anyone like blind melon?

Lions & Christians (PB) · 10-31-2002, 12:42 AM

heh, they have always been a guilty pleasure of mine, i saw them a long time ago at woodstock 94' (may have been one of the lolapaloozas, cant really remember), been hooked ever since, i listen to the "soup" album practically daily.

10-31-2002, 01:03 AM

"they have always been a guilty pleasure of mine"

mang, thats not a guilty pleasure

but loving the band 'The Scorpions' definitely is

Requiem · 10-31-2002, 01:48 AM

I think they were a good band, too bad Shannon Hoon died..

Hooked · 11-01-2002, 10:30 AM

They were a cool band. I'd vote Shannon Hoon to be the most drugged-up artist of all time. Sure, Keith Richards, Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, etc. probably did more drugs total, but Shannon wasn't in the game that long before he died.

Anyone see the Blind Mellon 'Behind the Music.' I think it's one of the best 'Behind the Musics,' and I've seen a lot of them. Feel sorry for the guy's daughter. All she has are a collection of videos showing her dad with dialated pupils.
RIP Shannon Hoon.

11-01-2002, 10:46 AM

dont forget bout Bradley Nowell and Scott Weiland... well ..scott's clean now

LeTigre420 · 11-01-2002, 01:21 PM

i love blind melon! I listen to them with friends while smoking up. their VH1 story was amazing. i've seen them all (guilty) but that was one of my favorites. besides fleetwood mac

Hooked · 11-01-2002, 10:23 PM

[quote] dont forget bout Bradley Nowell and Scott Weiland... well ..scott's clean now <hr></blockquote>

Brad was into heroin for what, 3 years? Maybe? He died rather quickly after he started. Pretty much all Scot Weiland did was shoot heroin and smoke ciggarettes. You obviously don't know shannon hoon. Opiates, DMT, Weed, Cocaine, Ecstacy, Alcohol, Barbituates, any thing he could get his hands on, all the time. I like Sublime more than Blind Mellon. STP more, too. But Hoon takes the cake on use. And he still had time to make good music.

Lions & Christians (PB) · 11-01-2002, 11:02 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Hooked:
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Brad was into heroin for what, 3 years? Maybe? He died rather quickly after he started. Pretty much all Scot Weiland did was shoot heroin and smoke ciggarettes. You obviously don't know shannon hoon. Opiates, DMT, Weed, Cocaine, Ecstacy, Alcohol, Barbituates, any thing he could get his hands on, all the time. I like Sublime more than Blind Mellon. STP more, too. But Hoon takes the cake on use. And he still had time to make good music.</strong><hr></blockquote>

hehe, and above all, even after all the alcohol he consumed, all the coke and herion he snorted, he still had a amazing voice, and a talent to write outstanding lyrics, even janis joplin, and jim morrison cant say that.

Hooked · 11-01-2002, 11:08 PM

[quote] he still had a amazing voice, and a talent to write outstanding lyrics, even janis joplin, and jim morrison cant say that.
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I agree. Jim had a decent voice, but once he started drinking, the show went downhill. Stopped making sense and what not. I have that new live album 'Bright Midnight.' The tracks he's drunk on suck. I won't speak for janis, because I haven't listened to a lot of Big Brother and the Holding company.
You have a funny sig, Beligerant. go vicodin!

espiex · 11-08-2002, 03:50 AM

Melon's three albums are all good in different ways, but I especially like the sort of compilation/tribute album Nico because it has cool songs that, while good, aren't quite album-standard recordings or whatever. In all the live videos, Shannon looks like he's somewhere very far away from the stage, I'm surprised he could remember all the words.

Logernaut · 11-08-2002, 12:02 PM

Drugged up music star, in my opinions Syd Barret really fucked himself with his consumption of mass quantities of LSD. I would rather be dead than be fucked up for life in the head like Syd is.

Hooked · 11-08-2002, 11:16 PM

[quote] I would rather be dead than be fucked up for life in the head like Syd is. <hr></blockquote>

You mean 'was.' You're going to have trouble convincing me he is still alive.

Logernaut · 11-09-2002, 09:52 AM

Oh yes, he is very much alive. Here is a picture taken in 2001 in Cambridge where he live in seclusion. I read that he still suffers from emotional problems to this day and sinks into a real depression when reminded of his Floyd days.
<a href="http://www.pink-floyd.org/barrett/syd_img/syd07012001c.jpg" target="_blank">http ://www.pink-floyd.org/barrett/syd_img/syd07012001c.jpg</a>

What is it about this man that fasinates me so much? Anyone else as enthralled as me about this guy, a true enigma?

Smokey Smokey · 11-09-2002, 01:11 PM

Hell Yeah! I love Blind Melon... I listen to all of their albums, but Nico is my favorite as well. John Sinclair and The Pusher. Live Happy

Hooked · 11-10-2002, 11:12 AM

Wow, he almost looks normal. He's got to be almost 60 by now. I don't own much Floyd from when Syd was around, so I can't really appreciate him.

10-31-2002, 12:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lions & Christians (PB) former junky turned junky Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: evidently, here. Posts: 5,827 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 3 Posts	anyone like blind melon? heh, they have always been a guilty pleasure of mine, i saw them a long time ago at woodstock 94' (may have been one of the lolapaloozas, cant really remember), been hooked ever since, i listen to the "soup" album practically daily. __________________ The most dangerous drug on this planet has to be oxygen. A gateway drug to say the least, further more people use without even consideration, not consenting to moderation in the least, and dont even get me started on the withdrawels. the goal of alchemy is to turn lead into gold. to take a substance and combine it with another substance that makes it more than it's origenal worth. in this sense, you really need to start making bronze statues of your pharmacist or local chemist, for they have made gods own medicine, morphine, and in contrast, a shiney rock doesnt seem to compete.

11-01-2002, 10:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hooked Hedonistic fool Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 5,479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	They were a cool band. I'd vote Shannon Hoon to be the most drugged-up artist of all time. Sure, Keith Richards, Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, etc. probably did more drugs total, but Shannon wasn't in the game that long before he died. Anyone see the Blind Mellon 'Behind the Music.' I think it's one of the best 'Behind the Musics,' and I've seen a lot of them. Feel sorry for the guy's daughter. All she has are a collection of videos showing her dad with dialated pupils. RIP Shannon Hoon. __________________ The never-ending quest to find a reason to smile...

11-01-2002, 01:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
LeTigre420 Old School Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: KS Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i love blind melon! I listen to them with friends while smoking up. their VH1 story was amazing. i've seen them all (guilty) but that was one of my favorites. besides fleetwood mac __________________ "Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop-heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow."

11-01-2002, 10:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hooked Hedonistic fool Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 5,479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	[quote] dont forget bout Bradley Nowell and Scott Weiland... well ..scott's clean now <hr></blockquote> Brad was into heroin for what, 3 years? Maybe? He died rather quickly after he started. Pretty much all Scot Weiland did was shoot heroin and smoke ciggarettes. You obviously don't know shannon hoon. Opiates, DMT, Weed, Cocaine, Ecstacy, Alcohol, Barbituates, any thing he could get his hands on, all the time. I like Sublime more than Blind Mellon. STP more, too. But Hoon takes the cake on use. And he still had time to make good music. __________________ The never-ending quest to find a reason to smile...

11-01-2002, 11:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lions & Christians (PB) former junky turned junky Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: evidently, here. Posts: 5,827 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 3 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by Hooked: <strong> Brad was into heroin for what, 3 years? Maybe? He died rather quickly after he started. Pretty much all Scot Weiland did was shoot heroin and smoke ciggarettes. You obviously don't know shannon hoon. Opiates, DMT, Weed, Cocaine, Ecstacy, Alcohol, Barbituates, any thing he could get his hands on, all the time. I like Sublime more than Blind Mellon. STP more, too. But Hoon takes the cake on use. And he still had time to make good music.</strong><hr></blockquote> hehe, and above all, even after all the alcohol he consumed, all the coke and herion he snorted, he still had a amazing voice, and a talent to write outstanding lyrics, even janis joplin, and jim morrison cant say that. __________________ The most dangerous drug on this planet has to be oxygen. A gateway drug to say the least, further more people use without even consideration, not consenting to moderation in the least, and dont even get me started on the withdrawels. the goal of alchemy is to turn lead into gold. to take a substance and combine it with another substance that makes it more than it's origenal worth. in this sense, you really need to start making bronze statues of your pharmacist or local chemist, for they have made gods own medicine, morphine, and in contrast, a shiney rock doesnt seem to compete.

10-31-2002, 01:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dissident Guest Posts: n/a	"they have always been a guilty pleasure of mine" mang, thats not a guilty pleasure but loving the band 'The Scorpions' definitely is

10-31-2002, 01:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Requiem Old School Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 598 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think they were a good band, too bad Shannon Hoon died..

11-01-2002, 10:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
BadFish69 Guest Posts: n/a	dont forget bout Bradley Nowell and Scott Weiland... well ..scott's clean now

11-01-2002, 11:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hooked Hedonistic fool Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 5,479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	[quote] he still had a amazing voice, and a talent to write outstanding lyrics, even janis joplin, and jim morrison cant say that. <hr></blockquote> I agree. Jim had a decent voice, but once he started drinking, the show went downhill. Stopped making sense and what not. I have that new live album 'Bright Midnight.' The tracks he's drunk on suck. I won't speak for janis, because I haven't listened to a lot of Big Brother and the Holding company. You have a funny sig, Beligerant. go vicodin! __________________ The never-ending quest to find a reason to smile...

11-08-2002, 03:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
espiex Beaming live from orbit Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Over the hills and far away Posts: 1,028 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Melon's three albums are all good in different ways, but I especially like the sort of compilation/tribute album Nico because it has cool songs that, while good, aren't quite album-standard recordings or whatever. In all the live videos, Shannon looks like he's somewhere very far away from the stage, I'm surprised he could remember all the words. __________________ -=\|=-

11-08-2002, 12:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
Logernaut Old School Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: TX Posts: 278 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Drugged up music star, in my opinions Syd Barret really fucked himself with his consumption of mass quantities of LSD. I would rather be dead than be fucked up for life in the head like Syd is.

11-08-2002, 11:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hooked Hedonistic fool Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 5,479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	[quote] I would rather be dead than be fucked up for life in the head like Syd is. <hr></blockquote> You mean 'was.' You're going to have trouble convincing me he is still alive. __________________ The never-ending quest to find a reason to smile...

11-09-2002, 09:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
Logernaut Old School Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: TX Posts: 278 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh yes, he is very much alive. Here is a picture taken in 2001 in Cambridge where he live in seclusion. I read that he still suffers from emotional problems to this day and sinks into a real depression when reminded of his Floyd days. <a href="http://www.pink-floyd.org/barrett/syd_img/syd07012001c.jpg" target="_blank">http ://www.pink-floyd.org/barrett/syd_img/syd07012001c.jpg</a> What is it about this man that fasinates me so much? Anyone else as enthralled as me about this guy, a true enigma?

11-09-2002, 01:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
Smokey Smokey Weed Dork Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 146 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hell Yeah! I love Blind Melon... I listen to all of their albums, but Nico is my favorite as well. John Sinclair and The Pusher. Live Happy __________________ When the world ends, We'll be burnin' one. When the world ends We'll be sweet makin' love. - Dave Matthews Band The Law is for the people and by the people,... make it your own.

11-10-2002, 11:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
Hooked Hedonistic fool Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 5,479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	Wow, he almost looks normal. He's got to be almost 60 by now. I don't own much Floyd from when Syd was around, so I can't really appreciate him. __________________ The never-ending quest to find a reason to smile...

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