tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post6880634738715392894..comments2024-03-27T12:50:36.135-04:00Comments on Everybody's Dummy: Smithereens 3: 11wardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825405583474881509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post-10062986769124508052021-05-19T23:17:08.002-04:002021-05-19T23:17:08.002-04:00Yes, I think this is the weakest of the first four...Yes, I think this is the weakest of the first four albums. One reason is that the album doesn’t sound as good. The guitars on the first half the album just sound like ordinary crunch. I do agree that the songwriting takes a dip, as well. “Blues Before and After” could have been written by anyone. “Baby Be Good” is the first Smithereens song that could be described as a filler track, much as “Hold Me Tight” is such on “Meet the Beatles”. “Cut Flowers” is good, but the lower key mix on their “Anthology” album is better, with the Honeys’ vocals made more prominent. The other songs are good and catchy, but the only one that I find outstanding is “William Wilson”, which has the most interesting melody and indirect lyrics that are atypical for Pat. <br /><br />By the way, I don’t care about another 60’s reference – their third album should NOT have been called “11”. That’s just wrong!<br /><br />I just found out that one of my fraternity brothers was in the same high school class as Pat! But they didn’t know each other. There were almost 600 kids in that class. <br />trfesokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631886869696528704noreply@blogger.com