tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post3436238087680519804..comments2024-03-27T12:50:36.135-04:00Comments on Everybody's Dummy: Smithereens 6: God Save The Smithereenswardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825405583474881509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post-53729923803341698962021-05-21T13:44:14.401-04:002021-05-21T13:44:14.401-04:00With the exception of the cover of “Gloomy Sunday”...With the exception of the cover of “Gloomy Sunday” (where Pat sounds like he’s finally going over the edge) and “The Last Good Time” (which sounds like an outtake from “A Date..”),the band seemed to have broken out of the almost total funk they were in on the previous album. The sound is more stripped down and less heavy and harsh, too. They’re even optimistic and hopeful on songs like “She’s Got a Way” (a really obscure Byrds reference?), “I Believe” and “Someday”. Of course, there’s also plenty of Pat’s moroseness to go around. A perfect example is “Flowers in the Mud”. I want to sing “Oddfellows Local 151” when it starts. <br /><br />The problem is none of the songs really stick with me when the album stops playing. It should, because all of the usual Smithereens ingredients are there. I don’t know if it’s me, but the band seems to be quite uninspired here. It’s lacking the spark that had been there before, even on “A Date..”. It’s a little sad, since I really loved their first four albums, but this was the end of the line of The Smithereens for me.<br />trfesokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631886869696528704noreply@blogger.com