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2011 (album)
''2011'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band The Smithereens, released on April 5, 2011 by eOne Music. It was their first release of all-new original material since 1999's ''God Save The Smithereens'', followed by an eight-year recording break and the release of four cover-song albums between 2007 and 2009. The sleeve cover was inspired by the cover for the band's 1989 LP '' 11''. The album's first single was "Sorry", followed by "One Look at You". Background The Smithereens released four cover-song albums between 2007 and 2009: two devoted to Beatles songs, one Christmas album, and a treatment of The Who's '' Tommy''. "Our record company E1 liked the idea of us doing cover records so they kept giving us budgets to do them", drummer Dennis Diken explained. But what the band really wanted to do was to record a new studio album of original material, according to lead singer Pat DiNizio. "The label, though, figured there was a built in market for tribute albums", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smithereens
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion). This original lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar until Mesaros' return in 2016. After DiNizio died in 2017, the band continued performing live shows as a trio (Babjak, Mesaros and Diken) with various guest vocalists. The band are perhaps best known for a string of hits in the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, including "Only a Memory", " A Girl Like You" and " Too Much Passion". The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega) and live (Graham Parker and The Kinks). The band's name comes from a Yosemite Sam catchphrase, "Varmint, I'm a-gonna blow you to smithereens!" Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
