Those deaf, dumb & blind kids in The Smithereens sure play a mean pinball (their new album: Tommy)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Forty years prior to May 2009, The Who changed the face of rock music forever with their release of the classic rock opera TOMMY - music that inspired and energized generations of music fans. Among those are The Smithereens, power-pop standard bearers themselves who continue to carry the torch for great melodies, close harmonies and driving beats. On the heels of their acclaimed re-workings of the early Beatles (MEET THE SMITHEREENS, THE BEATLES: THE B-SIDES), The Smithereens now unleash their fresh and brash interpretive style on Pete Townshend's immortal epic, offering a new way of hearing these beloved songs that isn't the slavish imitation of a cover band, but casts a new light of interpretation from a band that has made its own impact on the canon of high-energy rock and roll. THE SMITHEREENS PLAY TOMMY is an anniversary present no lover of classic rock will want to miss!

http://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Smithereens/dp/B001WKHZQO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1241709329&sr=8-3

[Arugula Latte]

1. I had no idea the Smithereens were still around.

I like some of their stuff, although they tend to be gloomy almost every song.