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It’s not every band that’s still staking out new musical territory and embracing fresh challenges more than 22 years into their career, but that’s the case with Blues Traveler. Having long ago graduated from the jam-band underground to mainstream stardom, the iconoclastic combo has consistently stuck to its guns and played by its own rules.

For their new release (and Verve Forecast debut) North Hollywood Shootout, the quintet ventured out of their creative comfort zone to explore some adventurous new horizons. The resulting album is a landmark in Blues Traveler’s large and widely loved body of work, demonstrating the enduring strengths of the band’s songwriting while capturing the spontaneous spirit of their legendary live shows.

The aforementioned body of work encompasses eight studio albums and four live discs, six of them certified Gold or Platinum, with combined worldwide sales of more than ten million units. The band’s best-known single, “Run-Around,” was the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history. Along the way, the band has played more than 2000 live shows in front of more than three million people.

“We’re still trying to reconcile the different things we do, and cultivate what we’re individually good at into something that’s bigger than the sum of its parts,” notes frontman and harmonica-slinger John Popper. “When we’re all playing and it’s working, it becomes this separate entity, and that’s still the thing that we’re chasing.”

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yeah-julian wrote:
last month

i love blues traveler. and they put me in an adventuring mood.

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henry352 wrote:
August 2009

Nothing better than sing along the fast part of Hook...

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kreisky wrote:
August 2009

But Anyway!

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ppkm wrote:
August 2009

If anyone has the live track from the woodstock album a while back, could you send it to me please? I forget what it was. Maybe "But Anyway" or "Hook." I just can't get a hold of that track or find it to purchase it on any site. Please and thank you!

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thekidwiththefa wrote:
June 2009

John should really stop going on Twitter while he's high >_>.

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Frodus23 wrote:
June 2009

"Alone" still stands, well, alone, as the best BT tune IMO. Chan's acoustic, Popper's voice & songwriting, and then that change... wow.

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philndabeats wrote:
March 2009

Saw them play live in the middle of a farm field outside of Athens GA. UGA Along with a few other bands back in the day. Was great you could actually just walk right up to the stage and watch tem play like 4 feet from you. Great memory.

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thekidwiththefa wrote:
March 2009

http://bluestraveler.com/site.php?content=gallery There's the gallery, enjoy.

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thekidwiththefa wrote:
March 2009

I found some excellent photos on the Blues Traveler website, if anyone wants to help upload some of them as avatars on here, that'd be great! I got one up so far...

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refillecv wrote:
February 2009

love his voice, so soothing

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Tino374 wrote:
February 2009

John Popper is AMAZING at the hermonica!

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stealyourface67 wrote:
February 2009

who doesn't dig some '95 BT? It's almost imposible!

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jazzyclip wrote:
January 2009

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TasostheGeek wrote:
January 2009

i love them just awesome

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marcejmnz wrote:
December 2008

♥♥

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josh_down wrote:
December 2008

i only just got into em after watching blues brothers 200 on saturday night... i can't stop listening to them now lol

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thekidwiththefa wrote:
November 2008

I want to see em live, but I doubt they'll ever get into Canada. And to agree with the guy below, Zygote is damn amazing. Traveler's & Thieves is their best album in my opinion. But I think they did a really good job with the new one. Better than the other newish ones anyhow.

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Thorens wrote:
November 2008

Hey Guys, does this melody ring a bell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arNV1auAqNY - Definitely "Run Around" - no? Or am I hearing things?

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kellychicky wrote:
November 2008

You have not enjoyed them live until you have seen them at Red Rocks in Colorado..........AMAZING SHOWS

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Banehammer wrote:
November 2008

You guys should check out Popper's solo CD: Zygote.

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