The Smithereens - Blow Up
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Track List: Blow Up
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- Top Of the PopsDownload & Buy
- Too Much PassionDownload & Buy
- Tell Me When Did Things Go WrongDownload & Buy
- Evening DressDownload & Buy
- Get A Hold Of My HeartDownload & Buy
- Indigo BluesDownload & Buy
- Now And ThenDownload & Buy
- Girl In Room 12Download & Buy
- Anywhere You AreDownload & Buy
- Over And Over AgainDownload & Buy
- It's AlrightDownload & Buy
- If You Want the Sun To ShineDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Blow Up
- Release Date:
- 09/03/1991
- Label:
- Indent Series
- UPC:
- 762185118221
User Reviews: Blow Up
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Style change less effective
, March 8, 2003Reviewer:
YourUncleDodge - See all YourUncleDodge's reviews They got two big singles out of "Top Of The Pops" and "Too Much Passion", but the old sound has been altered. Only the up-tempo "Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong" and the expressive "Girl In Room 12" have that perfect match of 60s meeting the 80's. This is the beginning of a downward spiral for this excellent band. -
Too much "Too Much Passion","0
, December 14, 2000Reviewer: reechiebacker - See all reechiebacker's reviewsN/A
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Pro Reviews: Blow Up
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Sometimes it seems like the Smithereens' entire career was mistimed. After the relative success of 11, Pat DiNizio and company returned with their most straightforward and mainstream-ready release yet in Blow Up. Produced by Ed Stasium, the mix is arena ready and clean, and DiNizio co-wrote two of the disc's most accessible songs with songwriters Diane Warren and Julian Lennon. The first single, the string-laden Philly soul of "Too Much Passion" not only cracked the Top 40, but it placed at number 38, one position higher than their previous biggest hit, "A Girl Like You." That's where the success story ends. If there was ever a time for an alternative band to opt for a slicker sound, 1991 wasn't it. Blow Up was released within a week of Nirvana's Nevermind, and that album would quickly change alternative radio formats forever, squeezing out largely pop-oriented bands like the Smithereens. Also, "Too Much Passion" was the most adult contemporary single the Smithereens ever released, which meant a good deal of their new audience came on board expecting more of the same, and found only Warren's "Get a Hold of My Heart" to be similar. Still, the Smithereens never released a bad record, and Blow Up is in fact a quite good one: Much like 11 before it, Blow Up is a collection of catchy, blue-collar power pop distinguished by DiNizio's often moody outlook. - Jason Damas, All Music Guide |
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Dressed in leather, brandishing heavy guitars, and an unabashed fetish for British Invasion pop, the Smithereens were an anomaly in the American college rock scene of the late '80s. Lead singer/songwriter Pat DiNizio stood out not only with his stran...Full The Smithereens Biography
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