Darius Rucker – Back To Then

Artist: Darius Rucker

Title: Back To Then

Label: Hidden Beach

Rating: 3/10

Darius Rucker was one time lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish.

Good:
“Exodus” – Surprisingly sparse on the Hootie vocals and focuses more on the melody at hand.

Not Hootie, thank God:
“Wild One” – Not all that interesting.
“Sometimes I Wonder” – Jill Scott ups the anti, but Hootie can’t take it to her level.
“Amazing Grace” – Rucker can sing, but not good enough to fully tackle this standard.

Too Hootie, that’s bad:
“Back To Then”
“Butterfly”
“Sleeping In My Bed” – featuring Snoop Dogg – Lame.

If the back of Back To Then is any indication of Rucker’s style you know you are in for trouble.

+ rae gun