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Blind Melon

shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
edited November 2013 in Other Music
Forgot about this great cover they did. What a underrated band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQUNigVcBB8
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Posts: 4,154
    Yeah, a great band that was taken away far too soon.

    Change is one of my favorite songs of all time.

    There is a cool CD-ROM on that Nico disc. Lots of interesting interviews and such.

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  • shadowcastshadowcast Posts: 2,206
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Yeah, a great band that was taken away far too soon.

    Change is one of my favorite songs of all time.

    There is a cool CD-ROM on that Nico disc. Lots of interesting interviews and such.

    PBM
    Your right that is a great disk. The reworked version of No rain is better than the original.
  • curlycurly Posts: 703
    frickin love that song Change...
  • paysonitespaysonites Posts: 1,150
    Blind Melon is still the shit in our house. Our kids are getting raised with good music not the crap that's on the radio these day's :D
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Funny, I listened to their self-titled album first thing this morning.

    Great band!!
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  • Spankey's PoppSpankey's Popp Posts: 262
    Agreed with a capital AGREED!!

    Change, Mouthful of Cavities (my personal fav), St. Andrew's Fall, Soul One. All fan-bleeping-tastic arrangements.

    Shannon Hoon was a great, great singer taken way too soon.
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  • dottlesdottles Posts: 9,144
    Love them!
    Mouthful of Cavities is my fave too.

    I like some ofthe demo/solo tracks floating around by Shannon too, Weeping Like A Willow etc
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    I like a handful of their older tunes, but I really like the newest album that came out a few years ago, For My Friends.
  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Posts: 4,154
    DewieCox wrote:
    I like a handful of their older tunes, but I really like the newest album that came out a few years ago, For My Friends.

    You know, they got a lot of flack from old-school fans, but what I heard off that album I really liked. It's too bad things didn't work out.

    PBM
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    One of the best. Give PJ a run for their money
  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    I like a handful of their older tunes, but I really like the newest album that came out a few years ago, For My Friends.

    You know, they got a lot of flack from old-school fans, but what I heard off that album I really liked. It's too bad things didn't work out.

    PBM

    I thought it was a really great album as well. I got to see them live on that tour and it was so much fun.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,314
    2nd favorite band of all time. Will always be. Wasn't so upset when Cobain died, but when Shannon OD'd it was pretty tough. Still tough to think about sometimes, especially when they reunited. I saw them on that tour and it was alright, nothing like seeing em' back in 1993 though (yep, I'm old).
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    2nd favorite band of all time. Will always be. Wasn't so upset when Cobain died, but when Shannon OD'd it was pretty tough. Still tough to think about sometimes, especially when they reunited. I saw them on that tour and it was alright, nothing like seeing em' back in 1993 though (yep, I'm old).

    Daam you saw Shannon, fuck!
  • dottlesdottles Posts: 9,144
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    2nd favorite band of all time. Will always be. Wasn't so upset when Cobain died, but when Shannon OD'd it was pretty tough. Still tough to think about sometimes, especially when they reunited. I saw them on that tour and it was alright, nothing like seeing em' back in 1993 though (yep, I'm old).
    They are playing in Chicago the second night of PJ20...
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Posts: 4,154
    Interesting...I did not know that Travis Warren was back with them.

    PBM
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  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    They were such an incredible band, it's a shame most people only know 'No Rain'. I only knew 'No Rain' until a couple years ago when my guitar teacher who was/still is a massive BM fan gave me their self-titled, Soup, and Nico. Wish I would have gotten the chance to see them!

    I think I'm gonna go listen to 'Deserted' now, definitely one of my favorite Melon songs!
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  • afroannnieafroannnie Posts: 12,995
    Great band. I feel lucky that I got to see them back in '94...and The Meat Puppets opened for them. :D
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • dottlesdottles Posts: 9,144
    My friend saw them open for Guns N Roses, I have never forgiven her for seeing them when I didn't
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,071
    Was suppose to see them in '95 at my sisters college in Gettysburg but then Shannon had to OD :(
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  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    2nd favorite band of all time. Will always be. Wasn't so upset when Cobain died, but when Shannon OD'd it was pretty tough. Still tough to think about sometimes, especially when they reunited. I saw them on that tour and it was alright, nothing like seeing em' back in 1993 though (yep, I'm old).
    I can't even begin to describe my jealousy and happiness towards you!! Man! I would kill to have seen Shannon perform. Wow.

    Love Blind Melon. To think what could have been......
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Interesting...I did not know that Travis Warren was back with them.

    PBM

    he IS???? that's fabulous. I love that album and seeing them live on that tour(in a bar no less) was killer.
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  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Me and Ms. Wes C. Addle took the long way and visited his grave near Lafayette, In, on our way to Chicago from Detroit.. Sobering experience... Great singer, Great band, and such a shame..
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  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,543
    Blind Melon have always been one of my favourite bands. I was lucky enough to see them live twice, in December 93 when they supported Lenny Kravitz (and blew him away) and then at the Reading Festival in 95 where they played one of the best sets of the weekend in the middle of one of the best festival line ups I've ever seen: http://www.readingfestival.com/2011/history/1995

    Shannon's lyrics definitely had a huge impact on me, none more so than 'Walk' which helped me through some difficult times:

    Find myself singing the same songs everyday
    Ones that make me feel good
    When things behing the smiles ain't okay
    Around and over and in-between the seas
    I need to be on top of a mountain
    Where I can be see everything
    Cause this paranoia's getting old

    Now as I open my eyes to start another day
    I'm in a pile of puke
    Empty bag of execuses
    My love for friends and family
    you know I need them

    And under a sun that's seen it all before
    My feet are so cold
    And I can't believe that I have to bang my head against this wall again
    But the blows they have just a little more space in-between them
    Gonna take a breath and try again.
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Posts: 4,154
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Interesting...I did not know that Travis Warren was back with them.

    PBM

    he IS???? that's fabulous. I love that album and seeing them live on that tour(in a bar no less) was killer.

    It shows that they are playing a select amount of dates this year with Travis.

    PBM
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  • afroannnieafroannnie Posts: 12,995
    One of my favorite songs...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FuAUeKrlNo
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    LOVE Blind Melon



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    What a place for one to find


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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    I saw them when they played London a few years back, I remember it was awful awful awful sound and the tshirt I bought is really crap.

    Hmph hope they come to Europe again properly.
  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    afroannnie wrote:
    One of my favorite songs...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FuAUeKrlNo

    It doesn't get much better than that.

    Now I'm on a Blind Melon kick. Such amazing music.
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  • UKpearljammerUKpearljammer Posts: 910
    dottles wrote:
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    2nd favorite band of all time. Will always be. Wasn't so upset when Cobain died, but when Shannon OD'd it was pretty tough. Still tough to think about sometimes, especially when they reunited. I saw them on that tour and it was alright, nothing like seeing em' back in 1993 though (yep, I'm old).
    They are playing in Chicago the second night of PJ20...

    I saw that and was gutted as i'd love to see them. If only it was the night after, they'd easily sell out that show with the amount of PJ fans hanging around thecae after PJ20
    My PJ shows:
    London 28/10/96, Las Vegas 11/7/98, London 29/5/00, Nurnburg 11/6/00, Prague 14/6/00, Salzburg 18/6/00, Verona 20/6/00, Milan 22/6/00, Zurich 23/6/00, New York 8-9/7/03, Boston 11/7/03, Reading Festival 27/8/06, Shepards Bush 11/8/09, Berlin 15/8/09, Manchester 17/8/09, London 18/8/09, Dublin 22/6/10, Belfast 23/6/10, London (HRC) 25/6/10, Alpine Valley (PJ20) 3-4/9/11, Manchester 20-21/6/12, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14 To be continued....
  • dottlesdottles Posts: 9,144
    UKpearljammer wrote:
    dottles wrote:
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    2nd favorite band of all time. Will always be. Wasn't so upset when Cobain died, but when Shannon OD'd it was pretty tough. Still tough to think about sometimes, especially when they reunited. I saw them on that tour and it was alright, nothing like seeing em' back in 1993 though (yep, I'm old).
    They are playing in Chicago the second night of PJ20...

    I saw that and was gutted as i'd love to see them. If only it was the night after, they'd easily sell out that show with the amount of PJ fans hanging around thecae after PJ20
    I know, I keep checking to see if they've added a second night!
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