New Miserable Experience
Gin Blossoms
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost Horizons | Gin Blossoms | 3:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Hey Jealousy | Gin Blossoms | 3:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Mrs. Rita | Gin Blossoms | 4:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Until I Fall Away | Gin Blossoms | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Hold Me Down | Gin Blossoms | 4:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Cajun Song | Gin Blossoms | 2:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Hands Are Tied | Gin Blossoms | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Found Out About You | Gin Blossoms | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Allison Road | Gin Blossoms | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | 29 | Gin Blossoms | 4:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Pieces of the Night | Gin Blossoms | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Cheatin' | Gin Blossoms | 3:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
iTunes Review
Arizona’s Gin Blossoms distilled sun-baked alienation into tunefully rueful folk-rock of a high order. Built around the damaged psyche and unquestionable talent of founder/lead singer/guitarist Doug Hopkins, the group’s finest hour was its 1992 major-label debut New Miserable Experience. The torment (and twisted humor) implied by its title speaks volumes — the music here soars and jangles like the Byrds and R.E.M. at their best, while the lyrics unsparingly detail failed love affairs and blown opportunities. The combination is oddly exhilarating, as evidenced by the album’s two big hits, “Hey Jealousy” and “I Found Out About You.” “Cajun Song” and the country weeper “Cheatin’” add some diversity to the high-octane rock thrust. At the heart of it all are Hopkins’ dysfunctional dreams, revealing a panorama of romantic stalemates (“Mrs. Rita,” ”Allison Road”) and free-floating angst (“Lost Horizons,” “Hold Me Down”). The alcohol-soaked despair of “Pieces Of The Night” is genuine — Hopkins was forced out of the group, then took his own life not long after New Miserable Experience was released. The band carried on without him for a time, yet never equaled their earlier brilliance.
Recent Customer Reviews
Top 5 records of the 90's?
by hutbombThis record is Great. Whatever wistful longings and miserable experiences Doug Hopkins was feeling at the time was captured and amplified exquisitely by this band on this record. Pieces of the Night, Hey Jealousy, Found out about you (of course), Lost Horizons, all leave an indelible impression on the listener, as do the rest of the tracks. Please buy this record!
By the way, Top 5 records of the 90's:
1. Nevermind - Nirvana
2. 10 - Pearl Jam
3. Dookie - Green Day
4. Weezer - blue album
5. Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience
Speechless
by foundoutI'm a huge fan of a lot of music, but this band and this album blow everything else away. "Found Out About You" is my all time favorite song, and "Lost Horizons" and "Pieces of the Night" are also timeless and brilliant. Between the calm and relaxing "29" and the more up-tempo "Hold Me Down", this album has in a sense some of everything. These songs are catchy, everlasting, and the kind of songs that you can listen to over and over again and they only get better. The Gin Blossoms are an amazing band who despite the loss of Doug Hopkins have succeeded in creating two more great albums that, while not quite as good as this one, are worth every penny. So in case you haven't noticed, the review is positive.
Two hits and the others are just OK
by electric22I like the Gin Blossoms. Hey Jealousy and Found Out about you are well written great songs but the rest of the album is just OK.
Biography
Formed: 1987
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '90s
Top Albums and Songs by Gin Blossoms
- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative
- Released: Aug 04, 1992
- ℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
