Dec 08 2023 78 mins
In which The Curmudgeons celebrate an underrated classic album that was Chris's favorite for a stretch when he was 18 years old. Yes, the episode title is a direct assertion about Blind Melon's debut record Chris made once upon a time to Arturo. But was it a warranted statement from a tortured 18-year-old kid? Of course not, but don't we all have an album like that from our youth we adore? Regardless, the album actually is truly great and deserves serious, thoughtful treatment here 30 years later.
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(0:52 - 4:55) - Atruo sets the parameters for our discussion of Blind Melon
(6:54 - 20:21) - The Parallel Universe, featuring albums by Squirrel Flower and Blondeshell
(21:20 - 37:18) - Arturo offers the origin story of Blind Melon. Chris discusses why the album came to mean so much to him all those years ago.
(38:13 - 01:05:27) - The Curmudgeons offer a track-by-track analysis of the album Blind Melon
(1:05:28 - 01:16:35) - We tell the rest of the story: The disappointing follow-up 1995 album Soup, the death of singer Shannon Hoon and a;; the what-could-have-beens.
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