tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post7251651336019228879..comments2024-03-28T10:37:48.564-04:00Comments on PowerPop: In Search of Eddie Riff: Memoirs of an AmnesiacNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65501917203530915152010-01-15T00:36:13.831-05:002010-01-15T00:36:13.831-05:00A great band and all nice guys!
I'll be seein...A great band and all nice guys!<br /><br />I'll be seeing them perform tonight!MJConroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372576965208949072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-60439456683997355062010-01-13T19:10:04.355-05:002010-01-13T19:10:04.355-05:00Nice backing vox by Marti Jones & Don Dixon on...Nice backing vox by Marti Jones & Don Dixon on this one.MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-76070552075223941342010-01-12T14:06:09.381-05:002010-01-12T14:06:09.381-05:00I actually think they're a great band.
And mi...I actually think they're a great band.<br /><br />And mixing the Beatles and AC/DC -- which is their signature sound -- is a pretty neat trick, don't you think? Can't think of anybody else who's pulled it off, let alone well.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-56656827276216545562010-01-12T13:10:25.181-05:002010-01-12T13:10:25.181-05:00Good idea Noam! Don't knock the music try to e...Good idea Noam! Don't knock the music try to enjoy it.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28132064782852956242010-01-12T12:26:23.079-05:002010-01-12T12:26:23.079-05:00Understood, and I guess that's pretty much the...Understood, and I guess that's pretty much the point of the post, but I'd say either disguise it better or go get a desk job, and spare us the 407th rewrite of I Feel Fine. Sorry to bust on your friends, Steve. I should get my own blog where I can bitch and moan and not bug people, probably.Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40795577592883958172010-01-12T11:54:32.517-05:002010-01-12T11:54:32.517-05:00Noam, I would cut them some slack in that I don...Noam, I would cut them some slack in that I don't think ever tried to fool anyone that they were originals. Their music has always been derivative, but heck if that were a crime, I suspect 90% of the musicians on this site would be jailed. A fun band with respect for their roots. Nothing wrong with that, IMHO. I can't listen to Radiohead all day.Ken Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-38325623569150696762010-01-12T11:10:47.666-05:002010-01-12T11:10:47.666-05:00TMink:
Smithereens drummer Dennis is a great guy,...TMink:<br /><br />Smithereens drummer Dennis is a great guy, with an encyclopedic knowledge of all sorts of music, not just rock. Very funny, too.<br /><br />His wife is an old bud of mine from my Greenwich Village days; I'm gonna say to hello to her at the gig Saturday. Should be fun.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-82137088276287139052010-01-12T10:58:39.475-05:002010-01-12T10:58:39.475-05:00This post really says it all about that band - der...This post really says it all about that band - derivative in the extreme; did the guy ever have an original thought? Certainly not that I've ever heard. <br /><br />The Oasis of the 80s. Meh.Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67586403784095409912010-01-12T10:58:34.702-05:002010-01-12T10:58:34.702-05:00How I love these guys. I had an email friendship w...How I love these guys. I had an email friendship with the drummer when they were on RCA. My wife at that time worked for the lable, and we could get catalogue product for nothing. Diken would call up 4 times a year with requests for old country stuff that RCA put out.<br /><br />Have you guys heard their take on Tommy or the early Beatles stuff? They have done covers albums of both, and I enjoy them a lot. Tommy is available at better than cd quality download. It rocks!<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-26531662762416636892010-01-12T10:11:10.796-05:002010-01-12T10:11:10.796-05:00Ken J:
Beatles -- on Revolver. "I Want to Te...Ken J:<br /><br />Beatles -- on Revolver. "I Want to Tell You." It's the same riff played sideways. And as I mentioned pretty much the identical guitar sound.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67866957868111167332010-01-12T09:56:16.931-05:002010-01-12T09:56:16.931-05:00Sorry, I am gonna need to hear a recording of Geor...Sorry, I am gonna need to hear a recording of Georgie. Not that I doubt The Smithereens borrowed, because they were never shooting for originality. I just can't place that band or song.Ken Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-36424108128571547572010-01-12T09:25:07.717-05:002010-01-12T09:25:07.717-05:00The Records steal the same riff on "Spent a W...The Records steal the same riff on "Spent a Week with you Last Night" on "Crashes" Check it out.Kid Charlemagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109953353900729258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-89705559939700624802010-01-12T08:17:15.550-05:002010-01-12T08:17:15.550-05:00FD13NYC said...
Sounds like I Want To Tell You by...<i>FD13NYC said... <br />Sounds like I Want To Tell You by Georgie to me.<br /><br /></i><br /><br />Bingo! A coveted PP No-Prize is heading to you by sled wombat as we speak.<br /><br />The giveaway is the guitar sound, I think...steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61957364685406348432010-01-12T00:47:19.829-05:002010-01-12T00:47:19.829-05:00Sounds like I Want To Tell You by Georgie to me.Sounds like I Want To Tell You by Georgie to me.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21039070898958387972010-01-12T00:46:07.816-05:002010-01-12T00:46:07.816-05:00Your SR review of "Green Thoughts" induc...Your SR review of "Green Thoughts" induced me to pick up that disc. <i>Only a Memory</i> got pretty heavy airplay in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area on the local "alternative" radio station. Also saw them on an MTV live music special around that time (back when MTV still played music) and was particularly impressed with a cover of <i>The Seeker</i>.<br /><br />The opening riff of <i>OAM</i> has always sounded pretty familiar, but I never figured out from whence it came...cthulhunoreply@blogger.com