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Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View | 90s Album Review
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View | 90s Album Review
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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In terms of unexpected successes in the music industry, Hootie & the Blowfish might be the biggest one of all. Having spent years playing southern bars as the 80s gave way to the 90s, the band couldn't get a record deal despite success with an independent EP. The A&R rep that signed them did so because they didn't sound like what was popular, and Atlantic Records gave them a fraction of their standard advance and no money to make a video for their 1994 debut Cracked Rear View. Years of honing their chops on the SEC circuit meant the pop-rock tunes with a tinge of southern flavor were tight and catchy - the perfect antidote to the domination of minor chord and drop-tuned Seattle sound that dominated after the release of Nevermind. Naturally, as their record sales exploded, backlash wasn't far behind, which quickly made the band fodder for comedians and music journalist poison pens. So is the hate directed at four compentent musicians with a goofy band name and over twenty-million albums sold valid?
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Songs In This Episode
Intro - Hold My Hand
26:47 - Hannah Jane
29:35 - Drowning
48:40 - Only Wanna Be With You
52:29 - Running From An Angel
Outro - Goodbye
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Thank you to Tara for her years of support, please check out Prism United.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Hold My Hand
26:47 - Hannah Jane
29:35 - Drowning
48:40 - Only Wanna Be With You
52:29 - Running From An Angel
Outro - Goodbye
Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon.
Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.
Released:
May 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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