Hootie & the Blowfish's debut album, Cracked Rear View, was the success story of 1994/1995, selling over 12 million copies. It's a startling, large number, especially for a new band, but in some ways, the success of the record isn't that surprising. Although Hootie & the Blowfish aren't innovative, they deliver the goods, turning out an album of solid, rootsy folk-rock songs that have simple, powerful hooks. "Hold My Hand" has a singalong chorus that epitomizes the band's good-times vibes. None of the tracks transcend their ...
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Hootie & the Blowfish's debut album, Cracked Rear View, was the success story of 1994/1995, selling over 12 million copies. It's a startling, large number, especially for a new band, but in some ways, the success of the record isn't that surprising. Although Hootie & the Blowfish aren't innovative, they deliver the goods, turning out an album of solid, rootsy folk-rock songs that have simple, powerful hooks. "Hold My Hand" has a singalong chorus that epitomizes the band's good-times vibes. None of the tracks transcend their generic status, but they are strong songs for their genre, with crisp chords and bright melodies. Still, the songs wouldn't be convincing without the emotive vocals of Darius Rucker, whose gruff baritone has more grit than the actual songs. At their core, Hootie & the Blowfish are a bar band, but they managed to convince millions of listeners that they were the local bar band, and that's why Cracked Rear View was a major success. [The 25th anniversary reissue of Cracked Rear View is greatly expanded, containing a remastered version of the original album, two CDs of bonus material, and a DVD with a 5.1 surround mix of the LP, five hi-res bonus tracks, and five music videos. One of the CDs is devoted to a February 3, 1995 concert given at Pittsburgh's Nick's Fat City, with the second rounding up B-sides, outtakes, and early recordings from Hootie & the Blowfish. Among the highlights on the latter are embryonic versions of "Let Her Cry," "Drowning," and "Hold My Hand," plus the 1992 EP Kootchypop, while the live disc contains covers of Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With" and the Beatles' "The Ballad of John and Yoko."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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Add this copy of Cracked Rear View (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) to cart. $52.33, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Atlantic Catalog Group.
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