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The Smithereens — Blood And Roses
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bb_matt
(Hampshire, England)
Posted: Apr 19, 2013 - 02:51
 
Oh yeah, the Bass line - this is *very* doors. Can't recall which song, possibly one on the album 'strange days' ?

bb_matt
(Hampshire, England)
Posted: Apr 19, 2013 - 02:50
 
Wow, never heard this before. 

At first I thought, very current, then I thought a bit REM, then I thought Foo Fighters, then I thought, it's a bit grunge...

Then I looked at the date! 1986! - this sounds so much later than that date.

Gerbear
(Vancouver Island)
Posted: Apr 09, 2013 - 20:33
 
Great then great now
JoepKoperdraat
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 - 15:40
 
 Krispian wrote:
Best bass line ever!
 
Indeed!!!  long live this bass line {#Dance}{#Bananajam}

Stingray
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 - 15:38
 
GREAT SONG AND (LIVE-)BAND!

Krispian
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 15:37
 
Best bass line ever!

cosmiclint
(romeotuma's hotel room)
Posted: Mar 09, 2013 - 08:45
 
 merkin_muffley wrote:
I'm hearing Tragically Hip mainly the bass and guitar. Sounds a lot more recent than '86.
 
Yeah, early Hip. Last American Exit era.

Raiko25
Posted: Dec 09, 2012 - 13:39
 
Great song !!!

Raiko25
Posted: Dec 09, 2012 - 13:38
 
Great song !!!

Raiko25
Posted: Dec 09, 2012 - 13:38
 
Great song !!!

Jazbo
(Beautiful Valparaiso IN.)
Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 06:32
 
Met Pat years ago a the Metro in Chi......Hell of a nice guy......8

gillespp
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Jul 20, 2012 - 14:35
 
 JsDad wrote:
You had to have a certain level of cool to be able to listen to these guys.  I didn't qualify, but I'd occasionally be in someone's house who did when they were playing.
 
Perfect comment!

Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont)
Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 08:35
 
 JsDad wrote:
You had to have a certain level of cool to be able to listen to these guys.  I didn't qualify, but I'd occasionally be in someone's house who did when they were playing.
 
These guys played in relatively small bars and clubs all over the NY/NJ area for years - being 'cool' was never a requirement to see or hear them. I don't think anyone was prohibited from being 'able to listen' to them - well, unless they didn't pay a cover charge at the door.

merkin_muffley
(Down the rabbit hole.....)
Posted: Jul 01, 2012 - 04:18
 
I'm hearing Tragically Hip mainly the bass and guitar. Sounds a lot more recent than '86.

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 15:45
 
How cool is Pat DiNizio? When founding member and bassist Mike Mesaros finally decided to hang it up, DiNizio hired Severo Jornacion—who was the bassist in a Smithereens tribute band (that I can't find the name of). Said Dinizio, "Hell, he knew all the songs..."

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: May 30, 2012 - 06:30
 
i will always love this song!

soulcollision
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 13:59
 

When the first few notes play, I hear "Monkey Gone to Heaven" by the Pixies.



Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 11:02
 
Mediocre.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 11:00
 

Recently got to see (Smithereen's lead singer/songwriter) Pat DiNizio in a singing and storytelling show he has been doing in Vegas.

Highly recommended.



chedak
(Somewhere-over-the-rainbow, KS)
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 10:12
 
This song has also been one of my favorite rockers.  I remember back in 1986 waiting at the border of Arizona and Mexico all night for the border gate to open in order to drive to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) to spend a three day weekend camping on the beach.  I was playing this cassette tape on my boom box and rocking out my friends that were there with me. That wonderful bass line still always grabs my attention.


passsion8
(over the hills and far away)
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 09:58
 
 Krispian wrote:
Love, love, LOVE that bass line!
 
Add the crack of the drums and the hairs stand straight up.

bev
(Reno, NV)
Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 09:57
 
{#Yes} yup...serious kickin' goin' on!

 mandolin wrote:
kick.  ass.
 



JsDad
(Chapel Hill, NC)
Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 18:42
 
You had to have a certain level of cool to be able to listen to these guys.  I didn't qualify, but I'd occasionally be in someone's house who did when they were playing.

shakitten
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 05:57
 
It's 1988. I'm hanging out with my college roommate in downtown New Haven, CT, and the Smithereens were due to play Toad's Place that night. As I'm on the pay phone across the street from Store 24, Chrissy tugs on my arms as white as a sheet. She mutters something barely understandable, then shouts, "OMG! The Smithereens are in Store 24!" I slam down the phone and we run over, and yup, there they are, the four tall dudes in black buying toothpaste. It was awesome! I grabbed a candybar and got in line right behind Pat (he's a BIG dude!) and had a fun 5 minute conversation. Nice guy. What a blast! We were too young to catch the show (Toad's was 21 and over, and we were 19), but at least we met Pat up close!

randyblew
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 05:49
 
Dig me me Smithereens! Green Thoughts was one of my fave albums of the late-80's era at the time. Don't know how well it's aged, but it shore does bring back fond memories of (of all places) living in Orange County, CA...

Dave_Mack
(Ball of Confusion)
Posted: Sep 19, 2011 - 16:42
 
 LowPhreak wrote:

I got the drum chair, k?  {#Drummer}

{#High-five}
 
By all means! Rock on!


lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Sep 07, 2011 - 21:52
 
Really like the Smithereens - Thanks, RP

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 13:49
 
 liveinthewire wrote:

"Waiting for the Sun" was not on the Doors album of the same name, but rather on "Morrison Hotel."
 

Elvis Costello's song, "Imperial Bedroom" was not on his album of the same name, was not on a proper album, but appeared in the collection Out of Our Idiot.

LowPhreak
(United Corporate States of Neo-Feudal Amurika, Inc.)
Posted: Aug 07, 2011 - 12:39
 
 Dave_Mack wrote:

Right!  You're in the band too.  I'll let you know when rehearsals start. {#Bananajam}
 
I got the drum chair, k?  {#Drummer}

{#High-five}

Dave_Mack
(Ball of Confusion)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 14:39
 
 boober wrote:

I'll sing....our bass player has problems with this one.

 
Right!  You're in the band too.  I'll let you know when rehearsals start. {#Bananajam}

Rabid_Engineer
(Europa!)
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 06:49
 
 Krispian wrote:
Love, love, LOVE that bass line!
 
Reminds me of early-ish R.E.M. Life's Rich Pageant?


boober
(KC,Mo)
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 06:49
 
 Dave_Mack wrote:
Love that bass riff.  Someday I'll have a band again and play this one.  I'll play bass {#Wink}
 
I'll sing....our bass player has problems with this one.


liveinthewire
(The exact center of the universe)
Posted: May 16, 2011 - 16:42
 
 RedGuitar wrote:

Like ELP's song "Brain Salad Surgery" was not on the album of the same name.

 
"Waiting for the Sun" was not on the Doors album of the same name, but rather on "Morrison Hotel."



1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: May 16, 2011 - 16:40
 
{#Yes} Krispian wrote:
Love, love, LOVE that bass line!
 



Krispian
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: May 16, 2011 - 16:38
 
Love, love, LOVE that bass line!

btt
(firmly ensconsed in the Beautiful B.C Interior)
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 - 11:50
 
The apex of their career . At least , for me it was .

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 09:34
 
 mandolin wrote:
...it always confused the heck out of me that the song especially for you was on their next album, green thoughts, rather than this one...
 
Like ELP's song "Brain Salad Surgery" was not on the album of the same name.


blkstd
(Champaign, IL)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 09:30
 
Saw Pat Dinizio doing a living room concert here in Champaign, IL.
What a great voice. He truly was entertaining.

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 09:30
 
...it always confused the heck out of me that the song especially for you was on their next album, green thoughts, rather than this one...

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 02:56
 
Classic 80s sound! Not bad!  {#Bananajam}{#Motor}

Dave_Mack
(Five bus, Jive bus!)
Posted: Mar 14, 2011 - 15:50
 
Love that bass riff.  Someday I'll have a band again and play this one.  I'll play bass {#Wink}

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Mar 02, 2011 - 19:44
 
 Seahunt wrote:
In the mid eighties flew from DC to London.  Saw these guys were playing that night at a place called Dingwall's.  They were awesome even after being up for 36 hours straight.  Funny to fly all the way across the big pond to see a band from New Jersey!
 
San Diego, 1986ish, small club, met the guitarist, it was cool.  {#Guitarist}

Seahunt
(Parent's Basement)
Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 05:59
 
In the mid eighties flew from DC to London.  Saw these guys were playing that night at a place called Dingwall's.  They were awesome even after being up for 36 hours straight.  Funny to fly all the way across the big pond to see a band from New Jersey!

WayUpNorth
(Windswept Exile)
Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 05:53
 
OH YEAH!!!!!  {#Bananajam}   {#Drummer}

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 05:52
 
{#Dancingbanana_2}

LowPhreak
(United Corporate States of Neo-Feudal Amurika, Inc.)
Posted: Dec 30, 2010 - 04:28
 
 frecko wrote:
Great song from a really good, underrated, band.{#Bananajam}
 
+1. Smithereens made many very good tunes.


rez
Posted: Dec 14, 2010 - 20:16
 
Is this the band that formed when the Smiths broke up ?


Dillinquent
(Hertford, UK)
Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 02:39
 
 paulmack wrote:
Who cares? I mean, if one was to worry every time they came up with a new riff or something whether or not it just might sound like something else - really, what are the chances that it doesn't?! 
There are a finite number of tunes, riffs and bass lines, so its inevitable really.


paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 14:57
 
 scraig wrote:

Riders on the Storm. Now that you say that, it's pretty obvious.
 

Who cares? I mean, if one was to worry every time they came up with a new riff or something whether or not it just might sound like something else - really, what are the chances that it doesn't?!


scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 14:24
 
 Bleyfusz wrote:
The intro bass line always reminds me of a certain Doors theme.... {#Stupid}
 
Riders on the Storm. Now that you say that, it's pretty obvious.