We're back with another episode from the Music Arts arm of the Bait and Switch Podcast! This week we review the fifth album from The Smithereens, A Date With the Smithereens! This week we're joined by our musicologist, Joe Kay from the Play that Rock n' Roll podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) to discuss his thoughts about the album. We talk about what was going on in the music world in 1994, the year A Date With the Smithereens was released, along with our analysis of each song from the album. We discuss the upsides of the album, along with the downsides and everything in between! take a look at the lyrics and the music and of course we throw our opinions in there as well! You get all that and much, much more! Enjoy!