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'''''New Miserable Experience''''' is the second studio album by [[alternative rock]] band [[Gin Blossoms]], released on August 4, 1992. The album was released to little fanfare and relatively lackluster reviews. However, nearly a year after its release the [[lead single]] "[[Hey Jealousy]]" entered the top 40.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/gin-blossoms-new-miserable-experience-the-dark-history-of-a-nineties-classic-126566/|title=Gin Blossoms’ ‘New Miserable Experience’: The Dark History of a Nineties Classic|work=Rolling Stone|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=March 29, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> With "[[Found Out About You]]" following a few months later, the album eventually reached multi-platinum status.<ref name="Masley">{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/09/01/gin-blossoms-tour-bands-mixed-reality-return-classic-form-robin-wilson/1106397002/|title=Gin Blossoms' Robin Wilson on why 'Mixed Reality' is their best since 'Miserable' was new|work=AZCentral.com|last=Masley|first=Ed|date=September 1, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> | '''''New Miserable Experience''''' is the second studio album by American [[alternative rock]] band [[Gin Blossoms]], released on August 4, 1992. The album was released to little fanfare and relatively lackluster reviews. However, nearly a year after its release the [[lead single]] "[[Hey Jealousy]]" entered the top 40 in the United States and then in various charts around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/gin-blossoms-new-miserable-experience-the-dark-history-of-a-nineties-classic-126566/|title=Gin Blossoms’ ‘New Miserable Experience’: The Dark History of a Nineties Classic|work=Rolling Stone|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=March 29, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> With "[[Found Out About You]]" following as a single a few months later, the album eventually reached multi-platinum status.<ref name="Masley">{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/09/01/gin-blossoms-tour-bands-mixed-reality-return-classic-form-robin-wilson/1106397002/|title=Gin Blossoms' Robin Wilson on why 'Mixed Reality' is their best since 'Miserable' was new|work=AZCentral.com|last=Masley|first=Ed|date=September 1, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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''New Miserable Experience''{{'}}s initial release had completely different packaging. The album's original cover artwork depicted the Arizona desert. Several songs on the album were written with references to the area, people, and events surrounding the band at the time, such as "Mrs. Rita", which is a song about a local psychic from the Gin Blossoms' hometown of [[Tempe, Arizona]]. The majority of the songs rely on a melody-driven pop style, while the final track, "Cheatin'", leans into country. | ''New Miserable Experience''{{'}}s initial release had completely different packaging. The album's original cover artwork depicted the Arizona desert. Several songs on the album were written with references to the area, people, and events surrounding the band at the time, such as "Mrs. Rita", which is a song about a local psychic from the Gin Blossoms' hometown of [[Tempe, Arizona]]. The majority of the songs rely on a melody-driven pop style, while the final track, "Cheatin'", leans into country. | ||
The album was re-released in late summer 1993 with a new cover without the original Arizona desert photo. This re-release in conjunction with A&M's newfound support of the album. Lead singer Robin Wilson specifically requested artistic control over the new release, recalling, "I did insist that I have total control over the new cover. So what you see on ''New Miserable Experience'', those are all my photographs. I did the layout, I handwrote all the lyrics and I made sure that I had control over that."<ref name="forbes">{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Jim |title=Robin Wilson On New Gin Blossoms Album Mixed Reality, Celebrating New Miserable Experience On Tour |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimryan1/2019/02/14/interview-robin-wilson-gin-blossoms-new-album-mixed-reality-new-miserable-experience-tour/?sh=23ee04daa312 |website=Forbes |access-date=7 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | The album was re-released in late summer 1993 with a new cover without the original Arizona desert photo. This re-release in conjunction with A&M's newfound support of the album. Lead singer [[Robin Wilson (musician)|Robin Wilson]] specifically requested artistic control over the new release, recalling, "I did insist that I have total control over the new cover. So what you see on ''New Miserable Experience'', those are all my photographs. I did the layout, I handwrote all the lyrics and I made sure that I had control over that."<ref name="forbes">{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Jim |title=Robin Wilson On New Gin Blossoms Album Mixed Reality, Celebrating New Miserable Experience On Tour |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimryan1/2019/02/14/interview-robin-wilson-gin-blossoms-new-album-mixed-reality-new-miserable-experience-tour/?sh=23ee04daa312 |website=Forbes |access-date=7 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Musical style== | ==Musical style== | ||
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| title3 = Mrs. Rita | | title3 = Mrs. Rita | ||
| writer3 = [[Jesse Valenzuela]] | | writer3 = {{hlist|[[Jesse Valenzuela]]|Jim Swafford}} | ||
| length3 = 4:25 | | length3 = 4:25 | ||
| title4 = [[Until I Fall Away]] | | title4 = [[Until I Fall Away]] | ||
| writer4 = [[Robin Wilson (musician)|Robin Wilson]] | | writer4 = {{hlist|[[Robin Wilson (musician)|Robin Wilson]]|Valenzuela}} | ||
| length4 = 3:51 | | length4 = 3:51 | ||
| title5 = Hold Me Down | | title5 = Hold Me Down | ||
| writer5 = Hopkins | | writer5 = {{hlist|Hopkins|Wilson}} | ||
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| title6 = Cajun Song | | title6 = Cajun Song | ||
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| length11 = 4:33 | | length11 = 4:33 | ||
| title12 = Cheatin' | | title12 = Cheatin' | ||
| writer12 = Valenzuela | | writer12 = {{hlist|Valenzuela|Hopkins}} | ||
| length12 = 3:25 | | length12 = 3:25 | ||
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| title2 = Slave Dealer's Daughter | | title2 = Slave Dealer's Daughter | ||
| writer2 = Hopkins | | writer2 = {{hlist|Hopkins|Bill Leen}} | ||
| length2 = 2:32 | | length2 = 2:32 | ||
| title3 = Fireworks | | title3 = Fireworks | ||
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| title4 = Keli Richards | | title4 = Keli Richards | ||
| writer4 = Hopkins | | writer4 = {{hlist|Hopkins|Leen}} | ||
| length4 = 3:04 | | length4 = 3:04 | ||
| title5 = Just South of Nowhere | | title5 = Just South of Nowhere | ||
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| length9 = 2:21 | | length9 = 2:21 | ||
| title10 = Cold River Dick | | title10 = Cold River Dick | ||
| writer10 = Wilson | | writer10 = {{hlist|Wilson|Valenzuela|Leen|Phillip Rhodes|Scott Johnson}} | ||
| length10 = 1:16 | | length10 = 1:16 | ||
| title11 = Christine Irene | | title11 = Christine Irene | ||
| writer11 = Wilson | | writer11 = {{hlist|Wilson|Valenzuela}} | ||
| length11 = 2:42 | | length11 = 2:42 | ||
| title12 = Number One | | title12 = Number One | ||
| writer12 = [[John Lennon]] | | writer12 = {{hlist|[[John Lennon]]|[[Paul McCartney]]|[[Neil Innes]]}} | ||
| length12 = 2:35 | | length12 = 2:35 | ||
| title13 = Idiot Summer | | title13 = Idiot Summer | ||
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| title14 = [[Back of a Car]] | | title14 = [[Back of a Car]] | ||
| writer14 = [[Alex Chilton]] | | writer14 = {{hlist|[[Alex Chilton]]|[[Andy Hummel]]}} | ||
| length14 = 2:43 | | length14 = 2:43 | ||
| title15 = Allison Road '94 | | title15 = Allison Road '94 | ||
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| title16 = Hold Me Down | | title16 = Hold Me Down | ||
| note16 = Live | | note16 = Live | ||
| writer16 = Hopkins | | writer16 = {{hlist|Hopkins|Wilson}} | ||
| length16 = 4:55 | | length16 = 4:55 | ||
| title17 = Hey Jealousy | | title17 = Hey Jealousy | ||
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| title18 = Mrs. Rita | | title18 = Mrs. Rita | ||
| note18 = Live | | note18 = Live | ||
| writer18 = Swafford | | writer18 = {{hlist|Swafford|Valenzuela}} | ||
| length18 = 4:20 | | length18 = 4:20 | ||
| title19 = 29 | | title19 = 29 | ||
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| title20 = [[The Jeffersons|Movin' On Up]] | | title20 = [[The Jeffersons|Movin' On Up]] | ||
| note20 = Live | | note20 = Live | ||
| writer20 = [[Jeff Barry]] | | writer20 = {{hlist|[[Jeff Barry]]|[[Ja'net Dubois]]}} | ||
| length20 = 2:57 | | length20 = 2:57 | ||
| title21 = [[Folsom Prison Blues]] | | title21 = [[Folsom Prison Blues]] | ||
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New Miserable Experience is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Gin Blossoms, released on August 4, 1992. The album was released to little fanfare and relatively lackluster reviews. However, nearly a year after its release the lead single "Hey Jealousy" entered the top 40 in the United States and then in various charts around the world.[1] With "Found Out About You" following as a single a few months later, the album eventually reached multi-platinum status.[2]
Background
The band's original lead guitarist, Doug Hopkins, was fired near the conclusion of the recording sessions for the album, ostensibly for his persistent alcohol problems. His replacement, Scott Johnson, is listed as a member of the band in the liner notes, but did not play on the album. Just as the album was becoming a success at the end of 1993, Hopkins died by suicide.
New Miserable ExperienceTemplate:'s initial release had completely different packaging. The album's original cover artwork depicted the Arizona desert. Several songs on the album were written with references to the area, people, and events surrounding the band at the time, such as "Mrs. Rita", which is a song about a local psychic from the Gin Blossoms' hometown of Tempe, Arizona. The majority of the songs rely on a melody-driven pop style, while the final track, "Cheatin'", leans into country.
The album was re-released in late summer 1993 with a new cover without the original Arizona desert photo. This re-release in conjunction with A&M's newfound support of the album. Lead singer Robin Wilson specifically requested artistic control over the new release, recalling, "I did insist that I have total control over the new cover. So what you see on New Miserable Experience, those are all my photographs. I did the layout, I handwrote all the lyrics and I made sure that I had control over that."[3]
Musical style
The album's music has been described as alternative rock,[4][5] jangle pop,[6][2] and power pop.[7]
Critical reception
Rolling Stone critic Paul Evans praised New Miserable Experience, saying it "sounds both fresh and highly personal."[8] In his review for AllMusic, Rick Anderson called the album "a tight and lean collection of brilliant, edgy pop music".[9] Evan Rytlewski of Pitchfork described it as "a tender and sincere record that made the band famous while they grappled with tragedy."[10]
Track listing
To celebrate the album's tenth anniversary in 2002, a deluxe edition containing an extra disc of demos, outtakes and live performances was released by the label.[11] The Rarities Album was released separately in Abbreviated form in 2010 as Rarities, missing the three cuts from Dusted.
- Tracks 1–3: from Dusted (1989)
- Tracks 4–6: from Up and Crumbling (1991)
- Track 7: outtake from New Miserable Experience
- Tracks 8–11: from Shut Up and Smoke (1994); "Soul Deep" also appears on the soundtrack album from the movie Speed
- Track 12: outtake from Shut Up and Smoke
- Track 13: from Music from the Motion Picture Wayne's World 2 (1993)
- Track 14: previously unreleased; intended for a Big Star tribute album
- Tracks 15, 22: alternate versions of songs from New Miserable Experience
- Tracks 16–21: recorded live on May 13, 1993, at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California
Personnel
Gin Blossoms
- Robin Wilson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Doug Hopkins – guitars (Credited for performance and writing, uncredited as an active bandmember)
- Jesse Valenzuela – guitars, mandolin, background vocals, lead vocals on "Cheatin'"
- Bill Leen – bass guitar
- Phillip Rhodes – percussion, drums
Additional personnel
- Robert Becker – piano on "Until I Fall Away" and "Pieces of the Night"
- C. J. Chenier – accordion on "Cajun Song"
- Robby Turner – pedal steel guitar on "Cheatin'" and "Cajun Song"
Production
- Producers: Gin Blossoms, John Hampton
- Engineer: John Hampton
- Assistant Engineer: James "Left Of" Senter
- Mixing: John Hampton
- Mastering: George Marino
- Art direction: Barrie Goshko
- Design: Barrie Goshko
- Photography: Jay Blakesberg, Robin Wilson
- Crew: Jim Coleman, Scott Guess, Mike Chappell
- Recorded at Ardent Studios (Memphis, Tennessee), except: "Allison Road" and "Mrs. Rita", recorded at: AB Recorders (Phoenix, Arizona) by Andy Barret
Original 1992 release:
- Art direction and design: Rowan Moore
- Photography: Dennis Keeley
- Radiator: Kelly Ray
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chart| Chart (1992–1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 63 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[13] | 54 |
Certifications
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References
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