G.E. SMITH - IN THE WORLD (1981)
Wayne's World, Wayne's World....excellent...It's a shame more people haven't heard this smart, unappreciated album produced by Bob Clearmountain. G.E. can craft a sharp hook and he knows how to say what he has to in three or so minutes and wrap it up neatly - no long fadeouts here.
AMGIf you do remember the SNL years, you do know G.E. Smith. George Edward "G.E." Smith is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist in the band Hall and Oates and the musical director of Saturday Night Live. A session player who has performed and recorded with an exceptionally wide spectrum of influential artists, Smith's own albums include "
In The World" (1981), "
Get A Little" (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1993) and "
Incense, Herbs and Oils" (1998). As a teenager, Smith left the Poconos for the New Haven, Connecticut area, where he played for the legendary
Scratch Band (see "
Bionic Gold" the Phil Spector Tribute). SNL also provided Smith with a songwriting opportunity when Mike Myers asked him to help write a tune. Mike Myers had this bit, called "
Wayne's World", and he needed a theme song. Aerosmith was the musical guest that week, so Mike and G.E. sat down and wrote a song that Aerosmith could sing and play along with. "
Wayne's World" became a hit film, the soundtrack (and song) a platinum-selling smash hit....excellent...
Special Note : The album rip is part of a "swapping deal" between a huge american powerpop fan and me. I made the artwork and worked a little on the original wave files provided.SongsHeart Frozen Up / Real Love / Rita / The Blind Boy Rag / Nuns With Guns / Powerman / Sad About Girls / Fake O' the Land / James Brown / In the World