Best Of Smithereens

[Nakita Heitmann]

Blownto Smithereens: Best of The Smithereens is the first compilation album by The Smithereens, released April 4, 1995, by Capitol Records. It features the band's best-known songs and radio hits from 1983's Beauty and Sadness EP to the 1994 album, A Date with The Smithereens.[2] The album also includes a cover of The Outsiders 1966 hit, "Time Won't Let Me", recorded for the film Timecop and released as a single in August 1994.[4]

Don Dixon is probably best known for his work with REM on murmur and Reckoning but his other production credits include such great albums and artists as the smithereens(Green Thoughts being the best, in my opinion), let's active, Marti Jones and his own critically lauded solo albums. We got to meet him when he came into our studio to do some tape transfers and such and we were immediately struck by how friendly and open he was. He was very giving of information and very tolerant of our questions. In other words, for a guy who's recorded all over the world, got gold records, and almost ended up producing Nevermind he was super cool. So anyway, we collared him to do an interview a couple of weeks ago and needless to say, open and very forthcoming with anecdotes AND recording/production insights, including what is probably the first in-depth discussion of the recording techniques used during the making of REM's seminal first album, "murmur". We also talked about some of his recent projects including a great sounding solo record by the lead singer of the Smithereens, Pat Dinizio. Some of which was recorded in don's home studio. We got to hear some of the tracks and they really sounded amazing. And we're not just saying that...

Oh, just always interested as a kid, just like a lot of people are, you know. I bought a little Pintron tape recorder, it was before cassettes had been invented, so it was like one of these little tape recorders with tiny little reels, and make little tapes. I always loved to sing. I went out to California between my junior and senior years in high school, worked on a wildlife refuge, and made a bunch of money, like $2.70 and hour which was a lot back then! This was in the summer of '68. I came home with all the money I'd saved up and bought a Panasonic sound-on-sound tape recorder. When I was in junior high school, I chose to play bass because of the control that it offered. I played a little guitar; played a lot of things by ear. There was the coolest band in town, where the organ player played bass on pedals, and I knew they needed a bass player. I like the fact that, if somebody's playing a C-chord, and I'm playing an A, it was an A minor seven. That's something that I figured out on piano. I like the compositional control of the bass. I bought a bass, one of those great Danelectro Silvertones, and I wish I had it back. From Sears for $79. Then a few months later I really liked upright, so I found an old upright in a church in Charlotte, and just was sort of self-taught on those things, but I could read music.

I began doing some sessions, there was a jazz guy named Louis McGloughn in Charlotte, which was the closest big town to where I grew up. He had seen our band and he was always looking for a young guy who could play upright to do sessions and stuff so I started doing sessions with him. That was sort of my introduction, when I was 15 or 16, to the studio. And I was interested in recording, so I'd sit around and make up my own Jimi Hendrix songs in funny tunings, and record that stuff on my old Pintron that I had bought for $30, and then I saved up and bought that nice Panasonic... So I was always just interested in the sound of things, and was working on sessions and doing things....

Yeah, there were a couple of decent studios in Charlotte. Charlotte had been in the 30's like a little Nashville, with a lot of bluegrass and blues recorded there in the 30's. And then there was a guy named Arthur Smith who had a really nice studio, a real professional studio there in Charlotte, which is where I did most of my recording.

In 2003, Boracay was already crowded and commercialised. Bars and nightclubs came alive at nighttime. But it was still a good break and respite coming from Manila. Semestral Break? Boracay! Christmas Break? Boracay! Summer break? Boracay! Thesis done? Boracay! I found all excuses to go to Boracay.

From the airport, you can easily catch a taxi/van service to the pier, where several boats can be used to get to the actual island of Boracay. Depending on the hotel you book, some chains and properties have their own van service and speedboats to pick you up and take you straight to your hotel room.

The next day, we took up one of the island hopping tours and we were brought to Crocodile Island, one of the popular islands to snorkel. First, when we arrived, there was a traffic jam of boats with each boat taking turns for its passengers to jump in and snorkel. When we had our turn, the waters by then were so choppy with strong undercurrents that it was difficult to explore far from the boat.

There are lots of smaller surrounding islands in Boracay. One of the best ones is Puka Beach. I was surprised that it was still abit secluded considering the crowds back in Crocodile Island and Boracay. If you go to Boracay, ask the boatmen to take you Puka Beach as it still has retained its privacy from when I remember it last. The waters are nice to swim in but still no marine life present.

Jean is a lover of luxury travel and adventure, always looking for that "Holy Smithereens"-inducing moment on her travels. Follow the blog and other social media pages of Holy Smithereens to get the ultimate travel ideas for the luxurious adventurer!

Come 1996. I was in college and was a sales agent of Fil-Estate Realty Development Corp at the same time. They sent us to Boracay to see their project, so we can have an idea of what we will be offering to prospective buyers. To my surprise, Boracay evolved into a commercialized beach! And our project is a luxurious one that will really make Boracay a more expensive place! Though we spent 3 days there and explored, I no longer enjoyed my stay.

hi. i really enjoyed browsing ur site. and it helped me alot. i was just really shocked about Boracay. I and hubby are planning to visit Boracay this may to have some r&r. but i was a little disappointed seeing those crowd. can u please recommend good beach for some r&r? thanks!

Hi there Jean

Got a quick question, if you could answer it for me possibly.

When were these pics taken?

Looking to go at the beginning of Dec, and hoping not to come across such heavy crowds.

Will i be lucky?

The Smithereens is an Ultimate weapon in The First Descendant, with a strong DPS potential that is entirely dependent on player shooting skill. Its unique ability only procs after hitting an enemy with all bullets. However, the payoff is a massive boost to Critical Hit Rate and a lesser boost to Critical Damage.

The Ultimate Smithereens will require you to reach Mastery Rank Level 1 before you can craft it with Magister Anais in Albion. Additionally, once you collect all of the needed materials, you will have to pay a 100,000 credit/gold fee. Finally, it will take 4 hours of research time for the Smithereens firearm to be completed.

Finding all of the materials for Smithereens will require lots of different farming because the four items themselves do not drop from missions like other ultimate materials do. Instead, you will need to first collect specific Amorphous Materials Patterns and you then use at the end of Colossi fights for a chance at the crafting piece you need. Therefore, this will take more time than some other Ultimate weapon farms.

When upgrading weapon mods, be aware there is an increased cost and a max module capacity of 80. The material needed is Energy Activators, and you will get one of these after playing through the end of the campaign, or you can craft them with Anais. Therefore, you want to balance increasing mods and not attempt to max out everyone. A balanced approach to firearm ATK, critical chance, and critical damage is the best (+3 or so to each).

In the First Descendant weapon stats are randomly generated for all weapons when they drop or are created via crafting. You can change (or re-roll) them through the Weapon Readjustment system, which is covered in more detail below.

In the First Descendant, weapon stats are randomly generated for all weapons when they are picked up as loot or picked up after crafting. You can change (or re-roll) them through the Weapon Readjustment system. Each weapon has four random traits or stats that can be rerolled to find the ideal trait. These regenerated traits are also random and so is their quality. Therefore, expect to spend a lot of materials to min-max the perfect roll.

The First Descendant provides several different avenues for upgrading and improving your weapons by using their repair station Workbench. The Workbench is located in the same general area as Anais and weapons seller Deslin on the west side of Albion.

Each time you craft an Ultimate weapon in The First Descendant, after collecting it from Anais you will find that it is a low Level 1 firearm. However, you can easily bring it up to your current weapon level by using the Weapon Transmission mechanic at the Workbench.

In The First Descendant, the Weapon Readjustment mechanic allows you to use the Workbench to re-roll your weapon stats. Moreover, you can re-roll all of your stats at once, or lock individual stats you like and only re-roll the ones you want to change. Finally, you will need to reach Master Rank 4 in order to unlock Weapon Readjustment at the Workbench.

Each Ultimate weapon in The First Descendant comes with a unique ability that gives it a powerful effect and you can enhance the power of these abilities. This is another mechanic that you will use at the repair station Workbench, and it unlocks at Mastery Rank 5.

However, unlike Weapon Transmission and Weapon Readjustment there is no unique crafting material you will need to create and use. To enhance the unique ability of Smithereens, you will have to craft a duplicate. Then, take that Level 1 duplicate to the Workbench and sacrifice it to upgrade the Fearlessness ability to a stronger version.

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