Smile and Wave
{{Infobox album
| name = Smile & Wave
| type = Studio album
| artist = Headstones
| cover = Headstones_Smile_&_Wave.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 6, 1997
| recorded = Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock, hard rock
| length = 60:57
| label = MCA
| producer = Brad "Merlin" Nelson, Headstones
| prev_title = Teeth and Tissue
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Nickels for Your Nightmares
| next_year = 2000
}}
Smile & Wave is the third album by Canadian rock band Headstones. It was certified Gold in Canada, and sold 100,000 copies by April 2000.{{cite web|title='Stone sober|url=http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicArtistsH/headstones.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000903183941/http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicArtistsH/headstones.html|accessdate=May 17, 2020|archive-date=2000-09-03}}
Track listing
{{Track list
|title1 = Reno
|length1 = 3:24
|title2 = Smile & Wave
|length2 = 4:08
|title3 = And
|length3 = 4:06
|title4 = Picture Frame of Rage
|length4 = 2:38
|title5 = Cubically Contained
|length5 = 4:36
|title6 = Cut Me Up
|length6 = 2:44
|title7 = Digits
|length7 = 3:28
|title8 = Do That Thing
|length8 = 2:57
|title9 = Pretty Little Death Song
|length9 = 3:30
|title10 = Supersmart
|length10 = 3:15
|title11 = Without a Sound
|length11 = 3:51
|title12 = Nerve
|length12 = 3:23
|title13 = Physics
|length13 = 18:57
|total_length = 60:57
}}
There are several hidden tracks following "Physics", including "Anything" as well as some recorded antics.
Awards and certifications
In 1997, Smile & Wave was certified gold by Music Canada.{{cite web|title=Gold/Platinum|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=Headstones|website=Music Canada|accessdate=31 May 2017}} The following year, the album was nominated for Blockbuster Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1998.{{cite web|title=1998 Blockbuster Rock Album of the Year|url=http://junoawards.ca/nomination/1998-blockbuster-rock-album-of-the-year-headstones/|website=junoawards.com|accessdate=31 May 2017}}
Chart performance
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| Chart (1998)
!Peak |
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| {{album chart|Canada|36|artist=Headstones|chartid=8283}} |
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Calgary Herald
| rev2 = Edmonton Journal
| rev3 =
| rev3score =
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Critics gave differing opinions on the music and lyrics of Smile & Wave. When reviewing the album's music, the Calgary Herald said the album went for the "rock jugular from start to finish",{{cite news|last1=Muretich|first1=James|title=New Releases |work=Calgary Herald|date=11 May 1997|page=C2}} though the Toronto Star called the Headstones' work "a murky, steaming cauldron of pungent rock 'n' roll".{{cite news|last1=Punter|first1=Jennie|title=Treble charger takes off on its own tracks |work=Toronto Star|date=3 May 1997|page=K2}}
Alternatively, reviewers gave mixed reviews for Hugh Dillon's performance. The Edmonton Journal said Dillon's personality was better than his singing,{{cite news|last1=Ohler|first1=Shawn|title=Treble Charger's juice precious and powerful; Toronto band cops its cues from sundry popsters; QUICK CUTS|work=Edmonton Journal|date=10 May 1997|page=D3}} while the Ottawa Journal felt that Dillion's sarcastic lyrics were almost too much for the album.{{cite news|last1=Blanchfield |first1=Mike|title=Soundtracks |work=The Ottawa Citizen|date=17 May 1997|page=7}}
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