Extended Versions

Smithereens | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Special Product
• ASIN: B000F6II26
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,329 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Behind the Wall of Sleep [Extended Version]

2. Groovy Tuesday [Extended Version]

3. Only a Memory [Extended Version]

4. War for My Mind [Extended Version]

5. Everything I Have Is Blue [Extended Version]

6. Miles from Nowhere [Extended Version]

7. Love Is Gone [Extended Version]

8. Blood and Roses [Extended Version]

9. A Girl Like You [Extended Version]

10. House We Used to Live In [Extended Version]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice cheap surprise.., November 3, 2006

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Somewhere in Texas (Planet Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extended Versions (Audio CD)

I spotted this at my local Wallyworld and took a chance. Despite some too-tight editing that slam-bangs each song into almost a 45 minute medley the bands performance is powerful and exciting. The four tracks from "A Date With the Smithereens" CD benefit greatly from the live treatment: they're played with more energy and enthusiasm than the studio versions.

Besides the super-rare "Smithereens Live" EP from 1987 this is the only available live recording from the band. For the cheap price this is a no-brainer purchase for the die-hard Smithereens fan. But I wish Sony music would have least mentioned where the concert was recorded at on the liner card!

I also wish the Smithereens could put together a live concert DVD, they deserve one. I've seen these guys 3 times over the years and Pat and the guys never disappoint!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars solid live set, August 9, 2006

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T. Scarillo "music snob" (Studio City, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extended Versions (Audio CD)

The packaging says this was recorded in 1996, and it's a pretty solid show, with songs spanning several of their albums. Definitely worth the six or seven bucks it'll cost you (i've seen them live and this was a fair approximation of what their shows are like). definitely recommended if you're a fan; i picked it up not having heard it, and i was pleasantly surprised.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good compilation, live set from 1996, October 27, 2006

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Concerned One "Thrashfan" (IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extended Versions (Audio CD)

This is a really clean sounding live album recorded from a show, or shows in the 1996 era. It is a little heavy in the "Date With The Smithereens" era, but that is my favorite album, so I don't mind. I have also seen the smithereens live, and this is a good approximation, unfortunatly without some of the intros and little quirks of a live show. The sound quality is really good, considering the crowd noise is not prominent (might be right from the soundboard). Pick this up, worth the 5-7 dollars you spend.