Live (The Smithereens EP)

Live is a live EP by The Smithereens, released in 1987 by Restless Records.[3][4][5] It contains six songs from a show recorded in October 1986 for MTV's "Live from The Ritz" concert series.[1]

Live
EP (live) by The Smithereens
Released	1987
Recorded	October 1986
Venue	The Ritz, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	24:39
Label	Restless Records
The Smithereens chronology
Especially for You (1986) Live (1987) Green Thoughts (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

The EP was reissued for digital download in September 2011 as New York City 1986 with the same track listing.[6]

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."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.

1. "Blood and Roses" – 5:42
2. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" – 3:20
3. "Beauty and Sadness" – 4:12
4. "Alone at Midnight" – 3:56
5. "Strangers When We Meet" – 4:10
6. "The Seeker" (Pete Townshend) – 3:19

Personnel

• Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar
• Jim Babjak – guitar, vocals
• Dennis Diken – drums, vocals
• Mike Mesaros – bass, vocas

References

1. Deming, Mark. "The Smithereens live - review on AllMusic". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 650.
3. "Smithereens". Trouser Press. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
4. "The Smithereens Live". Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 11 January 2018.
5. Enigma/Restless newsletter, Jan/Feb 1988 issue.
6. "New York City 1986 (Live) - EP". iTunes.apple.com. Retrieved on 11 February 2018.

External links

• Live on Discogs.com. Retrieved on 11 February 2018.