![]() Their eponymous debut album combined elements of the new alternative scene with southern-rock roots and a blend of 70s retro-rock. We all know their famous chart-topping single No Rain, but their legacy carries on further than that. In all the musical chaos of this great decade, the one band that stands out amongst the rest (TO ME) isn't Nirvana or Green Day or OutKast.but Blind Melon. Let's also not forget the emergence of boy bands. The 1990s was a fun yet bizarre decade for music as rap transformed into something new and fresh and hair metal died to make way for the birth of grunge. Articles discussing events in musician's lives are subject to mod discretion.Ĭome share some music in the official /r/music plug.dj! No links to unauthorized music leaks or promotion of piracyĭiscussions and Articles should be directly relevant to music, music technology, or the music business itselfĪrticles / Tweets discussing statements by musicians not relevant to their work are not allowed. For help with identifying a song, use /r/tipofmytongue or /r/namethatsong.Įxceptions are made for exclusive releases or tracks not available on an artist's official channel. No /r/ifyoulikeblank, /r/tipofmytongue, or request-style postsįor recommendations of new artists similar to those you already like, use /r/ifyoulikeblank. You can select your flair beneath your link after posting. Submitters: For original music, use the " I Made This" flair. Well known tracks will be removed at mod discretion. Saturdays are for fresh and original musicĭedicated to underground artists, your original compositions, and new releases by known artists. Bad discussion posts are subject to removal on any day. If your post is "low effort" or looks like just another way of posting streaming music, then it will be removed. If you have an interesting story behind the music, you can add this in the comments or as self-post text.įriday is for interesting discussions, not streaming music. No artist reposts for 30 days if the previous post broke 100 points Optional additional text may only be included after this part of the title. Follow us on twitter for AMA announcements and a selection of top links.Īll submissions of streaming songs and albums must follow this format or will be removed.Neither was deemed appropriate, which made the upcoming album all hte more consequential.Are you a musician? Read our guide to promoting your music. In many ways it was a reaction to their earlier attempts to release a pair of EPs - one comprising their initial demos for Capitol, dubbed The Goodfoot Workshop, and a second that found producer David Briggs overseeing the sessions and titled The Sippin’ Time Sessions. Ironically, when the band left Los Angeles, where they had originally convened, and decamped to Chapel Hill North Carolina in the company of producer Rick Parahar, the man behind the boards for Pearl Jam’s Ten, the decision was made to use archival equipment to obtain a more intimate and immediate feel. They garnered the attention of both fans and critics who pronounced them ones to watch within the ever-shifting landscape of the new wave of alt-rock insurgents gaining fame as the ‘90s overcame the m alaise of the ‘80s and carved out a new direction flush with inspiration and imagination. It also yielded the band’s first and, sadly, only hit in “No Rain,” which, along with the tracks “Tones of Home,” “Change,” “Drive” and “Seed to a Tree” established an indelible and identifiable template that helped the band distinguish themselves from any other outfit at the time. The combination of a new southern sensibility, an indie ethos and psychedelic suggestion, along with Hoon’s charismatic presence, confirmed it was destined to be an album for the ages. That’s not to say it doesn’t deserve its kudos. ![]() Given the fate that was to follow, it’s hard to view Blind Melon through the prism of promise and ability. Blind Melon Blind Melon, Capitol Records 1992 A victim of his own fame and freewheeling lifestyle, his legacy is primarily that of a tragic figure who failed to reach his fuller potential due to his failure to keep his vices at bay.Ī recent documentary, All I Can Say, offers an intimate view of Hoon’s life and career in the form of an unexpurgated home movie, detailing the rise and fall of a young man on the precipice of massive success, who was sadly unable to overcome the combined effects of fame and his own failures. Signed to Capitol Records, who released the album on September 22, 1992, it marked a brief span in the career of their ill-fated lead singer, Shannon Hoon. There will always be something innately tragic associated with Blind Melon’s eponymous debut.
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