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New Miserable Experience remains the best and most representative document of the group's existence, a tight and lean collection of brilliant, edgy pop music that was markedly different from the bulk of 1992's modern rock albums.
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This album was quite different from the grunge sound that was strangling the airwaves in 1992. The sound The Gin Blossoms created was almost a R.E.M on steroids' approach with Jingly, jangly, catchy tunes that had an edge. New Miserable Experience produced hits such as Found Out About you and Allison Road. Unfortunately, this band was plagued by tragedy. Doug Hopkins who formed the band and was responsible for writing at least half the tracks on New Miserable Experience was suffering from ... read more
It's an alright album. There are a couple of tracks with some enjoyable alternative power-pop motives. Unfortunately, that's the greatest weakness along with their edgy R.E.M-inspired lyrics. Everything started to sound the same despite the charm.
In my heart it's an all-time favorite, but there are objective flaws with it that I can't reasonably defend.
It’s fun. It’s a very simple sound, very easy to replicate too but it’s a fun sound. I really love it, i have a soft spot for simple 90’s pop rock and this is definitely a great example of that. Great writing all across the board, simple production. If you just want some simple rock this is a great example of that.
A very 90’s sounding album, songs like Hey Jealousy and Pieces of the Night help make this into a pretty great album
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Track List
| 1 | Lost Horizons 3:20 | 88 |
| 2 | Hey Jealousy 3:56 | 95 |
| 3 | Mrs. Rita 4:25 | 83 |
| 4 | Until I Fall Away 3:51 | 84 |
| 5 | Hold Me Down 4:50 | 83 |
| 6 | Cajun Song 2:56 | 74 |
| 7 | Hands Are Tied 3:17 | 86 |
| 8 | Found Out About You 3:53 | 97 |
| 9 | Allison Road 3:18 | 87 |
| 10 | 29 4:18 | 82 |
| 11 | Pieces of the Night 4:33 | 82 |
| 12 | Cheatin' 3:25 | 67 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
