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Managing to be equally mellow and introspective as well as rough and rocking, Blind Melon's 1992 self-titled debut remains one of the purest sounding rock albums of its era, completely devoid of '90s production tricks. While Blind Melon were never the toast of the critics, their self-titled 1992 debut has held up incredibly well over time, resembling a true rock classic. For reasons unknown, the late Shannon Hoon was, unfairly, usually the brunt of reviewers' criticisms, yet his angelic voice and talent for penning lyrics that examined the ups and downs of everyday life were an integral part of Blind Melon's sound, as well as the band's supreme jamming interplay. The most renowned song remains the uplifting hit "No Rain," but the whole album is superb -- the homesick rocker "Tones of Home," the desperate "I Wonder," the epic album closer "Time," and the gentle acoustic strum of "Change," which included lyrics that turned out to be sadly prophetic for Hoon. Other highlights are a song inspired by the homeless ("Paper Scratcher"), "Sleepyhouse," which describes the feeling of isolation the band felt recording the debut in a secluded residence, and the retro (yet refreshing) sounds of "Soak the Sin" and "Dear Ol' Dad." Although the album started out slow sales-wise, constant touring and the success of "No Rain" one year after the debut's initial release proved to be Blind Melon's breakthrough success, eventually almost topping the charts and going multi-platinum.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
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Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, ComposerLyricist - Brad Smith, ComposerLyricist - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, ComposerLyricist - Rogers Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Hoon, ComposerLyricist - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Howard Beschan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, ComposerLyricist - Brad Smith, ComposerLyricist - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, ComposerLyricist - Rogers Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Hoon, ComposerLyricist - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, ComposerLyricist - Brad Smith, ComposerLyricist - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, ComposerLyricist - Rogers Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Hoon, ComposerLyricist - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, ComposerLyricist - Brad Smith, ComposerLyricist - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, ComposerLyricist - Rogers Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Hoon, ComposerLyricist - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - R. Parahsar, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Sabbi Khan, Sarangi, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Parashar, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, ComposerLyricist - Brad Smith, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - JOHN HANLON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Johnson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, ComposerLyricist - Rogers Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Hoon, ComposerLyricist - Blind Melon, MainArtist - Bret Newman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, ComposerLyricist - Brad Smith, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - JOHN HANLON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Johnson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, ComposerLyricist - Rogers Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Hoon, ComposerLyricist - Blind Melon, Producer, MainArtist - Bret Newman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, ComposerLyricist - Brad Smith, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - JOHN HANLON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Johnson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, ComposerLyricist - Rogers Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Hoon, ComposerLyricist - Blind Melon, MainArtist - Bret Newman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Beschan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, Composer - Brad Smith, Composer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - JOHN HANLON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Johnson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, Composer - Rogers Stevens, Composer - Shannon Hoon, Composer - Blind Melon, MainArtist - Bret Newman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Christopher Thorn, ComposerLyricist - Brad Smith, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BRIGGS, Producer - JOHN HANLON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Johnson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Graham, ComposerLyricist - Rogers Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Hoon, ComposerLyricist - Blind Melon, MainArtist - Bret Newman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Managing to be equally mellow and introspective as well as rough and rocking, Blind Melon's 1992 self-titled debut remains one of the purest sounding rock albums of its era, completely devoid of '90s production tricks. While Blind Melon were never the toast of the critics, their self-titled 1992 debut has held up incredibly well over time, resembling a true rock classic. For reasons unknown, the late Shannon Hoon was, unfairly, usually the brunt of reviewers' criticisms, yet his angelic voice and talent for penning lyrics that examined the ups and downs of everyday life were an integral part of Blind Melon's sound, as well as the band's supreme jamming interplay. The most renowned song remains the uplifting hit "No Rain," but the whole album is superb -- the homesick rocker "Tones of Home," the desperate "I Wonder," the epic album closer "Time," and the gentle acoustic strum of "Change," which included lyrics that turned out to be sadly prophetic for Hoon. Other highlights are a song inspired by the homeless ("Paper Scratcher"), "Sleepyhouse," which describes the feeling of isolation the band felt recording the debut in a secluded residence, and the retro (yet refreshing) sounds of "Soak the Sin" and "Dear Ol' Dad." Although the album started out slow sales-wise, constant touring and the success of "No Rain" one year after the debut's initial release proved to be Blind Melon's breakthrough success, eventually almost topping the charts and going multi-platinum.
© Greg Prato /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:33
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Blind Melon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records (CAP)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2013 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
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