Looking For Lucky

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Dire as it might have appeared when Darius Rucker appeared strumming a guitar in full cowboy regalia on a fast food commercial, Hootie & the Blowfish have not gone belly up. In fact, the songs the band uncorks on Looking for Lucky are so quintessential Hootie, right in line with 1994's Cracked Rear View and its 1996 follow-up Fairweather Johnson, that the three middling discs sandwiched between them and this offering could justifiably be yanked from their discography. The first single "One Love" lifts its sentiment (and its title) from Bob Marley, rubbing the master's message of peace and love with shiny pop polish. "State Your Peace" reins in its heavy-handed theme by way of straight-up sunny rock (think "Only Wanta Be with You" doused with some substance). "Leaving" loosens genre constrictions with a new-school bluegrass cut-up. Even a waltz is a thrown in - a cool, hum-along kind of waltz that makes you want to hear more. Looking for Lucky should cancel all concerns that Rucker & company have a long future of hamburger-hawking. --Tammy La Gorce

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Looking For Lucky

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It's decent, but too homogenized
Good,but...
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Looking For Lucky
Hootie & The Blowfish
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009XCEIE
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

State Your Peace
Hey Sister Pretty
The Killing Stone
Get Out of My Mind
Another Year's Gone By
Can I See You
A Smile
One Love
Leaving
Autumn Jones
Free to Everyone
Waltz Into Me

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Dire as it might have appeared when Darius Rucker appeared strumming a guitar in full cowboy regalia on a fast food commercial, Hootie & the Blowfish have not gone belly up. In fact, the songs the band uncorks on Looking for Lucky are so quintessential Hootie, right in line with 1994's Cracked Rear View and its 1996 follow-up Fairweather Johnson, that the three middling discs sandwiched between them and this offering could justifiably be yanked from their discography. The first single "One Love" lifts its sentiment (and its title) from Bob Marley, rubbing the master's message of peace and love with shiny pop polish. "State Your Peace" reins in its heavy-handed theme by way of straight-up sunny rock (think "Only Wanta Be with You" doused with some substance). "Leaving" loosens genre constrictions with a new-school bluegrass cut-up. Even a waltz is a thrown in - a cool, hum-along kind of waltz that makes you want to hear more. Looking for Lucky should cancel all concerns that Rucker & company have a long future of hamburger-hawking. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

It's decent, but too homogenized.......2007-04-23

Like much of mainstream American music, Hootie & The Blowfish have found their groove and settled in a little too well. The songs all sound nice, but each bleeds into the next much too easily. I would mention standout tracks to try, but when songs barely deviate from their comfortable formula of an easy tempo and the same damn three chords... Close your eyes, point, and try a sample song. If you like the thought of 12 tracks of it, you'll be quite pleased with Looking For Lucky. As for myself, I think I'll look elsewhere.

Good,but..........2007-02-27

not as good as Cracked Rear View. It's a little more country than their previous albums if you can handle that.

BEST BAND IN THE WORLD.......2006-11-15

My favourite group of music makers ever..
The album did not dissappoint.. thank you Amazon

Hootie Does it AGAIN.......2006-09-06

A solid "comeback" effort! Hey Sister Pretty is by far the best track on this cd. Funny..the kids (who don't particularly LIKE Hootie) were caught singing along to the song on the way to school after a few listens. State Your Peace, Can I See You, Get out Of My mind...I could go on! GET THIS CD!!

Hootie's Back!.......2006-07-21

While it seems like a lifetime ago that Hootie was the "thing" in music, realistically they've been going downhill eversince the mid 90s. But to my surprise, Look For Lucky is a very good album from the first track to the last. I'm give the band much credit for staying together, perservering and releasing a high quality work.

I Will Wait (2 Versions) / Driver 8 (Non-Album)

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I Will Wait (2 Versions) / Driver 8 (Non-Album)

Manufacturer: Atlantic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BTYOZM

Product Description

British Import CD-Single With Includes The Non-Album Track 'Driver 8'. TRACKS: 1. I Will Wait (Edit); 2. I Will Wait Wait (LP Version); & 3. Driver 8.

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