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The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish (1993 Thru 2003)
March 11, 2010 by admin · 5 Comments
Product Description
Hootie & the Blowfish, The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish. Fronted by Darius Rucker, these rootsy, blues-flavored modern rockers shot to fame in 1995 with the chart-topping debut album Cracked Rear View. One of the disc’s smash singles, “Let Her Cry,” won that year’s GRAMMY® in the Best Pop Duo/Group category, and the band also won for Best New Artist. Still recording and touring, they have since sold over 25 million records, and delivered hits including “Hold My Ha… More >>
You people are so deprived of GOOD music…This has ALWAYS BEEN BORING crap…and ALWAYS will be. Go to any church band and they sound the same…not terribly difficult or thought provokning for that matter…it just annoys you and makes you really pity the people who live the “Cookie-Cutter” life…so sad…
Rating: 1 / 5
Sometimes, a vigorant band surprises me at first when it really hits big, and then falls flat like a baloon made of lead and a ton of bricks. That arguably happened with so many great bands of the 90’s, The Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Pearl Jam, and even the Counting Crows. But, that all seems to have been nowhere compared to Hootie & The Blowfish. During their popularity in the mid 90’s, they truly brought out the best in music for years to come. After their unreal debut, Cracked Rear View, which sold more than 16 million albums, and one of the top selling records from the 90’s, they just couldn’t be kept up in sales and status. As a result, they became a horrific joke. Still, the music of the group is well no joke.
The Best Of Hootie & The Blowfish, is a collection of 17 songs from the groups long time with Atlantic Records. The collection includes such great feel-good songs including Hold My Hand, Let Her Cry, Old Man N’ Me, Only Lonely, and I Will Wait. The downside of this record is that a huge amount of tracks, really weren’t considered as actual hit songs, in a pretty even split. Although the sound is something to enjoy, there just isn’t a lot here that makes it a outstanding hits collection. Outside of their latest song, The Goodbye Girl, there just isn’t anything exciting out of what Hootie & The Blowfish charted from their four albums, Cracked Rear View, Fairweather Johnson, Musical Chairs, and their 2002 self-titled record.
If you’re a die hard Hootie & The Blowfish fan, this really is for you, or if you feel the need of the best guilty pleasure from South Carolina in the 90’s, this also is for you. Otherwise, you’re just better off letting go of those holding hands, Hootie & The Blowfish.
Rating: 3 / 5
It’s nice to hear all of Hootie and the Blowfish on one CD.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a great CD. Every song is good!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
The greatest 9 hit wonder band of all time!
How can this not be a good buy?
Instead of buying all the separate albums you can get this one!
I heard the singer is now working at a McDonalds in Cleveland, but I guess stardom does not last forever!
Rating: 5 / 5