{"product_id":"scattered-smothered-covered","title":"Scattered Smothered \u0026 Covered - 4007","description":"Amazon.com\n\nProudly wearing their reputation as the \"ultimate bar band,\" Hootie \u0026amp; the Blowfish have proven decisively that in a pop-music taproom bristling with full-bodied micro-brews and exotic imports, there are plenty who still crave Budweiser--and often Bud Light. It's hardly surprising then that in compiling this rarities collection, the band invited its fan base to choose a third of the album's 15 tracks (and its cover design) by voting at the Web site of a beer company. The result is a de facto tribute to much of the band's own favorite music, from vintage staples such as Roy Orbison's \"Dream Baby,\" \"Use Me\" by Bill Withers, and Zeppelin's \"Hey Hey What Can I Do\" (13.98% of the virtual pub poll) through R.E.M.'s \"Driver 8,\" the Reivers' \"Araby,\" and \"Almost Home\" (14.24%) to seemingly improbable choices such as an unplugged rendition of Tom Waits's \"I Hope I Don't Fall in Love with You,\" Vic Chestnutt's \"Gravity of the Situation,\" and the Smiths' \"Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want\" (13.11%). Even on Kim Richey's countrified \"Let Me Be Your Man\" (the poll topper at 15.47%), Darius Rucker and company display an uncanny ability to unify--and homogenize--seemingly disparate material into their own endlessly bubbly brew. Even if all of it doesn't all taste great, it's definitely less filling. --Jerry McCulley\n\nProduct Description\n\nOften referred to as the \"Ultimate Bar Band,\" Hootie \u0026amp; The Blowfish has always enjoyed performing songs by their favorite artists - such as R.E.M., Roy Orbison, and Austin, Texas cult heroes, the Reivers - both on stage and in the studio. A great many of these cover versions have been available overseas as B-sides or bonus tracks, but none of these recordings have yet to be included on a domestically-released Hootie album.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00004Z3F1\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GGV.B00004Z3F1.LN\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Like New\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hootie \u0026amp; The Blowfish\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio CD\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49564556198186,"sku":"GGV.B00004Z3F1.LN","price":10.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/0819\/9210\/files\/skuimage_cb933cf9-e42e-4010-9a88-bbc96e08b1f8.jpg?v=1731172402","url":"https:\/\/recycle4.com\/products\/scattered-smothered-covered","provider":"Recycle4","version":"1.0","type":"link"}