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Blues Traveler — The Mountains Win Again
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HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 14:38
 
Well done all around,nice vocal work.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jul 03, 2010 - 15:21
 
 peacockangel wrote:
you win again  :-(
 
I had this on cassette! Dropped it accidentally, the case broke, and then I lost the cassette and never replaced it.  Guess it's about time I put it on my list of stuff to buy/re-buy.  Dunno why - I have shelves of CDs I haven't listened to in over a year.  I do like Blues Traveler, though - listening to John Popper's exceptional harmonica-ing is like watching a butterfly - you never know where it's gonna go, but you know it'll get there eventually.{#Sunny}

peacockangel
(Phoenix)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 10:32
 
you win again  :-(

katearhar
(Intersection of Rock and Hard Place)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 10:31
 
Meee Likey!

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 20:26
 


This song is soooo good for the ears...



WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 09:29
 
 mandolin wrote:
...holy crap, how does he hit, no less bend, those high notes?!.

{#Eek}
 
Popper, right? Chromatic harp.


ortallcowgirl
(Globe, Arizona)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 09:26
 
The mix of his voice, the instruments, and the lyrics make this band one of my favorites.  Wish they made more music.  I love their version of the blues!

That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 13:01
 

Everybody and their mother plays the blues guitar, but not everybody and their mother plays
the blues guitar like that .. wonderful blues & great memories.



dkwalika
(Upper Midwest)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:59
 
I was at the Madison '97 Stones show and Blues Traveler was very good.

quatsch wrote:
For some stupid reason (money, probably), I decided to avoid the entire show in Madison, WI (and now I missed the Stones again when they cancelled Honolulu a year and a half ago). Regret sucks.




musickat
(Mid MO)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:58
 
A decent song but I still don't like his harp playing.   too high pitched  —  hard on the ears.

crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:57
 
 flyin_bri wrote:

I knew a guy in college who did the same thing, only for Nine Inch Nails' "Closer". He hung it on her dorm room door! He was creepy and she was ultra-clean, and she was shocked. I think that may have been his intention, but talk about poor taste! At least your effort was . . . .well . . . a song! (And it wasn't me, really, this isn't one of those confessionals. it just stuck with me for 14 years or so).
 
That would shock most anyone..and stick with them. Poor girl.


erichb
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:56
 
I would like to thank Anheuser Busch for forever ruining this song for me.  I hear this song now and a voice in the back of my head exclaims "Buschhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

chadlymn
(Apple Valley, MN)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:56
 
Man I love this tune!!!  So many mood changes.

imille
(Lone Star State)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:55
 
For some reason......I feel like having a beverage. {#Stupid}

Dancing_banana
(Philadelphia, PA)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 12:54
 
I haven't heard this song in such a long time. One of my favorite blues.

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 12:35
 
...holy crap, how does he hit, no less bend, those high notes?!.

{#Eek}

quatsch
(Honolulu, HI)
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 15:48
 
Marina1 wrote:
Luv this disc too. ALMOST saw them open for the Stones in 1998? I think. Missed the opening act , one of life's regrets.


For some stupid reason (money, probably), I decided to avoid the entire show in Madison, WI (and now I missed the Stones again when they cancelled Honolulu a year and a half ago).

Regret sucks.
flyin_bri
(tucson ('c' before 's'))
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 15:47
 
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Oh man, I transcribed lyrics from this song into the last love letter to a girl who was breaking my heart... silly boy.


I knew a guy in college who did the same thing, only for Nine Inch Nails' "Closer". He hung it on her dorm room door! He was creepy and she was ultra-clean, and she was shocked. I think that may have been his intention, but talk about poor taste! At least your effort was . . . .well . . . a song!

(And it wasn't me, really, this isn't one of those confessionals. it just stuck with me for 14 years or so).
More_Cowbell
(North of Chicago, IL, USA)
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 15:43
 
kindermanltd wrote:


Coors: The label’s white lettering and Rocky Mountain icon turn blue once the beer reaches optimal drinking temperature.

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:yc2Mx0gn3tQJ:www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp%3Fvnu_content_id%3D1003562729+blue+mountain+beer+coors&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=safari


I can use a Coors right NOW!
vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 15:41
 



Dave_K
(Waterbury, CT)
Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 05:16
 
marmelock wrote:
Guess who plays the Slide....
Right, that's Warren Haynes!


Oh - that's what made me look. Is there any Mule played or is it too hard? Solo Warren could fit.

FWIW - I happen to like Blues Traveler, Popper & harmonica in general.
Krow_Pie
(Venice, California)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 16:37
 
What is this? Skid Row?
wycado
(Smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 16:35
 
This is a change of pace for these guys. Very good song.
kindermanltd
(American, man.)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 06:34
 
MusicAddict wrote:


Guess it's not very effective advertising, b/c this tune is used in Busch beer commercials, not Coors.


Coors: The label’s white lettering and Rocky Mountain icon turn blue once the beer reaches optimal drinking temperature.

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:yc2Mx0gn3tQJ:www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp%3Fvnu_content_id%3D1003562729+blue+mountain+beer+coors&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=safari

FlatCat
(Chicago)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 06:32
 
freddyfender wrote:
I know this is the comments section, but I so tire of all the critics who haven't done sh..t in there lives and are only able to belittle what others have accomplished.


Someone hit a nerve, eh? How about getting some data before you slander a group like the RP listenership? I'll bet that a lot of them are highly accomplished people. The ones that I know are for sure. And many of the comments are thoughtful and articulate.
MusicAddict
(Powhatan, VA)
Posted: Jan 04, 2008 - 19:25
 
More_Cowbell wrote:
Are the mountains blue yet? I am ready for a Coors


Guess it's not very effective advertising, b/c this tune is used in Busch beer commercials, not Coors.
More_Cowbell
(North of Chicago, IL, USA)
Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 10:16
 
Are the mountains blue yet? I am ready for a Coors
Marina1
(Edmonton, Alberta)
Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 10:14
 
Luv this disc too. ALMOST saw them open for the Stones in 1998? I think. Missed the opening act , one of life's regrets.
siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 14:53
 
radiozep wrote:
Add to theme...

Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction, please...

Oh, certainly! Please?
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 14:52
 
Oh man, I transcribed lyrics from this song into the last love letter to a girl who was breaking my heart... silly boy.
Alpine
(N39d39mW121d30m)
Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 14:52
 
AAAAHHHHHH! My Ears!
siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 14:52
 
freddyfender wrote:


Wow, I love songs with harmonica in them. Perhaps you could turn me onto the recordings you have made so I could enjoy them as well.

Does my sarcasm ooze from the previous statement? I know this is the comments section, but I so tire of all the critics who haven't done sh..t in there lives and are only able to belittle what others have accomplished. Oh yeah, regarding the song, I think it is an excellent number.

You go, Freddyfender!
Pyro
Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 14:52
 
Izzat David Lindley on slide?

*edit* should have backscrolled...Warren Haynes? Hmmmm. Don't think so. Was it Chan Kinchla, their regular guitarist?
freddyfender
(Colorado Springs....deep inside the belly of the Evangelical beast)
Posted: Jul 31, 2007 - 18:20
 
algrif wrote:

I second that (or should that be third?) I play the harp. But this guy is just frenetic in a baaaad way. Hyperactive? I dunno. But I really hate it. Yet it is obvious that he could actually play decent harp if he put his mind to it.

Clapton said more than once that playing guitar is about the pauses, like a Japanese painting is about the spaces. The harp is the same. Listen to Sonny Boy Williamson for instance to demonstrate the truth of that.


Wow, I love songs with harmonica in them. Perhaps you could turn me onto the recordings you have made so I could enjoy them as well.

Does my sarcasm ooze from the previous statement? I know this is the comments section, but I so tire of all the critics who haven't done sh..t in there lives and are only able to belittle what others have accomplished. Oh yeah, regarding the song, I think it is an excellent number.

freddyfender
(Colorado Springs....deep inside the belly of the Evangelical beast)
Posted: Jul 31, 2007 - 18:10
 
Alpine wrote:
I f*&*^* hate harmonica. Especially but this fat f*&%^.


Your an idiot.
Alifreckles50
(Frederick, MD)
Posted: Apr 28, 2007 - 10:27
 
AlienRelic wrote:

The vocals aren't that great either.


Gonna have to agree with both of you....I think it's almost over now...

Fiji5555
(Over The River And Through The Woods)
Posted: Mar 27, 2007 - 20:27
 
LizDeines wrote:
His voice does something to me. I wish I never found out what he looks like, the fantasy was so much better.


I'm sure the feeling is mutual
Mari
(île de lesvos)
Posted: Mar 12, 2007 - 06:35
 
... tweeked it up a wee bit there must be that harmonica, wow!
marmelock
(Frankfurt, Home of the EAGLES!)
Posted: Mar 12, 2007 - 06:32
 
Guess who plays the Slide....
Right, that's Warren Haynes!
LizDeines
(Where it always snows)
Posted: Mar 12, 2007 - 06:31
 
His voice does something to me. I wish I never found out what he looks like, the fantasy was so much better.
milehighYinzer
(717 E. Colfax Ave, Denver)
Posted: Feb 24, 2007 - 14:43
 
Alpine wrote:
I f*&*^* hate harmonica. Especially but this fat f*&%^.
John Popper is skinny now since he got his stomach stapled.
Alpine
(N39d39mW121d30m)
Posted: Feb 24, 2007 - 14:28
 
I f*&*^* hate harmonica. Especially but this fat f*&%^.
ChrisInCT
Posted: Feb 24, 2007 - 14:26
 
okobojicat wrote:
Wow, a lot of people ripping on BT. I love this CD. But that's just me, I guess.



I'm with ya!
AlienRelic
(east of Eden)
Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 10:37
 
pannaramma wrote:
ruined by the harmonica. aural torture.

The vocals aren't that great either.
willmcnaught
(Eugene Oregon)
Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 10:37
 
could be one of the most over rated bands ever
drtjdel
(Saratoga, CA)
Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 10:36
 
Wow! A tea kettle solo!
ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 10:35
 
Donovan - There is a Mountain
then this

http://www.radioparadise.com/rp2-content.php?name=Music&func=search&type=title&search=mountain

sad to see there's no chance Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song would be up next :(
okobojicat
(Dreaming of the Moravian Highlands)
Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 10:35
 
Wow, a lot of people ripping on BT. I love this CD. But that's just me, I guess.
radiozep
Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 10:34
 
Add to theme...

Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction, please...
gregorbill
(PDX)
Posted: Jan 10, 2007 - 20:08
 
Worst harmonica solo ever. But then that's true of every Blues Traveler song. Someone please take the chromatic harmonica away from him... and beat him with it.