Dennis Diken with Bell Sound
One of the trickiest things to do when you work in the genre of pop-rock is to avoid sounding like a 60's nostalgia act, frozen in an amber mixture of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. Earlier this year, a would- be pop-rock super-group called Tinted Windows, featuring members of Hanson, Fountains of Wayne and others, tried to pull off just such a feat. I thought it worked; not many record-buyers agreed. Now comes Dennis Diken, the drummer for the veteran pop-rock band the Smithereens, who, working with long-time friend Pete DiBella, has stepped forward with an album called Late Music. The album features some awfully pretty music that echoes the past while sounding new and fresh and vibrant. Diken possesses a scholar's knowledge of not just the pinnacles of pop-rock but also the interesting
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Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sun's Gonna Shine Tomorrow | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 | 2010 | 3m 02s | 1,362 |
| Don't Let Me Sleep Too Long | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 | 2010 | 3m 24s | 483 |
| Standing in That Line | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 | 2010 | 3m 41s | 398 |
| Long Lonely Ride | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 | 2010 | 3m 17s | 304 |
| I've Been Away | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 | 2010 | 3m 26s | 238 |
| No One's Listening | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 | 2010 | 3m 18s | 227 |
Track Catalogue
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| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sun's Gonna Shine Tomorrow [10, 12, 85] | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 2010 | 3m 02s | 1,362 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Standing in That Line [10, 12, 85] | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 2010 | 3m 41s | 398 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| No One's Listening [10, 12, 85] | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 2010 | 3m 18s | 227 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| I've Been Away [10, 12, 85] | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 2010 | 3m 26s | 238 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Don't Let Me Sleep Too Long [10, 12, 85] | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 2010 | 3m 24s | 483 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Long Lonely Ride [10, 12, 85] | Live at WFMU on The Cherry Blossom Clinic 2/6/10 2010 | 3m 17s | 304 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |