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The veteran Arizona band's first album since their 1997 split and 2001 reformation is a solid effort, combining hook-heavy, pop-oriented tracks like "Come on Hard" and "Heart Shaped Locket" with ballads like "Someday Soon" and a nod back to their original REM/Byrds sound with "Jet Black Sunrise." "Long Time Gone" shows the band is still able to rock when required, while "The End of the World" displays a winning combination of sensitivity and pop smarts.
Audio Mixers: Danny Wilde; Jesse Valenzuela.
Recording information: Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN; Cowboy Outfit Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Pueblo Sound, Thousand Oaks, CA; Uranus Recording, Tempe, AZ.
Gin Blossoms: Jesse Valenzuela, Robin Wilson, Bill Leen, Scotty Johnson.
Personnel: Bill Leen (vocals, guitar); Jesse Valenzuela (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards); Scotty Johnson (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Rick Steff (piano, Wurlitzer organ); David Zeman (keyboards); Dorian Crozier (drums); Danny Wilde (background vocals).
Additional personnel: David Zeman, Scotty Kusmirek, Danny Wilde, Rick Steff, Dorian Crozier.
Entertainment Weekly (p.87) - "[T]his comeback LP marks a solid addendum to the Gin Blossoms' multiplatinum peak output." -- Grade: B Major Lodge Victory Music | List Price | $9.98 (You save $1.09) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Alternative CDs, Hard Rock, Rock | | Label | Hybrid Recordings | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8536  | | CD Universe Part number | 7225663 | | Catalog number | 20050 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 08, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | John Hampton; Danny Wilde; Jesse Valenzuela; John Hampton; Jesse Valenzuela | | Engineer | John Hampton; Danny Wilde | | Personnel | Jesse Valenzuela - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
Scott Johnson - guitar, background vocals
Bill Leen - vocals, guitar
Robin Wilson
Also: Dorian Crozier, Rick Steff, Danny Wilde, David Zeman, Scotty Kusmirek |
Gin Blossoms Major Lodge Victory Songs Major Lodge Victory Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Back with a vengeance!
Ive been a Gin Blossmes fan since the early 90's. This latest record is not as good as "New Miserable Experience" was. That being said, not many records were. However, this latest release is very good! A combo of Alterna/Pop/Folk and a dash of country.
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 another triumph from my favorite band
this cd has been anticipated for a long while. i've been listening to the cd for two weeks and it's getting even more enjoyable as the lyrics are becoming familiar. hope they stay together and continue their hard earned success with subsequent good fortune and abundance.
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De vuelta
Muy bueno este cd. Ojalá llegue a Venezuela para poder comprarlo original. No es mi culpa no tenerlo original, lo tuve que bajar de Internet porque aquí no lo venden o no ha llegado todavía y como son las cosas aquí, seguro llega como a las 5 meses o más. Gin Blossoms is the best! Old school! Arriba el rock alternativo y Gin. Hi from Venezuela.
Submitted by juanchovaldez (Caracas, Venezuela)
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In behalf of all the fans out there who's been praying for them to reunite, welcome back guys! And i can say that this new album is great! Not too brooding and dark as the previous albums but there's still a touch of the old GB and some welcome changes. Supergirl is fantastic. Looking forward to some vids! GB rocks!
Submitted by CJ (Cebu, Philippines)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No a welcome return for an underrated band
Arizona's Gin Blossoms were always one of the most underrated and miscategorized bands of the 1990s. The buzzsaw pop of radio ready gems like "Hey Jealousy" and Byrdsy jangle of the similarly brilliant "Found Out About You" established the band as pop rock classicists of the highest order. Fortunately, "Major Lodge Victory" the band's welcome return, bows to the same melodic tradition. More so than creating nostalgia for 1992 FM radio, most of these songs harken back to an even more glorious era--mid 60s AM radio. Most of this album is pure pop bliss that will dispel the notion that Jesse Valezuela and Robin Wilson can't write em like Doug Hopkins could. While Hopkins edgy lyrics were often briliant, these songs are breezier and lighter, though no less significant. Wilson's croon is as smooth as ever, and "Major Lodge Victory" would fit in nicely with your Turtles and Box Tops CDs. Summery, top down, wind in your hair, sing along retro leaning pop from talented craftsmen.
Submitted by ridge_r (Chattanooga,TN, USA)
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