Today, I listened to Soup, by Blind Melon
Album art by: idk, but featuring Andy Wallace
Genre: Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock, Folk Rock
"Find myself singin' the same songs every day, yeah, Ones that make me feel good when things behind a smile ain't okay."
Alright. Something you should know about ol' B is that my favorite band ever is Blind Melon. While I'll certainly talk about the self titled album soon, I wanted to start with this one.
My favorite album from these guys rotates pretty often between this one and the self titled, as they were the only 2 released before the tragic death of their lead vocalist, Shannon Hoon. They released Nico after Shannon's death, and it does feature him, but, since he died before the album was completed, it is unfinished, and while I love it, the idea of what could have been simply makes me too sad to call it my favorite.
Every song on this album is a banger, and a lot of them are quite sad, given Shannon's battle with drug addiction and willingness to write about it in his songs.
New Life is especially heartbreaking, with the premise of the song being Shannon's hope that the birth of his daughter would give him the kick he needed to stay sober. Knowing what we know now, it's tragic.
Favorite song: The Duke. While sonically not my favorite, that would be Toes Across The Floor, I find The Duke to be the song I return to the most given that I unfortunately relate to it pretty heavily. I interpret it as a story about being in a good spot for once and then being ripped back down by something you couldn't control, which I feel has happened to me quite a bit. I'm in a good spot now, but I can't help but feel that something's right around the corner ready to drag me down to the depths.
