Search - Pat Dinizio :: This Is Pat Dinizio

New Direction, Excellent Collection

Concerned One | Clarinda, IA | 05/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Pat Dinizio is most known for being the frontman for the New Jersey based band The Smithereens. However, in 1997 he went out on his own and released Songs and Sounds under his own name. This is only his second release (other than some demo and promo cd's only available at Smithereens shows), and well worth the wait. I have had this CD for several months now, because I bought the limited edition 3 cd version directly from the website, but I also bought the single disc version now.



The single disc version is a lean version of the first disc of the 3-disc version, with two tracks added from the 3rd disc that was dubbed "Smitherinovations" which where new acoustic/piano versions of Smithereen tracks. This album is mainly just Pat and a piano (with occasional acoustic guitar) crooning through different songs. These songs are cover tunes, and not what you'd expect from a "rock star", but as Pat says all over his website "Try it, you'll like it". I am a heavy metal/thrash fan, but who would have thought I would be listening to "Moon River" and "My Funny Valentine" and liking it. I grew up with the smithereens through out high school and college, but never did I expect this. It's almost as shocking as Jim Babjack's help with Danny Alderman on a childrens records (One Size Fits All). I look forward to his new CD coming soon, Revolutions."

Not like the Smithereens

Craig Schmidt | Chicago, IL United States | 04/20/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"NOTE: This album does NOT sound like Pat's normal Smithereens style rock. In this CD, he reminds me of a 1950s lounge singer. While I am all for artists trying new things (an essential for growth), this particular CD didn't really do it for me."

Nasally voice

Redgecko | USA | 04/29/2010

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Dear listener, you can hear the sound samples and make up your own mind, but for my money, DiNizio is a poor singer. The crashing guitars and drums largely hide this when he's singing R&R with the Smithereens, but for some of the ballads here, it's glaringly obvious--he sings through his nose. And, the way that he changes the pronounciation of some words is especially annoying; e.g., "you" turns into "queue". A goose farting is more pleasing to the ear."