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For My Friends | 
 enlarge | Artist: Blind Melon
Label: Adrenaline Records
Category: Music
List Price: $15.99
Buy New: $10.34
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Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 13060
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 101028
UPC: 811481010286
EAN: 0811481010286
ASIN: B0014DBZRY
Release Date: April 22, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | For My Friends | | • | Wishing Well | | • | Make A Difference | | • | Sometimes | | • | Tumblin Down | | • | With The Right Set Of Eyes | | • | Harmful Belly | | • | Father Time | | • | Last Laugh | | • | Down On The Pharmacy | | • | Hypnotize | | • | So High | | • | Cheatem Street |
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Product Description
The recently reborn Blind Melon will release their first studio album in thirteen years this spring. It introduces new singer Travis Warren as a replacement for late front man Shannon Hoon, who died in 1995. Warren joins original members Rogers Stevens, Christopher Thorn, Brad Smith, and Glen Graham. "This record's a great rock 'n' roll record," Warren says. "It's kind of like (1995's) 'Soup' - the more you listen to it, the more it grows on you." Without eschewing familiar Blind Melon sounds, the album ventures off on tracks like "Sometimes". According to Warren, "We definitely want to experiment and do different things."
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 So glad they are back! July 10, 2008
I grew up in Columbus, MS 10 minutes away from West Point... Needless to say I knew who Blind Melon was before they ever had a record deal. When Shannon passed away, a peice of music died forever.
When I heard there was a new album and a new singer I was extremely concerned I was going to hate it and that I would be further reminded of the loss. I was mistaken. I had the pleasure of seeing Blind Melon play again in march '08 with Travis behind the mic, and the show was amazing. It was a night I will never forget. To see the guys jamming out again and to hear my favorite songs again was un-believable... and then there were the new songs...
They are GREAT! The whole album is classic Blind Melon musically (only sounds like Blind Melon and not this bubble gum crap thrown at us all the time) and the singing is great as well. Travis does NOT attempt to mime Shannon, tho he does sound a bit like him from time to time. I chalk that up to him being a fan of the band his whole life.
I recommend you pick up this album. You will not hear Shannon Hoon... but you will without question hear Blind Melon!
Matt R
Nashville
 Empty shell June 19, 2008
This album may sound like Blind Melon of old musically (even vocally) but the depth that Blind Melon possessed years ago is sadly missing. Shannon Hoon was much more than a neo-hippy all the kids playing hackey sack could look up to, he was a brilliant lyricist whose life was spiraling out of control as evidenced by the words he put to music. Without the meaning in the lyrics, all you get from this album is a feel-good facsimile of the Blind Melon of old. This is Blind Melon for the people who liked the scene more than the band.
Good Start June 16, 2008
This is their first CD in a very long time. And while no one can replace Shannon this new guy isn't half bad. However, there is a few disconnects in the songs. I think more time together will fix these little wrinkles. The second CD will really be the one that tells if this band will be staying or not.
A worthy entry into the Blind Melon Canon June 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Facing an uphill battle by coming back after 12 years (and with a new and much younger singer and frontman!) it's kind of amazing this album isn't the disaster it had every right to be. In fact, it's a reason to have real hope about the band's future. New singer Travis Warren sounds enough like Shannon Hoon that the band's sound is still recognizable, but not so much so that he sounds like a cheap imitation. His range is similar to Hoon's but his vocals tend to be a little rougher and perhaps a bit more structured. Not a bad thing; he may lack the wild-eyed soul which made Hoon perfect for the job, but when the songwriting really comes together on the new album, Travis's vocals can really shine. Remember, too, that Blind Melon was always a group effort. Shannon may have been the singer but as a songwriter he was merely part of the creative process. The rest of the band proves their worth by playing their hearts out, really putting forth an outstanding musical collaboration.
This is not to say that the album is perfect. It's actually closest in tone, probably, to the original Blind Melon album, with a few standout tracks, and a bunch of interesting but not-quite-there numbers. "Wishing Well" comes across pretty strong, as do tunes like "Father Time" (featuring a nicely evocative guitar lines) "Make a Difference" "Last Laugh" and the wonderful but atypical "Sometimes". Other songs, ("Tumblin' Down", "Harmful Belly") have some nice parts but ultimately come across as kind of meandering, without real solid pop hooks and melody. Like the first Blind Melon disc, this one tends to rely too heavily on mid-tempo Zepplin-esque rockers, and suffers for it in a way which the more diverse "Soup" and "Nico" don't (nothing like tense, mostly acoustic "mouthful of cavities" or even weirdo cannibal ode "Skinned" to be found here). More troubling, the lyrics here are often a bit on the weak side. They can tend towards being something which Blind Melon never was before, and should never be: literal.
Still, ultimately the CD plays like the start of something really cool. If it has it's flaws, they're probably the result of a band overjoyed at being given a second lease on life, and still trying to shake off the rust and get back in the groove. It's not a home run, but I think it qualifies as a solid base hit to prove to the naysayers that Blind Melon definitely deserves a second chance.
 Love that I have for my friends June 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of those albums that you have to have. I was fortunate enough to meet Brad Smith the bassist for the Melons. While on tour I taught him a tennis lesson. Hes pretty good too. Anyway, afterwards he put me and my buddy on "the list" we got to see the melons in Boise Idaho. Needless to say they rocked. I had to get their album and I wasnt dissapointed indeed from start to finish, this is a classic jam band album. Travis Warren by the way is one of the best lead singers ive ever witnessed in real life. I could not believe his voice was able to carry that pitch for so long. For those who say, hes trying too hard. Not at all that is how he actually sounds for hours. My God they were impressive. Back to the review, from start to finish this is a great album you have to hear to really appriciate. I was a fan back in the day but I cant stop listening to the album the second song is definatly my favorite, makes me think of that girl, that youve had, but now has gone away. Makes me emotional everytime I listen to it. Get the album, Blind Melon is back finally and I hope for the long haul.
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