| Smoking Popes discography | |
|---|---|
 Left to right: Eli Caterer, Neil Hennessy, Josh Caterer, and Matt Caterer in 2012 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 5 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 4 |
| Other appearances | 2 |
Smoking Popes, aChicago-basedpop punk band, has released sixstudio albums, twolive albums, twocompilation albums, sixEPs, fivesingles, one video album, and fourmusic videos.
Smoking Popes was founded in 1991 by brothersJosh and Matt Caterer, with Josh onvocals andguitar and Matt onbass guitar.[1] With drummer Dave Martens they released their debut EPInoculator through local Chicago label Radius Records. Martens was then replaced by Mike Felumlee and the band released the EPsBreak Up (1992) and2 (1993) themselves. Josh and Matt's brother Eli Caterer then joined on second guitar and the band signed to local labelJohann's Face Records, releasing their debut albumGet Fired in 1993.[1]
The band's second album,Born to Quit, was released in 1994 through Johann's Face.[2] Smoking Popes then signed to major labelCapitol Records, who re-releasedBorn to Quit in the summer of 1995.[2] It became their only release to chart, reaching #37 onBillboard'sTop Heatseekers chart, partly on the strength of the single "Need You Around" which reached #35 on theModern Rock Tracks chart.[3][4]Destination Failure followed in 1997.[1] They next recorded an album ofcover songs titledThe Party's Over, but Capitol rejected it and the band broke up in December 1998.[1]
Following Smoking Popes' breakup Josh and Eli Caterer and Mike Felumlee performed together in Duvall. Felumlee also foundedDouble Zero Records and released several albums of previously recorded Smoking Popes material: the compilation1991–1998 appeared in 1999, followed byLive in 2000 and a release of the Capitol-rejectedThe Party's Over in 2001.[1]
In November 2005 Smoking Popes, with drummer Rob Kellenberger, reunited to play Chicago's Flower 15 festival.[1] The performance was recorded and released as theCD/DVD packageAt Metro throughVictory Records in February 2006.[1] Ryan Chavez drummed on the band's fifth studio album,Stay Down, released in 2008 throughCurb Appeal Records.[1] Neil Hennessy of fellow Chicago punk rock bandThe Lawrence Arms became Smoking Popes' permanent drummer prior to the album's release.[5] In February 2010Asian Man Records released the compilation albumIt's Been a Long Day.[1] The band's sixth studio album,This Is Only a Test, was released March 15, 2011 through Asian Man.[6]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| Heatseekers [3] | ||
| 1993 | Get Fired[7]
| — |
| 1994 | Born to Quit[8]
| 37 |
| 1997 | Destination Failure[9]
| — |
| 2001 | The Party's Over[10]
| — |
| 2008 | Stay Down[11]
| — |
| 2011 | This Is Only a Test[6]
| — |
| 2018 | Into the Agony[12]
| — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Live[13]
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| 2006 | At Metro[14] |
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1991–1998[15]
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| 2010 | It's Been a Long Day[16]
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| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Inoculator[17]
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| 1992 | Break Up[18]
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| 1993 | 2[19]
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Smoking Popes / Groovy Love Vibes[20]
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| 1997 | Egg Nog[21][I] |
| 2012 | Complete Control Recording Sessions[22]
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^IEgg Nog is a promotional holiday release limited to 1,500 copies. ItsA-side is acover version of "O Holy Night" recorded for Richard Milne's 1995 Christmas Eve Show onWXRT-FM, while the B-side is a cover of "Pure Imagination" taken fromDestination Failure.[21]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | |||
| Modern Rock [4][23] | |||
| 1995 | "Rubella"[24] | — | Born to Quit |
| "Need You Around"[25][26] | 35 | ||
| 1997 | "I Know You Love Me"[27] | — | Destination Failure |
| "Before I'm Gone"[28] | — | ||
| 2007 | Alkaline Trio / Smoking Popes[29] | — | n/a |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. "n/a" denotes singles that are not from albums. | |||
| Year | Video details |
|---|---|
| 2006 | At Metro[14] |
| Year | Song | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Rubella"[30][31] | Born to Quit | |
| "Need You Around"[30][32] | |||
| 1997 | "I Know You Love Me"[30] | Destination Failure | |
| 2011 | "Punk Band"[30][33] | This Is Only a Test |
The following Smoking Popes songs were released on compilation albums. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.
| Year | Release details | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Achtung Chicago! Zwei![34]
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| 1997 | An Instrumental Thing[35] |
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^I Denotes songs that were re-released on1991–1998.
^II Denotes songs that were re-released onIt's Been a Long Day.