Red Mosquito

bada wrote: Tue July 28, 2026 11:25 pm

liebzz wrote: Mon July 27, 2026 9:55 pm

Blind Melon

Lesson learned: never judge a book or album by its cover or even its hit song. Granted, No Rain is a perfectly nice and catchy song, and took the world by storm with the bee girl for a good chunk of time in the 90s. But with that being my exposure to Blind Melon, I thought they seemed fine but nothing to fuss about. Now this comes up on the list, and I was properly floored by this album. Shannon Hoon is a beast of a frontman, and the band is even better, throwing down with the reckless abandon that reminded me of that whole Faces/Stones comparison often laid on the Black Crowes. Soak the Sin, Tones of Home, I Wonder, Paper Scratcher, Deserted, and Drive are badass. And yet the songs with the deepest impact fall in between: Change and Time are wonderful. Absolutely phenomenal album here.

The Essential Track: Change

Up Next: Stone Temple Pilots - Core

To me this is one of the great guitar albums. You get the full impact with headphones. Neither guy plays the same thing its just tons of riffs and parts and solos and weird bits all woven together into perfection.

tragabigzanda wrote: Tue July 28, 2026 11:59 pm Way out of the loop on this thread, but was it revealed that Shannon Hoon sang the harmonies on GnR Don’t Cry?

liebzz wrote: Wed July 29, 2026 12:09 am

tragabigzanda wrote: Tue July 28, 2026 11:59 pm Way out of the loop on this thread, but was it revealed that Shannon Hoon sang the harmonies on GnR Don’t Cry?

It was not revealed until just now!

oasisfan35 wrote: Wed July 29, 2026 12:16 am

liebzz wrote: Wed July 29, 2026 12:09 am

tragabigzanda wrote: Tue July 28, 2026 11:59 pm Way out of the loop on this thread, but was it revealed that Shannon Hoon sang the harmonies on GnR Don’t Cry?

It was not revealed until just now!

I totally thought you visited the Wikipedia page of each release. For Hoon on UYI: backing vocals on "Live and Let Die", "November Rain", "You Ain't the First", and "The Garden"; co-lead vocals on "Don't Cry" (both of them)