God Save the Smithereens [Deluxe Edition] (2005)

About this title: After two decades, the Smithereens were no longer in step with the times and they no longer cared -- they do what they do because they love it, not because it's fashionable. They were at that point with 1994's A Date With the Smithereens, but that record was hurt by a weird undercurrent of bitterness and Pat DiNizio's songwriting slump. Wisely, the group decided to take a break after that album. The extended five-year hiatus recharged the group, if God Save the Smithereens is any indication. Not that the record is a masterpiece, but it is a good journeyman record that plays up their strengths ... read more

Tracks:

1. She's Got a Way [Smithereens/Tate]
2. House at the End of the World [Smithereens/Akre]
3. Everything Changes [Smithereens]
4. Flowers in the Blood [Smithereens]
5. The Long Loneliness [Smithereens]
6. Someday [Smithereens]
7. The Age of Innocence [Smithereens]
8. Gloomy Sunday [Lewis/Seress]
9. I Believe [Smithereens/Tate]
10. All Revved Up [Smithereens]
11. Even if I Never Get Back Home [Smithereens]
12. Try [Smithereens]
13. The Last Good Time [Smithereens]
14. A World Apart[Demo Version] [Smithereens]
15. This Is the Way the World Ends[Demo Version] [Smithereens]
16. King of the World[Demo Version] [Smithereens]
17. Sundown[Demo Version] [Smithereens]
18. All Revved Up[Demo Version] [Smithereens]
19. On the Beach[Demo Version] [Smithereens]
20. House at the End of the World [VIP's EP Version] [Smithereens/Akre]
21. I Want to Tell You [Smithereens]
22. Where Am I Going (Jennie's Song) [Herrmann]
23. Nobody But Me [DiNizio/Springa]
24. 124 MPH [DiNizio]
25. Running, Jumping, Standing Still [DiNizio]
26. Everyday World [DiNizio]
27. No Love Lost [DiNizio]
28. A World Apart [DiNizio]
29. Today It's You [DiNizio]
30. Liza [DiNizio]
31. Somewhere Down the Line [DiNizio]
32. You Should Know [DiNizio/Tate]
33. I'd Rather Have the Blues [Devol]
34. A Girl Like You [Live] [DiNizio]
35. Yesterday Girl [Live] [DiNizio]
36. Behind a Wall of Sleep [Live] [DiNizio]
37. She's Got a Way [Live] [DiNizio]
38. Blood and Roses [Live] [DiNizio]
39. Someday Boy[Demo Version] [DiNizio]
40. Afternoon Tea[Demo Version] [DiNizio]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.