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 long time coming March 31, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, Hootie and the Blowfish will be remembered only for a handful of hit songs back in the 90's by most of the general public. Truth be told, this has got to be one of the best bands out there today. These guys make great music, plain and simple. No gimmicks, no dance routines, no songs made to go along with a video, blah blah etc etc. What you see is what you get.
This cd contains a wide range of their best stuff from all of their studio albums, and also includes a new song (Goodbye Girl) that was on a soundtrack for the movie of the same name. The material from Cracked Rear View will be very familiar, but the rest of the songs on this disc will give you an idea of the talent of this band just in case you haven't heard their more recent albums.
In this day and age of "video stars" and soft drink endorsing mega-artists, it is nice to see a band that truly cares about the music. Put this one on and let it go from beginning to end.
 Great CD July 16, 2004
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a great CD. Every song is good!!!
Best of the Blowfish April 29, 2006
A. Culbreath (Simpsonville, SC United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We lived in Columbia SC during the 1990s and got an overdose of Hootie and the boys. There was a definite love hate relationship with the music-we loved the songs but hated hearing them every five minutes on the radio, and eventually stopped listening to Hootie all together. However, time has indeed been a friend to Hootie and to the listener...
Last night Hootie and the Blowfish performed at a charity concert in Greenville SC. They were fantastic! We all acted like the twenty year old kids we once were-dancing, singing every word at the top of our lungs, and loving every minute of the walk down memory lane. I had to go out and get this CD. It does not disappoint. It has all of the songs that saturated the SC airways many moons ago. Still upbeat. Still great for singing along. And as a bonus, it is a CD that even the curtain climbers can listen to.
I miss Hannah Jane... May 27, 2004
Carlos Eduardo (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
OK, I think that is a very good compilation of Blowfish's songs. I just miss one of my favourite songs from Cracked Rear View, that remembers my college times: Hannah Jane. I know this in not a gratest hit but sincerely I'm sure it's one of the best songs written by Darius Rucker and the boys.
Baby-boomers will love this one November 30, 2004
K. A. Haynes (Albuquerque, NM USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Being a baby-boomer, and growing up in the 50's and 60's (a rocker and hippy-wannabe) I love this album! I don't read other reviews, because I'd rather hear music fresh and make up my own mine (I still have one!).
Hootie and the Blowfish have a great sound. So they didn't have a huge amount of hits, a true fan doesn't care about the hits.
It's ageless and rock-solid. They will survive just like the Beatles, Doobies, etc.! They'll even be around when the world finally discovers Elvis is really dead!
Kawwie
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