Smashes: The Best of Guardian
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Smashes: The Best of Guardian is a compilation album released by Christian rock
band Guardian
. The album was released in 1999 by Myrrh Records.
The album includes the band's hits since 1993 when Jamie Rowe and Karl Ney joined the band.
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band Guardian
Guardian (band)
Guardian is an American Christian hard rock/metal band. The band released six studio albums, three additional albums in Spanish—and toured extensively worldwide...
. The album was released in 1999 by Myrrh Records.
The album includes the band's hits since 1993 when Jamie Rowe and Karl Ney joined the band.
Track listing
- "Dr. Jones and The Kings of Rhythm" (Bach, Palacios, Rowe) - 5:10
- "Shoeshine Johnny" (Bach, Ney, Palacios, Rowe) - 4:17
- "The Way Back Home" (Palacios) - 4:31
- "Endless Summer" (Bach) - 4:30
- "C'mon Everyone" (Palacios) - 4:59
- "This Old Man" (Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 2:30
- "Lead the Way" (Rowe, Taylor) - 2:44
- "Lion's Den" (Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 3:54
- "State of Mind" (Bach, Rowe) - 3:04
- "Psychedelic Runway" (Palacios) - 3:25
- "Bottlerocket" (Bach, Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 3:44
- "Coffee Can" (Palacios, Taylor) - 3:44
- "Break Me Down" (Palacios) - 3:42
- "This Old Man (Remix)" (Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 4:53
- "Bottlerocket (Remix)" (Bach, Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 3:52
- "Babbie On (Remix)" (Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 4:38
- "Queen Esther (Remix)" (Palacios) - 3:47
- "Bottlerocket (Remix)" (Bach, Palacios, Rowe, Taylor) - 4:33
Personnel
- Jamie RoweJamie RoweJamie Rowe is the lead vocalist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. He is also the lead vocalist for power pop band, The Ruled...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - David Bach - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Karl Ney - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Tony PalaciosTony PalaciosTony Palacios is the lead guitarist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. Palacios joined the band in 1989 and has remained with them since, releasing nine studio albums, including three in Spanish....
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...