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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com> |
| Subject | Re: Grammy thoughts |
| Date | Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:23:27 -0500 |
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> Hootie, for that matter. (On a related note, it's really unfortunate that
> Hootie got labeled as a lite-rock band for yuppies, because they used to
play around Hampton Roads all the time, and they always gave incredibly
> tight performances whenever I saw them.).
I always thought the Hootie boys got a bad rap too.
I've always liked the first album, and I think they were (wittingly or
unwittingly) dumped into the jock-rock/yuppie music with that damned Dan
Marino video. That, I think, was when the backlash really started.
That said, a couple years ago Mark Bryan, the band's lead guitar player, put
out a fine album of power-pop produced by Don Dixon that counted Peter
Holsapple among the backing musicians.
And, of course, Peter was Hootie's touring utility player for its first two
tours. I don't think he would have signed on if he hadn't considered them
worthwhile.
John.
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