With a tone all their own, no one ever sounded like Sniff before, or since.Īnd the whole one-hit wonder part is pure crap also. Sniff was a guitar band, first and foremost, and the three guitarists snake and weave their serpentine guitar parts like interlocking pieces of a jigsaw puzzle to produce some of the most impassioned, complex, and infinitely melodic rock of the decade. There were no heavy synths or programmed beats here. Think early (pre-MTV, “Sultans of Swing”-era) Dire Straits or mid-period Steely Dan, and you’ll get a bit of the flavor. ![]() Rather, Sniff and his multi-talented batch of Tears bared far more similarity to some of the cooler, jazz-inflected guitar bands of the late seventies. ![]() They shared none of the hairdos nor sounds of Culture Club or Spandau Ballet. Sniff ‘n’ the Tears were never a new wave band. This just couldn’t be more wrong.įirst of all, the album came out in 1978, not 1980 and that’s an important distinction. I’ve even seen them referred to as one of the great “one-hit wonders” of the ‘80’s. It’s no surprise then that when Sniff ‘n’ the Tears made their way to the American shores they were immediately tossed in with that crowd and labeled a new wave act. Back in the heady early days of punk and new wave, any number of bands emerged sporting names like Doug and the Slugs, Ian Drury and the Blockheads, or Eddie and the Hot Rods.
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