Comments on: Who Will Be The Next Big Hootie? http://www.scenesc.com/2009/07/08/who-will-be-the-next-big-hootie/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:35:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://www.scenesc.com/2009/07/08/who-will-be-the-next-big-hootie/comment-page-1/#comment-28774 Stephen Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:50:12 +0000 http://www.scenesc.com/?p=2313#comment-28774 Parallelz, Hootie definitely experienced some sort of odd resurrection in Columbia this past year. However, it hadn't been that way until this year. The ballet and this special brought about some renewed interest for sure. I doubt you'd hear many local bands say "we want to be the next big Hootie." If I had to choose between never making it and making it playing simple pop college rock then I would rather never get there, I doubt I'm the only one that feels this way. Oh and Randy, metal > over Hootie every day of the week. Like David and everyone else posting I also own Cracked Rear View and had fun watching them play when I was younger, but I think calling their songs good is a bit of a stretch. Catchy, yes. Good? Not particularly, and I don't even read Pitchfork. -Stephen R. Parallelz,

Hootie definitely experienced some sort of odd resurrection in Columbia this past year. However, it hadn’t been that way until this year. The ballet and this special brought about some renewed interest for sure.

I doubt you’d hear many local bands say “we want to be the next big Hootie.” If I had to choose between never making it and making it playing simple pop college rock then I would rather never get there, I doubt I’m the only one that feels this way.

Oh and Randy, metal > over Hootie every day of the week.

Like David and everyone else posting I also own Cracked Rear View and had fun watching them play when I was younger, but I think calling their songs good is a bit of a stretch. Catchy, yes. Good? Not particularly, and I don’t even read Pitchfork.

-Stephen R.

]]> By: nate puza http://www.scenesc.com/2009/07/08/who-will-be-the-next-big-hootie/comment-page-1/#comment-28771 nate puza Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:32:52 +0000 http://www.scenesc.com/?p=2313#comment-28771 I would say Toro Y Moi will be the next hootie, but that seems like an insult to chaz. But seriously, he's getting great reviews on tons of big tastemaking music blogs (pitchfork, stereogum, bear vs. gorilla, etc...), just got a snippet printed in NME about him, and on top of that signed to Carpark records (he's labelmates with Beach House and Dan Deacon) and is touring in August. If that's not the next big hootie then nobody is. I would say Toro Y Moi will be the next hootie, but that seems like an insult to chaz.

But seriously, he’s getting great reviews on tons of big tastemaking music blogs (pitchfork, stereogum, bear vs. gorilla, etc…), just got a snippet printed in NME about him, and on top of that signed to Carpark records (he’s labelmates with Beach House and Dan Deacon) and is touring in August.

If that’s not the next big hootie then nobody is.

]]> By: parallellz http://www.scenesc.com/2009/07/08/who-will-be-the-next-big-hootie/comment-page-1/#comment-28638 parallellz Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:24:48 +0000 http://www.scenesc.com/?p=2313#comment-28638 the hootie model is definitely not one that bands should be attempting to resurrect. namely, because it's not sustainable. hootie had one highly ephemeral album, and they were always considered a gimmicky joke to anyone just a little skeptical of popular radio. sure, i had the album, but i was 13 and was as uncritical as every 13 year old is. you can currently find darius all over CMT, which is clearly where musicians go to die. a better model is obviously one similar to that established by the bands discussed in 'our band could be your life'. that said, i moved to columbia only a year ago (and will be leaving in three weeks) and i must say that i've been surprised by how much hootie gets mentioned. a fucking ballet?!?! the hootie model is definitely not one that bands should be attempting to resurrect. namely, because it’s not sustainable. hootie had one highly ephemeral album, and they were always considered a gimmicky joke to anyone just a little skeptical of popular radio. sure, i had the album, but i was 13 and was as uncritical as every 13 year old is. you can currently find darius all over CMT, which is clearly where musicians go to die. a better model is obviously one similar to that established by the bands discussed in ‘our band could be your life’. that said, i moved to columbia only a year ago (and will be leaving in three weeks) and i must say that i’ve been surprised by how much hootie gets mentioned. a fucking ballet?!?!

]]> By: Randy Borawski http://www.scenesc.com/2009/07/08/who-will-be-the-next-big-hootie/comment-page-1/#comment-28596 Randy Borawski Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:57:12 +0000 http://www.scenesc.com/?p=2313#comment-28596 That's what I am talking about David, somebody who's not afraid to remember their roots. I grew up on metal; glam, thrash, you name it and I have friends who won't admit they owned a Toro Toro shirt (I personally never saw their appeal but I digress). I definitely think your musical past shapes your musical future. BTW, I think Hootie's "Musical Chairs" record has a lot of good tunes on it. That’s what I am talking about David, somebody who’s not afraid to remember their roots. I grew up on metal; glam, thrash, you name it and I have friends who won’t admit they owned a Toro Toro shirt (I personally never saw their appeal but I digress). I definitely think your musical past shapes your musical future. BTW, I think Hootie’s “Musical Chairs” record has a lot of good tunes on it.

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