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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jan 11, 2010 17:07:23 GMT -5
I caught the last minute or so of this on Sirius. Did not see the title in time, but a few songs later the DJ mentioned playing the new Gin Blossoms single earlier.
If anyone has a title or adds date, please feel free to fill in the blanks. It was a classic sounding Gin Blossoms song. First we've heard from them in what 15 years?
EDIT : ADDED TITLE
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Post by Young Money on Jan 11, 2010 17:09:24 GMT -5
15 years? What? They released an awesome album in 2006.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jan 11, 2010 17:13:16 GMT -5
My favorite band ever. I hope this is true.
They were working on an album all through 2009, and it is supposed to be released in early 2010.
Could be a new single.
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Post by Young Money on Jan 11, 2010 17:14:23 GMT -5
Album is out in the spring. They signed a 2 album contract with a new label.
:) I love this band a lot and their 2006 album had some nice gems on it
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jan 11, 2010 17:23:37 GMT -5
I meant last we heard them on radio. Nielsen shows their last charted Modern song from the spring of '96, Day Job, which I don't recognize. Follow You Down was just before that and reached the top ten.
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 11, 2010 17:27:17 GMT -5
Album is out in the spring. They signed a 2 album contract with a new label. :) I love this band a lot and their 2006 album had some nice gems on it I too was impressed by their comeback album. They sounded like they had never broken up to begin with, where the music sounded natural and you could tell they took time developing the lyrics especially (most notably on the single "Learning The Hard Way", "Come On Hard", "Someday Soon" and "Jet Black Sunrise") while also expanding themselves a bit into lighter territory with "Heart Shaped Locket". I actually think it was superior to "Congratulations, I'm Sorry", which I felt sounded rushed despite also consisting of excellent material like "Competition Smile", "Not Only Numb" and their heavy rock song "Day Job". Despite those strong tracks and above-average other singles, there was nonetheless also too much filler and/or underdeveloped songs on there with uninspiring lyrics (especially the whole middle of the album all the way up to the closing track "Competition Smile", which is an excellent album closer) "Major Lodge Victory" had some weaker tracks too that felt somewhat like filler ("Let's Play Two", "California Sun" especially) but it felt more focused as a whole and when they did try experimenting more with the power-pop stylings of Big Star, it clicked overall. I just wish they didn't include "California Sun" on the album, especially as an album closer, because it just sounded like a Jesse Valenzuela solo cut rather than something produced by the band. Sincerely, Lisping Hibiscus |
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 11, 2010 17:29:51 GMT -5
I meant last we heard them on radio. Nielsen shows their last charted Modern song from the spring of '96, Day Job, which I don't recognize. Follow You Down was just before that and reached the top ten. It would either be "Day Job" or "As Long As It Matters". The former is the heaviest song they've ever recorded musically (even heavier than "Hands Are Tied" and "Hold Me Down") where it's basically garage-band heavy rock (I especially love the breakdown in the middle of the song after the second chorus) while the latter is a melancholy ballad which was actually nominated for a Grammy award despite the underwhelming chart performance. Sincerely, Lisping Hibiscus |
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Post by The Party Captain on Jan 11, 2010 19:03:49 GMT -5
I especially like the guitar work on "As Long As It Matters." "Competition Smile" is my favorite Gin Blossoms song.
Gin Blossoms' singles from Major Lodge Victory went to Hot AC and Triple A. This was probably due to the Big Star style.
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Post by pen on Jan 12, 2010 0:15:01 GMT -5
I like that their label is also the new home of Everclear and Tonic. Shows good taste on their part.
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Post by American Idiot on Jan 12, 2010 0:16:18 GMT -5
Gin Blossoms are easily one of my favorite 90s bands. I really haven't gone out of my way to hear their stuff from the 00s though. I'll probably check out this new album though to see if they still got it.
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Post by pen on Jan 12, 2010 0:36:11 GMT -5
Gin Blossoms are easily one of my favorite 90s bands. I really haven't gone out of my way to hear their stuff from the 00s though. I'll probably check out this new album though to see if they still got it. Get Major Lodge Victory right now you SOB you. |
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Jan 12, 2010 3:43:28 GMT -5
So I did some searching and their new album is probably coming out in the next few months but as of yet they have not released any new singles from the album and it's yet to even have a name....and that's after searching their myspace, facebook and twitter. The closest thing they have to something new is a recording by lead guitarist Scott Johnson with Robin Wilson doing vocals called "Stop" that you can hear on Scott's myspace page. Actually it's not a bad song, sounds very Gin Blossomish.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jan 12, 2010 11:40:55 GMT -5
Stop was a outtake from Major Lodge Victory.
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 12, 2010 16:49:38 GMT -5
Stop was a outtake from Major Lodge Victory. I really hope they place the outtake "Collider" on their next record. Sincerely, Lisping Hibiscus |
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Jan 12, 2010 17:32:59 GMT -5
Stop was a outtake from Major Lodge Victory. Yeah but apparently they were pushing it recently in a "song battle" thing online. If you go look at their facebook you can see them hyping the crap out of the competition (which the song is now out of) |
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Jan 12, 2010 18:11:31 GMT -5
This is very exciting. Hopefully it will live up to their past accomplishments.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jan 12, 2010 21:04:13 GMT -5
Their remake of Elton John's Rocket Man earned some airplay sometime last year. I had almost forgotten that until I heard the original version in a radio ad today. At least I'm pretty sure it was Gin Blossoms.
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Post by Young Money on Jan 17, 2010 13:25:41 GMT -5
I didn't know about that. Are you sure it was them? Anyone have a link to listen to the song?
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jul 31, 2010 12:01:26 GMT -5
+11 on Alternative since Wednesday. Maybe a late blossomer.
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Post by pen on Jul 31, 2010 12:29:29 GMT -5
+11 on Alternative since Wednesday. Maybe a late blossomer. Maybe even...a late Gin Blossomer? |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jul 31, 2010 17:00:37 GMT -5
Maybe, but I think my pun did the trick without being so on the nose.
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Post by pen on Jul 31, 2010 17:14:45 GMT -5
Maybe, but I think my pun did the trick without being so on the nose. What you said wasn't really a pun without the Gin. After all, their name is the Gin Blossoms, and you wouldn't want to get an artist's name wrong, would you? |
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Post by The Party Captain on Jul 31, 2010 18:40:38 GMT -5
This one isn't a late Blossomer. It goes for adds August 2nd.
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