Blind Melon - 1992 - Blind Melon [FLAC]



Artist: Blind Melon
Title: Blind Melon
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Producer: Rick Parashar, Blind Melon
Release Date: September 22, 1992
Recorded: February - June 1992 at London Bridge Studio, Seattle, Washington
Label: Capitol Records
Catalog: CDP 0777 7 96585 2 7
Barcode: 0777-7-96585-2-7
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Roots Rock, Blues Rock, Grunge
Duration: 55:23


Blind Melon:

Wikipedia:
Blind Melon is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California, by five musicians: three from Mississippi, one from Pennsylvania and one from Indiana. The band currently consists of guitarists Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn, drummer Glen Graham, vocalist Travis Warren and bassist Nathan Towne. They are best known for their 1993 hit "No Rain", and enjoyed critical and commercial success in the early 1990s with their neo-psychedelic take on alternative rock.
Blind Melon released two albums on Capitol Records – Blind Melon (1992) and Soup (1995) – before their original lead vocalist Shannon Hoon died of a drug overdose on the band's tour bus in New Orleans on October 21, 1995. After four years of unsuccessfully searching for a replacement for Hoon, Blind Melon officially dissolved in 1999. The remaining members reformed the band in 2006 with Warren and recorded one album with him, For My Friends (2008). Shortly after its release, Warren left Blind Melon but rejoined in 2010, when the band returned to performing occasional gigs. Blind Melon is currently working on their fourth studio album. Blind Melon has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards.


Blind Melon:

Wikipedia:
Blind Melon is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, released on September 22, 1992 through Capitol Records. "No Rain" became Blind Melon's breakthrough single.

AllMusic Review by Greg Prato:
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.


Tracklist:

01 - Soak The Sin - 4:00
02 - Tones Of Home - 4:27
03 - I Wonder - 5:33
04 - Paper Scratcher - 3:13
05 - Dear Ol' Dad - 3:02
06 - Change - 3:42
07 - No Rain - 3:37
08 - Deserted - 4:21
09 - Sleepyhouse - 4:29
10 - Holyman - 4:47
11 - Seed To A Tree - 3:29
12 - Drive - 4:41
13 - Time - 6:03


Personnel:

Blind Melon:

Shannon Hoon - vocals, acoustic guitar
Brad Smith - bass guitar, flute, backing vocals
Rogers Stevens - lead guitar
Christopher Thorn - rhythm guitar, mandolin
Glenn Graham - percussion, drums

Additional Musician:

Ustad Sabri Khan - sarangi on "Sleepyhouse"

Production:

George Marino - mastering
Rick Parashar - producer, engineer, mixing
Jon Plum - assistant engineer
Tommy Steele - art direction
Heather Devlin - photography

 MediaInfo

General:

Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
File size : 22.2 MiB
Duration : 3 min 37 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 858 kb/s
Album : Blind Melon
Album/Performer : Blind Melon / Blind Melon
Part : 1
Part/Total : 1
Track name : No Rain
Track name/Position : 7/13
Track name/Total : 13
Performer : Blind Melon
Composer : miok
Genre : Rock
Recorded date : 1992
Cover : Yes
Cover type : Cover (front)
Cover MIME : image/jpeg
Comment : miok


Audio:

Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Duration : 3 min 37 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 844 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossless
Stream size : 21.8 MiB (98%)
Writing library : libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)