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Just when it seemed as if Blues Traveler were settling into a nice, mature roots groove, the band up and makes a star-studded crossover pop album from 2006. The hitch is, Blow Up the Moon arrives in 2015, about a decade or more removed from the glory days of all involved. Apart from Thompson Square, a country act who first debuted in 2011, the guest stars all had hits several years back: JC Chasez sways in to sing on the title track, Plain White T's of "Hey Delilah" fame play on "Nikkia's Prom," Bowling for Soup show up for two songs, as do 3OH!3, and fellow class-of-1997 alumni Jewel and Hanson both show up for a track apiece as does American Pie survivor Thomas Ian Nichols, looking to show that he's something more than an actor and not doing a bad job of it. All of the artists, even Thomas Ian Nichols, put an indelible stamp on their respective tracks and even if only a handful of cuts feel like true Blues Traveler collaborations -- including the sweet Jewel ballad "Hearts Are Still Awake" -- the appeal of Blow Up the Moon is that it feels more like a buffet than a carefully crafted meal; depending on your stylistic persuasion, there may be something to satisfy.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Hurricane - 3OH!3
2 Blow Up the Moon - 3OH!3
3 Castaway - Rome Ramirez
4 Vagabond Blues - Rome Ramirez
5 Top of the World - Hanson
6 Nikkia's Prom - Plain White T's
7 Matador - Thompson Square
8 I Can Still Feel You - Thompson Square
9 The Darkness We All Need - Secondhand Serenade
10 Jackie's Baby - New Hollow
11 Hearts Are Still Awake - Jewel
12 I Know Right - Bowling for Soup
13 Right Here Waiting For You - Bowling for Soup
14 All the Way - Thomas Ian Nicholas
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