Maquee

Smile | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Headhunter Records
• ASIN: B000000SWZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,086 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slipped Through the Cracks, June 13, 2008

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BrokenMotherTongue (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maquee (Audio CD)

Smile's "Maquee" somehow managed to slip through the cracks! This is one gem of an album! I first heard of Smile through an old Cargo Records sampler tape back in the day (the track "Lemonade" appeared on it) and immediately ran out and got the CD. Well, here I am almost 15 years later and rushed to re-buy the CD here on Amazon after having my original copy stolen.

Smile has a sound all their own but if I had to describe it I would say put Helmet, Mudhoney, Therapy?, and Foo Fighters in a blender with a couple shots of Stoli's vodka and Kaluha and drink over crushed ice.

Definitely worth checking out for fans of the mid-nineties thick muddy guitar sound. I can only imagine these guys must've rocked hard at live shows.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smile's big beginning, September 6, 2006

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C. Alley "video-gamer & music geek" (Martinez, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maquee (Audio CD)

I have heard people shoot down this CD many times in favor of "Girl Crushes Boy". Sometimes I wonder if people even realize when this CD came out and that it was Smile's beginning.

This is an excellent CD. For people who heard "Girl Crushes Boy" before this, its completely unfair to compare the two. First off, this CD came out 3 years before their "hit album". Furthermore, you have to realize that grundge was still a big part of popular music culture at the time. I guess I should point out that this album should definately be classified under grundge.

Smile made a huge stylistic change between Maquee and G.C.B., but you can hear the beginning of that change in such tracks as "Picture Made Past", "Papaya Clearance Sale", and "Until". The rest of the album is still awesome, hard-hitting, guitar thrashing grundge which mimics the likes of Silverchair, Nirvana, and Alice in Chains (just to name a few).

In conclusion, if you heard "Girl Crushes Boy" first, dont expect the same thing on "Maquee". However, dont give up hope, this is still an excellent album which the true Smile enthusiast must have.

5.0 out of 5 stars A hidden gem for the grunge generation, May 5, 2011

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Anthony Janczewski - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maquee (Audio CD)

What can I say except a great cd. I can and do listen to this album completely every song. My personal highlights are Staring at the sun, She, and Picture made past. I love the rawness of the cuts. Nothing is too refined here. If your looking for deep meaningful lyrics you may want to skip this CD, but if you are looking for feel good American rock/grunge then don't pass this one up. This disc mixes well with my nirvana, silverchair, era music. At 44 years old, it is still one of my most played cd's. I wish I had a chance to see them back in the day

Tony J