History Music / GinBlossoms

Hey jealousy.''
-->"Hey Jealousy"

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: somewhere in the 3-5 range.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Jesse Valenzuela was the original lead vocalist of the band but then switched roles with guitarist Robin Wilson who has since been the primary vocalist for the band. Valenzuela though has since perform lead vocals on a couple of tracks

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Jesse Valenzuela was the original lead vocalist of the band but then switched roles with guitarist Robin Wilson who has since been the primary vocalist for the band. Valenzuela though has since perform lead vocals on a couple of tracks
* YourCheatingHeart: "Found Out About You" is a very emotionally bleak song about this. "Cheatin'" on the other hand is a humorous song about the singer trying to make a ridiculous excuse for his own affair.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Jesse Valenzuela was the original lead vocalist of Music/GinBlossoms but them switched roles with guitarist Robin Wilson who has since been the primary vocalist for the band. Valenzuela though has since perform lead vocals on a couple of tracks

Gin Blossoms is an American PowerPop band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C. Fields with gin blossoms", referring to what appeared to be the actor's gin-ravaged nose, but was actually a skin condition known as rosacea. They hit it big in 1993, when the singles "Hey Jealousy", "Found Out About You", "Allison Road" and "Until I Fall Away" from their 1992 album ''New Miserable Experience'' all became major pop and rock radio hits.

* TheSomethngSong: "Cajun Song" (presumably named after it's zydeco-style accordion breaks)

* YourCheatingHeart: "Found Out About You" is a very emotionally bleak song about this.

Founding guitarist and songwriter Doug Hopkins killed himself 1993, shortly after he had been dismissed from the band. The band broke up in 1997 after their third album ''Congratulations...I'm Sorry'', but reformed in the mid-2000s.

* ShoutOut: to people and places in the Tempe area; the song ''Mrs. Rita'' is about a local psychic.

* BreakawayPopHit: "Til I Hear It From You", one of their biggest pop hits, was originally released on the soundtrack to the box office failure ''Film/EmpireRecords''.

* ThePeteBest: Doug Hopkins is one of the more tragic examples.
* ShoutOut: to people and places in the Tempe area; the song ''Mrs. Rita'' is about a local psychic.
* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aVI2I7G9lw Competition Smile]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp1ho_VbnNc 29]], and many of the early demos, in particular [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2kjqs_dQ5E My Biggest Date]]. Yeah. The guy who wrote that offed himself. Big surprise.
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* MoodWhiplash: The band's second major label album, ''Congratulations...I'm Sorry'', is named for the the band dealing with simultaneously being congratulated on becoming successful with their first major label album ''New Miserable Experience' while at the same time having people express sympathy for Hopkin's tragic death.

* MoodWhiplash: ''Congratulations...I'm Sorry'' is named for the the band dealing with simultaneously being congratulated on becoming successful while at the same time having people express sympathy for Hopkin's tragic death.

* TearJerker: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aVI2I7G9lw Competition Smile]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp1ho_VbnNc 29]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_0_SB4-6o Until I Fall Away]]

* BreakawayPopHit: "Til I Hear It From You", one of their biggest pop hits, was originally released on the soundtrack to the box office failure ''EmpireRecords''.

* EarWorm: All the hits, really.