Give it up for the fucking Gin Blossoms

HEY JEALOUSY

― ian, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:28 PM (55 minutes ago) Bookmark

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Can't believe I thought this would be close:

Taking Sides: Gin Blossoms vs. Toad The Wet Sprocket

don't forget baout 'found out about you'

hahaha found out about you came up twice on the radio recently, taunting me into buying a gin blossoms best of.

good pop instincts and surprisingly well-recorded

mental note: ridicule cad at next bos-fap

lol excellent revive by me

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.

...sorry to be a downer on lighthearted 90s nostalgia thread. Got to admit I was glad to youtube Hey Jealousy after all these years.

(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.)

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.

"follow you down" is some cast in amber 90's gold

the uncool Lemonheads

Haha I dig that comparison.

really good songwriters

obviously part of the landfill alternative era but they really were in their hearts a mid-80s US jangle band, they should have put out two records on IRS, then a major label flop, and opened for half of REM's Life's Rich Pageant tour dates

otm. been weirdly stuck on 29 for the last few months
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq7psoiaBkw

yeah, they were Phoenix and I would sometimes see them play in Tucson in the late 80s. They were part of this desert rock scene (basically Jangle Rock with some Crazy Horse influence) along with Sidewinders/Sand Rubies. It was pretty surprising when they hit big, as they seemed sort of an earlier era.

from Phoenix

"Allison Road" is such a beautiful song

looking at the spotify numbers and im surprised that one isnt up there with hey jealousy and found out about you, seems like its the one i hear in the open the most these days.

congratulations im sorry has three really beautiful songs; not only numb, as long as it matters and competition smile.

i never listened to that kinda figured it wouldn't be much considering what happened

Gin Blossoms are shit .... then, now and forever.

classic imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFy0_DstfRk

yeah, I dug these guys a lot. still love "Found Out About You", and obv "Hey Jealousy", both karaoke favs. deep cuts are great.

my bro saw them a few years ago at a wine festival, said they were awesome.

Alex!! hey!

yeah, they were Phoenix and I would sometimes see them play in Tucson in the late 80s. They were part of this desert rock scene (basically Jangle Rock with some Crazy Horse influence) along with Sidewinders/Sand Rubies. It was pretty surprising when they hit big, as they seemed sort of an earlier era.

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listening to the album Cuacha by Sand Rubies and yeah this is very Gin Blossoms wow

my bro saw them a few years ago at a wine festival, said they were awesome.

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haha the gin blossoms playing the catalina wine mixer is perfect

The Wine Moms

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/gin-blossoms-new-miserable-experience/