Musical Chairs Folks tend to speak of populist folk-popsters Hootie & the Blowfish in surface terms. The first album, Cracked Rear View, they’ll tell you, sold 15 million copies. Second disc, tsk, tsk–only a measly couple million–a real failure for this supposed supergroup. And now, for entry three, the pressure’s on: Will Hootie reclaim the multi-platinum throne? But the lens is horribly out of focus here. The songs on Musical Chairs–rife with chiming Americana hooks, swimming in the rich, woodsy warble of one of modern rock’s most definitive voices, Darius Rucker–are every bit as aesthetically sound, warm, and hometown charming as those that catapulted the band to fame. Who–outside of Atlantic Records bean counters–truly cares how much this one sells? From the opening feel-good affirmation “I Will Wait” through the punky pounder “Wishing” and the Calypso-flavored “Las Vegas Nights,” to the gospel-jangled familial recollections “Home Again” and “One by One,” this is one subtly beautiful effort, the kind that creeps up on you with each listening. The more you play it, in fact, the less you worry about how many of your peers have purchased it already. Put the calculator away. Enjoy great music the way it should be enjoyed–eyes shut and smiling. –Tom Lanham
Customer Review: Only Lonely….the best song on the CD
The Song “Only Lonely” is the best song on this CD. Listen to the beautiful string section in this song! When you hear it behind Darius Ruckers great vocals it’s like looking at a wonderful painting and enjoying all the colors of the painting. Outstanding! Saw Hootie & Blowfish sing this song live on David Letterman with a full string section and it sounded great! Also, this song clearly shows that a string section does indeed have a place in rock music. (The Beatles knew this too)By the way, does anyone have a copy of this show?
Customer Review: Their best album
This one is a great album. Why it didn’t catch on is a mystery to me. this is the definitive Hootie and the Blowfish album with some of their best songs.
I thought Cracked Rear View was overrated. Fairweather was too hit and miss. This was a perfect album front to back.
Their latest, Looking For Lucky is a close CLOSE second. But this one is the one I will always cherrish.
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