Blind Melon

Jam-fan
Jam-fan Posts: 70
edited July 2006 in Other Music
this band deserves so much more than one hit wonder status for No Rain. Proabably the most promising early 90s band, and the one with the most tragic tale. It boggles my mind to think of all the great times and music that i missed out on because of Shannon Hoon's death.

their self titled debut was fantastic, and Soup was even better, then Nico comes out years after Shannon's death and you hear Letters from A Porcupine, which is just hiliariously beautiful

is there anyone else out there who can name more Blind Melon songs than just No Rain? It seriously bothers me when someone measures the success of a band by the commercial success of their follow up album to a smash success.

anyone out there who views this thread and just knows Blind Melon for No Rain should go out and listen to the rest of the damn album or at least more of their material!
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  • Atomic Punk
    Atomic Punk Posts: 2,941
    I love their stuff. The debut was awesome but it sure did not stop there. I skip No Rain most of the time I listen to the disc. Saw them in concert twice... one was so-so and the other was incredible....
  • righteousbabe
    righteousbabe Posts: 662
    I agree. Blind Melon are one of my favourites. Soup is probably my favourite of the three albums. I remember one time I was reading a book that listed one hit wonders and they were listed. I couldn't believe it. Obviously they were referring to No Rain. Change and galaxie are just a couple of other songs that seemed to get good radio hit status. I assume when people call them a one hit wonder band they are talking mostly about what is on the radio. To me each of the three are like greatest hits cds. I can't find one bad song on any of them. I just wish they could have made more music.
  • armyreserve
    armyreserve Posts: 209
    Soup is a great album!
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  • esther1977
    esther1977 Posts: 540
    The last song on the album Nico, just woderfull recorderd on an answering machine. Thats just amazing. An other favourit song of mine is Drive. Another hero that just died way to young.
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  • Jam-fan
    Jam-fan Posts: 70
    esther1977 wrote:
    The last song on the album Nico, just woderfull recorderd on an answering machine.
    "danny won't ya come over here?" I love Letters from a Porcupine.

    Blind Melon was so progressive too, a completely unique sound that just blows my mind. I hear Capital records (i think) is gonna be releasing some more of their live stuff or unreleased songs. If there is any band that i want to hear more from it is these guys for sure. Soup was a complete evolution from Blind Melon and i feel terrible that they never completed a third studio release
  • esther1977
    esther1977 Posts: 540
    I also heard that rumor so im still waiting. Im also glad that i have seen them play once . It was a month or so before he died
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  • jack_bass_player
    jack_bass_player Posts: 1,126
    mouthful of cavities!!!
    2006 - Astoria, Dublin, Leeds
    2007 - London
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    2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,578
    Yes,

    Blind Melon are awesome, Its a shame I cant find more DVDs and Audio bootlegs :(

    I am so hooked on the song soup at the moment
  • DCGARDEN
    DCGARDEN Posts: 515
    Loved Blind Melon

    Loved the first album, and got heavy into Soup as well

    It is definitely a shame, no doubt

    By the way, a big reason they were ever on the map? In case no one knew this......Axl Rose ( He heard Hoon's voice and absolutely flipped out, and helped secure them a record deal)
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  • Blind Melon
    Blind Melon Posts: 911
    Yeah, Mouthful of Cavities. First time I heard Blind Melon... it was Soup. I was like, is this a girl singing, maybe with the same voice structure as Janice Joplin? I then look up the lead singer's name... Shannon Hoon, so it leads me to believe that it's even more a girl, but found out a it was a guy and this story led no where.

    Anyway... Soup is one of my favorite albums to date. Oh, and the hidden song that you can rewind the cd from the first track and hear another song is pretty sweet, however, I have the burned copy and I cannot do this. My brother does have the real copy of the cd, and we have rewound the cd from track 1 to hear a bonus track. It's pretty rad for sure. But yeah, if there's a band I want more from, it'd be Blind Melon.
    If I could, think I would give in.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,578
    anyone got any dvds

    I have at : db.etree.org/xeddie/dvd
  • 7 Kettles
    7 Kettles Posts: 86
    blind melon was amazing. if shannon hoon didn't die, there is no doubt in my mind that they would have been one of the most impressive and important bands of the 90's. they never released anything that was even close to sub-par, and they had a sound that no one could match. i've always said that soup is maybe the most underrated album of the decade.
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  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    jack_bass_player wrote:
    mouthful of cavities!!!

    Damn right!

    I love Blind Melon. Their debut was great, but Soup is my favourite. They are added to my list of acts I love that I will never see live.

    Such a shame.
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

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  • Jam-fan
    Jam-fan Posts: 70
    esther1977 wrote:
    I also heard that rumor so im still waiting. Im also glad that i have seen them play once . It was a month or so before he died
    whoa i am so jealous

    I've heard their live show was crappy at times, but great overall. Shannon comes up with the coolest stuff, like his seagull hat when performing on SNL!
    Good ol' Hoon the Loon
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    I love Blind Melon.

    Check out Shannon's shirt;

    http://blindmelon.org/pictures/th27.jpg
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  • Jam-fan
    Jam-fan Posts: 70
    Collin wrote:
    I love Blind Melon.

    Check out Shannon's shirt;

    http://blindmelon.org/pictures/th27.jpg
    who's the guy on the shirt? is it mookie?
  • righteousbabe
    righteousbabe Posts: 662
    Holy shit! I never realized there was a hidden song on soup. Thanks. A new song after all these years.
  • Ltrain76
    Ltrain76 Posts: 26
    damn right.they rule. my fav band in college and still one today. they would have been an all time great
  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    plus that one hit wonder thing is bullshit.

    Paper Scratcher was a huge hit.




    One of the greatest bands in history cut way too short :(
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  • Shawn Smith Collective
    Shawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    jack_bass_player wrote:
    mouthful of cavities!!!

    Incredible tune, incredible band. For those of you interested in checking for some post-Bline Melon projects, check out:

    Luma / Unified Theory (this was the band with new vocalist Chris Shinn and.................drummer Dave Krusen)

    Abandon Jalopy - This was Brad Smith's project.

    There have been many other projects and cameos, but for Blind Melon fans, these won't disappoint!!!
    <a href="http://www.shawnsmithsinger.com">Shawn Smith</a> / <a href="http://www.thebandbrad.com">Brad</a&gt; / <a href="http://www.allhailthecrown.com">All Hail the Crown</a> / <a href="http://www.satchelpartnership.com">Satchel</a&gt;

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