The Smithereens are a powerpop/rock group from Carteret, New Jersey. The group formed in 1980 and consists of Pat Dinizio (lead singer/guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar), Mike Mesaros (bass), and Dennis Diken (drums). The group gained some notoriety when a single from its first album, Blood and Roses, was included on the soundtrack for and as the theme song of the 1986 Albert Pyun movie Dangerously Close and the video got some moderately heavy rotation on MTV. The group spent some time in its initial semi-celebrity phase defending itself in Rolling Stone against thinly-veiled accusations of sounding too much like The Byrds and The Beatles, pointing out that its Marshall Amplifier-heavy live sound was closer to heavy metal than it was to The Beatles. Along with a basic Eastern-coast roots-rock sound that owed much to the inspirations of DiNizio, including Buddy Holly, The Who, The Clash,
1 | Baby Be Good | 11 |
2 | White Castle Blues | Especially for You |
3 | Blue Period | 11 |
4 | Anywhere You Are | Blow Up |
5 | If The Sun Doesn't Shine | Green Thoughts |
6 | Evening Dress | Blow Up |
7 | Too Much Passion | Blow Up |
8 | If You Want The Sun To Shine | Blow Up |
9 | It's Alright | Blow Up |
10 | Cigarette | Especially for You |
11 | Top Of The Pops | Blow Up |
12 | Something New | Green Thoughts |
13 | Indigo Blues | Blow Up |
14 | The World We Know | Green Thoughts |
15 | Blood And Roses | Especially for You |
16 | In a Lonely Place | Especially for You |
17 | Get A Hold Of My Heart | Blow Up |
18 | Strangers When We Meet | Especially for You |
19 | Groovy Tuesday | Especially for You |
20 | Cut Flowers | 11 |