mdmost
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I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend.
Definitive Audiophile pressings
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djdavedk
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Even my favorite bands & songs have been ruined by oversaturation in that time period. If one comes on XM or another audio source, I switch away. No way am I buying these on an expensive record I'm going to just set on my shelf.
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tvham
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I would understand
Nee Lewman
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Adele would like to have a word with you. (Honestly Taylor Swift at this point, too)
TenderLovingKiller®
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This! While I never need to hear a Hootie or Matchbox Twenty song ever again, I don’t think I have heard either (without seeking them out myself) in probably close to 20 years at this point. I bet there are some retail spaces where this type of music might play while my In-Laws shop for coffee tables and lounge chairs but where this music was once inescapable it’s now nearly impossible casually stumble upon. And sometimes strictly for nostalgia sake I need to jam to some of these songs but I will say since I was never a fan of this music during its 90s I definitely don’t have a connection to these whole albums but rocking out to an 90s Contemporary Pop Spotify playlist while mowing the lawn can really scratch that itch of nostalgia that will arise from time to time.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Teenage girls weren’t the driving force behind Cracked Rear View going 22 x Platinum in 90s.
MikeH
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My dad had cracked rear view as one of the few CDs in his car. It’s got some bops
TenderLovingKiller®
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My mom had it too. But she basically only listened to “I Only Wanna Be With You” on repeat.
Nee Lewman
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I don’t know that either really is any more.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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I need someone to write an essay on 90s adult contemporary vs. post grunge. Your Creed, Fuel, hell even Nickelback types which seem to be having a revival moment vs. Hootie and Matchbox 20 which, while get plays, don’t have as rabid of fanbases.
As far as adult contemp goes, good points above regarding Adele. Because I feel Alanis is also adult contemporary, and she’s also seen a revival. So I think it’s more male contemporary that’s seen a nosedive. John Mayer knew best to get the hell out of the genre while he could.
TenderLovingKiller®
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The crowd at the Army-Navy game was singing fucking Creed’s “Higher” like it was “Sweet Caroline” at a Sox game.
Hemotep
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They were part of it though. My sister and all her teenage girlfriends at the time had this CD and played the shit out of it. None of them listened to Matchbox 20, but Hootie had some reach across generations then. Hard to go 22x platinum without that.
wmeugene
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It’s clear from this thread that if VMP really wanted to save their service, that a Hootie ROTM is the way to do itGood lord. I come back 48 hours later and y'all are still blathering on about Hootie. Where's the moderator to lock this damn thread down?
In college in the mid 90s in PA, Hootie was huge with the college aged guys. I had never heard of them while my friend was going on about how excited he was that they were playing at our college. I don't think they were adult contemporary back then. It just seems like it now that the people that were into them are older.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Hootie is one well placed TikTok from being popular again
Nee Lewman
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I think it’s the blowfish that need to post a TikTok.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, There is a Venn diagram of music enjoyed by frat bros and music enjoyed by frat bros moms and Hootie resides smack dab in that overlap.