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2018 • Vacuum Records
1993 DEMOS
In 1993, before their first full-length album, MAQUEE (Atlantic/Headhunter), SMILE was busy playing live and recording demos. Fast forward to December 17, 2018, the band releases their 1993 DEMOS, which consists of recordings from two separate sessions, which have not been previously released. Includes a cover of Queen’s “Sheer Heart Attack” with drummer, Scott Reeder on vocals.Jim Monroe at FOR THE RECORD recorded songs 1-4 and Geoff Harrington/Chris Fahey at STAB YOU IN THE BACK recorded songs 5 and 6 with Michael Rosas mixing Sheer Heart Attack.
1996 • Revelation Records
Masterlocks+3
This four-song EP touches several familiar bases on the stylistic playing field of alternative-rock. While Smile doesn't forge a distinctive sound of its own with this admittedly narrow, 12-minute taste of its work, everything it plays shows a mastery of the methods that have made modern rock the big deal it is today. – MIKE BOEHM
History
In the mid-1980s, Michael Rosas (Satisfaction, Headfirst) and Aaron Sonnenberg (intafaze, Headfirst) met at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, CA. They were bandmates of Orange County's, Headfirst, along with Kevin Murphy (Farside, 411). After an early incarnation of Smile with Rob Gonzalez and Kevin Murphy, Rosas and Sonnenberg placed an ad in The Recycler for a drummer and Scott Reeder joined the band in 1992 which completed the lineup for the next seven years as a trio.Encompassing genres of both grunge and psychedelic rock, Smile’s sound has been quoted as “heavy sludge with great pop hooks.”They had modest radio hits on KROQ and 91 X with songs such as STARING AT THE SUN from MAQUEE and INSTANT BRAIN DAMAGE from their second album GIRL CRUSHES BOY, produced by Mark Trombino (blink-182, Jimmy Eat World). SMILE shared the stage regionally and toured nationally and with bands such as No Doubt, Everclear, Deftones, Silverchair, ALL, Korn, Goo Goo Dolls, Rilo Kiley, Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Guided By Voices, Blink-182, X, Phantom Planet.They signed under Headhunter Records, a San Diego-based label, and Atlantic Records in 1994, but left Atlantic during the recording sessions of their second album, due to a growing resistance the band felt towards the label. They remained under Headhunter and in 1998, original band member, Aaron Sonnenberg left and was replaced by Bob Thomson (Big Drill Car) on bass. In 1999, the band added keyboardist Matt Fletcher. In 2001, Scott Reeder left the band to join Fu Manchu and was replaced by Matt's brother, James Fletcher on drums. Michael Rosas broke up the band in 2003.In February 2013 and January 2014 Smile reunited to play a handful shows in San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles at the world-famous, Troubadour.
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