Underrated bands footballguys free for all fantasy. Blind melon guitarist christopher thorn discussed danny clinchs new shannon hoon film in a new long island pulse interview with greg prato. Blind melon s live at the palace cd reissued with expanded packaging on capitolemi. Blind melon was one of the most underrated bands of the 90s user info. Which underrated album from 2017 should you listen to.
Again, i agree that no rain is the reason that i didnt get into them when they first came out. In all seriousness, a lot of those bands were fairly popular in the different countries in the 90s uk at least so kinda hard to say underrated. Moreover, i could spend an entire day writing up underrated albums, so this is very limited. The top rated tracks by blind melon are no rain, change, tones of home, galaxie and mouthful of cavities. Although they formed in 1989, blind melon sprung on the music scene in 1991 when they signed to capitol records. Also, im pretty sure i got some of the lyrics wrong.
With the song galaxie, you brought the song to the band. The band currently consists of guitarists rogers stevens and christopher thorn, drummer glen graham, vocalist travis warren and bassist nathan towne. Through and through blind melon is an underrated band. It appeared as though the band rejected the jovial spirit of no rain and focused on much darker material for their followup, soup. American rock band best known for their 1992 hit no rain. Underrated 90s bands posted by realitytiger on 101114 at 5. Sure, it was an innovative video, but they were so much more. The interplay of the guitars, solid rhythm section, and great vocalslyrics hooked me. Blind melon answer image video killed the radio star buggles. Blind melon the lemonheads l7 crash test dummies mudhoney the screaming trees garbage the refreshments ugly kid joe the breeders. Documentary about late blind melon singer shannon hoon. In the public consciousness, blind melon is only remembered really for no rain and that bee girl video. Super cool peoplethey let a bunch of fans come in to sit on the floor right around them as they played. Ill stick to only pop and rock albums genres as i need some control to the response.
Its a perfect blend of 60s70s style jam band kinda grateful dead music, with 90s alt rock sensibilities. Unified theory has its own sound, but it quites mixes the legacy of blind melon and more hard rock alternative bands like stone temple pilots plus. Shannon had a great voice, but what is little known to many is that he also had a great band backing him. An underrated band in general, evan dandos the lemonheads wrote some of the best pop rock songs of the 90s. I hope you enjoy this seriously underrated song from a seriously underrated band. Read about no rain by blind melon and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Both were chock full of these jangly, pop flecked indie.
Destined to be thought of as a one hit wonder, even though they had multiple hits, due to the massive. Answer these random questions and well tell you which underrated album from 2017 you should listen to. All i can say the longintheworks documentary about late blind melon singer shannon hoon. To the extent that they are remembered, its usually for the no rain bee girl video. What band is the most criminally underrated of all time. Truth is, the pixies were totally underrated, but so was aic. However, your a2a was about the most criminally underrated. Most underrated rock band of your generation discussion in the. The blind melon bassistsongwriter tells the story of no rain, which he. In 1995 the band lost their vocalist shannon hoon to a drug overdose. You get a real sense of what it was like to be in the band and also a brilliant insight of the late shannon hoon rip.
Shannon hoon was one of the all time great vocalists rock personalities. Blind melon lead singer shannon hoon performed at woodstock 94 on lsd in his girlfriends dress discussion in the vestibule started by cmiller4171, may 27, 2019. Blind melon a person that lives life oblivious to social norms. Doesnt anybody feel that all these killers should be killed, and all these healers should be healed, so all of these beggars can be filled. There are lots of underrated bands and as long as music business exists, there will always be many. Blind melon is an american rock band that performed from 1989 to 1995, stopping with the death of lead vocalist shannon hoon, shortly after the release of the band s second album. 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. In 2014, soup topped alternative nations top 10 underrated 90s alternative rock albums list. They are somewhat popular and have a lot of songs in soundtracks and such, but their music is so catchy i always thought they could easily be a smashhit on the radio as well. To me blind melon is one of the most underrated bands of my life time 27 years.
Lead singer shannon hoon died from drug overdose in 1995 and nico became their last album as well as a fitting tribute to hoon. The greatest trick blind melon pulled was never sounding like blind melon. Blind melon was one of the most underrated bands of the. What are the most underrated music albums of the past 50. All torrents anime applications games movies music tv shows other documentaries xxx home browse top torrents popular torrents latest torrents search cloud. Once again i realize more knowledgeable music lovers may consider some of these bands big time but i mean underrated by the average person walking the street, the radio stations,critics, etc. In 1995, while touring in support of their underrated sophomore effort, soup. The other members are the former pearl jam member dave krusen on drums and chris shinn on vocals.
Blind melon the lemonheads l7 crash test dummies mudhoney the screaming trees garbage. I thought they were a vapid poppy band getting paid. Blind melon official thread page 3 classic rock forum. Until lane died, aic was the most underrated of the four huge bands from seattle during the 90s. The band reformed with a new lead vocalist, travis warren, in 2006, who left the band in 2008.
The top ranked albums by blind melon are blind melon, soup and nico. Major update on shannon hoon film, has blind melon member. Lead singer shannon hoon died from drug overdose in 1995 and nico became their last album. I always thought this band deserved more blind melon. Right when blind melon was blowing up they came in on a saturday afternoon to play live and to do an interview. Destined to be thought of as a one hit wonder, even though they had multiple hits, due to the massive success of no rain and the untimely death of their singer. Forums chill out zone music hall music genres, bands and artists blind melon discussion in music genres, bands and artists started by camcannabis2727, oct 22, 2009. Download blind melon torrents from our searched results, get blind melon torrent or magnet via bittorrent clients. In the lemonheads hey day 1992s its a shame about ray was a hit both critically and commercially, and its 1993 follow up come on feel the lemonheads managed to attain gold record status in both the us and the uk. Not around anymore but, the music and bassist for blind melon was a huge influence on me wanting to play click to expand. Is soup by blind melon the most underrated album of all.
Most underrated rock band of your generation page 11. But imo their debut album stands up not only as one of the best debut albums ever, but also one of the best produced albums of the 90s. Keep up to date on new music, merchandise, and tour dates. On the record you can really appreciate that they were the real brains behinds blind melon s music.
Below i have compiled a list of the top ten bands and artists from the 90s that should have received more attention, focusing on the maledominated acts with the females to come. The album was released eight weeks before vocalist shannon hoon s fatal drug overdose, making it his final album with the band, though it was not their last release with him, as his posthumously released work was included on the next album nico. Blind melon sometimes seem to me like the band that time forgot. On june 26, 2008 permission was granted by rogers stevens from blind melon to have their live recordings freely hosted on the live music archive. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Blind melon are fantastic and definitely one of my faves.
In 1992, the bands selftitled debut was practically a genre unto. Sure, its peppered with cheesy bands and overrated songs which are a bit tacky too but the era also gave us some underrated musicians who deserve some attention and appreciation. Maybe this has already been discussed, but ive thinking about it, so id like to hear others opinion. Most underrated rock band of your generation page 10. Soup is the second studio album by american rock band blind melon, released on august 15, 1995. Blind melon is an american rock band that formed in blind melon formed in california in 1989, with members from indiana, mississippi, and pennsylvania. I love music and played in bands that played every era of rock. Believe it or not, there were more than 16 contemporary rock bands that existed during the 1990s. Soup is the second studio album by american rock band blind melon, released on august 15.
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