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Pop Smear
Rock · 1993 · 12 tracks

Pop Smear

The Verve Pipe

Gritty, unpolished alternative rock from the band's early Michigan years. Jagged guitars and restless energy far removed from their later radio sheen.

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It's the band before they got famous, sounding like they're playing in your garage on a rainy Tuesday.

A restless and unpolished hunger that balances midwestern earnestness with aggressive guitar textures.

Pop Smear · vs · The Verve Pipe
Raw+3.0σ

The vocals lean far further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Pretty for You
4:30
02
Spoonful of Sugar
3:56
03
Victoria
4:29
04
Honest
3:19
05
The River
6:19
06
Sleepy Town
1:02
07
Bullies on Vacation
4:19
08
What You Wanted
5:22
09
Wanna Be
3:59
10
Out Like a Lamb
4:26
11
Senator Speak
4:24
12
Is It Worth It?
6:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the skeletal intro to the full-band roar on Victoria.
The sprawling six-minute descent of The River where the guitars dissolve into feedback.
The sudden, jarring brevity of Sleepy Town acting as a palette cleanser before the heavier second half.
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