B-Sides the Beatles [PA]

Performer: The Smithereens
Engineer: Kurt Reil
Producer: Dennis Diken; Jim Babjak; Kurt Reil; Pat DiNizio
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Personnel: Pat DiNizio (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Jim Babjak (vocals, guitar); Dennis Diken (vocals, drums, percussion); Kurt Reil (piano); Andy Lee White (drums). Audio Mixer: Kurt Reil. Liner Note Authors: Dennis Diken; Bruce Spizer; Kurt Reil. Recording information: House of Vibes, Highland Park, NJ. While some power-poppers flirt coyly with Beatles influences, New Jerseys' Smithereens put their cards on the table. The follow-up to their 2007 Beatles tribute MEET THE SMITHEREENS, B-SIDES finds the band faithfully covering--you guessed it--classic Beatles b-sides, like "You Can't Do That," "P.S. I Love You," and "If I Fell." While they recreate the original arrangements pretty much note for note, Pat DiNizio's deep, distinctly un-Beatley voice can't help but add a fresh flavor to these timeless tunes.

The Smithereens filtered their '60s British Invasion pop/rock roots through an '80s alt-rock sensibility. Pat DiNizio's deep, moody vocals and Jim Babjak's thick, heavy guitar riffs added darkness and modernity to the classic pop structures of the group's songs. They broke big in the mid-'80s, and kept on chugging for quite a while, but, by the end of the '90s, DiNizio shifted his focus elsewhere, working as a solo act and running for political office in New Jersey. The outfit reunited in the late-'00s.

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