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Awesome Album

jomasterjoe | ONT, Canada | 11/11/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Many other reviewers have covered my feelings about Shannon Hoon, so I'll just get to the point. I am a young and new fan of Blind Melon. Shannon had already passed on by the time I started getting into music, but I can see why so many people were devestated by the news. Blind Melon is awesome. Anyway, getting to the album, this album is a collection of great songs, with no dud songs. (by dud songs I mean bad songs by good bands) "Soak the Sin" Gets you right into the Blind Melon mood. A rock song, but not a hard one, this is one of my favourites on the album. "Tones of Home" will bring older fans back to their days of love concerts and mary jane. For me it's just a great old fashioned song. The intro for this song is one my favourites. "I Wonder" is a great softer song about challenges and internal struggle that can be quite a motivator. "Paper Scratcher" is an awesome rock song that I look forward to when listening to this album. It's a great pick-up after the sad "I Wonder" This song will put you in a good mood. I think this song would be really popular nowadays. "Dear Ol' Dad" is another old fashioned but really good song. It's one of those songs that kind of drags you in while you listen to it, and you get right into the mood. "Change" was obviously written for a reason. A powerful, meaningful, but sad song, this will make you think. On the down side, this song kind of saddens me. Luckily, the next song up is "No Rain" possibly the happiest song ever written, though the well written lyrics make me think that wasn't the intent. Still, you can't help but smile and sing along with this song. "Deserted" is another one of my favourites. Another self-searching song, but not a sad one. This one makes you take problems seriously, but still with optimism. Mainly a rock song with some cool, different parts. "Sleepy House" is a cool-down song. The lyrics are really nice and calming too. "Holyman" is a nice partner to "Sleepy House" because it starts out calm, then kicks up and gets more preppy. All in all a good song. "Seed to a Tree" is another of my favourites. It's a great example of Blind Melon's hardcore rocker side. This song is mostly about accomplishments and how it's possible to achieve goals. "Drive" is a sadder, softer song about a guy who sets many goals, but has no ambition, and ends up wasting his life. "Time" is an awesome song reflecting the roots of Blind Melon, and closes the album in a way that makes you want more. The awesome gutiar and vocals make this song explosive. "Time" might be my favourite on the album, but for me it's hard to choose from "Soak the Sin" "Paper Scratcher" "No Rain" "Seed to a Tree" and "Time""

Very underrated CD by a very underrated band

seth luke | Springfield, Oregon | 11/27/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I remembering hearing "No Rain" when it first came out on the radio and it instantly became my childhood favorite [I was about 8 at the time]. "No Rain" is a good song and went on to be a decent hit, but unfortunately it turned out to be the only big hit by what turned out to be one of the most underrated bands of the 90's. After seeing the 'Behind The Music' on them I decided to get the cd and it wasn't a dissapointment at all. Sure, No Rain is great but so are "Dear Ol' Dad", "I Wonder", "Drive" and every last one of the songs on this album. There seriously isn't a single bad track [my personal favorite however, besides "No Rain", is "Change"]. If you like Jane's Addiction, The Violent Femmes, or heck, even Green Day then you'll probably like Blind Melon {I mean heck, I usually listen to grunge and hard rock and I still like them]. All of their albums are great and worth buying but their debut, in my opinion, is their best. So do yourself a favor and discover the wonders of Blind Melon!"

CLASSIC

mark boyich | Bakersfield, Ca | 08/21/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Today while I was driving home listenign to this album I was reminded of why Blind Melon is my favotire band of all time. Blind Melon not only had the talent to be huge, but their songs were simply amazing. Shannon Hoon was one hell of a folk artist that's for sure. It's times like that when Blind Melon simply shines. Songs like "Drive", "Sleepyhouse", "Holy man" and the most incredible song ever by any artist or band, "Change." "change" is simply the greatest song of all time, and I truely mean that. I have never heard a song like that, a song that has the ability to totally change the way you view the world around you, "Change" does. The album's opener, "Soak the Sin" is a great starter about the band coming together and making beautiful music as a band. The next song, "Tones of Home", takes you back to the 60's with some pure funk. It's a great song, one that was well overlooked by the radio. "I wonder" is next, and is about Shannon's reoccring drug related problems. It's one of the best songs on the albm in my opinion with great guitar work and heartfelt lyrics. "Paper Scratcher" and "Dear ol' Dad" are also great songs, but the are often overlooked by myself for no other reason than the fact that I don't have the patience to wait through two more songs to get to "Change." it's as simple as that. "No Rain" of course is the song we all know and love, Blind Melon fan or not. It is truley a summer afternoon breezy tune that can pull even the most depressed of folks right out of their funk. "Deserted is another song about drugs with an incredible breakdown at the end of the song, awesome. "Sleepyhouse" is one of my favorite songs here, because it has incredible lyrics and a great tempo. "Holyman" comes next and could actually be "No Rain"'s cousin if it really wanted to. "Seed to a Tree" is another rocker that is very good. "Drive" comes next and is an absolutley beautiful song. A song about someone who always has big dreams for himself but never accomplishes anything, "drive" makes references to many including the great Jimi Hendrix. "Time" closes out the album with fury as the loud guitars and Shannon's wail put an end to the masterpiece at hand. If you buy only one album for the rest of your life, do yourself a favor and buy, "Blind Melon." But I'll warn oyu, after you buy this one, you won't be able to resist buying "Soup", and "Nico". Long live Blind Melon and Shannon Hoon, and welcome Unified Theory."

Like a piece of 60s nostalgia!

Dane Marvin | Omaha, NE | 01/22/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Blind Melon may have gotten national acclaim for the hit "No Rain" found on this CD, but were thrown into the 'one hit wonder' bin shortly after. AND THAT JUST ISN'T FAIR! B.M. was an amazing band that played tunes which could almost take you back to the 60's in an instant. "Paper Scratcher" is easily as good a song as "No Rain", while "Tones of Home", "Change", and "Sleepyhouse" help to define this album as 'excellent' and even 'essential'. It's too bad that this band is no longer around to kick out the psychedlic jams, but Hoon and company DID leave three wonderful albums in their stead--and this is the best of them."

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	Blind Melon Blind Melon Genres: Alternative Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Track Listings (13) - Disc #1 Soak The Sun Tones Of Home I Wonder Paper Scratcher Dear Ol' Dad Change No Rain Deserted Sleepyhouse Holyman Seed To A Tree Drive Time No Description Available. Genre: Popular Music Media Format: Compact Disk Rating: Release Date: 22-SEP-1992
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