{"id":255,"date":"2008-03-17T21:43:43","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T21:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skullcull.wordpress.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2008-03-17T21:43:43","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T21:43:43","slug":"rebellious-jukebox-blind-melon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skullcull.com\/?p=255","title":{"rendered":"Rebellious Jukebox: Blind Melon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\\\"http:\/\/skullcull.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/03\/240111blind-melon-posters.jpg\\\" title=\\\"blind\u00a0melon\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/skullcull.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/03\/240111blind-melon-posters.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"blind\u00a0melon\\\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How big might Blind Melon have become if Shannon Hoon their frontman hadn\\&#8217;t died? Change group name and change singer name and it seems you have to ask this question too much.<\/p>\n<p>I feel like I got in on the ground floor when I discovered them through Hoon\\&#8217;s presence in a couple of Gun\\&#8217;s \\&#8217;N \\&#8217; Roses videos, but someone will probably tell me I am a latecomer. Oh well. Shit, why do we feel the need to establish that kind of precedence over others? Because we want to be cooler than the next blogging geek. Gah. And anyway, moving on &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You put on a Blind Melon record and you feel good &#8212; it seems like they are dipped in sunshine. They are full of energy and there are some great lyrics &#8212; that first album never flags. The second album was great, and different. The third album <i>Nico<\/i> manages to overcome the air of sadness that all post-humous releases have. They aren\\&#8217;t really like any of their contemporaries either &#8212; they bear little resemblance to G\\&#8217;N\\&#8217;R. Who would you group them with? Because people like to do that, you know? No one, really &#8212; I think they are a standalone idea and I think that is the secret of their staying power. There will never be an industry around the band like there is around Alice In Chains or Nirvana, but I am sure there is still healthy interest out there, and if the records remain available there is no reason people shouldn\\&#8217;t have the pleasure of discovering Blind Melon for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nNow playing: <a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.foxytunes.com\/artist\/blind+melon\/track\/i+wonder\\\" title=\\\"\\'Blind Melon - I Wonder\\' - open on FoxyTunes Planet\\\">Blind Melon &#8211; I Wonder<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\\\"color:#999999;font-style:italic;font-size:10px;\\\">via <a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.foxytunes.com\/signatunes\/\\\" title=\\\"FoxyTunes - Web of music at your fingertips\\\">FoxyTunes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How big might Blind Melon have become if Shannon Hoon their frontman hadn\\&#8217;t died? Change group name and change singer name and it seems you have to ask this question too much. 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