The Golden Boy
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With all the relatively recent "appreciation" threads, I thought I'd start my own. Last week I had the iPod on shuffle and came across some Smithereens stuff- every once in a while I rediscover those 3 1980s records and remember just how awesome they were.
When I first heard of them- the Especially For You album, it was a great "alternative" to the "jangle-pop" college-y stuff I knew of and I loved that sound. At the time I heard a real big resemblance to REM.
I still love Mike Mesaros' bass playing. He had a great sound and a great way of making things move. I still try to play like that and if more bass players were able to play like that- it would be a good thing.
I like the overall feel of the songs, and that 60's poppy type thing they had going on. I got Blow Up when it came out and it was too poppy for me- and I saw them in 94 or so, they seemed to be more of a parody of a rock band by that point and I really had no inclination to hear any new stuff. But I also got to see them around 2003 or so- and that was a great kick-ass rock show. Last year I went on a Smithereens kick after loading the records into the iPod, and I've been on another one for the past week or so.
Anyone else a fan?
When I first heard of them- the Especially For You album, it was a great "alternative" to the "jangle-pop" college-y stuff I knew of and I loved that sound. At the time I heard a real big resemblance to REM.
I still love Mike Mesaros' bass playing. He had a great sound and a great way of making things move. I still try to play like that and if more bass players were able to play like that- it would be a good thing.
I like the overall feel of the songs, and that 60's poppy type thing they had going on. I got Blow Up when it came out and it was too poppy for me- and I saw them in 94 or so, they seemed to be more of a parody of a rock band by that point and I really had no inclination to hear any new stuff. But I also got to see them around 2003 or so- and that was a great kick-ass rock show. Last year I went on a Smithereens kick after loading the records into the iPod, and I've been on another one for the past week or so.
Anyone else a fan?