Live (The Smithereens EP) explained

Live
Type:EP
Longtype:(live)
Artist:The Smithereens
Cover:The_Smithereens_Live_EP_cover.jpg
Released:January 1988
Recorded:October 1986
Venue:The Ritz, New York City
Genre:Rock
Label:Restless Records
Prev Title:Especially for You
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Green Thoughts
Next Year:1988

Live is a live EP by the Smithereens, released in 1988 by Restless Records.[1] It was the first release in the Restless Performance Series, which was initiated in January 1988, releasing CD-only live recordings.[2] The EP contains six songs from a show recorded in October 1986 for MTV's "Live from The Ritz" concert series.

The EP was reissued for digital download in September 2011 as New York City 1986 with the same track listing.[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the six selections (a perfect cover of the Who’s "The Seeker" joins the group’s own tunes) [are] flawless, the performance crisp and exciting."[4] AllMusic felt that the EP "preserves the band in top form, with Pat DiNizio's vocals boasting a tougher edge than he displays in the studio and Jim Babjak's guitar gaining some additional on-stage crunch." They commented that the EP is likely to be appreciated by fans only, but also shows why the Smithereens were "a potent live attraction."

Personnel

The Smithereens
Technical

External links

Notes and References

  1. Goldstein . Patrick . 19 June 1988 . Wild Style: While we're rappin', the good... . Los Angeles Times. 29 June 2021. Our candidate is Restless Records' unique live CD-only series, which the local label inaugurated earlier this year with "Live" by the Smithereens..
  2. De Savia . Tom . 30 July 1988 . Coast to Coast . Cash Box. 6 . 29 June 2021. The series was initiated in January with a Smithereen's live E.P., which made impressive noise within the industry. All "Performance Series" discs are C.D. only, all are live recordings..
  3. "New York City 1986 (Live) - EP". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved on 11 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Smithereens . Trouser Press . 20 July 2020.