Is it embarrassing to really like the Gin Blossoms?

[foodcourtdruide]

I love New Miserable Experience. "Found Out About You" has incredible lyrics and the music and singing are both pretty good.

Is this an embarrassing band to like? Should I keep this to myself in the future?

[JustJon]

Dammit, by saying that one song, it ruined the obvious joke... Couldn't you have picked Hey Jealousy?

[foodcourtdruide]

Dammit, by saying that one song, it ruined the obvious joke... Couldn't you have picked Hey Jealousy?

lol. Isn't your sig pic from an Afghan Whigs album?

[Furtherman]

I liken the Gin Blossoms to The Spin Doctors.

Overall, I wouldn't admit I like them as a band. But they do have a couple catchy tunes.

[foodcourtdruide]

I liken the Gin Blossoms to The Spin Doctors.

Overall, I wouldn't admit I like them as a band. But they do have a couple catchy tunes.

No way, I think the Gin Blossoms are much better than the Spin Doctors... but I think you've answered my question.

[Yerdaddy]

If by "the Gin Blossoms" you mean dressing like Kristy Yammaguchi and riding the mechanical horse in front of Walmart singing "I'm a Slave 4 U" then yes, it's embarrassing.

But I wear a skirt so who am I to judge?

[FANDICK]

I liked a few songs off that first album.

Was that their only album?

[IamFogHat]

I used to like them, not so much anymore, but I if I still did I wouldn't think it would be embarrassing.

[marky2bucks]

There is nothing wrong with the Gin Blossoms

I can't turn the channel when they come on.

Another band from the same era that I secretly love is Better than Ezra. You can't tell me they didn't have some great songs.

[RoseBlood]

and I like Vanessa Carlton.

yeah so, i'm not embarrassed. she sings, dances, plays piano/guitar, writes her lyrics.. the Wayons brothers stink for ruining her good name! haha!

anyone who glissers into a moonwalk is ok by me!

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[Dan G]

I remember buying their first album just because I read that they were David Letterman's favorite band.

I still like "Hey Jealousy," but couldn't name another track by them.

[Fezticle98]

No, not embarassing. Only if they were like your favorite band or something.

They have some pretty listenable hits. I'd liken them to Goo Goo Dolls or Third Eye Blind. Bands that have a few songs I like, but I'd never go see them in concert.

[Enabler]

Yes. But I still like Hey Jealousy.

[SarahImpact]

When I was a child, I would always ask my Dad to play the "Jelly fish". He never knew what I was talking about until he heard me singing along to Hey Jealousy but singing Hey Jelly fish. I still laugh every time I hear that song.

[Dingbat_Charlie]

I was going to say yes but then remembered that I'm secretly a Kate Bush and Sundays fan.

[Bob Impact]

When I was a child, I would always ask my Dad to play the "Jelly fish". He never knew what I was talking about until he heard me singing along to Hey Jealousy but singing Hey Jelly fish. I still laugh every time I hear that song.

That was last year and with me, and in bed.

[Enabler]

When I was a child, I would always ask my Dad to play the "Jelly fish". He never knew what I was talking about until he heard me singing along to Hey Jealousy but singing Hey Jelly fish. I still laugh every time I hear that song.

Wow. That somehow makes me feel really old.

[TheMojoPin]

Their first album is one of the better power pop albums of the last 20 years. Everything after that strikes me as pretty "meh," likely because they kicked out the guitarist, who was their songwriter, just before the first album broke due to his drinking problems. He eventually offed himself.

Comparing them to the likes of Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind in terms of having a few hits makes sense, but musically, not at all. TEB were about as trad rock as you could get, sounding like dozens of other bands that spawned after the alt.rock wave crashed and pulled back around 1996 and 1997. The Goo Goo Dolls are one of the worst ripoff bands of all time, never able to settle on trying to steal the Replacements' or Soul Asylum's sound more.

And the Spin Doctors? Come the fuck on...they were a hippie jam band for Christ's sake. They SCATTED in their songs.

[Fezticle98]

Embarassing? Not at all. I uhh, err uhh, love the gin blossoms.

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/6517/dontdoityb6.jpg

[Furtherman]

And the Spin Doctors? Come the fuck on...they were a hippie jam band for Christ's sake. They SCATTED in their songs.


Well, yea... and Jimmy Olson's Blues is a good tune. And they SCATTED in one song that I know of... Two Princes.

[FUNKMAN]

i like a couple tunes but not enough to buy the cd...

[El Mudo]

Their first album is one of the better power pop albums of the last 20 years. Everything after that strikes me as pretty "meh," likely because they kicked out the guitarist, who was their songwriter, just before the first album broke due to his drinking problems. He eventually offed himself.

Comparing them to the likes of Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind in terms of having a few hits makes sense, but musically, not at all. TEB were about as trad rock as you could get, sounding like dozens of other bands that spawned after the alt.rock wave crashed and pulled back around 1996 and 1997. The Goo Goo Dolls are one of the worst ripoff bands of all time, never able to settle on trying to steal the Replacements' or Soul Asylum's sound more.

And the Spin Doctors? Come the fuck on...they were a hippie jam band for Christ's sake. They SCATTED in their songs.




That reminds me of the Scatman....man do I miss the Scatman

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RIP....

[King Hippos Bandaid]

no

:king:

[Hottub]

Is it embarrassing to really like the Gin Blossoms?

Yes. Yes it is.

Next question.

[angrymissy]

Back in the mid-90's, my sister and I went to concerts almost every weekend, I remember we saw Rancid one week, Pantera the next, and the Gin Blossoms the 3rd, and we turned to each other at the Gin Blossoms and said "Lets not tell anyone about this one".

[TheMojoPin]

That reminds me of the Scatman....man do I miss the Scatman

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RIP....

Who killed the Scatman??!?! Get on it, Gumshoes!

And didn't the Spin Doctor's lead singer's throat melt or something similar that prevented him from singing? Talk about those random moments that makes you think that just maybe there is a god...

[TheMojoPin]

Back in the mid-90's, my sister and I went to concerts almost every weekend, I remember we saw Rancid one week, Pantera the next, and the Gin Blossoms the 3rd, and we turned to each other at the Gin Blossoms and said "Lets not tell anyone about this one".

You have to at least be comfortable being pseudo-gay to publically love some quality power pop.

Seeing Rancid, however, requires acceptance of some full-on, ass juice-flowin' butt-fuckin' in the middle of the road.

[Bob Impact]

Who killed the Scatman??!?! Get on it, Gumshoes!

And didn't the Spin Doctor's lead singer's throat melt or something similar that prevented him from singing? Talk about those random moments that makes you think that just maybe there is a god...

SOMEBODY KILLED SATCAM?!?!?

[FUNKMAN]

You have to at least be comfortable being pseudo-gay to publically love some quality power pop.

Seeing Rancid, however, requires acceptance of some full-on, ass juice-flowin' butt-fuckin' in the middle of the road.

what about Loverboy? I saw them back in the 80's

i hope you're with me
i hope you're with me when it's ooover

gotta love it!

[TheMojoPin]

OK, my new mod title is completely grammatically fucked up.

[IMSlacker]

The Goo Goo Dolls are one of the worst ripoff bands of all time, never able to settle on trying to steal the Replacements' or Soul Asylum's sound more.

You forgot the Connells. Those fuck faces ripped off the Connells too. I'm not sure why but that "Flat Top" song pissed me off more than anything else they did.

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[Freakshow]

Short answer: If you like the stuff the dead guy wrote, no. If you like the crap after, yes.

But if you like tragically dead bands, I think For Squirrels might be your best bet.

[foodcourtdruide]

I knew this would be a hot topic! Say what you will.. New Miserable Experience is a damn good album.

Look at the lyrics to "Found Out About You"

"All last summer in case you dont recall
I was yours and you were mine forget it all
Is there a line that I could write
Sad enough to make you cry
All the lines you wrote to me were lies
The months roll past the love that you struck dead
Did you love me only in my head?
Things you said and did to me
Seemed to come so easily
The love I thought Id won you give for free
Whispers at the bus stop
I heard about nights out in the school yard
I found out about you
Rumors follow everywhere you go
Like when you left and I was last to know
Youre famous now and theres no doubt
In all the places you hang out
They know your name and know what youre about
Whispers at the bus stop
I heard about nights out in the school yard
I found out about you
Street lights blink on through the car window
I get the time too often on am radio
You know its all I think about
I write your name drive past your house
Your boyfriends over I watch your light go out
Whispers at the bus stop
I heard about nights out in the school yard
I found out about you"

I'm sorry, phenominal lyrics.

[cougarjake13]

other than hey jealousy

i cant name another song by them off hand

im sure ive heard others but i dont recall

[El Mudo]

Who killed the Scatman??!?! Get on it, Gumshoes!

And didn't the Spin Doctor's lead singer's throat melt or something similar that prevented him from singing? Talk about those random moments that makes you think that just maybe there is a god...



From Wikipedia:

In 1999, he released his third and final album as Scatman John, Take Your Time. It was later revealed that he had been battling ill health since late 1998. He continued work on the album despite being told to take it easy from his substantial workload. He was later diagnosed with lung cancer and soon went into intensive treatment. He maintained a positive attitude throughout, declaring that "whatever God wants is fine by me... I've had the very best life. I have tasted beauty." He died in his Los Angeles home on December 3, 1999.

In a 1996 interview, he commented that "I hope that the kids, while they sing along to my songs or dance to it, feel that life is not that bad at all. Even for just a minute."



It was the lung cancer...and he's been dead since 1999(!)

[El Mudo]

Haha....he had a song called "Pripri Scat" that....i am NOT making this up....was used to sell pudding in Japanese commercials

[IMSlacker]

It was the lung cancer...and he's been dead since 1999(!)

Finally, a new "scatman" has stepped up to take his place.

http://www.ronfez.net/gallery//watermark.php?file=3031

[grlNIN]

Weird, i just downloaded a couple(i.e. two) of their songs last night after hearing one on T.V.

As i type this i am listening to "Found About You", so i guess if that's gay then i'm gay.

[Marc with a c]

i like the gin blossoms quite a bit.

i don't know if that helps you or not.

[FMJeff]

i like the gin blossoms quite a bit.

i don't know if that helps you or not.

it helps mark. i didnt like the gin blossoms "till i heard it from you".

[angrymissy]

You have to at least be comfortable being pseudo-gay to publically love some quality power pop.

Seeing Rancid, however, requires acceptance of some full-on, ass juice-flowin' butt-fuckin' in the middle of the road.

hellllo I SAID mid-90's! Plus Rocket from the Crypt opened and they kicked ass.

[Death Metal Moe]

The who?

Not trying to play a joke here either. What is this stuff?

I'm not sure I ever heard of these guys.

[ADF]

The who?

Not trying to play a joke here either. What is this stuff?

I'm not sure I ever heard of these guys.

The Who are one of those "mod" bands who retire every few years only to get back together for a reunion tour whenever they want to make a few mill. Also, the guitarist like to smash his guitar up a bunch.

[furie]

i don't have any of their cd's, but i will admit to having hey jeliousy and found out about you on my itunes off of limewire.

[FMJeff]

what? nothing for my line? i give you gems and I get back shit.

f u all.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

what? nothing for my line? i give you gems and I get back shit.

f u all.


good line

buts its marc with a c

not mark with a k

:king:

[Death Metal Moe]

what? nothing for my line? i give you gems and I get back shit.

f u all.

Didn't you forget? Fez said no one likes you, and since we always listen to what radio personalities tell us, we OBEY FEZ!!!

[TheMojoPin]

The who?

Not trying to play a joke here either. What is this stuff?

I'm not sure I ever heard of these guys.

These internet tools are pretty newfangled... (http://www.google.com/)

...but I think they'll help you in your quest. (http://www.wikipedia.org)

[landarch]

There is nothing wrong with the Gin Blossoms

I can't turn the channel when they come on.

Another band from the same era that I secretly love is Better than Ezra. You can't tell me they didn't have some great songs.

You sure don't run into a lot of people who secretly (or openly) love Better Than Ezra. I saw them live a few times at Ole Miss and once just last year at Nokia Theater in Times Square. I love and know every word to every song on "Deluxe". "King of New Orleans" makes me cry every time I hear it. I don't know why, homesickness and a love/longing for pre-Katrina New Orleans I guess. But I digress. I too love Better Than Ezra. Always have. Gin Blossoms ain't so bad either, but I don't own any of their music.

[drjoek]

That was last year and with me, and in bed.

Thats hot

[JustJon]

Who killed the Scatman??!?! Get on it, Gumshoes!

And didn't the Spin Doctor's lead singer's throat melt or something similar that prevented him from singing? Talk about those random moments that makes you think that just maybe there is a god...

Yes, but he got better.

They broke up, he eventually did some solo stuff and then they had a reunion like a year or two ago.

And while I may leave a Gin Blossoms song on (and bought New Miserable Experience in college), Better Than Ezra get turned off faster than the name can appear on the XM screen.

[TheMojoPin]

Yes, but he got better.

They broke up, he eventually did some solo stuff and then they had a reunion like a year or two ago.

And while I may leave a Gin Blossoms song on (and bought New Miserable Experience in college), Better Than Ezra get turned off faster than the name can appear on the XM screen.

Word. I'll suffer Toad the Wet Sprocket before BTE, and that's saying something.

[RoseBlood]

Word. I'll suffer Toad the Wet Sprocket before BTE, and that's saying something.

WHAT?! WHAT?! Slow down there quick Ninja..

First The Plain White T's now Toad the Wet Sprocket! :annoyed:

If memory serves me correct, Ahh yes, it was YOU who recently and randomly decided to You Tube a Tears for Fears video.

Anyone wanna guess TheMojoPin choice video of the day?

Head Over Heels!!!!!!!!

:tongue:

[RoseBlood]

Music and Video that non-gay, manly/man Mojo Men like:
Doesn't get any straighter then this:

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[IMSlacker]

Music and Video that non-gay, manly/man Mojo Men like:
Doesn't get any straighter then this:

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I think Mojo already admitted that liking power pop makes you somewhat ghey. It's just shitty music that he seems to have a problem with.

[Death Metal Moe]

These internet tools are pretty newfangled... (http://www.google.com/)

...but I think they'll help you in your quest. (http://www.wikipedia.org)

Problem is, with a name like The Gin Blossoms I don't really care to go find out about what the fuck they are.

Just wondering if they had some radio hit or what kind of genre they are.

[Death Metal Moe]

Toad the what?

You people listen to some bad music. Damn.

[topless_mike]

nothing wrong with BTE, Toad, or Gin BLossoms.
it was the 90's un-metal sound, a lighter form of pearl jam/seattle rock that was going on.

if you want a really good album, check out the goo goo dolls "hold me up" (it was either 1990 or 1991)

kick ass album- you wouldnt even recognize it was the goo.

admidditly, i grew up on this stuff- some of it stuck, the rest was just garbage.

and sadly, im stuck in the 90's. there are very few bands after say, 96-97 that i will listen to.

[IMSlacker]

Toad the what?

You people listen to some bad music. Damn.

Don't make us break out the lol death metal pics again.

[Death Metal Moe]

Don't make us break out the lol death metal pics again.

Go ahead, I never owned an album from one of the bands the pics made fun of anyway. It was mostly dopey black metal dogshit.

[foodcourtdruide]

nothing wrong with BTE, Toad, or Gin BLossoms.
it was the 90's un-metal sound, a lighter form of pearl jam/seattle rock that was going on.

if you want a really good album, check out the goo goo dolls "hold me up" (it was either 1990 or 1991)

kick ass album- you wouldnt even recognize it was the goo.

admidditly, i grew up on this stuff- some of it stuck, the rest was just garbage.

and sadly, im stuck in the 90's. there are very few bands after say, 96-97 that i will listen to.

OMG hello person with the same exact musical interest as me. I thought mainstream rock music turned to complete shit after 97ish. That was when bands like Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock (and sorry to say, non-first two albums koRn) started getting a lot of radio play.

[IMSlacker]

Go ahead, I never owned an album from one of the bands the pics made fun of anyway. It was mostly dopey black metal dogshit.

You must have forgotten the one Fallon made.
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/5006/new2rb7.png

[ANC]

OMG hello person with the same exact musical interest as me. I thought mainstream rock music turned to complete shit after 97ish. That was when bands like Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock (and sorry to say, non-first two albums koRn) started getting a lot of radio play.

Hey, Didn't we used to jam on Gin Blossoms tunes? Didja go to Farrell HS?

[Death Metal Moe]

You must have forgotten the one Fallon made.


Nope. See us smiling? That's a joke pic. We have fun with out band, we don't sit around putting on make up, trying to be as evil as possible.

[TheMojoPin]

WHAT?! WHAT?! Slow down there quick Ninja..

First The Plain White T's now Toad the Wet Sprocket! :annoyed:

If memory serves me correct, Ahh yes, it was YOU who recently and randomly decided to You Tube a Tears for Fears video.

Anyone wanna guess TheMojoPin choice video of the day?

Head Over Heels!!!!!!!!

:tongue:

Uhm, HELLO, I totally hold you I was importing a bunch of TFF songs onto my iPod, not just randomly searching on YouTube. I listen with no shame!

And like it said, I fully cop to the necessity for at least a little gheyness to love some quality power pop(-ish) stuff. SO THERE.

NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

[TheMojoPin]

Nope. See us smiling? That's a joke pic. We have fun with out band, we don't sit around putting on make up, trying to be as evil as possible.

Didn't Mayhem wear makeup? They were pretty evil. Or pretty retarded. I forget which.

On a side note, have you watched Metalocalypse on Adult Swim at all?

[Freakshow]

nothing wrong with BTE, Toad, or Gin BLossoms.
it was the 90's un-metal sound, a lighter form of pearl jam/seattle rock that was going on.

if you want a really good album, check out the goo goo dolls "hold me up" (it was either 1990 or 1991)

kick ass album- you wouldnt even recognize it was the goo.

admidditly, i grew up on this stuff- some of it stuck, the rest was just garbage.

and sadly, im stuck in the 90's. there are very few bands after say, 96-97 that i will listen to.

But weren't the Goo Goo Dolls on Metal Blade records? un-metal on a metal label?

I have abandoned everything post-1978. All I'm listening to is the New York Dolls, Faces, Thin Lizzy and just the word The Who...

[deliciousV]

If anyone should be ashamed and embarrased of their love for the Gin Blossoms its me, I have on my Ipod all 3 of their albums, including the 2006 release "Major Lodge Victory" AND , and this is a big AND I also have the little known release they did as "The Poppin Wheelie's" , My love for 90's music is a sickness really. Tommorrow I am attending a concert in Dayton, Ohio, the bill is Collective Soul, The Counting Crows, and Live..........I'm driving 700 miles for this show.........I should seek help

[Death Metal Moe]

Didn't Mayhem wear makeup? They were pretty evil. Or pretty retarded. I forget which.

On a side note, have you watched Metalocalypse on Adult Swim at all?

I believe Mayhem did indeed wear make up, it's Black Metal. That's a staple of their music it seems. Never very interested.

And I have watced Metalocalypse. Great show in my opinion, loved it. Hope it gets picked up again. Can't wait for the soundtrack CD I heard is due out eventually. I want to hear full tracked recordings of the songs from the show. They had A LOT of Metal artists in on the different songs.

[TheMojoPin]

If anyone should be ashamed and embarrased of their love for the Gin Blossoms its me, I have on my Ipod all 3 of their albums, including the 2006 release "Major Lodge Victory" AND , and this is a big AND I also have the little known release they did as "The Poppin Wheelie's" , My love for 90's music is a sickness really. Tommorrow I am attending a concert in Dayton, Ohio, the bill is Collective Soul, The Counting Crows, and Live..........I'm driving 700 miles for this show.........I should seek help

Yes, you do.

The Gin Blossoms put out a 3rd album?

*Shudders*

[Furtherman]

If anyone should be ashamed and embarrased of their love for the Gin Blossoms its me, I have on my Ipod all 3 of their albums, including the 2006 release "Major Lodge Victory" AND , and this is a big AND I also have the little known release they did as "The Poppin Wheelie's" , My love for 90's music is a sickness really. Tommorrow I am attending a concert in Dayton, Ohio, the bill is Collective Soul, The Counting Crows, and Live..........I'm driving 700 miles for this show.........I should seek help

Wow. Is there a wormhole on that 700 mile trip that leads to 1995?

[drusilla]

I love New Miserable Experience. "Found Out About You" has incredible lyrics and the music and singing are both pretty good.

Is this an embarrassing band to like? Should I keep this to myself in the future?


no need to keep it to yourself. there is nothing wrong with admitting that you like the gin blossoms.

[topless_mike]

But weren't the Goo Goo Dolls on Metal Blade records? un-metal on a metal label?


the Deftones are on Maverick, which is Madonna's label.

point?

[TheMojoPin]

And Paul Westerberg is on Vagrant, the emo-iest emo label that ever emo-ed.

[PhishHead]

And Paul Westerberg is on Vagrant, the emo-iest emo label that ever emo-ed.

Victory records is a close second

[deliciousV]

If anyone should be ashamed and embarrased of their love for the Gin Blossoms its me, I have on my Ipod all 3 of their albums, including the 2006 release "Major Lodge Victory" AND , and this is a big AND I also have the little known release they did as "The Poppin Wheelie's" , My love for 90's music is a sickness really. Tommorrow I am attending a concert in Dayton, Ohio, the bill is Collective Soul, The Counting Crows, and Live..........I'm driving 700 miles for this show.........I should seek help

It really was a kick ass show...in the rain.. and, oh yea, I bought a T-shirt! Long live LIVE!

[Andomray]

http://www.polyfro.com/images/40yearold-1.jpg


Know how I know you're gay? You listen to the Gin Blossoms.



...but I like some of their songs too, so I've got a bit of the ghey in me as well.

[thepaulo]

Gin Blossoms refers to W.C. Fields' nose

[Stankfoot]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/stankfoot/scatman.jpg

Miss the Scatman .......


And I'll always like "Hey Jealousy" because it was the Beginner Level song in the
guitar playing PC game "Welcome to West Feedback" ....

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/stankfoot/westfeedback.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/stankfoot/wfgarage.jpg

[Ritalin]

The Gin Blossoms?

Why not just throw Poi Dog Pondering and the Del Fuegos on the pile? And Matthew Sweet.

And, whoever did that "Closing Time" song (I'm too lazy to Google it)

Whatever. I've got Ministry on my Ipod, and there's nothing ghey-er than that.