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One Day in Your Life - 54-40 (Show Me, 1987)

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I Go Blind | Hootie & the Blowfish

Alcune canzoni incarnano più di altre il concetto di “anninovanta”. Gli Hootie & The Blowfish pubblicano il loro primo album nel 1994. Cracked Rear View ha un successo clamoroso, talmente grande che il gruppo finisce in un episodio di Friends. Loro non si vedono in realtà, ma di loro si parla. Nell’episodio il loro concerto è un regalo per Ross. E durante il concerto si sente I go blind, che era…

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54-40's first EP, Selection (1982), finds them experimenting with different post-punk styles before settling into a more radio-friendly mode on subsequent releases. "Yank" has Joy Division DNA, replicating JD producer Martin Hannett's distinctive snare drum sound:

And "He's Got" is almost a dead ringer for A Certain Ratio on their first two albums:

Even the cover art has an enigmatic and vaguely menacing aura to match the music:

I wish they had continued in that musical vein, but their post-Selection metamorphosis undoubtedly grew their audience (and income).

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Baby Have Some Faith - 54-40

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Classic 90's Canadian rock 🇨🇦

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