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Hootie and the Blowfish Bio
Hootie and the Blowfish recorded
Cracked Rear View in Los Angeles in early 1994. The album was released
several months later and immediately became a phenomenon. Buoyed by
heavy play on VH-1 and radio and well-received appearances on such shows
as David Letterman, copies disappeared from record stores with amazing
speed. As Farley noted, the music itself was the biggest factor in
Hootie's rise: "Cracked Rear View featured 11 strong, tuneful songs,
with brawny guitar work, commanding percussion, and Rucker's gruff,
charismatic voice, which made it all come together." succession of
radio-friendly singles -- "Hold My Hand," "Only Wanna Be with You," and
several others -- kept the album selling well, and as the media rushed
to cover the fast-rising band, it became clear that the members'
regular-guy personas were a big factor in their success.
"We are the most unassuming band in the country," Rucker told Puterbaugh.
"We are so no bullshitt. You can look at so many bands out there, and
they're writing good songs, but they're mad at this or aloof or
whatever. If you look at the four of us sitting in a restaurant, you
wouldn't say, 'Oh, that's a band.' I think people really connect with
the fact that we could be the guys you're sitting next to in your
calculus class." As Puterbaugh himself remarked after watching a Hootie
show, "they are not capering around the stage like shirtless punks ...
nor are they inciting to riot, a la some of the choicer gangsta-rap
acts. There's no hair show, no flash pots, no video screen, no Bee Girl.
They're simply standing up there singing their well-liked songs...
Without smoke or mirrors, Hootie's solid, unpretentious pop tunes evoke
a surprisingly visceral reaction." Added Entertainment Weekly reviewer
David Browne, "these average guys from South Carolina were the right
band at the right time: a tonic for listeners weary of cynical,
anguished alternarockers, music for those who wanted something a little
more comforting and unthreatening."
After awhile, the members' passion for golf and other sports became a
big topic of discussion. Some people in the music world seemed to regard
their love for YMCA pick-up basketball games or a quick nine holes of
golf as unbecoming and decidedly uncool, but the band remained
unapologetic. "We're sportsbillies," Rucker told Puterbaugh. He added,
"it sounds like such bullshit, but we just love to be together. You've
seen it: all we do is laugh. Call each other names and laugh. We never
leave each other alone. That's how we've stayed together for ten years,
and that's why we don't change."
Hootie and the Blowfish Tickets
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Hootie and the Blowfish Tickets
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Fort Worth, TX
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08.05.06
Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, NJ
Hootie and the Blowfish
08.10.06
Wolf Trap
Vienna, VA
Hootie and the Blowfish
08.12.06
Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Atlanta, GA
Hootie and the Blowfish
08.15.06
House Of Blues - Myrtle Beach
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Hootie and the Blowfish
09.06.06
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