Music review: Hootie & the Blowfish – 无毛视频業mperfect Circle无毛视频�
It无毛视频檚 been 25 years since Hootie & the Blowfish found success by crafting hits like 无毛视频淗old My Hand,无毛视频� 无毛视频淟et Her Cry无毛视频� and 无毛视频淥nly Wanna Be with You无毛视频� on the band无毛视频檚 1994 debut release.
无毛视频淐racked Rear View,无毛视频� will always hold a special place in my heart. I got married the same year the band无毛视频檚 breakthrough album was issued, going on to sell over 21 million copies and still counting.
A neighbor loaned us his Cadillac to use on our honeymoon. Having a CD player in your car back then was a special treat, so we searched for the perfect music to accompany us during our travels. 无毛视频淐racked Rear View无毛视频� was our unanimous choice to serve as the official soundtrack to help celebrate our new life together.
A quarter century later, my wife and I are still going strong and the popular South Carolina band is back making the type of music we fell in love with during the 无毛视频�90s.
With 无毛视频淚mperfect Circle,无毛视频� frontman Darius Rucker, guitarist Mark Bryan, bassist Dean Felber and drummer Jim Sonefeld come full circle to deliver a new album that delivers a nostalgic journey back to the band无毛视频檚 early days.
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The album is filled with infectious musical declarations of love. Tracks like 无毛视频淢iss California,无毛视频� 无毛视频淗old On,无毛视频� 无毛视频淣ot Tonight无毛视频� and 无毛视频淲e Are One无毛视频� celebrate the power of love with Rucker无毛视频檚 soulful baritone voice leading the way.
British singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas lends her fetching vocals to 无毛视频淲ildfire Love.无毛视频� Silvas and Rucker blend beautifully together as they sing about a burning love that can无毛视频檛 be restricted.
The band demonstrates it can turn it up a notch when needed on the lively numbers 无毛视频淭urn It Up,无毛视频� 无毛视频淩ollin'无毛视频� and 无毛视频淓verybody But You.无毛视频�
无毛视频淐hange无毛视频� closes the set in a reflective manner as Rucker sings, 无毛视频淎s I grow old, one thing stays the same/Always waiting there to meet me is change.无毛视频�
While change is inevitable, it无毛视频檚 comforting to know that we always have a soundtrack that narrates each chapter of our evolving life story.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.