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In last round of our "One Hit Wonder" series, we gave a listen to Bringing Down the Horse by The Wallflowers. Overall the album was generally liked with some differences of opinion on some of the positives and negatives of the album. We also mature and share our reasoning of what qualifies as a one hit wonder and decide if this band qualifies based off the performance of "One Headlight" and the rest of the slbum. Tune in to the episode to see what we thought of it. As always, for show notes and access to all our episodes, please visit us at thesoniccollective.com.

The Sonic Collective Podcast is back for their September 2023 pick. Darren Scott dives into why he chose this album for a full review. After completing our past four episodes based on 1-hit wonders, this is a great way to show an artist that was huge after one album but mainstrem success never followed. Do you remember this album from 1988, or are you just hearing Luke Combs version and thinking that is a beautiful song. Listen along to the original and see if this entire album stands the test of time and what Sonic Collective members think of this.

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As you know we’ve been doing a series of picks based on the idea of whether the artist is a one hit wonder or not. This month’s pick is One Headlight off The Wallflower’s 1996 Album “Bringing Down the Horse”, and was a smash hit for its time. The song was written by Jakob Dylan, band frontman and son of famous folk singer Bob Dylan. Join us at the end of the month to hear our thoughts on whether The Wallflowers are a one hit wonder, or is there more beyond One Headlight for us to know and love.

In the third installment of our One Hit Wonders round, we listened to Blu Cantrell's debut album, So Blu.
The album was released in 2001 and featured the very famous and very awesome song "Hit em' up Style (Oops!)". But what about the rest of the album? Equally awesome? Well, that's what we endeavored to find out this month as we dissected So Blu. Does Blu Cantrell deserve to be better known for her body of work? Was she done dirty? We seemed to be aligned for the most part. Tune in to the episode to see what we thought of it. As always, for show notes and access to all our episodes, please visit us at thesoniccollective.com.
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As we continue to explore one-hit wonders, we seek to understand whether the artist truly deserves the title of One-Hit Wonder, and if the rest of their album/discography is worth exploration.
This month, Alain has chosen Blu Cantrell’s 2001 album So Blu, which features her best-known hit song, Hit Em Up Style (Oops!). It was her debut single, released in summer of 2001 and dominated the charts worldwide. Yet, in the 20+ years since, Blu Cantrell is still best known for this one song, making her qualify for one-hit wonder status... But is that fair? What about the rest of her music? That is what we'll be uncovering this month. Listen along and join us at the end of July for our review!

So here, it is, the second review of our One Hit Wonders round, this time listening to New Radicals’ Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too.
The album was released October 16, 1998, and is essentially an album by lead singer, Gregg Alexander, who is the only person to play on all the album’s tracks. He enlisted a swath of session musicians (28) to play instruments while recording, really making this an album of hired guns. The very successful You Get What You Give charted high on most Top 40 lists around the world, then the band broke up in 1999. A second single, Someday We’ll Know, was released shortly after the band called it quits and the rest is history.