Ruthensmear
| RuthenSmear | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Pat Smear | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Radio Tokyo | |||
| Label | SST (154) | |||
| Producer | Pat Smear, Paul Roessler | |||
| Pat Smear chronology | ||||
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RuthenSmear is the first solo album by the American musician Pat Smear.[1][2] The song "Golden Boys" was written by Darby Crash, but never recorded by him. Vagina Dentata, a short-lived punk band that Smear was in following the death of Crash, recorded and released a version of the song on the 1985 compilation Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Vol 2. Smear supported the album with a North American tour.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Great Indie Discography | 4/10[4] |
Trouser Press said, "Showcasing instrumental skill and scenery-chewing vocal stylings, Smear flips the idiosyncratic tracks towards Redd Kross giddiness, acoustic restraint, dance thwack, experimental nonsense and whatever else comes into his studio-bound head."[5]
Track listings
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sahara Hotel" | Smear, Roessler | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Golden Boys" | Crash, Bell, Smear | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Odenara" | Smear, Patino | 1:59 |
| 4. | "Blue Funk Punk" | Smear, Roessler | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Princess" | Bell | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Magicandle Tragicanary" | Smear, Roessler | 3:31 |
| 7. | "The Area of the Circle" | Harri, Farrelly | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Xmas Song" | Cardwell | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Eyes & Hearts" | Cardwell | 4:36 |
| 10. | "A Gentle Axe" | Smear, Roessler | 4:18 |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.
- Musicians
- Pat Ruthensmear – lead and backing vocals, guitars; all instruments (tracks 2, 6 and 10); composition (all tracks except 8); lyrics (track 2); vocal arrangement (tracks 6 and 10); production
- Paul Roessler – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–9); lyrics (tracks 1, 4 and 10); backing vocals (tracks 3, 5 and 10); drums (track 4); piano (track 5); vocal arrangement (tracks 6 and 10); bass (track 8); pre-production
- Peyton Bulsara – bass (track 3)
- Linda Mack – drums (tracks 5, 7–9)
- Diggy Roots – harp (track 7)
- Nina Hagen – backing vocals (track 1)
- Julabell – backing vocals (tracks 6 and 10)
- Gary Jacobelly – backing vocals (track 10)
- Michelle Bell – lyrics (tracks 2 and 5)
- Darby Crash – lyrics (track 2)
- Deborah Patino – lyrics (track 3)
- Hari – lyrics (track 7)
- Kristin Farrelly – lyrics (track 7)
- Jena – lyrics (tracks 8 and 9)
- Sandra Christensen – composition (track 8)
- Additional personnel
- Ethan James – recording
- Richard Andrews – recording
- John Golden – mastering
- Alba Ballard – photography, design
- Jane Schepis – photography (Pat photo)
References
- ^ "Germ Return". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. April 24, 1988. p. 88.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert (June 9, 1988). "The Critical List". LA Weekly. p. 57.
- ^ "Concerts". The Arizona Daily Star. April 15, 1988. p. 4D.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography (2nd ed.). Canongate. p. 74.
- ^ Robbins, Ira. "Pat RuthenSmear". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 26, 2025.