Blind Melon - 1995 - Soup [FLAC]
Artist: Blind Melon
Title: Soup
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Producer: Andy Wallace
Release Date: August 15, 1995
Recorded: November 1994 - January 1995 at Kingsway Studios, New Orleans and Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans
Label: Capitol Records
Catalog: 7243 8 33934 2 8
Barcode: 7 24383 393342 8
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Roots Rock, Blues Rock, Grunge
Duration: 50:15
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.
Soup:
Wikipedia:
Soup is the second studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, released on August 15, 1995. The album was released eight weeks before vocalist Shannon Hoon's fatal drug overdose, making it his final album with the band, though it was not their last release with him, as his posthumously released work was included on the next album Nico. It reached number 28 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart.
AllMusic Review by Greg Prato:
Most '90s rock bands who enjoyed massive breakthrough success with their debut album seemed to follow it up with an effort similarly styled to its predecessor, hence guaranteeing repeat success. This proved not to be the case with Blind Melon. It appeared as though the band rejected the jovial spirit of No Rain and focused on much darker material for their follow-up, Soup. While it did not match the commercial success of the debut, Soup proved to be a challenging, gripping record that is just as strong and perhaps even more rewarding. Shannon Hoon was in the throes of drug addiction (which would prove fatal only two months after the album's release), and his experience at a drug detox is clearly detailed in the Zep-groover, "2x4." Hoon's lyrics often examine his growing sense of mortality, as evidenced in "The Duke," "St. Andrew's Fall," and "Car Seat," while "New Life" shows Hoon hoping that the birth of his baby daughter will put his life back on track. The country-tinged "Skinned" is written from the standpoint of notorious killer, Ed Gein, the anthemic rocker, "Galaxie," appears to deal with a troubled relationship, and "Vernie" is a tribute to his grandmother. Some of the tracks prove hopeful ("Walk"), while others are steeped in despair ("Toes Across the Floor," "Wilt"). Soup deserved to be another big hit, but due to MTV and radio's abrupt abandonment of the band, harsh reviews from close-minded critics, and worst of all, Hoon's untimely death mid-tour, all hopes of the album receiving the attention it deserved were extinguished. Soup is one of the most underrated and overlooked great rock albums of the '90s.
Tracklist:
01 - Galaxie - 2:40
02 - 2x4 - 4:00
03 - Vernie - 3:14
04 - Skinned - 1:57
05 - Toes Across The Floor - 3:04
06 - Walk - 2:47
07 - Dumptruck - 3:40
08 - Car Seat (God's Presents) - 2:42
09 - Wilt - 2:29
10 - The Duke - 3:36
11 - St. Andrew's Fall - 4:11
12 - New Life - 3:34
13 - Mouthful Of Cavities - 3:33
14 - Lemonade - 3:36
Personnel:
Blind Melon:
Shannon Hoon - vocals, guitar, harmonica, kazoo
Brad Smith - bass guitar, double bass, flute
Christopher Thorn - rhythm guitar, mandolin, banjo
Rogers Stevens - lead guitar, piano, Hammond organ
Glenn Graham - drums, percussion
Additional Musicians:
Jena Kraus - backing vocals on "Mouthful of Cavities"
Miles Tackett - cello on "Car Seat" and "St. Andrew's Fall"
Production:
Steve Sisco - mixing assistant
Andy Wallace - producer, engineer
MediaInfo:
General:
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
File size : 24.7 MiB
Duration : 3 min 31 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 981 kb/s
Album : Soup
Album/Performer : Blind Melon / Blind Melon
Track name : Galaxie
Track name/Position : 1/14
Performer : Blind Melon
Genre : Rock
Recorded date : 1995
Cover : Yes
Cover MIME : image/jpeg
Comment : miok
Audio:
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Duration : 3 min 31 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 935 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossless
Stream size : 23.5 MiB (95%)
Writing library : libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)
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