Monday, October 31, 2016

"Haze" by Dishwalla

Dishwalla is one of many one-hit post-grunge wonders from the 90s, rising to fame with "Counting Blue Cars". That song drove to #15 in 1996 and helped move their debut album, "Pet Your Friends", to #89. They released another cool song called "Charlie Brown's Parents" but it didn't see any chart success on the Top 100.

"Pet Your Friends" is filled with great tunes that should have made this band at least as successful as others of the era. J.R. Richards has an amazing voice and the band uses dynamic textures throughout the music to keep things interesting. "Haze" should have been a huge hit, as well as the gorgeous ballad, "Give".

The band released a follow-up record in 1998 called "And You Think You Know What Life's About", but it stalled at #164 without a charting single. Their third album, the sublime "Opaline", fared even worse at #192. It lacks a commercial feel, but the album is amazing.

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