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
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
Funny, I listened to their self-titled album first thing this morning.
Great band!!
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
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.
Hey, hey. My, my. Rock and roll can never die.
"Why go home? I am home! And I gotta tell you, it feels FUCKIN GREAT to be here. You may experience this yourself but, if you were born in Chicago, you're always from Chicago. And even if you don't live in Chicago, Chicago will always live in you."-Ed
I like some ofthe demo/solo tracks floating around by Shannon too, Weeping Like A Willow etc
2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes. 2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
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
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
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).
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).
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...
2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes. 2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
Interesting...I did not know that Travis Warren was back with them.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
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!
"Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2 2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
My friend saw them open for Guns N Roses, I have never forgiven her for seeing them when I didn't
2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes. 2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
Was suppose to see them in '95 at my sisters college in Gettysburg but then Shannon had to OD :(
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
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......
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..
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
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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.
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
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
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
Hey I'd like to daze away to a
Place like no one has known
In a state of mind I could call mine
That only I could own
Where I could hum a tune anytime
I choose, and then there is no such thing as time
Where I can feel no pain just calm and sane
What a place for one to find
I wonder is the best song.
Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
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....
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!
2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes. 2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
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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
Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
Great band!!
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
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.
"Why go home? I am home! And I gotta tell you, it feels FUCKIN GREAT to be here. You may experience this yourself but, if you were born in Chicago, you're always from Chicago. And even if you don't live in Chicago, Chicago will always live in you."-Ed
Mouthful of Cavities is my fave too.
I like some ofthe demo/solo tracks floating around by Shannon too, Weeping Like A Willow etc
2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
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
Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
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.
* Cincinnati, OH 6.24.2006 *
* Columbus, OH 5.6.2010 * Noblesville, IN 5.7.2010 *
* East Troy, MI 9.4.2011 * East Troy, MI 9.5.2011 *
* Pittsburgh, PA 10.11.2013 *
Daam you saw Shannon, fuck!
2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
PBM
Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
I think I'm gonna go listen to 'Deserted' now, definitely one of my favorite Melon songs!
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Love Blind Melon. To think what could have been......
he IS???? that's fabulous. I love that album and seeing them live on that tour(in a bar no less) was killer.
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
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.
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
It shows that they are playing a select amount of dates this year with Travis.
PBM
Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FuAUeKrlNo
Hey I'd like to daze away to a
Place like no one has known
In a state of mind I could call mine
That only I could own
Where I could hum a tune anytime
I choose, and then there is no such thing as time
Where I can feel no pain just calm and sane
What a place for one to find
I wonder is the best song.
Hmph hope they come to Europe again properly.
It doesn't get much better than that.
Now I'm on a Blind Melon kick. Such amazing music.
* Cincinnati, OH 6.24.2006 *
* Columbus, OH 5.6.2010 * Noblesville, IN 5.7.2010 *
* East Troy, MI 9.4.2011 * East Troy, MI 9.5.2011 *
* Pittsburgh, PA 10.11.2013 *
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
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....
2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii.