Beauty and Sadness is The Smithereens

The Smithereens

The Smithereens are a rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio , Jim Babjak , Mike Mesaros , and Dennis Diken...

' second EP

Extended play

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, released in 1983 as Little Ricky LR-103. The EP was remixed and re-released in 1988 on Enigma Records

Enigma Records

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Review

The Smithereens

The Smithereens

The Smithereens are a rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio , Jim Babjak , Mike Mesaros , and Dennis Diken...

 showed a lot of growth in their sound, thanks to playing around the New Jersey

New Jersey

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 area as well as serving as the backing band for Otis Blackwell

Otis Blackwell

Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll...

. The disc showed off their developing "Beatles meets AC/DC

AC/DC

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" style, particularly in the title track, an homage to The Beatles' "Ticket To Ride

Ticket to Ride

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The Beauty and Sadness EP received a four-star rating from Rolling Stone

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Track listing

All songs written by Pat DiNizio

Pat DiNizio

Pat DiNizio , of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, is the lead singer, songwriter, and member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jersey....

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1. "Beauty and Sadness"
2. "Some Other Guy"
3. "Tracey's World"
4. "Much Too Much"