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B-Sides the Beatles
Participated by The Smithereens
Studio : Koch Records
by Koch Records
Release Date : 2008-09-02
Publisher : Koch Records
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0099923450429
UPC : 099923450429
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 15 reviews)
List Price : $17.98
Our Price : $11.39
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Album Description |
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KOCH Records is happy to announce the release of "B-Sides The Beatles," The Smithereens' highly anticipated follow up to their critically acclaimed 2007 release, "Meet The Smithereens." The album will be released on September 2, 2008. The album includes some very special surprises for dedicated Beatles fanatics. For "B-Sides The Beatles," Andy White, who in 1962 played drums on The Beatles' original version of "P.S. I Love You," reprises his role as surrogate stickman for The Smithereens in 2008. The September 11, 1962 session that produced "Love Me Do" and its B-side "P.S. I Love You" featured session drummer White, with the newly recruited Ringo Starr relegated to tambourine and maracas duties. Upon release in America, the A-side shot to #1, and the B-side made the top-10 as well. "B-Sides The Beatles" also includes fantastic in-depth liner notes by Beatles author/historian Bruce Spizer, as well as "Beatle" Tommy Frangione (Joe Johnson's Beatle Brunch), and the Smithereens' own Dennis Diken. |
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A must have!! |
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If you love the Beatles-you gotta have this CD!! THe Smithereens bring a whole new dimension to the best of the Beatles songs. |
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So, Now They're A Beatles Tribute Band |
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I found it pointless when they released "Meet the Smithereens" and I find this new release to be equally pointless. Their original material is great, there's no doubt about that. It's the cover tunes which just don't make it, IMHO. Pat's vocals sound hazy and lifeless. While the musicianship is much improved over "Meet the Smithereens," it's still not up to snuff with many Beatles tribute bands. I hope that Pat and the boys release some new "Smithereens" music; that's where their true talents can be found. |
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Only The Beatles Can Be The Beatles |
It happens on "American Idol" all the time. Performers go on stage and sing the songs exactly the way the original artist (or group) performed them. As a result,the singer's performance is compared to the original version. It's usually a "no win" situation for the performer since they are trying to sound like someone else (other than themselves).
Now don't get me wrong- I love the Smithereens and this album is pleasant enough to listen to but it's nothing to get excited about. After all,it's all been done before........hasn't it? How do you top The Beatles by trying to make each song sound exactly like them? The Beatles version (in my opinion) is always going to sound better.
Perhaps next time around if the Smithereens decide to do another Beatles album they should do one of the following:
1. Write original material that would be in a Beatles style.
2. Take The Beatles songs and give them a more modern (2008) feel.
By the way their previous Beatles effort ("Meet The Smithereens") was also rather pleasant. Most people will probably like (both of) these albums since they fill a void for a group that we wish was still around today. In that respect, we have to applaud the Smithereens for wanting to keep Beatlemania alive. |
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Smithereenmania! |
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If I'd never heard the original Beatles versions I'd find this CD to be a masterpiece. Yes, The Smithereens cover the Beatles on this tribute but yet they manage to blend in their own unique "Smithereen" signature sound. A must have for all Smithereen fans & a should have for all Beatle fans. |
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Only for Beatles fans |
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An album with some great Beatles's songs but with no personnal style. Some people who listen to this disc can say, bof (french expression), another copy of The Beatles. |
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