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Smithereens - Smithereens 11 Audio CD

A fair review of the Smithereens "Smithereens 11" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Smithereens reviews here, or go back to the Smithereens tabs.

Smithereens Band: Smithereens
Title: Smithereens 11
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Release Date: 2000-07-17
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: A Girl Like You 2: Blues Before And After 3: Blue Period 4: Baby Be Good 5: Room Without A View 6: Yesterday Girl 7: Cut Flowers 8: William Wilson 9: Maria Elena 10: Kiss Your Tears Away

Smithereens Rock
Prior to Smithereens 11, they released two excellent albums and an EP, but they reached their creative and commercial peak with this album. The Smithereens are an underappreciated band who has put out some great music but have never garnered the national attention they deserved. The band have always wore their 60's influences on their sleeves (even the title of the album is a take off on the Rat Pack's Las Vegas crime movie, Ocean's Eleven) and the album perfectly combines the clanging guitars of a garage band with the sweet harmonies of a pop act. "A Girl Like You" was the band's only Top 40 single and is a guitar-driven rocker while "Blue Period" contains a string section and harmony vocals by Go-Go Belinda Carlisle. "Yesterday Girl" has a pop feel as does "William Wilson" while "Room Without A View" has a harder edge. Overall, Smithereens 11 is like a history lesson for students of 60's music updated with a modern rock feel and for the cutout price that Amazon is offering it at is one of the steals of the site.


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