Pop Smear
Pop Smear | ||||
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Released | December 9, 1993 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 52:03 | |||
Label | LMNO Pop![1] RCA Records[2] | |||
The Verve Pipe chronology | ||||
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pop Smear is a studio album by The Verve Pipe, released in 1993.[4][5] The album sold around 50,000 copies, which resulted in interest from major labels.[6] The band signed with RCA Records, and the album was rereleased in 1996.
Production[]
The Verve Pipe funded the album's recording sessions out of its winnings from the Yamaha Soundcheck's unsigned band competition.[7]
Critical reception[]
Trouser Press wrote that "the songs are sturdier and harder-hitting, the new muscle coming from plain old artistic growth plus the addition of guitarist A.J. Dunning."[8]
Track listing[]
- "Pretty for You"
- "Spoonful of Sugar"
- "Victoria"
- "Honest"
- "The River"
- "Sleepy Town"
- "Bullies on Vacation"
- "What You Wanted"
- "Wanna Be"
- "Out Like a Lamb"
- "Senator Speak"
- "Is It Worth It?"
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 8: MUZE. p. 428.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1199.
- ^ "Pop Smear - The Verve Pipe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "The Verve Pipe | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "Verve Pipe digs the fun, freeing feel of family music". mcall.com.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (February 13, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "Band To Bank On". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Verve Pipe". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
Categories:
- The Verve Pipe albums
- 1993 albums
- RCA Records albums
- 1990s alternative rock album stubs