Outside Looking In: The Best of the Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms
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Follow You Down | Gin Blossoms | 4:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hey Jealousy | Gin Blossoms | 3:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Until I Fall Away | Gin Blossoms | 3:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Allison Road | Gin Blossoms | 3:19 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Mrs. Rita | Gin Blossoms | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Found Out About You | Gin Blossoms | 3:54 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Not Only Numb | Gin Blossoms | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Whitewash | Gin Blossoms | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cajun Song | Gin Blossoms | 2:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Just South of Nowhere | Gin Blossoms | 3:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Pieces of the Night | Gin Blossoms | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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As Long As It Matters | Gin Blossoms | 4:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Day Job | Gin Blossoms | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Til I Hear It from You | Gin Blossoms | 3:50 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
In December 1997, the Gin Blossoms announced their breakup, and the lines of communication were severed so severely that the band didn't realize their former label was assembling a hits collection, Outside Looking In: The Best Of. The album may not have been compiled with the complete authorization of the band, but that doesn't mean it isn't good or useful. Aside from the live version of "Whitewash," a sap to collectors, this is a tight distillation of the band's two A&M albums, noteworthy for the first album appearance of "Til I Hear It From You." Some might think that a compilation of two albums is stretching the definition of compilation a little bit too much, but that's really just a reflection of the industry in the '90s — two albums and one non-LP single was the end result of a decade's worth of work. Ultimately, Outside Looking In is a good listen, from the hits to the album tracks, and it confirms that the Gin Blossoms were one of the first bands to really carve out the sound later known as adult alternative pop/rock.
Customer Reviews
Do NOT buy this CD
I am a huge Gin Blossoms fan. Congratulations... I'm Sorry is in my top 5 favorite discs of all time. I purchased this disc and discovered that it was remastered horribly. They butchered it. Buy New Miserable Experience and Congratulations and you will have all the Gin Blossoms you will ever need. Maybe you won't hear the difference but it's there. What a shame. And it's missing some choice cuts from Congratulations... I'm Sorry. My Car, Virginia, I Can't Figure You Out, Competition Smile, Highwire and the country ditty Memphis Time. Consider yourself warned. They sucked the life out of the songs. Terrible.
Outside Looking In-Gin Blossoms reunited new album to be released
As of October 2005 the Gin Blossoms are still together, after years apart they have reunited and have been on a national tour this past summer. They contunue to play together at festivals and concert venues and cruise ship events. Currently the band is working on a new album yet to be released. Recording at Mayberry Studios ( Robin Wilson's Studio) in their home of Tempe Arizona. They are looking to make a comeback as a group as their previous solo attemps ( Wilson's The Gas Giants) ( Johnson's RC& Peacemakers- left group) (Valenzuela's Lo Watts, & Solo album) were short lived.
Learning the Hard Way
I agree with the other reviewers, you may as well get the full albums New Miserable Experience and Congratulations...I'm Sorry. This does have the hit singles, but the albums themselves are like hits packages. Hardly a throwaway song on them. Watch for the Gin Blossoms long awaited (10 years!) new album Major Lodge Victory on August 8th. Check out the new single "Learning the Hard Way" at myspace.com/ginblossoms until you can buy it here yourself.
Biography
Formed: 1987 in Tempe, AZ
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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- $9.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Alternative, Pop, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative
- Released: Oct 19, 1999
- ℗ 1999 Interscope Records
