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Gin Blossoms - "Follow You Down" and "Til I Hear It From You" (Original Post) steelyboo Nov 2025 OP
I have such mixed emotions about the Gin Blossoms, they fucked over Doug Hopkins dem4decades Nov 2025 #1
Didn't know that. Kinda sucks, they were a good band. steelyboo Nov 2025 #2
I still love their songs but it's with a grain of salt. dem4decades Nov 2025 #3
*sigh* I just loved their sound. Still sounds as fresh today as it did then, IMO. tanyev Nov 2025 #4

dem4decades

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1. I have such mixed emotions about the Gin Blossoms, they fucked over Doug Hopkins
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:20 PM
Nov 2025

He was a mess but he wrote the hits, to cut him out was a trash move

dem4decades

(13,857 posts)
3. I still love their songs but it's with a grain of salt.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:35 PM
Nov 2025

You should really read about the band, Doug had a horrible drinking problem, the band forced him to sign over his rights, then he killed himself, at least that's how I remember it. The drinking kind of gives a new meaning to the lyrics of Hey Jeolosy.

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