Post by Meredith on Nov 9, 2006 6:36:25 GMT -5
This was a great article!
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The death of frontman Shannon Hoon on Oct. 21, 1995, effectively led to the demise of Blind Melon.
But Blind Melon's surviving members - guitarists Christopher Thorn and Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith and drummer Glen Graham - have reunited with a new singer, Amarillo native Travis Warren.
Thorn and Smith operate a studio together and were introduced to Warren through a mutual friend. The men were working with Warren to produce his own music.
"We just immediately got a great vibe from him," Thorn said. "It's a rare occasion to meet someone with that kind of energy."
After working with him, Thorn and Smith felt Warren could be the guy to reunite Blind Melon.
Thorn said they invited Warren to a barbecue to make the proposition.
"Him and Brad kind of set me down and said, 'How would you like to be the new singer for Blind Melon?'," Warren said.
From there, Warren and the band got to together for a jam session and started playing the songs. Just halfway into the first song, the skepticism was gone and the group was ready to bring Blind Melon back.
"It felt like the stars were lining up for us, and somebody was saying you need to go down this path," Thorn said.
The Melons parted and began collaborating on songs via e-mail. They got back together and have recently wrapped up their second round of jamming.
"Here we are three songs into the making of a record," Thorn said. "It just feels like that chemistry that's extremely hard to find."
Thorn said the group will continue to collaborate on new songs and will record in January.
The band hopes for a release by May followed by touring in the summer.
The sound of Blind Melon is new, but it isn't far from the band's sound in the '90s.
"We don't want to be a nostalgia act, but we do want to play the old songs," Thorn said. "It'll be the new combination plate."
For Warren, the opportunity is a dream come true.
"This doesn't really happen to a lot of people," Warren said.
Music comes naturally to Warren though.
Born to local performers Tennessee Tuckness and Terry Warren, Travis Warren grew up surrounded by music.
The now 25-year-old Warren left Amarillo to chase his dream eight years ago.
"It's just in my blood, like riding a bike," Warren said.
But Blind Melon's surviving members - guitarists Christopher Thorn and Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith and drummer Glen Graham - have reunited with a new singer, Amarillo native Travis Warren.
Thorn and Smith operate a studio together and were introduced to Warren through a mutual friend. The men were working with Warren to produce his own music.
"We just immediately got a great vibe from him," Thorn said. "It's a rare occasion to meet someone with that kind of energy."
After working with him, Thorn and Smith felt Warren could be the guy to reunite Blind Melon.
Thorn said they invited Warren to a barbecue to make the proposition.
"Him and Brad kind of set me down and said, 'How would you like to be the new singer for Blind Melon?'," Warren said.
From there, Warren and the band got to together for a jam session and started playing the songs. Just halfway into the first song, the skepticism was gone and the group was ready to bring Blind Melon back.
"It felt like the stars were lining up for us, and somebody was saying you need to go down this path," Thorn said.
The Melons parted and began collaborating on songs via e-mail. They got back together and have recently wrapped up their second round of jamming.
"Here we are three songs into the making of a record," Thorn said. "It just feels like that chemistry that's extremely hard to find."
Thorn said the group will continue to collaborate on new songs and will record in January.
The band hopes for a release by May followed by touring in the summer.
The sound of Blind Melon is new, but it isn't far from the band's sound in the '90s.
"We don't want to be a nostalgia act, but we do want to play the old songs," Thorn said. "It'll be the new combination plate."
For Warren, the opportunity is a dream come true.
"This doesn't really happen to a lot of people," Warren said.
Music comes naturally to Warren though.
Born to local performers Tennessee Tuckness and Terry Warren, Travis Warren grew up surrounded by music.
The now 25-year-old Warren left Amarillo to chase his dream eight years ago.
"It's just in my blood, like riding a bike," Warren said.
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Shannon Hoon and his band Blind Melon put their mark on alternative rock in the ’90s, their self-titled debut going platinum four times over. Hoon’s heartrending and often morose lyrics were reflected in the desperation of his vocals in hits such as “No Rain” and “Change.” But the band was always fraught with the tragedy of Hoon’s heroin addiction, which led him to his untimely death while on tour for the band’s second and most expressive album, Soup.
Blind Melon tried to continue the band but fans were so devastated by Hoon’s death that no one really took to the band going on under the same moniker. Now, 11 years later, the surviving members – bassist Brad Smith, guitarists Christopher Thorn and Rogers Stevens, and drummer Glen Graham – have stepped up again as Blind Melon, with a new singer, 25-year-old Amarillo, Texas native Travis Warren.
Stevens and Thorn met Warren through a mutual friend and had initially planned on helping him produce his own music. But as a joke, Smith sent Stevens a fake press release saying that the band was back together. This propelled the band to actually get back together, and it went into the studio soon thereafter. Although Stevens was skeptical at first and none of them planned on trying to rehash the old Blind Melon, Warren’s talent revealed itself immediately and all of the members decided to put out a new album, slated for completion early next year, with a tour to f
Blind Melon tried to continue the band but fans were so devastated by Hoon’s death that no one really took to the band going on under the same moniker. Now, 11 years later, the surviving members – bassist Brad Smith, guitarists Christopher Thorn and Rogers Stevens, and drummer Glen Graham – have stepped up again as Blind Melon, with a new singer, 25-year-old Amarillo, Texas native Travis Warren.
Stevens and Thorn met Warren through a mutual friend and had initially planned on helping him produce his own music. But as a joke, Smith sent Stevens a fake press release saying that the band was back together. This propelled the band to actually get back together, and it went into the studio soon thereafter. Although Stevens was skeptical at first and none of them planned on trying to rehash the old Blind Melon, Warren’s talent revealed itself immediately and all of the members decided to put out a new album, slated for completion early next year, with a tour to f
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