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The Smithereens
If you wanna rock, The Smithereens are for you - their live show is over the top as they blast through their biggest radio hits, "A Girl like You," "Only a Memory," "Top of the Pops," "Tell Me When Did Things Go Wrong," "Blues Before And After," "Yesterday Girl" and a host of others. Their concerts are legendary.
Hailing from Carteret New Jersey, They have been going strong since 1980, churning out some of the hookiest power pop around, inspiring countless alternative rockers (Kurt Cobain while writing Nevermind) and straddling the gap between The Byrds and AC/DC. Their signature sound was an anomaly in the college rock scene of the late 80s. Ever unique, they brought devil may care weight to british invasion melodies. They gained popularity with “11” the album that spawned college campus favorites “A Girl Like You”, “Blood and Roses” & “Blue Period." They may be a cult act, but they bring something for everyone. Whether it’s their shimmering melodies, or their low down marshall sound, Pat DiNizio & the boys seem to hit every eclectic mark.
Of their newest album, "2011," Pat DiNizio says "I think it's as good as anything we've ever done." Indeed, the 13-song album shows them to be making some of the most urgent music of their three-decade career, delivering their timeless brand of punchy, heartfelt rock 'n' roll with as much fire as ever. Such instantly memorable new tunes as "Sorry," "One Look At You," "A World of Our Own" and "Rings On Her Fingers" exemplify the trademark brand of punchy melodic songcraft, driven home by DiNizio's expressive vocals and emotionally complex lyrics, along with fiery ensemble performances that show off the uncanny musical chemistry of longstanding musical partners DiNizio, Babjak and Dennis Diken, and later addition Severo "the Thrilla" Jornacion, who joined in 2006.
DiNizio points out, "We still feel like we have something to prove. We have to hit a grand slam every night, and we have to be twice as good as bands half our age. And we've got this body of work that spans over 30 years, so we'll play at least two, two-and-a-half hours every night and bang through the songs like a freight train."
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Sunday Apr 26, 2015
