tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post1556735121526747486..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: It's About Time. Now Lets Get Them Into the One in Cleveland.NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28102348091615937972019-10-27T20:43:34.082-04:002019-10-27T20:43:34.082-04:00Great news and a step in the right direction. I su...Great news and a step in the right direction. I suspect they were considered regional for too many of the masses... But many afr lesser bands have more accolades. RRHOF isn't my defining bar of success. But I hope the Smithereens can be recognized for more. GLLinMOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48465960782287521452019-10-25T21:22:09.316-04:002019-10-25T21:22:09.316-04:00Sadly, the Reens came on the scene after rock radi...Sadly, the Reens came on the scene after rock radio had been compromised by coke-addled consultants and their tightly-restricted playlists, and so never got the exposure - and the national fame - that they might have ten or twelve years earlier. I remember turning friends on to them (after reading Steve's review of Especially for You in Stereo Review!). Then, I dragged more folks out to see them at the Jersey Shore. None had ever heard of the band before. From skeptics to fans in one easy lesson - every time. The Reens were a great live act.<br /><br />When I mention or play the Reens now, in my over-55 (shudder) community... it could be 1986 again. No one here ever heard of them before, but everyone who hears them thinks they're great. Ah well... what might have been. Thanks, Steve!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-30865868363856620402019-10-25T15:42:23.320-04:002019-10-25T15:42:23.320-04:00The Smithereens likely will never be in the RRHOF,...The Smithereens likely will never be in the RRHOF, but they will always be in mine!MJConroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372576965208949072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12643425154321552622019-10-25T10:44:48.633-04:002019-10-25T10:44:48.633-04:00Sad that this didn't happen when DiNizio was s...Sad that this didn't happen when DiNizio was still with us.<br /><br />One of the best and most underrated bands of the 80s and 90s. <br /><br />DiNizio had one of the best voices in the genre. Billy Bnoreply@blogger.com