MIKE SMITH

CD - "IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL" $20.00 IN USA or CANADA, includes shipping.
Songs included on the CD:
The Girl Can't Help It (Troup) |
ChooChooCh'boogie (Horton/Darling/Gabler) |
Bonie Maronie (Williams) |
I'm Ready (Huddleston/Rinker/Gleason) |
I Got It (Penny/Man) |
Blue Monday (Bartholomew/Domino) |
No Particular Place to Go (Berry) |
You Gotta Play R&R (Smith/Lincoln) |
High School Confidential (Hargrave/Lewis) |
Riot In Cell Block #9 (Leiber/Stoller) |
Something Else (Sheeley/Cochran) |
Roll Missy Roll (Smith/Lincoln) |
Reelin' And Rockin' (Berry) |
Operator (Smith) |
Mooncrest Records Copyright 1990 Mike Smith
Made in England,
Recorded at Bedicus Studio, London England
Musicians – Mike Smith, Peter Lincoln, Phill Todd, Graham Ward
OR (Omitted on CD) (Courtesy Jerry Z.)
"Pure bloody enjoyment..." That's Mike Smith's reason for making this album of
best-ever rock'n'roll songs. "It's the music I love most, done how I've always wanted to do it." Smithie was never very subtle.
It was his roaring, rugged, raucous voice and pounding organ lead that propelled the Dave Clark Five into the 100 million
record sales bracket, making them one of the most popular, most distinctive groups of the 60's. But Smith's style is more
than just meat and potatoes. This is a performer who has gone through the whole musical menu: classical training, a triumphant
international rock'n'roll career, an emotionally gut-wrenching lead performance on the original, huge-selling "Evita" album,
singer (with Mike D'Abo) and producer on "Smith & D'Abo", the highly acclaimed musical tribute to the great popular composers,
and latterly composer and performer of a string of television theme songs and tunes in the UK and the USA. Now Mike Smith
is back on the main course: with eleven songs made classics by his boyhood rock heroes, plus 3 originals with roots in the
same era. "Those rock'n'rollers had more energy and output than the national grid." says Smithie, "How can I describe their
music...It's raw...It's loud...and it's meant to blow your socks off!" So tch on, turn up the volume, and hold on tight.
Smithie's back! - David Block
REVIEW # 1 - FROM CLIFF HITCHCOCK
I had the great fortune to buy this album at Mike's August '03 concert at the Cannery Casino in Las Vegas. And while I
despise standing in any kind of line, I waited nearly an hour to get Mike's autograph on it. That's a decision I will never
regret.
The album proves once again that the best music was written prior to the 70s! And Mike Smith holds a Masters degree in
presenting it. Every song seems tailor-made for his voice, with singing styles beginning with the swing era of "Ch'boogie",
to the great R&B of Eddie Cochran and Fats. On every count, Mike delivers superb performances, equal to his DC5 days.
Finally,
the album ends with Mikes own composition of "Operator" which proves that his songwriting ability remains strong. This is
perhaps my favorite cut from the ablum.
In a large or small studio, Mike has one of the greatest rock voices of the
20th and 21st centurys. I would not hestitate to wholeheartedly recommend this album to anyone. - Cliff Hitchcock
Visit Mike's Official Website at http://www2.rpa.net/~theboltons/MSRE.htm