Smash Palace Discography of CDs

The science of power pop is inexact, but when it is done well, it is cause for celebration. Such is the case with this compilation of songs that Smash Palace shined on but never quite met millions of ears. The bouncy, poppy, jangle-riddled, and infectious ...

Smash Palace returns with their 6th CD entitled "Everybody Comes and Goes". The new recording brings together many original members of Smash Palace as well as some guest appearances by members of Quincy, the Butler brothers first band which released 2 CDs on Columbia Records. This new Cd ...

The science of power pop is inexact, but when it is done well, it is cause for celebration. Such is the case with this compilation of songs that Smash Palace shined on but never quite met millions of ears. The bouncy, poppy, jangle-riddled, and infectious songs rarely ...

Recording information: AK Sound & Vision; The Smash Palace. Photographer: Brian Butler. Personnel: Stephen Butler (vocals, guitar); Brian Butler (vocals, percussion); DyAnne DiSalvo (vocals); Wally Smith (keyboards); Phil Rizzo (bass guitar); Greg DiDonato (drums). Audio Mixers: Andy Kravitz; Stephen Butler .

Smash Palace CD discography the butler brothers 3rd smash palace cd delivers what they're known for...great songs, tight harmonies, memorable guitar parts. since their first album," quincy", on the columbia label, the brothers have been writing what have made them known in the music business as one of the best at ...

With just four albums over the course of two decades, brothers Stephen and Brian Butler could hardly be construed as prolific, but Smash Palace make up for quantity with quality. Over the Top is another fine offering in the evolution of their power pop loyalty, as evidenced ...

The roots of Smash Palace lie in the great but short-lived new wave band Quincy, who put out a terrific major-label album in 1980 before entering into oblivion. Five years later, singer Brian Butler and his guitar-playing brother Steven resurfaced under the Smash Palace moniker, but their ...

Philadelphia's Smash Palace made a brief splash in 1985, when "Living on the Borderline" flirted with success on MTV, but living in the shadow of the Hooters with an eponymous album that owed as much to that band as it did the Psychedelic Furs wasn't easy and the band crumbled. Built on the axis of brothers Stephen Butler and Brian Butler -- who coincidentally share their surname with the Furs' Tim and Richard -- Smash Palace attempted an indie rebound a dozen years after their debut. And Fast, Long, Loud is a winning rock album with a more holistic approach than its glossy predecessor. The immediacy of "Another Man" and "Let Me Go" are no less appealing than early keepers like "Count the Days" and "Juliet to Me." "Try" and "Ancient Rhyme" are just as strong. Easygoing and ...