A Date with the Smithereens
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| A Date with The Smithereens | ||
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| Studio album by The Smithereens | ||
| Released | April 26, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993-1994 | |
| Genre | Rock/Metal | |
| Length | 48:28 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Producer(s) | Don Dixon | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Smithereens chronology | ||
| Blow Up (1991) |
A Date with The Smithereens (1994) |
God Save The Smithereens (1999) |
A Date with the Smithereens is the fifth album by the New Jersey rock band The Smithereens, released in 1994. It is seen as a big change by the band, because the previous albums were a lot more pop music and this one had turned out to be more hard rock than the others. The title is supposed to be ironic in the fact that all the songs are mostly hate-inspired.
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[edit] What's different about this album
It all started when hit record producer Butch Vig gave interest in and then left the band. This may have inspired some of the hate for this album. Butch Vig worked with artists Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins. The album was originally planned to be released about a year before it actually was, but Capitol Records was near dropping The Smithereens. The reason for this is that their previous album, Blow up, was not tolerated well by listeners and lost a lot of fans.
[edit] Recording
The Smithereens planned to start recording on the album in December of 1992, but the recording was postponed to February of 1993, because of The Smashing Pumpkins album Vig was working on. In July, Butch Vig gave up on the Smithereens, and shortly after, Capitol Records got rid of them.
[edit] RCA Debut
After The Smithereens were dropped by Capitol, they went to RCA records. As revenge at Capitol, they even considered naming the new album after Capitols president, but the idea was never used. In the end, the Smithereens decided to use their old producer, Don Dixon for the album.
[edit] Track listing
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- "War for my mind" 4:07
- "Everything I have is blue" 4:27
- "Miles from Nowhere" 4:18
- "Afternoon Tea" 3:54
- "Point of No Return" 4:06
- "Sleep the Night away" 4:17
- "Love is Gone" 3:41
- "Long Way Back again" 4:06
- "Gotti" 4:51
- "Sick of Seattle" 3:03
- "Can't go home anymore" 4:11
- "Life is so beautiful" 3:27
[edit] Singles
| Song | US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | UK |
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| "Miles from Nowhere" | - | - | #17 | - |
[edit] About the album
"It's a pretty creepy record, isn't it?" -Pat DiNizio (Lead Singer, Guitarist)
"So why's it so dark? Well, I'm not a particularly happy person these days, and I do feel that society's going to hell in a handbag. You can hear that in the first song: 'Guess what, there's a black cloud inside of my head, don't mess around with me or you'll find yourself dead.' If you live in New York City, you can feel that way, like everyone around you is a walking time bomb." -Pat DiNizio
[edit] Aftermath
This album was not as well received as the other albums by fans. As a result of this, RCA dropped them after that album, leaving them without a record label for years.
