Album
Four
1994 · Rock, Blues
28 collectors on Gatefold own this
Four is an Alt/Indie album by Blues Traveler, originally released in 1994. On Gatefold: 55 pressings tracked, owned by 28 collectors.
About
After three albums as a major-label cult act, winning fans mostly on the road and through word of mouth, jam band Blues Traveler broke out in a big way with <i>Four</i>. Frontman John Popper’s virtuosic harmonica style was suddenly a pop sound, as the bouncy lovelorn plaint “Run-Around” became a long-running radio staple alongside alt-rock and dance singles. Blues Traveler exploited its mainstream-friendly side knowingly, with another key track here, “Hook,” critiquing the ingredients necessary to reel in a large audience. Though <i>Four</i> doesn’t display the adventurism of a Grateful Dead or an Allman Brothers Band, it shows plenty of affection for their styles, with the closing “Brother John” putting a jumpy, hard-to-pin-down rhythm to use and “The Mountains Win Again” shining light on a soaring slide-guitar line. The album ended up one of the most visible classic-rock-styled releases of its era.
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Tracklist
- 1Run-Around4:40
- 2Stand5:19
- 3Look Around5:42
- 4Fallible4:47
- 5The Mountains Win Again5:06
- 6Freedom4:01
- 7Crash Burn2:59
- 8Price To Pay5:17
- 9Hook4:49
- 10The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly1:55
- 11Just Wait5:34
- 12Brother John6:38
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- warm
- playful
- summer
The fourth studio album from Blues Traveler.
The final track on the album ("Brother John"), written by the late Bassist Boby Sheehan about his younger brother, whose personal problems foreshadowed Bobby's own drug overdose in 1999.
Album Sales: 6,000,000
First Release Date: September 1994
Singles: "Run-Around", "Hook" and "The Mountains Win Again"
US Chart Position: #8 (Billboard 200)
UK Chart Position: --
Awards:
1x Grammy - Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bashiri JohnsonMUSICIAN , PERCUSSION MUSICIAN, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Bob SheehanBACKING VOCALS BAND , BASS , BASS , FRETLESS BASS BAND , BASS , FRETLESS BASS
- Brendan HillBAND , DRUMS, PERCUSSION BAND, DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Chan KinchlaBACKING VOCALS BAND , ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, MANDOLIN BAND , ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR , MANDOLIN
- John PopperBAND , LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, HARMONICA BAND , LEAD VOCALS , BACKING VOCALS , HARMONICA BAND, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, HARMONICA
- Chuck LeavellKEYBOARDS, PIANO MUSICIAN , KEYBOARDS, PIANO MUSICIAN, KEYBOARDS, PIANO
- Jono MansonMUSICIAN , VOCALS MUSICIAN, VOCALS VOCALS
- Paul ShafferKEYBOARDS MUSICIAN , KEYBOARDS MUSICIAN, KEYBOARDS
- Peter Malcolm KavakavichDRUMS , SHRUTI BOX DRUMS, TAMBORA, SHRUTI BOX MUSICIAN , TAMBORA, SHRUTI BOX
- Warren HaynesGUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR MUSICIAN, GUITAR
28 collectors on Gatefold own this · 55 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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