Blossoms- My new favourite band!

Why have prosecco when u can have Charlemagne?

https://youtu.be/wu37iKCMiEw

"Tell me do you think it'd be all right.....If I could just crash here tonight"

Great track

Always like this track by the Blossoms (Ok, Gin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah5gAkna3jI

Take it this isn't the same Blossoms that sang in the Elvis '68 Comeback?

Who's Elvis?

Declan MacManus

Beautiful song MD, I miss my old Felicia too even though the central locking was kn@ckered.

Getaway. Lovely stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs_0z3DaIC4

Declan MacManus

Pretty sure, it was him that used to fight against Les Kellett on a Saturday afternoon.

Yes, that's him alright. Fairfields Hall Croydon if I remember.

Gin Blossoms- My new favourite band!

Til I Hear It From You
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https://youtu.be/o7sx32alzeE

Thanks for posting on my thread, guys

How come I had never heard of these great bands until now?

Maybe it's because I never listen to the radio

I prefer this MD

Gin Blossoms Hey Jealousy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah5gAkna3jI

I love it, Johnny. Jack posted the link,above.

I'm getting my Blossoms mixed up here. I'm going to order CDs of both bands for my car.

Great stuff MD, glad you liked that.

Just one more for you if you haven't come across it, this is FABULOUS:

Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyjTrwOMSO4

(You might faint it's so good......)

Ooh good choice, one of my favourite bands, totally underrated.
Follow You Down, Hold me down, Competition Smile are amongst my favourites.
Some of their stuff is a bit filler but made up for by the good stuff.
Their first 2 (proper) albums, New Miserable and Congratulations are far better than the later two.

Doug Hopkins (who wrote Hey Jealousy and a lot on NME) had a drink problem and was fired/left, shot himself .

Acoustic version of Competition Smile here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oystUFU4cs

Blossoms and Gin Blossoms are on their way

Yay! I like Third Eye Blind. Thanks Johnny. I will check them out, too.

There is something about Doug Hopkins being fired in the Youtube comments. Didn't know he'd shot himself

That's a nice song JC.

Blossoms ? well it's painting by numbers, that's not good.

I don't like men who sing that way

something is missing

M_D The reason I posted that one is that it's an acoustic version a lot of people (including fans) probably haven't heard.
It's on their album, and still one of my favourites, but in the non acoustic version.

Re Doug Hopkins, he had a drink problem which can lead obviously to depression, but I think he was even more depressed that the Gin Blossoms were hitting big success with singles like Hey Jealousy etc and he had written them. Apparently he got sent a gold disk and hung it up then destroyed it. But to be fair to the rest of them, he was apparently drinking so much they just couldn't work with him anymore, I don't think they did it lightly.

it's enough to make you vomit. that middle class sh1te.

Thanks, JC.

I didn't really american rock bands had to be part of the "class war"..

Think I need some upper class music to cheer me up.

music for public schoolboys who enjoy wearing their mothers' undercrackers.

Nicked the name !! The first and only Blossoms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NeZswfJwfI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diWj2OV0dMQ

Keep the Faith.

They are called the Gin Blossoms, not Blossoms, not sure why she dropped the Gin Part!

Makes them sound like they should be playing a gig at a side stage at Woodstock, not playing banging rock tunes to a discerning [middle class] audience :P

Wow. Now I am confused. I thought they were two different bands

They are two different bands. I'm not confused.

LOL they are two different bands, I didn't click on the links and just saw people listing off Gin Blossoms lyrics and songs :)

Me bad

Ok maybe two great bands, never listened to the other one (but will now, to cover for my sins)

I have discovered two great bands in two days. I'm very happy

Listen to blossom sing "the stately homes of England, how beautiful they stand "

And Neil Young singing the first line of ' Like a Hurricsne ' ...
" once I thought I saw you, in a crowded smokey bar "

Now Young wrote his masterpiece in the 70s, 80s ?
they will have heard it yep.

Listen to blossom sing "the stately homes of England, how beautiful they stand "

And Neil Young singing the first line of ' Like a Hurricsne ' ...
" once I thought I saw you, in a crowded smokey bar "

Now Young wrote his masterpiece in the 70s, 80s ?
they will have heard it yep.

That was a copy , as well : )

Thought it was a crowded hazy bar

thanks breeding that's correct, and it's better

I had never heard of blossoms before this thread, that struck me as soon as I listened.

strangely I had heard them on the radio a few days before without knowing and only half listening.
that bit of the song made me listen but I didn't know why.

MD will probably think to herself, well I don't like Neil Young, I prefer Blossom

well there's nothing that can be done about that, such a pity

I love Neil Young.

My favourite of his.... Only Love Can Break Your Heart
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https://youtu.be/8_-TXeW3F-w

When I first heard Blossoms I actually thought they were Ocean Colour Scene.

Neil Young - Heart of Gold
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https://youtu.be/pO8kTRv4l3o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWTqj5lvkFs

It's all going to be magnificent, she says:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQl5KYiiFDI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6UbfJYJW8c
Quite a few drummers...

First I've seen or heard of them Diva but I enjoyed that.

Some good links there, guys

"blown rose" very average at best,sorry diva but I'm sure their other stuff is good

Just going to throw this one into the mix..

Doves - Catch The Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqlIFLb6jU0

Doves are very good. Shame they split up.

Just watching my own link and thought how much I liked the bass, during the chorus....and then thought who is playing that!?

Any music experts out there tell me?

Jimi Goodwin played bass on all Doves albums, Steve Osborne was responsible for production & mixing on Catch The Sun.

Excellent choice btw.

Thanks, Dan. I should apologise, it looks like I got my links confused...

I was referring to this 'Later' performance of Catch The Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1NJDjrdahM

where he is playing an acoustic.

Ah ok, I've looked at that link and I'm as baffled as you. Jimi is obviously playing acoustic, Andy Williams on drums and Martin Rebelski on keyboards. Jez Williams is playing rhythm guitar so if I were to hazard a guess, I'd say the bass line is being played on the keyboard or on a tape.

Cheers Dan.  I am no expert, but came up with those same two options.  I couldn't think how a tape could be 'timed' to coincide with the live music but I am sure there are ways.  I am sure you could do bass on a keyboard, but the guy appeared to be playing other stuff when on camera.