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.
| Pop Smear | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 52:03 | |||
| Label | LMNO Pop![1] RCA Records[2] | |||
| The Verve Pipe chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [2] |
Production
editThe Verve Pipe funded the album's recording sessions out of its winnings from the Yamaha Soundcheck's unsigned band competition.[7]
Critical reception
editTrouser 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
edit- "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?"
Personnel
edit- The Verve Pipe
- Brian Vander Ark — vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
- A.J. Dunning — vocals, electric, acoustic, slide and lead guitars, keyboards, mandolin
- Brad Vander Ark — vocals, bass, percussion
- Don Brown — vocals, drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Kathryn Dykema — cello
- Doug Corella — percussion
- Mark Byerly — trumpet
- Albin Rose — viola
- Leslie E. Rose — violin
- Bob Engelsman — trombone
- Randy Sly — keyboards
- Tom "Mallets" Jansen — bells
References
edit- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 428.
- ^ 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. ISBN 9780879306076 – 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.
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