The RISE Of BLUES TRAVELER Who WROTE RUN-AROUND & 'HOOK'

If you guys want to know more about Popper’s fight with the black crowes on stern I’ve done a whole video on it https://youtu.be/_shbjDHKPUQ?si=pbnUYXdq-ziOvOSA

Black kid coming from the hood and luvin music. I recognized there talent and still play them. How did i discover them.... working at a computet retail store. They had a different sound that stood out. Fav is The Mountains Win Again. One of my fav to play when going hiking. We only live once..... enjoy the world while you can, and limit your hate.

I met Popper at a party in Princeton (I lived in nearby PA) right before the first record came out. I had a drum set there from a previous jam session, and my buddy had a couple of guitars. Our host encouraged us to play, and we cobbled together a little power trio to back up Popper. At this point, I'd never heard him play or sing. He called out some blues tune, and proceeded to just blow the roof off the place. Later that week, we went to some joint in New York to see the band, and they had like 300 people packed into this tiny little room. It was one of those dancing-on-the-tables type nights. I was an instant fan.

The most polite, considerate audience was at a Blues Traveller show. Fantastic show it was.

From 1989 through 1993, there was no better blues / jam rock band. I saw them around 50 times in this era and they were dripping with true power jam rock, exploding every 100 to 1000 seat standing room bar or small theatre into an insane ecstatic frenzies. They mastered their instruments, wrote beautiful songs and could take songs into the ether or in any direction just to land gracefully back to Earth. Unfortunately to most OG fans, the album "Four" and the included hits made them fall into the pop MTV area. They deserved every cent but it got a tad fluffy. Chan, the guitarist, has said this much in a few interviews. It killed their hunger where the money brought a certain laziness. To me, "Travellers & Thieves" is the best rock / jam album of the 1990's. All songs are legendary in both lyrics and instrumental sections. A true classic. Great video. Thanks.

The song "Hook" was such a big middle finger to the music industry, and I love it

Even though Blues Traveler aren't a band I listen to regularly, I respect them, and their two big hits capture their style really well. I saw them live twice and was fortunate to have Chan Kinchla as my very first interview for a local newspaper I wrote for. Glad their music still resonates!

I have something in common with the lead singer. At one point I was 500.91 pounds (in freedom units), and today I am at 178 and have been there for almost two decades now. We had the exact same surgery.

I've seen hundreds of famous bands live, and Blues Traveler is the tightest rock band I've ever heard.

John Popper is an insanely talented harmonica player

Bobby Sheehan was an amazing bassist!

Such a great and often overlooked band from the 90s

I have been to hundreds of concerts. Nothing has ever been as good as the vibe and groove that I experienced at one of their shows in the late 90s that stretched to about 4 hours long. They were an electric jam band.

The album, travelers and thieves is incredible

They had an awesome cameo in the movie Kingpin

Blues Traveler arguably helped kick off the old school hard rock revival that began when grunge fizzled in the mid-90s, and though I don’t really listen to them much nowadays, they were a needed breath of fresh air in their prime. I caught them at The HORDE festival in ‘97 along with Primus and Neil Young. One of the better concerting events of my teens.

They are my all-time favorite band. I've seen them many times, and they never disappoint

My cousin and I saw them in Chicago at soldier Field when they opened for the stones. That was a fantastic concert. 🤘🏻✌🏼😊

When i need a break from.the raw aggression of my usual musical taste these guys are always nice to hear

I truly enjoy the full musicianship of this band. I play bass and have mad respect for these guys! The songwriting brilliance of "Hook"!