Conference napalm::heavy_metal

Here it is, 8 months later, and the Blind Melon album finally came out.
Got a copy of it last night, and gave it a spin on the way in. Overall,
I'd say it's good, but not great.

To be more specific - I really like the band, and I also really like 
Shannon's voice. However, the songwriting here is a little weak, and
there's no killer songs or hooks.

The band is hardly heavy metal - they are more akin to something like
the Spin Doctors or something like that. Sorta funky rock. About half the
songs are slow, mid-tempo ballad-type songs. It's a touch reminiscient of
early-70s pop/rock like Grand Funk.

The songlist:

Soak The Sun
Tones Of Home
I Wonder
Paper Scratcher
Dear Ol' Dad
Change
No Rain
Deserted
Sleepy House
Holyman
Seed To A Tree
Drive
Time

All the songs were written by the band, and the band co-produced the album 
with Rick Parashar.

alan

    What is it with these guys, do they have trouble finding a style?  I've
    heard two of their songs now and they were both completely different. 
    The one I heard this morning was *wicked* like the slower stuff from
    Jane's Addiction, but the one I heard a couple of weeks ago was
    different.
    
    I liked the one this morning, but the one I heard before was real
    generic sounding and didn't catch my ear at all.  I'd have to hear
    quite a bit more before I'd consider buying the album.
    
    gh

    
    Saw these guys last night. I was impressed. Really good musicians who
    can funk it up. The crowd was REALLY rockin'. Must be the college
    freaks or something, but they were ALL over. Startin' push-moshes and
    ridin' on top. At one point the crowd was bouncing so much I thought
    the floor was gonna fall through. It was packed. Anyone that went to
    the Dream Theater/Chapter II gig... man this was like twice as bad.
    Anyway, they opened up with TONES OF HOME (Single that's out) and the
    crowd all had an epileptic spasm at once. Was really cool. They played
    for over an hour. Even got to hear a little diddy about Shannen Hoon's
    dog, and that it died. Was a funny song.
    
    Afterwards got to meet the band. They're all really cool guys. Shannen
    seemed really low key, and they were all funny.
    
    Anyway, good show, I'd go see them again, and definitely recommend the
    CD and live show.
    
    er.. ask Danielle more about details, she was the one smooshed up
    against the stage. ;')
    
    

     
     Damned lucky!  I just wish they'd come to Canada...  Excellent
    release (wacky cover, could be better..)
    
    KR

    Saw these support Guns N' Roses last week in the UK.  All my mates said
    they were rubbish but I thought they were alright.  Not brilliant but
    the singers got a good voice.
    
    
    
    Gary

    I picked this album up the other day and think it's pretty good.
    
    I don't know why it was in the Heavy Metal bin... and I don't know why
    they picked such a dumn cover...  I flipped it around so the band's 
    pictures show.
    
    If I had to classify the music I'd say a lot of the songs sound like a
    cross between Jefferson Airplane and Pearl Jam.
    

    
>    I don't know why it was in the Heavy Metal bin... and I don't know why
>    they picked such a dumn cover...  I flipped it around so the band's 
>    pictures show.
    

	Actually, I thought that the cover was strange until I saw the video
	with her in it...then I saw the light...and now I am saved...

	/Cap'n Quad    

Speaking of the Billboard charts.... Blind Melon entered the charts just six
weeks ago. This week they are #7 on the Top 200! Incredible!

alan

        Blind Melon is the musical guest this Sat. night on
    Saturday Night Live.
    
    
    Brian

    Just heard tonight on Waaf that Shannon Hoon was found dead on 
    his tour bus...no details yet as to cause of death.
    Im not a big Blind Melon fan but regardless...its sad!!! Just 28yo.

    
    	He died of an OD.
    
    	And while I can't say I feel sorry for him, it is sad anyways.
    
    	And I did like the 1st album.
    

    poor tatse or not ( cause I actually thought they were OK )....
    
    
    OD!?!   WHAT A BLOODY SURPRISE!  COULDN'T SEE THAT COMIN'!!
    
    Paully

    	re .12
    
    	Crazy Al, I didn't see any lewd comments from reply .11
    
    	Or are you just overly sensitive from the loss?
    
    	Must be, you usually don't place such blatant cuss words in
    	your replies like you did in .12
    
    	We understand, hey Shawn, can you clean up Al's reply a little,
    	he's a bit distraught over Hoon's death...
    
    	Face

    
    	No lewd comments in .11, no ... but given this conference's views
    	on Blind Melon in general I don't blame him for asking beforehand
    	that the band/singer not be blasted for nothing.
    
    	Especially since they hadn't even recorded an "unplugged" album
    	yet.
    

	Uhhh... I didn't notice anything that bad in .12 for it to be deleted..?
	Unless it was extracted, edited, and the re-entered... 

	Whit-

	Wooahh.. notes collision! 

    	Jim, you be blind (no pun intended)
    
    	You didn't read the usual crazy Al banner at the end of the
    	message.
    
    	Besides which, emotions will run high when a loss like this
    	occurs, even if the band isn't "heavy metal"...

I heard this yesterday on the radio.  I don't get it - Musicians have been dying
of ODs for years, you think that they'd catch on.  These people have gotten to
the point where they can afford almost anything in life yet they play with (I'm
assuming heroin here) which is pretty likely to kill you.

Kind of sad

    I guess they won't be slamming Dream Theater anymore...

	Hmmm... is there any link here?  Was there a black glove at the scene!? 

	Anyway, back a couple..
	
	Face, This boy 'tis not blind.. We're all adults here, so I think we can
	handle the language (which I still don't think there is a problem) here. 

	I don't mean to give you so much DooDoo regarding this.. ;') 

	Whit-

    Its a bummer...  too many lately...

    	re .22
    
    	Buttocks! Forrest Gump would agree...
    
    	Well, to reply to your comment, perhaps you should access
    	VTX POLICY. Read through the section on Digital's computers
    	and networks, especially the section regarding profanity.
    
    	I know we all can handle it, in fact some of us use the
    	language on a friggin' daily basis, but not in here...
    
    	And no one would blame Al for getting emotional, he was only
    	venting emotion, no one would get angry about that.
    
    	Face...

    
    	Al said a bad word, I sent the note back to him and asked him
    	to re-post it.  He isn't going to.
    
    	Can we get back to the topic, which I've long since forgotten
    	since it's been so long that we've been on it?
    

	Listen, I'm sick of this !@#$!#$%! and if you don't !@%!#%^!!#$! stop, 
	I'm gonna hafta !@#!#%T!%@$#%!! your measly little !#$!#%#$!^%%$^^#&!
	and while I'm on the subject you can !#$^%&^*(*&(#^@! and then #%^!#^!@#%!!

	

	Now I feel @$%%$^&^&#^*&*&%^ better.... 


	;')

    
    Hey Whit....
    
     Why don't ya just G F Y...    ;)
    
    Shane, who wonders if acronyms count ... AMF

Can we please that delete that last message, I'm finding it very
offensive.. and also believe it's against corporate blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah blah...

;')))))))

Whit----

    Not to beat A_Dead_Horse_But....(Ouch)I've been
    Listeinin to Blind Melons Last ReLease(Soup)A_Lot...and All the Clues
    are there that Shoon was Gonna do Some_Thang Stuoid.

    Why Didn't A_Loved One or Band Member/Managment Slap Some_Sence into
    Him? Lately I Refuse to Read any Music_Magazines/Papers so I Don't
    Know whats Goin on with this.  But I Still Read H_M!  :_)��
    
     I wonder if his Child was Born and how the Mother is Doing?
    
     On"Soup"The Record Starts_And_Ends with A Song Called"Galaxie".
    Both are done in Different Styles...But the Words go like this..
    
     "I'm Entering A Frame Bombarded by Indecsion.
    Where A Man like me can Easily let the day get out of Control.
    Down this far in The Gutter,I'm Pushed Hard upon The Border
    But,I'd Rather be Caught "Round say The Month of June.
    If I Can Leave,with A Little Bit of Explanation,Than AnyWhere in The
    World I Choose to go...I'll Have it Made.    
                                                    -GoodBye"
    
    
        Crazy_Sheeeeeeesssh_Al

  >  If I Can Leave,with A Little Bit of Explanation,Than AnyWhere in The
  >  World I Choose to go...I'll Have it Made.    
    
    Is there any song on the album that hints at an "explanation"?
    
    Ken
    
    

    Not that I can"Deciphere"Ken...
    But A_Noter in Here Said that They heard that he said Some_Thang about
    not Being able to Live_Up to bein A_Father....Or Some_Thang..
    I Really Don't Know.All I do Know that Every_Song on"Soup"Has a
    Reference to bein Strung_Out_And_Bummin.
    
    
       BTW..The Song I Quoted froem Isn't Called"Galaxie".It's Un_Titled.
    Hope to Hear Some_Thang from The Other Band_Members..
     Glen Graham(Percussion)
     Brad Smith(Bass)
     Christopher Thorn(Guitar)
     Roger Stevens(Guitar)
    
       Crazy_With_Friends_Like_Those.....(Fill_In_The_Blanks)_Al