Pop Smear

Pop Smear
Studio album by
the Verve Pipe
Released1993
GenreAlternative rock
Length52:03
LabelsLMNO Pop!
RCA
The Verve Pipe chronology
I've Suffered a Head Injury
(1992)		 Pop Smear
(1993)		 Villains
(1996)

Pop Smear is the second album by the Verve Pipe, released in 1993. The album sold around 50,000 copies, which resulted in interest from major labels. The band signed with RCA Records, and the album was rereleased in 1996.

Production

The Verve Pipe funded the album's recording sessions out of its winnings from Yamaha Soundcheck's unsigned band competition.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star

Trouser 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."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brian Vander Ark, except where noted.

Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Pretty for You"4:29
2."Spoonful of Sugar"3:55
3."Victoria"4:29
4."Honest" (Brian Vander Ark, Donny Brown)3:18
5."The River" (Donny Brown)6:19
6."Sleepy Town" (Donny Brown)0:54
7."Bullies on Vacation"4:25
8."What You Wanted"5:22
9."Wanna Be" (Brian Vander Ark, Donny Brown)3:59
10."Out Like a Lamb"4:27
11."Senator Speak" (Brad Vander Ark, Brian Vander Ark)4:23
12."Is It Worth It?" (Donny Brown)6:03
Total length:52:03

Personnel

The Verve Pipe
Additional personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 428.
  2. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1199.
  3. ↑ "The Verve Pipe Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "Verve Pipe digs the fun, freeing feel of family music". The Morning Call.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Dave (February 13, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076.
  6. ↑ "Band to Bank On". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 1994.
  7. ↑ "Pop Smear The Verve Pipe". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "Verve Pipe". Trouser Press. Retrieved February 13, 2021.