Dying Scene Album Review – Smoking Popes “Born to Quit (Live Session)”
The Smoking Popes have released a live album of their breakthrough album, Born to Quit. Recorded in front of a small audience at Bombsight Recording Studio, the Caterer brothers and Mike Fulemee celebrate thirty years of their breakthrough album, and the results are spectacular. From the first lines of “Midnight Moon,” it’s clear that Josh Caterer’s voice still holds up after all these years, which shouldn’t be a shock if you’ve followed his career. The Smoking Popes have done their best to emulate the original sound and tone of the instruments on the album. There’s almost a Beatles or Smithereens feel on the guitar parts. I have never played in a band with my family, but it seems that bands with siblings who are in sync with their influences seem to meld in a different way than the friend...
