Product Description

This album stands as a sad memorial to Doug Hopkins' ability to craft winning songs out of the abject misery of his ownlife. Hopkins had been thrown out of the band he formed before NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE was released, and by the time "Hey Jealousy" and "Found About You", two of his most engaging and self-deprecatory songs, had broken the band in America, he had taken his own life in a fit of depression. The album is not entirely about Hopkins (Jesse Valenzuela's "Mrs Rita" and Robin Wilson's "Allison Road" are also strong contenders), but it is his songs that remain longest in the memory.

Track Listing

1. Lost Horizons
2. Hey Jealousy
3. Mrs Rita
4. Until I Fall Away
5. Hold Me Down
6. Cajun Song
7. Hands Are Tied
8. Found Out About You
9. Allison Road
10. 29
11. Pieces Of The Night
12. Cheatin'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99339 in Music
• Released on: 1997-09-15
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

UNDER-RATED AND HIGHLY EMOTIONAL
This album has been the cornerstone of my late teens to the present day and has provided great background to much soul searching time.
personal highlight is 'Pieces of the night' (a slightly enhanced version is available on the 'DELUXE' edition) but all songs have a catchy edge to them and it is not a light hearted album to enjoy on a bright sunny day,but an introspective view on what most people go through at most times of life.
not as shoe gazingly self deprecating as morrisey but instead passed over on these shores,as slightly miserable songs dont go down well here.besides which,kurt cobain and the ilk were storming the charts with grunge and thus,new miserable experience got consigned to the archives.

buy this album if you have loved and lost,been upset or just like music that makes you cry sometimes.

no album has done this before or since - even their later albums - congratulations im sorry or major lodge victory dont really hit the lows (highs) like this does.

god bless the gin blossoms and all they bring.

Classic US Guitar Indie album that captured the spirit of the time
Sadly broken up now, The Gin Blossoms produced one of the greatest songs to come out of the states in a long time. Hey Jealousy, the second track on this album was on so many film soundtracks but still retains the fresh energy it had when it first released, even 'til this day. The whole of this album is in much the same vein and their sound, although not entirely original, is refreshing and uplifting, managing to avoid getting bogged down in guitar riffs. A vital album for any collection and anyone interested in US Indie.

Beautiful, sad, inspired american indie
I got this by accident when I had some dollars to use up coming back from holiday in the US and it's one of the best albums I've ever bought. It's sad and inspiring and really heartfelt, and stands repeated listening very well. My only quibble is with the more country-style songs at the end of each side, but if you like country more than me that should turn into a plus.