tribalstar Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Well, I stopped by The Beat Goes on today to sift through the bins for some old cheapies. (good scores included 2 Jamiroquai disc for under $20) and as I was checking out I noticed the "Best of "album has finall hit stores. I'm sure if any of you have ever spoken to me or hung out with me at Maxwebsters you know that my favorite band is Blind Melon.Well, I have to say I bought the album and am listening to it. unfortunaly they really haven't delved into anything I haven't heard before. The cd contains 19 tracks and only 3 are live prev. unreleases.I mean of course I bought it for the pure fact that I will take anything to do with BM but I have to say I am little disappointed as this album had been hyped up to be a complete live/prev. unreleases album.I find it also unpsetting that the song "Mother" has gained no publicity once again and although it is a demo song, Shannon sings it SOOOO well. By the way if anyone has any live shows of Blind Melon I am totally interested in getting my hands on that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 "I'll make a shoe horn out of your shin."BM rocks my world. We've been on a kick lately. Their Woodstock performance in 94 is downright scarey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 I'd get the greatest hits if I already didn't have all of their albums and a couple of low quality live shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 All right! Just in time to get the kids primed for next summer's Rockstar: Blind Melon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Melon is one of the most underrated bande ever! I think it's beasue of the exteremes they went to from the self tittled album to soup even though thay are both great, you can hear the heroin in soup hehe. Nico was relased after shannon passed RIP but still a band that will remain close to heart. Has anyone heard anything about unified theory lately??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 It's funny, I bought a copy of the first album (with no liner notes) from Cash Converters for $2 when I was younger. The only song I knew was No Rain and I listened to it a couple times before putting the album on the shelf. A couple years later a friend of mine was on a big BM kick and got me into that first record. I went back and listened to my copy and realized that No Rain was probably the tune I like least on it. I still skip it most times when listening. I remember getting my hands on a copy of Soup but not really getting it, figuring it was a shitty sophomore release, and gave it back to the person I borrowed from. Then last year I heard the album again and couldn't believe it was the same album. Clearly my tastes have changed somewhat over the past few years, because I love it. It has been like new Blind Melon music for me, because I never really heard it. I think I probably like it better than the first one now. tribalstar, I have 1995-09-29 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. I don't remember what the quality is like, I haven't listened in a while, but if you're interested, shoot me a PM. I assume you've also seen the DVD, there are some great interviews, both interesting and hilarious, and some great live footage. They also talk extensively about the recording of Soup with Andy Wallace in New Orleans. p.s. check out the Allmusic review of Soup, it's cool. Most '90s rock bands that enjoyed massive breakthrough success with their debut album seemed to follow it up with an effort similarly styled to its predecessor, hence guaranteeing repeat success. This proved not to be the case with Blind Melon. It appeared as though the band rejected the jovial spirit of "No Rain" and focused on much darker material for their follow-up, Soup. While it did not match the commercial success of the debut, Soup proved to be a challenging, gripping record that is just as strong and perhaps even more rewarding. Shannon Hoon was in the throes of drug addiction (which would prove fatal only two months after the album's release), and his experience at a drug detox is clearly detailed in the Zep-groover, "2x4." Hoon's lyrics often examine his growing sense of mortality, as evidenced in "The Duke," "St. Andrew's Fall," and "Car Seat," while "New Life" shows Hoon hoping that the birth of his baby daughter will put his life back on track. The country-tinged "Skinned" is written from the standpoint of notorious killer, Ed Gein, the anthemic rocker, "Galaxie," appears to deal with a troubled relationship, and "Vernie" is a tribute to his grandmother. Some of the tracks prove hopeful ("Walk"), while others are steeped in despair ("Toes Across the Floor," "Wilt"). Soup deserved to be another big hit, but due to MTV and radio's abrupt abandonment of the band, harsh reviews from close-minded critics, and worst of all, Hoon's untimely death mid-tour, all hopes of the album receiving the attention it deserved were extinguished. Soup is one of the most underrated and overlooked great rock albums of the '90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 "Soup" is one of my most favorite songs of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Actually TGR, that is a review of their self titled release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Ooops...fixed it. Thanks Booche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 I love that band to this day....Songs like Sleepyhouse, Time, Cavities, Walk, Soup and many more have gotten me through some grey moments and brought me sunny skies.I have a copy of 10.3.95 (I think its actually 9.29.95 from Much that was played in Vancouver). Also a couple of 93 shows and one 94. I could do a B+P.RIP ShannonSean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveler Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 definitly a great woodstock moment.94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 does anyone have letter from a porcupine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 I used to have it,but seem to have lost it or lent it out & forgot who I lent it to.Although,you can get it from Amazon.com for under $25 I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 CHECK IT OUT!!!! I had no idear. This is something I have been dreaming about for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribalstar Posted September 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 oh wow...good vibes are streaming through me right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 does anyone have letter from a porcupine?I love it, the interview with shannon wrapped in foil is gold or is it silver?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 wrapped in foil, insulated by heroin hehe, wait thats not funny, RIP shannon, hey he was is some GnR song, was good childhood friends with axl that may explain his interesting behaviour.....check itwww.diebritney.org/itzkotron/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 That stupid heroin junkie made some great music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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