I'm dismayed to discover that as of this writing there is no harmonica emoji. This feels like a huge omission and should be rectified with great haste. If there was a harmonica emoji, I could visually represent what it's like to listen to Blues Traveler by inserting it in this text. Instead, I'll have to make do with the musical instrument emoji we do have, and you'll have to imagine it's a harmonica.
Released in September 1994, four by Blues Traveler 🎸 is at #9 this week, one spot lower than 🪗 it will eventually peak at #8. If you were alive in 🥁 the mid-90s you will remember that 🪈 the two big singles off this album, Run-Around and Hook, were everywhere on the 🎹 radio to the point that I got a bit tired of them.
Thirty years later I am 🎻 not as bothered by the songs. I think 🎷 Blues Traveler is fine; their music 🎺 feels very much of the era in the mid-90s, along with Dave Matthews Band and Hootie & 🪕 the Blowfish. Blues Traveler wasn't my 🪘 favorite band at the time, and that hasn't changed. I don't dislike their 🪇 music, and sometimes I'm in 🪕 the mood for it, but 🎸 not often. In summary, if 🪇 you're in the mood for to Blues Traveler, this is 🪗 the album to listen to.