Blind Melon

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studio album
First released:
Sep 14 1992

Overview Edit

Blind Melon is the debut album by the rock band Blind Melon, released September 22, 1992 (see 1992 in music). Fronted by singer Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon had a distinctive traditional rock sound, influenced by Southern rock and psychedelic music. The aggressive leads and shouted vocals of "Soak The Sin" and "Tones of Home" evoked heavy metal; "Time's" spacious bridge and ambient, winding outro shared commonalities with Grateful Dead-style improvisational music; while heavily acoustic songs "Change" and "No Rain" hinted at pop and folk influences. "No Rain" became Blind Melon's breakthrough single.

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
Catalog number:
96585
Release dates:
  • Sep 14 1992 in United States
  • Sep 22 1992

Genres

Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Very underrated CD by a very underrated band
I remembering hearing "No Rain" when it first came out on the radio and it instantly became my childhood favorite [I was about 8 at the time]. "No Rain" is a good song and went on to be a decent hit, but unfortunately it turned out to be the only big hit by what turned out to be one of the most underrated bands of the 90's. After seeing the 'Behind The Music' on them I decided to get the cd and it wasn't a dissapointment at all. Sure, No Rain is great but so are "Dear Ol' Dad", "I Wonder", "Driv…
Written by seth luke
3 stars Not bad, not that good
Sleepyhouse and No Rain are alright songs, but this isn't anything mind blowing. I guess they had potential...
Written by "innkeeper@theshelburneinn.com"

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. design

    1. Heather Devlin [Photography]
    2. Tommy Steele [Art Direction]
  2. engineer

    1. George Marino [Mastering]
    2. Jon Plum [Assistant Engineer]
    3. Rick Parashar [Engineer, Mixing, Producer]
  1. performer

    1. Brad Smith [Bass, Vocals (Background)]
    2. Glenn Graham [Drums, Percussion]
    3. Rogers Stevens [Guitar]
    4. Shannon Hoon [Vocals]

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