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Blown To Smithereens: The Best Of The Smithereens,The Smithereens

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The Smithereens
Released 1995

Behind The Wall Of Sleep
03:24
5,880 plays

Only A Memory
03:44
5,856 plays

Blues Before & After
03:16
4,228 plays

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songs

- 1
- Beauty & Sadness
- 03:28
- 2,931 plays

- 2
- Strangers When We Meet
- 03:48
- 2,877 plays

- 3
- Blood & Roses
- 03:36
- 11,073 plays

- 4
- In A Lonely Place
- 04:11
- 3,000 plays

- 5
- Behind The Wall Of Sleep
- 03:24
- 5,880 plays

- 6
- Only A Memory
- 03:44
- 5,856 plays

- 7
- House We Used To Live In
- 04:02
- 3,232 plays

- 8
- Drown In My Own Tears
- 03:10
- 3,053 plays

- 9
- A Girl Like You
- 04:41
- 10,349 plays

- 10
- Blue Period
- 02:55
- 2,552 plays

- 11
- Blues Before & After
- 03:16
- 4,228 plays

- 12
- Yesterday Girl
- 03:27
- 3,298 plays

- 13
- Top Of The Pops
- 04:32
- 2,961 plays

- 14
- Too Much Passion
- 04:31
- 2,884 plays

- 15
- Miles From Nowhere
- 04:21
- 2,560 plays

- 16
- Timecop: Time Won't Let Me
- 03:45
- 2,673 plays

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album review

With their British Invasion style of rock, New Jersey's the Smithereens weren't exactly in step with the musical landscape of the mid- to late '80s. It didn't stop the quartet from being critical darlings and perennial candidates to break through to a wider audience. Blown to Smithereens gathers together ample evidence that the attention was more than merited. There's nary a weak moment on this collection, which includes all of the band's best-known songs and radio hits. Sequenced chronologically, Blown to Smithereens leads off with the Beatlesque Beauty & Sadness" and proceeds with gems like the moody "Blood & Roses," "In a Lonely Place" (with its Bacharach vibe), the driving "House We Used to Live In," the sweet, melodic "Blue Period," and closes with a cover of "Time Won't Let Me." Pat DiNizio's often bittersweet, romantic lyrics compliment the polished, yet gritty, power pop resulting in timeless songs like "Behind the Wall of Sleep," "Only a Memory," and "A Girl Like You." For the uninitiated, Blown to Smithereens is a perfect introduction. For fans, it isn't necessarily essential, but rather a wonderful opportunity to revisit one of the more underappreciated bands of the past two decades. ~ Tom Demalon, All Music Guide