I saw the Gin Blossoms perform in 2018 at LeadingAge, which is an annual senior care conference. I also met Annie Leibovitz at the same conference (we spoke for all of 30 seconds while she signed my book, haha)! I remember it being a good conference overall, but nothing I learned or connections I made really stand out.
That's kind of how I feel about this album too. It's nice—it has a really strong '90s rock sound, good vocals, good music—but nothing really stands out right now.
I think music like this has a real disadvantage when reviewed on the blog, since most of us are in our mid 30s to early 40s. We grew up hearing "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You" on the radio. These were staples for alternative rock stations back then. It was pervasive, always just kind of around. So this is old enough that it's kind of baked into our baseline sense of what "rock" sounds like. It's hard to hear something new from this for me. It's nice, but nothing outstanding.
That's kind of how I feel about this album too. It's nice—it has a really strong '90s rock sound, good vocals, good music—but nothing really stands out right now.
I think music like this has a real disadvantage when reviewed on the blog, since most of us are in our mid 30s to early 40s. We grew up hearing "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You" on the radio. These were staples for alternative rock stations back then. It was pervasive, always just kind of around. So this is old enough that it's kind of baked into our baseline sense of what "rock" sounds like. It's hard to hear something new from this for me. It's nice, but nothing outstanding.
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