The answer may depend on who you ask, but “No Rain” was definitely a huge hit for Blind Melon. “No Rain” helped to propel Blind Melon to stardom and cemented their place as one of the most successful bands of the early 1990s. The biggest hit for the band Blind Melon was undoubtedly their song “No Rain.” The single was released in 1992 and quickly rose to the top of the charts, making it one of the most popular songs of that year. Shannon Hoon was the lead singer of Blind Melon. Shannon includes all-new interviews with those who knew Shannon or were fans of his music (plus a “roundtable discussion” with Stevens and Thorn). For sure.”Īuthor Greg Prato released Shannon, a follow-up book to A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other, on November 1, 2021. Thorn indicated that the band planned to release their fourth full-length studio album in 2020 however, when asked about the status of the fourth studio album in a February 2021 interview with Guitar World, Stevens replied “We’re going to release singles every couple of months, and then when there are 10-12 of them, we’re going to press vinyl and sell it to whoever wants it,” while when Thorn was asked if the plan was to release the album by year’s end, he replied, “We’ve got to get a record out this year. “Way Down And Far Below,” Blind Melon’s first song in 11 years, was released in September 2019. On November 24, 2020, it was also released on DVD and Blu-ray. The group has received four Grammy nominations.Īll I Can Say, a documentary about Hoon (made largely of video filmed on a handheld camera from 1990 to 1995), premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Apand was available on online streaming platforms on June 26, 2020. On September 15, 2006, Blind Melon announced their revival, which featured the inclusion of new lead singer Travis Warren and the recording of “For My Friends.” Warren quit Blind Melon shortly after its publication, but returned in 2010, when the band resumed performing infrequent shows. Capitol Records published the Live at the Palace CD in April 2006. Yakmusic in New Zealand issued a tribute CD to Blind Melon on December 15, 2006, featuring musicians from all over the world. The band published The Best of Blind Melon in 2005, a CD–DVD package that shows Blind Melon performing live from a September 1995 concert in Chicago, thanks to better-than-expected sales. Blind Melon formally disbanded their partnership on March 4, 1999, after failing to find a replacement for Hoon, and the individual members went on to other ventures.Ī Classic Masters CD with twelve Blind Melon tracks was published by Capitol Records in 2002. During this time, the band members’ relationships deteriorated as they attempted to find a new front man. Hoon died of a heart attack caused by a cocaine overdose aboard the band’s tour bus on October 21, 1995, in downtown New Orleans, after several weeks on the road. The band hired a counselor to help Hoon with his rehabilitation at first, but he was quickly fired. 11 on the Hot 100, the album went triple platinum.īlind Melon went on tour in support of Soup against the advice of Hoon’s drug counselor. “No Rain” helped the band gain international prominence thanks to a hit music video featuring Heather DeLoach as the “Bee Girl.” After debuting in the Billboard top 40 on October 9, 1993, and peaking at No. Hoon’s connection and association with Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose garnered the band extra industry recognition when he sang backing vocals on many Guns N’ Roses tracks on the Use Your Illusion I and II albums in 1991, including the single “Don’t Cry.” Late that year, Blind Melon embarked on a tour with Soundgarden. The band was dissatisfied with the production quality, therefore the recordings were scrapped.
Blind Melon was signed by Capitol Records A&R executive Tim Devine later that year, and he oversaw recordings with legendary producer David Briggs for an unreleased EP titled The Sippin’ Time Sessions. In 1991, the band released The Goodfoot Workshop, a four-song demo. They are best known for their 1993 single “No Rain,” and their neo-psychedelic approach on alternative rock brought them critical and financial success in the early 1990s.Īfter West Point, Mississippi, Blind Melon formed in Los Angeles in March 1990. Guitarists Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn, drummer Glen Graham, vocalist Travis Warren, and bassist Nathan Towne make up the current lineup. Blind Melon is a five-piece American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1990 by three Mississippians, one Pennsylvanian, and one Indiana.
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