Smack was a Finnish rock band that was active from 1982 to 1990. The band's original line-up consisted of singer Claude, guitarists Kartsa and Manchuria, bassist Cheri and drummer Kinde.
Discography
* ''
Smack On You'' (Cityboy, 1984)
* ''
Rattlesnake Bite'' (Cityboy, 1985)
* ''
Salvation
Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...
'' (Eden, 1987)
* ''
Radical
Radical may refer to:
Politics and ideology Politics
*Radical politics, the political intent of fundamental societal change
*Radicalism (historical), the Radical Movement that began in late 18th century Britain and spread to continental Europe and ...
'' (CBS, 1988)
* ''
Live Desire Live Tavastia 1986'' (Cityboy 1986)
Compilations
* ''The Collection – State of Independence'' (Cityboy, 1988)
* ''Two Originals – Salvation & Radical'' (Columbia, 1992)
* ''
In Your Face 1982–1990
''In Your Face 1982−1990'' is the Finnish rock band Smack's double compilation album. It was released in 2007. The compilation includes two CDs, the first a combination of all four Smack studio albums, and the second including previously unrele ...
'' (
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...
, 2007)
Singles and EPs
* ''Criminal'' (Cityboy, 1984, 7"; reissued in 1997 via Zen Garden)
* ''Walking on the Wire'' (Cityboy, 1985, 12")
* ''Stepping Stone'' (Cityboy, 1985, 7")
* ''
Paint It Black
"Paint It Black" is a song recorded in 1966 by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of the songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European infl ...
'' (Cityboy, 1986, 12")
* ''The Only Salvation'' (Eden, 1987, 7")
* ''
Look Around'' (Eden, 1987, 7")
* ''Mad Animal Shuffle'' (CBS, 1988, 7")
* ''I Want Somebody'' (CBS, 1988, 7")
* ''Little Sister'' (CBS, 1988, 7")
* ''Can You Dig It'' (Columbia, 1989, CD single)
In pop culture
Nirvana
( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...
covered Smack's song "Run Rabbit Run" at some performances in 1988.
The lead singer of Danish
cowpunk
Cowpunk (or country punk) is a subgenre of punk rock that began in the United Kingdom and Southern California in the late 1970s - early 1980s. It combines punk rock or New wave music, new wave with country music, country, folk music, folk, and b ...
band
D-A-D
D-A-D is a Danish rock band. They were originally named Disneyland After Dark, but changed their name to avoid a lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company.
History
In the early 1980s in Copenhagen, D-A-D started playing together under their orig ...
, Jesper Binzer, said on his radio show that Smack was the reason for starting the band. This happened on 12 March 2017 on his radio show ''MyRock MyWay'' on the Danish radio channe
MyRock
References
External links
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Finnish musical groups