haha, just heard "Found Out About You" for the first time in about 15 years. Back then that song (and all the Gin Blossoms songs) were so ubiquitous and "alternative" they were a total joke, even to us 12 year olds. But you know what? It's some pretty OK pop. Of course I still smile my ass off whenever someone jokingly plays "Hey Jealousy" in a bar.
― burt_stanton, Monday, 23 June 2008 06:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
Haha I was hoping this thread'd remind me of the one really good song these guys had and hey, I told me just about straight away. Thanks, me.
― Niles Caulder, Monday, 23 June 2008 06:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
HEY JEALOUSY
― ian, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 21:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
total jam imo
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 21:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just heard they're playing down the street from my work at the Hard Rock Cafe during the Denver International Film Festival. True story.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 21:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
This band always seemed so dreary and same-y to me.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 3 November 2009 21:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
love these guys
― iatee, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 21:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
― ian, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:28 PM (55 minutes ago) Bookmark
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
― "I get through more mojitos.." (bear, bear, bear), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 22:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
Can't believe I thought this would be close:
Taking Sides: Gin Blossoms vs. Toad The Wet Sprocket
― Mark, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 02:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
don't forget baout 'found out about you'
― quaq quao, sweetie (electricsound), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 02:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
hahaha found out about you came up twice on the radio recently, taunting me into buying a gin blossoms best of.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 11 June 2010 22:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
good pop instincts and surprisingly well-recorded
― call all destroyer, Friday, 11 June 2010 22:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
mental note: ridicule cad at next bos-fap
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 11 June 2010 22:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
lol excellent revive by me
― call all destroyer, Friday, 11 June 2010 22:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
the story about them I saw on VH1 was pretty sad: band member who writes most of their songs including biggest hit is kicked out of band for drinking problem, holds grudge against them and commits suicide.
Huh I was just reading about that on their wikipedia article, inspired by this thread revive - bummer, man.
― atoms breaking heart (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 11 June 2010 22:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
...sorry to be a downer on lighthearted 90s nostalgia thread. Got to admit I was glad to youtube Hey Jealousy after all these years.
― atoms breaking heart (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 11 June 2010 22:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
(Also obv my reading of the article was inspired by this thread, not the article itself. Time I was less awake and less on the internet.)
― atoms breaking heart (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 11 June 2010 22:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
appreciating the off-balance progression in the chorus of "Found Out About You". This is a lot like "With Every Heartbeat" - you never really get a nice return to the tonic, except a fake one that has the loud 1 note on "Whispers at the bus stop" but is actually a IV chord. They could have done away with the bridge but it's 1992 after all so I forgive them.
― skip, Thursday, 16 February 2012 00:28 (1 year ago) Permalink