Comments on: Cutouts Gone Wild!: Susanna Hoffs, “When You’re a Boy”

By: 360Sound

360Sound — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:38:10 +0000

As misguided and disappointing as this disc is, her second disc is a winner – especially the tracks “Falling” and “All I Want”. But, I guess the idea of a really good Susanna Hoffs disc wasn't acceptably cool in 1996…
She was in Ming Tea about that time, too, with Matthew Sweet and some guy who did films. BBC7! BBC Heaven!

By: 360Sound

360Sound — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:38:10 +0000

By: 360Sound

360Sound — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:38:10 +0000

By: Old_Davy

Old_Davy — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:13:41 +0000

From one Hoffite to another, the “Susanna Hoffs” CD is 10 times better than this one, so bring it on, Jeff!

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:38:31 +0000

At least you have a reason for liking Hoffs besides unrestrained lust. I have no excuse for Jewel.

By: 1Py_Korry1

1Py_Korry1 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:03:26 +0000

I like Bowie, but I'm not a huge fan, so go easy on me.

By: jefito

jefito — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:31:31 +0000

Nah, it's from a line in “Boys Keep Swinging.” Aren't you a Bowie guy? I'm surprised you didn't know that.

By: 1Py_Korry1

1Py_Korry1 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:12:34 +0000

Jeff, since you're the resident “Hoffologist” here, does the title of this album have something to do with “She Said She Said” by The Beatles? I seem to remember someone (maybe Hoffs?) saying that it was, but I may have been drunk.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:41:26 +0000

Her 1996 record features a pretty fantastic all-star cast of young (at the time) LA musicians, including the Tuesday Night Music Club gang (Baerwald, Bill Botrell, Jeff Trott, Brian McLeod, David Schwartz, Kevin Gilbert), Jon Brion, Jason Falkner, Petra and Rachel Haden, Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) and a pre-resurgence Linda Perry, and it's by far the best thing Hoffs has done since the early Bangles recordings (although I did enjoy her admittedly inessential set of 60s-70s covers with Matthew Sweet).

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:10:38 +0000

The Bangles had gone from a band comprised of four singers and writers to one focused entirely around Hoffs voice and the direction she wanted to take, yet as a solo artist, she's yet to find her voice? Wuddup widdat?