Singer Robin Wilson recently encountered a friend who had heard the new Gin Blossoms' single, "Learning the Hard Way," on the radio. At first, the friend was aghast. "I thought, 'Who the hell has the audacity to sound this much like the Gin Blossoms?" he told Wilson.
Indeed, the Gin Blossoms' inventive, instantly appealing smart pop has proven so influential that Wilson's friend can be forgiven for initially thinking that the song might be by one of the band's many imitators. He might also be forgiven for not realizing that after a difficult...
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