History Music / BlindMelon

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[[caption-width-right:201: Blind Melon's original line-up. From left to right: Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, Glen Graham, Shannon Hoon, and Christopher Thorn.]]

* RearrangeTheSong: The "Ripped Away Version" of "No Rain", which is a much slower, blues-influenced version of the song. They started playing it this way during live performances because they were tired of being expected to play the song at every show. A studio version appears on ''Nico''.

Blind Melon is an AlternativeRock band formed in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, California. It was formed by guitarist Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith, drummer Glen Graham, rhythm guitarist Christopher Thorn, and vocalist Shannon Hoon. The band was active from its inception in 1990 to Shannon Hoon's death in 1995. After Hoon's death, the band went on hiatus before officially disbanding in 1999. In 2006, they reformed with a new singer, Travis Warren, with whom they have toured and written a new album.

* Blind Melon (1992)
* Soup (1995)
* Nico (1996)
* For My Friends (2008)

* Classic Masters (2002)
* The Best of Blind Melon (2005)

* LeadBassist: Brad Smith, the bassist, did most of the songwriting, but he would credit the entire band for the songwriting.

[[caption-width-right:201: Blind Melon's original line-up: Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, Glen Graham, Shannon Hoon, and Christopher Thorn.]]

[[caption-width-right:201:Blind Melon's original line-up: Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, Glen Graham, Shannon Hoon, and Christopher Thorn.]]

Blind Melon is an AlternativeRock band formed in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, California. It was formed by guitarist Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith, drummer Glen Graham, rhythm guitarist Christopher Thorn, and vocalist Shannon Hoon. The band was active from its inception in 1990 to Shannon Hoon's death in 1995. After Hoon's death, the band went on hiatus before officially disbanding in 1999. In 2006, they reformed with a new singer, Travis Warren, with whom they have toured and written a new album.
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!!Blind Melon provides examples of:

* BookEnd: Not counting the hidden track in the pregap, ''Soup'' begins and ends with instrumental brass pieces in the style of a New Orleans jazz funeral.
* CarSong: "Galaxie" is about Shannon Hoon's 1964 Ford Galaxie.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The band followed up their very successful "Bee Girl" album with the much darker "Soup," which dealt with subject matter of murder, suicide and serial killers. It didn't sit well with some--especially those who had used the first album to do nothing but put "No Rain" on repeat. Even among fans, the shift from the more light, almost hippieish jam band feel of the first album to the darker and heavier feel of the second took some getting used to. The shift in tone is not only for creative reasons, but [[CreatorBreakdown the increasingly erratic behavior and near constant drug use of primary songwriter Shannon Hoon]]. The album was also recorded in New Orleans, and the influence of the music and culture of that city on the album is salient.
* GenderBlenderName: Shannon Hoon's first name was actually Richard. He started using Shannon, his middle name, to avoid confusion with his father.
* HiddenTrack: Happened twice on ''Soup''
** "Hello Goodbye", which is a rejected intro to the album's final track, "Lemonade" - it's unlisted and is on the same track as "Galaxie".

** Heck, even their Signature Song "No Rain" sounds like a fairly upbeat PsychedelicRock song, but the lyrics are about UsefulNotes/{{depression}}.
* MusicVideoOvershadowing: "No Rain" is about isolation and depression. Good luck figuring that out watching the music video, which is about a girl in a bee costume trying to find people who enjoy her dance routine.
* PosthumousCollaboration: A few songs from ''Nico'' were finished up by the rest of the band without Shannon Hoon - the rest were either already completed outtakes or home demos that were recorded by Hoon alone and left untouched.
* RearrangeTheSong: The "Ripped Away Version" of "No Rain", which is a much slower, blues-influenced version of the song. They started playing it this way during live performances because they were tired of being expected to play the song at every show. A studio version appears on ''Nico''.

* SongStyleShift: "I Wonder" and "Holyman" from ''Blind Melon''

* TheBandMinusTheFace: After Shannon Hoon's death, the band tried to find a new singer, but they ultimately failed and did not create music together again until 2006.

Blind Melon is an AlternativeRock band formed in LosAngeles, California. It was formed by guitarist Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith, drummer Glen Graham, rhythm guitarist Christopher Thorn, and vocalist Shannon Hoon. The band was active from its inception in 1990 to Shannon Hoon's death in 1995. After Hoon's death, the band went on hiatus before officially disbanding in 1999. In 2006, they reformed with a new singer, Travis Warren, with whom they have toured and written a new album.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The band's second album, ''Soup'', which was both thematically and musically darker than its predecessor.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: "Car Seat (God's Presents)" is about Susan Smith's then-recent murder of her two small children.

* IAmTheBand: Brad Smith, the bassist, did most of the songwriting, but he would credit the entire band for the songwriting.

** Heck, even their SignatureSong "No Rain" sounds like a fairly upbeat PsychedelicRock song, but the lyrics are about UsefulNotes/{{depression}}.

* RearrangeTheSong: The "Ripped Away Version" of "No Rain", which is a much slower, blues-influenced version of the song. They started playing it this way during live performances because they were tired of being expected to play it at every show. A studio version appears on ''Nico''.

* BookEnd: Not counting the hidden track in the pregap, ''Soup'' begins and ends with instrumental brass pieces.

* LyricalDissonance: "Skinned" is an upbeat, bluegrass-inspired song featuring banjos and kazoos. It is sung from the perspective of Ed Gein.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Shannon Hoon, the band's main songwriter and lyricist, who died at 28 from a [[DrugsAreBad cocaine overdose]].

* OneHitWonder: One of the more well loved one hit wonders, but technically their only hit is, "No Rain."

* IAmTheBand: Brad Smith, the bassist, pretty much did most of the songwriting, but he would

Blind Melon is an {{Alternative Rock}} band formed in {{Los Angeles}}, California. It was formed by guitarist Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith, drummer Glen Graham, rhythm guitarist Christopher Thorn, and vocalist Shannon Hoon. The band was active from its inception in 1990 to Shannon Hoon's death in 1995. After Hoon's death, the band went on hiatus before officially disbanding in 1999. In 2006, they reformed with a new singer, Travis Warren, with whom they have toured and written a new album.

* {{Author Existence Failure}} : Shannon Hoon, the band's main songwriter and lyricist, who died at 28 from a [[DrugsAreBad cocaine overdose]].
* {{Book Ends}} : Not counting the hidden track in the pregap, ''Soup'' begins and ends with instrumental brass pieces.
* {{Car Song}} : "Galaxie" is about Shannon Hoon's 1964 Ford Galaxie.
* {{Darker And Edgier}} : The band's second album, ''Soup'', which was both thematically and musically darker than its predecessor.
* {{Gender Blender Name}} : Shannon Hoon's first name was actually Richard. He started using Shannon, his middle name, to avoid confusion with his father.
* {{Hidden Track}} : Happened twice on ''Soup''

* {{Lyrical Dissonance}} : "Skinned" is an upbeat, bluegrass-inspired song featuring banjos and kazoos. It is sung from the perspective of Ed Gein.
* {{Music Video Overshadowing}} : "No Rain" is about isolation and depression. Good luck figuring that out watching the music video, which is about a girl in a bee costume trying to find people who enjoy her dance routine.
* {{Self-Titled Album}}
* {{Song Style Shift}} : "I Wonder" and "Holyman" from ''Blind Melon''
* {{Spoken Word In Music}} : The second half of the song "Car Seat (Gods Presents)" from ''Soup'' is a recitation of a poem written by Shannon Hoon's great-grandmother.
* StudioChatter:"Mouthful Of Cavities" starts with Shannon Hoon saying "Listen, man, I got the window open, hear the cats?". If you listen carefully, you can in fact hear some faint meowing as he says this.
* {{The Band Minus The Face}} : After Shannon Hoon's death, the band tried to find a new singer, but they ultimately failed and did not create music together again until 2006.

* {{Girly Name}} : Shannon Hoon's first name was actually Richard. He started using Shannon, his middle name, to avoid confusion with his father.

** "Hello Goodbye", which is a rejected intro to the album's final track, "Lemonade".

* {{Signature Song}} : "No Rain", which is their [[OneHitWonder only real hit]].
* {{Spoken Word In Music}} : The second half of the song "Car Seat (Gods Presents)" from ''Soup'' is a recitation of a poem written by Shannon Hoon's grandmother.