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Hootie & the Blowfish
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Hootie & the Blowfish’s mainstream pop variation of blues-rock brought the band to the top of the charts in 1995. Formed at the University of South Carolina, the group features lead vocalist/guitarist Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim “Soni” Sonefeld; the name refers to two friends of the band, not Rucker and the group itself. Cracked Rear View, the group’s first album, was released in the fall of 1994 and a single, “Hold My Hand,” worked its way into the Top Ten by the beginning of 1995. Its success propelled the album to number one, as well as launching a second hit, “Let Her Cry,” which was quickly followed by “Only Wanna Be With You.”
Cracked Rear View had become a massive success by the fall of 1995, going platinum several times over. By the time the group released their second album, Fairweather Johnson, in the spring of 1996, the debut had sold 13 million copies in the U.S. alone. Fairweather Johnson initially didn’t replicate that success. It entered the charts at number one and sold two million copies within its first four months of release, but it didn’t produce any hit singles on the level of the debut’s “Hold My Hand” or “Let Her Cry.” Musical Chairs followed in 1998. The album Scattered, Smothered, and Covered was issued two years later, featuring previously unreleased material, songs polled by the fans, and Hootie’s own tributes to R.E.M. and the Smiths.
Cracked Rear View had become a massive success by the fall of 1995, going platinum several times over. By the time the group released their second album, Fairweather Johnson, in the spring of 1996, the debut had sold 13 million copies in the U.S. alone. Fairweather Johnson initially didn’t replicate that success. It entered the charts at number one and sold two million copies within its first four months of release, but it didn’t produce any hit singles on the level of the debut’s “Hold My Hand” or “Let Her Cry.” Musical Chairs followed in 1998. The album Scattered, Smothered, and Covered was issued two years later, featuring previously unreleased material, songs polled by the fans, and Hootie’s own tributes to R.E.M. and the Smiths.
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snejk wrote:
WyderkaMasakra: damn i just wanted to type the same :)
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WyderkaMasakra wrote:
"No muthafucka Hootie & the Blowfish" :D
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-DuMbGuM- wrote:
Legends!
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njstock wrote:
Hi to all hootie fans if anyone could help. Im tryin to get hootie to tour Europe as the boys havent toured across the atlantic since 1999. So if everyone could add their signature to http://hoblowfish.epetition.net THANX
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omgitswes wrote:
Darius has a country song out now
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drunkdials wrote:
Awh, I love Hootie. Let Her Cry is probably one of my favorites by them; there's just something about it <3.
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Milhaud wrote:
http://cadadiauncantar.blogspot.com/2008/07/hootie-blowfish-let-her-cry.html
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i love u hootie
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dodgerfan wrote:
love them and always will :)
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beepIT wrote:
@Hornet85 - Perhaps you should check out Wide Mouth Mason, in particular their s/t and Where I Started. They had a really contemporary blues sound in the 90s.
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Hornet85 wrote:
I'm not a pro in music labeling, so can anyone tell me what kind of genre this band is? I feel like its a mixture of pop, blues and rock... Anyway I'm trying to look for artist with similar style... thanks
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ruthlessbjk wrote:
wow :S i didn't know this band, when i heard it i thought eddie vedder was singing :S what a similarity !
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henry_hudson wrote:
the next drum roll their drummer does will be his first.
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AmenCorner wrote:
Beautiful band! They make me soo happy:D Any similar bands???...Please shout in my shout box:P
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keech_21 wrote:
Strong music. Make me wonder how we're going to deal with the crap dj's are playing on the radio today..
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emmm_03 wrote:
I think i saw them live, but that was before I really liked them.
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Blitzkrieg2003 wrote:
man good stuff, anyone in late middle school/high school in the early 90's 2000's these guys where a big musical force
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alanhogan wrote:
I expected to see Counting Crows and Uncle Kracker listed as top similar artists.
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MetallicaACDC wrote:
No matter how much I may want to deny it, Hootie and his Blowfish have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have many memories associated with their music.
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JustAKayee wrote:
I grew up on this music, too. =]
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