I understand that Shannon Hoon was a drug addict and died because of it. But a lot of you people have no idea what he and blind melon stood for. Drugs and their usage were obviously a part of their music both in writing and in live performance. But my God, Shannon had a great girl, a daughter, a great family in his band, and many other things that we all consider normal. I think way too many of you look for drugs in these songs as an answer to Shannons death. A lot of their songs are about life, plain and simple. Not just the happy times, but the awful shitty ones too. Do me a favor and actually listen to these songs. You can hear it in his voice, he wasn't always depressed and strung out. Learn to appreciate the original blind melon and the music they left us with
@mellonhead 15 years later I am replying to comment I hope you get this message. Well put Shannon will always be my favorite vocalist his raw voice is beautiful I loved Blind Melon. So sad that they are known best for No Rain and for that reason alone I don't like the song. Ya it made them famous but that's the song that Shannon is best known for and he didn't even write it. They could have been one of the classics in my opinion right up there with Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith. Any one that had the profile name...
@mellonhead 15 years later I am replying to comment I hope you get this message. Well put Shannon will always be my favorite vocalist his raw voice is beautiful I loved Blind Melon. So sad that they are known best for No Rain and for that reason alone I don't like the song. Ya it made them famous but that's the song that Shannon is best known for and he didn't even write it. They could have been one of the classics in my opinion right up there with Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith. Any one that had the profile name Mellonhead is a friend of mine. Look me up on Facebook yes I'm old school. Jay or Jason Harring
I understand that Shannon Hoon was a drug addict and died because of it. But a lot of you people have no idea what he and blind melon stood for. Drugs and their usage were obviously a part of their music both in writing and in live performance. But my God, Shannon had a great girl, a daughter, a great family in his band, and many other things that we all consider normal. I think way too many of you look for drugs in these songs as an answer to Shannons death. A lot of their songs are about life, plain and simple. Not just the happy times, but the awful shitty ones too. Do me a favor and actually listen to these songs. You can hear it in his voice, he wasn't always depressed and strung out. Learn to appreciate the original blind melon and the music they left us with
@mellonhead 15 years later I am replying to comment I hope you get this message. Well put Shannon will always be my favorite vocalist his raw voice is beautiful I loved Blind Melon. So sad that they are known best for No Rain and for that reason alone I don't like the song. Ya it made them famous but that's the song that Shannon is best known for and he didn't even write it. They could have been one of the classics in my opinion right up there with Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith. Any one that had the profile name...
@mellonhead 15 years later I am replying to comment I hope you get this message. Well put Shannon will always be my favorite vocalist his raw voice is beautiful I loved Blind Melon. So sad that they are known best for No Rain and for that reason alone I don't like the song. Ya it made them famous but that's the song that Shannon is best known for and he didn't even write it. They could have been one of the classics in my opinion right up there with Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith. Any one that had the profile name Mellonhead is a friend of mine. Look me up on Facebook yes I'm old school. Jay or Jason Harring