Indeed he was a very, very talented troubled soul .... who drank himself into despair then utterly alone, shot himself. I would not raise a glass of beer in his honor, rather he might rest in peace if one person listening to his song found the courage to turn away from alcohol, drugs that cut Doug's life short and instead took the path to sobriety in his name. RIP
That dude wrote their whole legendary first album, pretty much. I think they DID HIM WRONG by firing him the way they did. They could have come up with a compromise I imagine (and I'm not even personally nor remotely involved in that situation at all in any way sense or form...YET I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO PULL UP ON THEIR HIGH HORSE and pretend that the drug intervention show is the way to go!..NOPE... It kills people literally like Doug, and it kills other people who have not died yet... NEVER TALKING TO THE SIBLINGS OF MY FAMILY AGAIN... THOSE OVER USING HYPOCRITES THEMSELVES JUST TRYING TO GET A SLICE OF THE WILL OR WHATEVER THEIR MOTIVE WAS OUT OF THEIR OWN LITTLE SELF-ESTEEM!!)
Wow. To see Doug Hopkins playing this is overwhelming. I didn't know footage existed where he was on lead guitar. Awesome and very sad at the same time. Glad I found this gem though. RIP Doug.
Great video. Priceless really. Doug was an amazing songwriter and guitarist. I wish I could go back in time and see them live in Tempe or Flagstaff back then.
+TheMisterMonkeyman You're most welcome. If it brings back good memories [and maybe introduces the music to newcomers], then mission accomplished. Thanks for taking the time to write a nice note of appreciation :)
Doug was a truly nice guy. I got stuck without a car one night in Tempe and he let me use his to get home. I picked him up the next morning, he drove me back to my house, and we sat listening to Del Amitri while he noodled around on my dad's old guitar.
New Miserable Experience came out when I was in college. But I didn't realize how great these songs were until a few years ago. RIP Doug Hopkins. Depression + booze kills.
Yeah, and so does getting fucked over by your so-called bandmate-friends. They drove him to it. I don't know if you know the story, but they were recording their first album .... he had a problem with drinking at the time, so they put him on a plane and sent him home. He found out later he'd been fired (I don't know if he was even told by them). Then, these bastards make it big on the songs HE FUCKING WROTE!!! They made MILLIONS. And what did they do? Cut him some ridiculous check for $1,500 or something like that. NO WONDER HE KILLED HIMSELF ... WITH "FRIENDS" LIKE THAT .... those bastards. I hope you can sleep at night .... ROBIN.
Jeremy Scott Oh I am now. Although I probably didn’t appreciate what I had back then. I was just too young & dumb. I only wish time didn’t move so fast...
One of my favorite bands...Their first 2 albums were a lesson in great songwriting....Love this version because they picked up the tempo, and you can see they were thinking, " We are going to kick some ass here and show the big wigs what great rock music is! " Figures they came from Tempe, one of the coolest towns on the planet....
Indeed he was a very, very talented troubled soul .... who drank himself into despair then utterly alone, shot himself. I would not raise a glass of beer in his honor as some have suggested but hope he might rest in peace if one person listening to his song found the courage to turn away from alcohol, drugs that cut Doug's life short and instead took the path to sobriety in his name. RIP
I'm going to see the Gins tonight in Schenectady, NY. Thanks for posting this video with Doug, it's great to see him on stage for this song. He wrote so many beautiful, yet painful songs that really did speak as the voice of the early gin blossoms.
You're quite welcome! Really had no idea that there were so few clips with the original guitarist/writer of the band. Many, like yourself, have commented on this fact, and also were happy to see such live footage. Thanks for taking the time to post a comment of appreciation, and enjoy the show :)
which one is Doug? I'm sorry for my ignorance, just saw these guys last Week end and started getting into them more. Is that Robin SInging? Man he is so raw here and you can here the silky vocals begin to come through as he goes on. Thanks
Shared with my GB friends. None of us had ever seen this before, and we find all kinds of bootlegs. I bawled like a baby. This really is a pretty special find. TY!
It amazes me how they sounded completely different than bands and artist from the era of glam metal, heavy metal. I could say they were ahead of the time. Their sound is the mark of what the 90s sound was. The 80s was about great synth music.
It's interesting that when New Miserable Experience came out, this song and a few others had actually been around for awhile. As I recall, NME had a long trip up the charts. The version in this video omits the "Maybe I could use you" stanza. Not to age myself, but I was about 15 when NME came out and I was already listening to stuff like it.
BassPlayerSusan The Dusted album has 3 songs that were rerecorded for NME. But they are faster tempo and arranged different. That is not too unusual for a band to do at the time but it is interesting hearing them in their raw form.
Some years ago, they had his yellow Les Paul guitar and Bill Leen's bass on display at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. One of the tone knobs was missing on the guitar, so someone probably snatched it as a souvenir. I snuck up and plucked the strings, as I figured I'd never get an opportunity like that again.
Nobody seems to mention Jesse's wonderful vocal harmonies in comments of Gin Blossom's videos, or really gives Robin as much credit as he deserves, it takes a special lead vocal to "sell" even the best song. All credit to Doug for his great songs but does the band go anywhere without one of smoothest rock lead vocalists we've ever heard ? A little bit like Roger McGuinn but no twang, just straight, smooth, and expressive, unique.
Just saw them last night and I said to my girlfriend, "Jesse's vocals really make it sound like the Gin Blossoms." No disrespect to Robin at all, but their voices together make that iconic sound.
LOST HORIZONS. This is the first song from Dust, the debut LP from the band recorded for an indie label back in 1989. Also it's included in New Miserable Experience (as the opening track too) the break-through LP in 1992. I'd never seen this performance before. What can i tell as GB fan? Amazing as always my friend. I hope your doing fine.
+steelygray Greetings, my friend! Thanks for the song title and information, as always! A little jet-lagged and tired, but, yes, I managed to dig out a few more clips before the machine broke down on me after one week >_
@anij8226 I don't know what i said yesterday, so seven years ago... wow. Yes, of course "Dusted". I d never found the CD in Buenos Aires, not even in Tower Records. So i bought New Miserable Experience. Cheers
@@steelygrayYea, I didn't notice how old this was, nor did I notice I already commented about it five years ago!!! I guess I'm getting too old to be posting comments on here! 🫢
Maybe it was just me , but I always thought that this song was my own little secret. I never told people about it. It was kind of like when Husker Du was still kind of new. They were our secret. This woman I knew said " It's like a cult." But the songs were so personal , there wasn't a way to talk about them.
Wow this is a great live. Robin sings it more in the old style that he did on Dusted...which I think is more enjoyable than the one on New Miserable Experience.
Jesus someone taught Robin how to sing between 89 and 92 lol...always loved his voice, it's amazing, but I don't know what's going on with parts of this performance. It's like he's just screaming.
I thought he did okay here, but yes, I hear what you mean. Particularly in the first chorus, when he sings "Drink enough of anything", he tightens his throat and pushes way to hard for the top "Drink" and "enough" notes. I think he realizes this, too, because right after that note, he makes a concerted effort to relax his voice.
this is amazing. never seen this I'm a big gb fan. What other clips did you find? ive never seen any video of doug playing this, i'm not sure if doug is playing on the live version from the extended edition of new miserable experience. they skipped part of it.
+MrShane82 Sorry I will disappoint you with this answer, but this performance happended to be part of an awards show on MTV, ages ago, and it is probably the only live clip I have, aside from the one I already posted, performing with KISS many years later. I cannot be sure of this, but if they were shown on the early 120 Minutes program, as an alternative act, then there is a web archive that you can search, and perhaps get lucky to track down some other video clips, or interviews. That archive was mentioned recently on the Dangerous Minds website [search for it, and then search again for 120 Minutes]. Sorry I cannot be of more help than that, but a lot on my plate at the moment ;) Thanks for the nod of appreciation for posting the live clip, and happy it is making many, like yourself, really happy!
Doug was the band Robin was so much better with that killer guitar .. still like them .. takes me right back . All those drunk times in those shitty bars .. good times ..
Well, he was responsible for writing some of their best known hits. I'm sure his death plays some part in his recognition, but I think it's well deserved nonetheless.
Doug Hopkins was freakin amazing. Does anyone know if it's true he once passed out drunk in a bar while dressed like a slice of pizza (for a job)? I thought I read it somewhere. Anyway, I love this video. Thanks to the person who posted it. This is one of my favorite videos featuring Doug (the other is of him singing theme songs like "Scooby Doo").
“She had nothing left to say, so she said she loved me…I stood there grateful for the lie 😢”. One of the best lines Doug ever wrote…
Yeah that one always stood out to me too
One of my favorite gin blo😮ssoms lyrics is on hey jelosy. " if you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down "
It is so good to see Doug playing lead on this song. He rocked! Everyone who can fill up your beer glass and raise it to the man.
Amen brother!!!!
Yep, cheers to that. Love Gin Blossoms ... but they did the guy dirty, in my opinion.
Cheers
Indeed he was a very, very talented troubled soul .... who drank himself into despair then utterly alone, shot himself. I would not raise a glass of beer in his honor, rather he might rest in peace if one person listening to his song found the courage to turn away from alcohol, drugs that cut Doug's life short and instead took the path to sobriety in his name. RIP
That dude wrote their whole legendary first album, pretty much. I think they DID HIM WRONG by firing him the way they did. They could have come up with a compromise I imagine (and I'm not even personally nor remotely involved in that situation at all in any way sense or form...YET I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO PULL UP ON THEIR HIGH HORSE and pretend that the drug intervention show is the way to go!..NOPE... It kills people literally like Doug, and it kills other people who have not died yet... NEVER TALKING TO THE SIBLINGS OF MY FAMILY AGAIN... THOSE OVER USING HYPOCRITES THEMSELVES JUST TRYING TO GET A SLICE OF THE WILL OR WHATEVER THEIR MOTIVE WAS OUT OF THEIR OWN LITTLE SELF-ESTEEM!!)
Doug had that Rock Star vibe..God bless him
Indeed, he was born with a brilliant gift and a afflicting curse.
Wow. To see Doug Hopkins playing this is overwhelming. I didn't know footage existed where he was on lead guitar. Awesome and very sad at the same time. Glad I found this gem though. RIP Doug.
Amen!
@@paulthedragon3650 Cool to see someone else is watching this in 2022! I find myself coming back to this video. Makes me sad though…RIP Doug
glad you comment on Doug!!
New footage of Gin Blossoms w/Doug
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Thank you Doug. Those of us who lived through this shit will never forget you.
I'd drink enough of anything to make this era come back again
Bruce Springsteen said song writers are desperate people - thanx doug Hopkins for your talent...still shinin'
Great video. Priceless really. Doug was an amazing songwriter and guitarist. I wish I could go back in time and see them live in Tempe or Flagstaff back then.
Thank you so much for posting this. It was great to see Doug playing live. He was such a rock star. He deserves to be remembered. Well done. Peace.
+TheMisterMonkeyman You're most welcome. If it brings back good memories [and maybe introduces the music to newcomers], then mission accomplished. Thanks for taking the time to write a nice note of appreciation :)
Doug was a truly nice guy. I got stuck without a car one night in Tempe and he let me use his to get home. I picked him up the next morning, he drove me back to my house, and we sat listening to Del Amitri while he noodled around on my dad's old guitar.
@@tchudsonco Thank you for this comment.
Thank you!
Mind blowing how they weren’t signed at that point 😮
New Miserable Experience came out when I was in college. But I didn't realize how great these songs were until a few years ago. RIP Doug Hopkins. Depression + booze kills.
Yeah, and so does getting fucked over by your so-called bandmate-friends. They drove him to it. I don't know if you know the story, but they were recording their first album .... he had a problem with drinking at the time, so they put him on a plane and sent him home. He found out later he'd been fired (I don't know if he was even told by them). Then, these bastards make it big on the songs HE FUCKING WROTE!!! They made MILLIONS. And what did they do? Cut him some ridiculous check for $1,500 or something like that. NO WONDER HE KILLED HIMSELF ... WITH "FRIENDS" LIKE THAT .... those bastards. I hope you can sleep at night .... ROBIN.
Incredible...almost no pro shot footage with Doug exists...thanks for this...simply great!
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They were so young and raw. Makes me so nostalgic for those early days at Long Wong's. How swiftly the time has passed...
Jeremy Scott Oh I am now. Although I probably didn’t appreciate what I had back then. I was just too young & dumb. I only wish time didn’t move so fast...
One of my favorite bands...Their first 2 albums were a lesson in great songwriting....Love this version because they picked up the tempo, and you can see they were thinking, " We are going to kick some ass here and show the big wigs what great rock music is! " Figures they came from Tempe, one of the coolest towns on the planet....
Doug... What a talented man he was...
My fav Gin Blossoms tune, written by the late Doug Hopkins, of course.
Yep, anything good by these guys he wrote. I've already had my rant, I won't say any more.
Doug Hopkins was the master songwriter behind the Gin Blossoms first album.
Wow....... Doug and his white Les Paul. Just wish there was more.Thanks so much for sharing this jem,
+thiswayup8 My pleasure. Happy to hear it made someone happy to see/hear it :)
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Da best song about alcoholism there is, love this band, so sick, omg. Where have these times gone people? With love, peace out!
Indeed he was a very, very talented troubled soul .... who drank himself into despair then utterly alone, shot himself. I would not raise a glass of beer in his honor as some have suggested but hope he might rest in peace if one person listening to his song found the courage to turn away from alcohol, drugs that cut Doug's life short and instead took the path to sobriety in his name. RIP
well said. alcohol is poison
They sounded so fresh then, Doug's magic.
I'm going to see the Gins tonight in Schenectady, NY. Thanks for posting this video with Doug, it's great to see him on stage for this song. He wrote so many beautiful, yet painful songs that really did speak as the voice of the early gin blossoms.
You're quite welcome! Really had no idea that there were so few clips with the original guitarist/writer of the band. Many, like yourself, have commented on this fact, and also were happy to see such live footage. Thanks for taking the time to post a comment of appreciation, and enjoy the show :)
which one is Doug? I'm sorry for my ignorance, just saw these guys last Week end and started getting into them more. Is that Robin SInging? Man he is so raw here and you can here the silky vocals begin to come through as he goes on. Thanks
Blue Plaid shirt & blue jeans, playing Gibson Les Paul.
Thinking of Doug today
And he’s sporting a Sidewinders T shirt 🤘
Still listening to this album. Great music.
God damn, Doug Hopkins was a rock star.
TH-cam, once again...thank you.
Ripped jeans and flannel shirts...god the early 90s kicked ass.
👌🏼😂
Doug's stage presence was undeniable.
Wow. Thank you so much for posting this video with Doug.
You're welcome. Thanks for dropping a line of appreciation for the clip, and glad to know you enjoyed viewing it :)
Shared with my GB friends. None of us had ever seen this before, and we find all kinds of bootlegs. I bawled like a baby. This really is a pretty special find. TY!
It amazes me how they sounded completely different than bands and artist from the era of glam metal, heavy metal. I could say they were ahead of the time. Their sound is the mark of what the 90s sound was. The 80s was about great synth music.
Awesome rare live performance on video. Cool. Original guitarist too.
It's interesting that when New Miserable Experience came out, this song and a few others had actually been around for awhile. As I recall, NME had a long trip up the charts. The version in this video omits the "Maybe I could use you" stanza.
Not to age myself, but I was about 15 when NME came out and I was already listening to stuff like it.
BassPlayerSusan The Dusted album has 3 songs that were rerecorded for NME. But they are faster tempo and arranged different. That is not too unusual for a band to do at the time but it is interesting hearing them in their raw form.
Several of the songs were on Dusted don't forget. And Up and Crumbling. Both came out before NME
this is a gem, thanks for post. band in their prime
Yep, I've never seen footage of Doug before. I saw one of his guitars when I visited a museum in Tempe.
Some years ago, they had his yellow Les Paul guitar and Bill Leen's bass on display at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. One of the tone knobs was missing on the guitar, so someone probably snatched it as a souvenir. I snuck up and plucked the strings, as I figured I'd never get an opportunity like that again.
@@rmick66 Yes, I remember it now.
@@BassPlayerSusan Is Doug’s guitar still there?
....and now my heart breaks.....
They felt my soul back in the day !!!
Oh my god this is so good. And so so tragic. We gotta take better care of our geniuses. 💔❤️
Geezus. Tears...
😃😃😃 awesome!!!! great band!!!!
Man, Doug just makes it look easy.
That was f’n good! Loved this band as a teenager. Might need to check our their earlier albums.
Yuck. Nevermind, there album tracks are slower and more produced than this type of live performance. I'll look for a live album instead.
Absolutely beautiful 👏🥲👏
Doug Hopkins on guitar.
RIP.
My favorite tune from Gin B’s. Wow.. 1989 freshmen year in high school. It’s seems like yesterday 😎.
Nobody seems to mention Jesse's wonderful vocal harmonies in comments of Gin Blossom's videos, or really gives Robin as much credit as he deserves, it takes a special lead vocal to "sell" even the best song. All credit to Doug for his great songs but does the band go anywhere without one of smoothest rock lead vocalists we've ever heard ? A little bit like Roger McGuinn but no twang, just straight, smooth, and expressive, unique.
Absolutely -- one's as important as the other (re lyrics vs vocals); also, Jesse's vocals are smooth as silk, numero uno!
Really truly! You really get to hear how good Robin is, his voice is so strong and pure!
This was a great band.
Just saw them last night and I said to my girlfriend, "Jesse's vocals really make it sound like the Gin Blossoms." No disrespect to Robin at all, but their voices together make that iconic sound.
Sooooooo good!!!
Great post thank you God bless You Tube
Wow! Doug Hopkins! Cool!
Awesome thank you!
LOST HORIZONS. This is the first song from Dust, the debut LP from the band recorded for an indie label back in 1989. Also it's included in New Miserable Experience (as the opening track too) the break-through LP in 1992.
I'd never seen this performance before. What can i tell as GB fan? Amazing as always my friend. I hope your doing fine.
+steelygray Greetings, my friend! Thanks for the song title and information, as always! A little jet-lagged and tired, but, yes, I managed to dig out a few more clips before the machine broke down on me after one week >_
The album was called "Dusted" not "Dust" and I still have mine.
You mean Dusted. They played the songs Luke they were on speed! So young and still so raw.
@anij8226 I don't know what i said yesterday, so seven years ago... wow. Yes, of course "Dusted". I d never found the CD in Buenos Aires, not even in Tower Records. So i bought New Miserable Experience. Cheers
@@steelygrayYea, I didn't notice how old this was, nor did I notice I already commented about it five years ago!!! I guess I'm getting too old to be posting comments on here! 🫢
Maybe it was just me , but I always thought that this song was my own little secret. I never told people about it.
It was kind of like when Husker Du was still kind of new. They were our secret.
This woman I knew said " It's like a cult." But the songs were so personal , there wasn't a way to talk about them.
Top band
Put this in the Library of Congress
o_0 Was that Penn Jillette introducing them!?!?
I believe so
Yes
Yes it was.
Dough was still the lead guitarist during this time because they were still unsigned to any major label
Sweet! Thanks for posting!
My pleasure! Thanks for posting the note of appreciation ;)
Bill Leen toiling away in relative anonymity.
Doug could write a damn good song
This is a good track. Jesse Valenzuela has a great backing voice.. Bought the 2 CDs album NME and Congratulations I’m Sorry
Nice Sidewinders T-shirt!
The introduction to the band is great the still unsigned band common you jaded suits
Wow, This is eerie to see. I wonder if the GBs still think about Doug. I know they miss his talent for writing gem songs.
Miss him? They're responsible for his demise.
@@fenderguitarratman Responsible? Hardly. You never had a drunk drugger in your life who you could not help.
@@FathomlessJoymy best friend and ex band mate died in 2020 he was exactly like Doug they definitely dont
@@fenderguitarratman What you just said made no sense he was a troubled alcoholic
It’s good they slowed this down by 1992. Sounds better at a slower tempo.
Wow this is a great live. Robin sings it more in the old style that he did on Dusted...which I think is more enjoyable than the one on New Miserable Experience.
It's like Phillip was in a hurry to finish every song! 😉
Yeah I've noticed that too...and it seems like older versions of songs seem to move quicker anyway. ^_^
still good
Awesome!! \m/
I cant believed this was 1989... i thought lost horizon was 1993
wow, penn was young once.
good upload!
Penn Jillette knew whats up with this band way b4 they were famous
Jesus someone taught Robin how to sing between 89 and 92 lol...always loved his voice, it's amazing, but I don't know what's going on with parts of this performance. It's like he's just screaming.
I thought he did okay here, but yes, I hear what you mean. Particularly in the first chorus, when he sings "Drink enough of anything", he tightens his throat and pushes way to hard for the top "Drink" and "enough" notes. I think he realizes this, too, because right after that note, he makes a concerted effort to relax his voice.
Road trip music
Cheap Trick vibes.
Xoxo
Hopkins!!!
Holy fuck is that Penn Gilette introducing them?
I was totally just about to post the same thing.
Hi, which one is Doug Hopkins? RIP
future shock the guy in blue plaid shirt playing guitar
Penn?
this is amazing. never seen this I'm a big gb fan. What other clips did you find? ive never seen any video of doug playing this, i'm not sure if doug is playing on the live version from the extended edition of new miserable experience. they skipped part of it.
+MrShane82 Sorry I will disappoint you with this answer, but this performance happended to be part of an awards show on MTV, ages ago, and it is probably the only live clip I have, aside from the one I already posted, performing with KISS many years later. I cannot be sure of this, but if they were shown on the early 120 Minutes program, as an alternative act, then there is a web archive that you can search, and perhaps get lucky to track down some other video clips, or interviews. That archive was mentioned recently on the Dangerous Minds website [search for it, and then search again for 120 Minutes]. Sorry I cannot be of more help than that, but a lot on my plate at the moment ;) Thanks for the nod of appreciation for posting the live clip, and happy it is making many, like yourself, really happy!
Doug's voice is AMAZING they should of kept him in the band
Doug was the lead guitarist.
Doug didn't sing. That's Robin on vocals.
Poser Doug never sang he played guitar
Doug was the band Robin was so much better with that killer guitar .. still like them .. takes me right back . All those drunk times in those shitty bars .. good times ..
Liked this over the "re-do" on NME. This version is much better.
Man Doug gets a lot of props in the comments for being a very standard guitarist in this video. Funny how tragic death does that.
Well, he was responsible for writing some of their best known hits. I'm sure his death plays some part in his recognition, but I think it's well deserved nonetheless.
Yikes. awful performance
Doug Hopkins was freakin amazing. Does anyone know if it's true he once passed out drunk in a bar while dressed like a slice of pizza (for a job)? I thought I read it somewhere. Anyway, I love this video. Thanks to the person who posted it. This is one of my favorite videos featuring Doug (the other is of him singing theme songs like "Scooby Doo").