{"product_id":"gin-blossoms-new-miserable-experience","title":"Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFew albums have carried as much joy and heartbreak in equal measure as \u003cem\u003eNew Miserable Experience\u003c\/em\u003e. Released on August 4, 1992 on A\u0026amp;M Records, the Gin Blossoms' breakthrough record arrived quietly, with little fanfare and modest expectations. Nearly a year passed before lead single \"Hey Jealousy\" crept into the top 40 and began its slow-burning conquest of alternative radio. By the time \"Found Out About You,\" \"Allison Road,\" and \"Until I Fall Away\" had followed it into regular rotation, the album had become one of the most beloved guitar pop records of the decade, eventually achieving multi-platinum status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe shadow behind the success is impossible to separate from the story of the album. Guitarist and principal songwriter Doug Hopkins, whose compositions gave \u003cem\u003eNew Miserable Experience\u003c\/em\u003e its distinctive mix of euphoric melody and barely concealed anguish, was fired near the end of the recording sessions due to persistent struggles with alcoholism. His replacement Scott Johnson is listed in the liner notes but did not play on the record. The songs remain Hopkins' songs through and through, bittersweet and brilliant, written by someone who understood both joy and pain from the inside. Just as the album was reaching the height of its commercial success at the end of 1993, Hopkins took his own life. He was 32 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Miserable Experience\u003c\/em\u003e endures as one of the defining power pop albums of the 1990s and a testament to the songwriting genius of a deeply troubled and deeply gifted artist. This 25th anniversary vinyl pressing is a fitting tribute to a record that deserves to be heard by every generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":47264851263650,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/5024\/3490\/files\/3524478.jpg?v=1778711976","url":"https:\/\/staticatx.com\/products\/gin-blossoms-new-miserable-experience","provider":"Static ATX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}