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3enOPsLfdrehNuOHyZhlCEuDBc1_xfKc
#PowerPop #TheSmithereens #1980s #80s #80sRock #80sMusic #PatDiNizio #80sRecords #80sAlbums #AGirlLikeYou
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #VarietyMix
The Smithereens:
🎵 Blood and Roseshttps://open.spotify.com/track/1Oo2c7AkswvVkO0ZDTiOZs
🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6G4PaS9BNkIuGqMo44rbfZ🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNALrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg -
20 years ago today on September 7, 2004, my favorite band The Smithereens released this killer 2 CD set of some of their best songs. I was 24 and I bought it then despite having most of these songs from their records. And still have my copy, I just found it in my old CD book.
Definitely worth a listen, this has some classics and also some interesting covers - and you KNOW those Smithereens boys love (and are great at) covers, just as their inspirations the Beatles were before them.
RIP Pat DiNizio, one of the nicest, realest dudes I ever met. Looks like I'll be listening to some Smithereens this next week.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBJowm4q7MUfNJHpAa53D0lSSWoI4E0fW&si=YzsRx389PMZuAQ8e
#Smithereens #TheSmithereens #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #PatDiNizio #80s #80sMusic #80sRock
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20 years ago today on September 7, 2004, my favorite band The Smithereens released this killer 2 CD set of some of their best songs. I was 24 and I bought it then despite having most of these songs from their records. And still have my copy, I just found it in my old CD book.
Definitely worth a listen, this has some classics and also some interesting covers - and you KNOW those Smithereens boys love (and are great at) covers, just as their inspirations the Beatles were before them.
RIP Pat DiNizio, one of the nicest, realest dudes I ever met. Looks like I'll be listening to some Smithereens this next week.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBJowm4q7MUfNJHpAa53D0lSSWoI4E0fW&si=YzsRx389PMZuAQ8e
#Smithereens #TheSmithereens #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #PatDiNizio #80s #80sMusic #80sRock
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20 years ago today on September 7, 2004, my favorite band The Smithereens released this killer 2 CD set of some of their best songs. I was 24 and I bought it then despite having most of these songs from their records. And still have my copy, I just found it in my old CD book.
Definitely worth a listen, this has some classics and also some interesting covers - and you KNOW those Smithereens boys love (and are great at) covers, just as their inspirations the Beatles were before them.
RIP Pat DiNizio, one of the nicest, realest dudes I ever met. Looks like I'll be listening to some Smithereens this next week.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBJowm4q7MUfNJHpAa53D0lSSWoI4E0fW&si=YzsRx389PMZuAQ8e
#Smithereens #TheSmithereens #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #PatDiNizio #80s #80sMusic #80sRock
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20 years ago today on September 7, 2004, my favorite band The Smithereens released this killer 2 CD set of some of their best songs. I was 24 and I bought it then despite having most of these songs from their records. And still have my copy, I just found it in my old CD book.
Definitely worth a listen, this has some classics and also some interesting covers - and you KNOW those Smithereens boys love (and are great at) covers, just as their inspirations the Beatles were before them.
RIP Pat DiNizio, one of the nicest, realest dudes I ever met. Looks like I'll be listening to some Smithereens this next week.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBJowm4q7MUfNJHpAa53D0lSSWoI4E0fW&si=YzsRx389PMZuAQ8e
#Smithereens #TheSmithereens #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #PatDiNizio #80s #80sMusic #80sRock
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20 years ago today on September 7, 2004, my favorite band The Smithereens released this killer 2 CD set of some of their best songs. I was 24 and I bought it then despite having most of these songs from their records. And still have my copy, I just found it in my old CD book.
Definitely worth a listen, this has some classics and also some interesting covers - and you KNOW those Smithereens boys love (and are great at) covers, just as their inspirations the Beatles were before them.
RIP Pat DiNizio, one of the nicest, realest dudes I ever met. Looks like I'll be listening to some Smithereens this next week.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBJowm4q7MUfNJHpAa53D0lSSWoI4E0fW&si=YzsRx389PMZuAQ8e
#Smithereens #TheSmithereens #NewJersey #NewJerseyBands #PatDiNizio #80s #80sMusic #80sRock
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A favorite in my collection. Got this probably close to 1999. It's traveled across the USA with me from Florida to New Hampshire to Arizona. I don't know Lisa or Lance, but I sure am glad they sold me this on eBay all those years ago.
July marks the anniversary of the first Smithereens LP Especially for You. It's a special record for me, I've loved it since I first heard it in the 90s. My old Hotmail account was even based on the title of the last track, Alone at Midnight (one of my favorite songs ever - check its bassline! 🤯)
Mike Mesaros was hugely influential to my own bass playing growing up in bands, he's my favorite bass player ever. So talented. In the pocket a lot, but he shines on every Smithereens record. He pulls out these effortless, outrageous licks and solos. And he's a joker, he's drawn a mustache on himself here. 😂
I can't imagine a world without this album. It's like Buddy Holly, Springsteen and the best parts of the British Invasion mixed.
FROM JERSEY IT CAME
Listen to the masterpiece that is Especially for You here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy4u88AKUauLnSB9S1mLHPUn4ozBrsnR2&si=EMntXX3ytvEXvd7b
#TheSmithereens #JerseyBands #80sRock #80s #EspeciallyForYou #NewJersey #NJ #PatDiNizio #vinyl #records #PictureDiscs #VinylCollection #VinylCollectors #80sRecords #80sVinyl #RecordCollection #RecordCollectors
