Yep, one of my favorites while in college during the 90's. Didn't he pass around the time (before or after) Kurt Cobain passed? They are linked in my mind for some reason, both grunge maybe? Idk 🤷🏾♀️
As another fan noted, this band is considered a 90's one hit wonder because the lead vocalist passed away from an overdose. His voice was natural, and his songwriting skills were vital to the band. Thus they broke up having lost him. It wasn't a topic receiving enough notice, but acceptance and having community has always deserved focus. Too bad we've ignored so many opportunities to deal.
Not just a 1 hit wonder - this was their signature song but Change about addiction was even more powerful and resonated with a wider audience. RIP Shannon
If I had a theme song, this would be it. I struggle with anxiety and depression, and some days all I want to do is curl up in bed and mentally escape to a different place through a book or video. Some days are good, others not so much. And I'd love to have a steady companion that just understands. Maybe some day. To everyone reading this, hang in there. ❤️
@@shannonotoole3526 When my babies were little I sang Sleepy House to them as a lullaby. It put my son right to sleep. In a car trip he was screaming and my husband was like, "SING THE SONG"... and he went out like a light.
I love that you guys are not part of what I call the “Reaction Committee” where the 10+ are all reacting to the same songs at the same time. You guys are so fun to watch.
I agree I love that they react to things like country, crooners, ELO and even older stuff. Not just what is getting the most views. They also are honest about it, some of the songs they don't actually like all that much and they say so.
Very few reactors out there that don't just cut and paste the same songs to react to. Seems most wait to see which songs get the most views and then jump on it. You can tell the better channels who do songs others don't do from all genres or do those deep cuts most have never heard.
I'm really glad you enjoyed this song by Blind Melon. It came out right around the time my husband and I met back in 1993 and we both just fell in love with it and so we coined it "OUR SONG" with my favorite line being, "I just want someone to say to me, I'll always be there when you wake." 28 years later we're still going strong and it's still "OUR SONG!"
Underrated band. Hoon’s vocals are amazing and the band produced some musical masterpieces. Tones of Home, Galaxie, Lemonade, all great. Their song Change is a grooooove.
A screenshot of the moment that bee girl, at the gate, discovered the others like her - has become the symbol of discovering the FB group of my fellow longterm childhood cancer survivors. Life is richer with kindred spirits.
RIP Shannon Hoon 🙏🏼 You should react to Guns N’ Roses “Don’t Cry”, Shannon was a co-vocalist on the song (the higher pitched voice) and also comes out in the video singing along side Axl.
If you watch the official video for Guns N Roses' "Don't Cry" you can see Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon's lead singer, singing backup with Guns N Roses in the scenes where they're shown playing in some building's rooftop. Story goes Shannon is from the same town in Indiana as Axl and he was friends with Axl's sister back in the day. Axl at this point was a huge diva and a very difficult person, but supposedly he was still pretty cool to the people who knew him and were friends with him back when he wasn't famous. Sadly, Shannon passed away due to substance abuse shortly after their second album came out.
Check out some Collective Soul. I've known them since high school. The lead singer Ed Roland lived next door to my high school girlfriend and we used to sit in the driveway and listen to them practice before they hit it big.
Anyone over 40 will know what you mean when you mention the bumble bee girl. Such a great message about individuality. One of my go to lift me up songs!
This is his voice and him singing about living and coping with depression. A unique and powerful voice and song. And Bee Girl went on tour with them, so she got a happy story in real life, too.
Rest In Peace to the soul man Shannon Hoon. Blind melon has been one of my favorite bands since the 90s with only 3 albums with Shannon Hoon they have given me some of the greatest song I will ever hear 💚 there’s a crazy tune from the perspective of a serial killer Skinned, a song called CHANGE the first song Shannon wrote and a great song Galaxy about his car ❤️ you really can’t go wrong. Enjoy 😉
RIP Shannon Hoon. One of the best rock voices of the 90’s. One of few albums (their first) you can play without skipping a single track. Every song is good and his voice is definitely special
^This. J AND AMBER: If you want to hear a clearer use of a flanger effect, listen to Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin Bout Love". Eddie Van Halen uses a flanger effect on his guitar in that song, especially in the intro riff.
From the beginning of the video, his hand snap, and the look of sublime contentment on hers. I am down! I have rewatched the video over and over again since, and I'd like to see some more of your content, all the while I am back here, vibing with you two (and this stone-cold, very cool jam. Best wishes, and even better energy... for 2023! 🎶 🎵 ☮️
The bee girl! I only knew this song/video but seeing this brought back a vivid memory of when the lead singer passed away, I remember exactly where I was and it came on the radio that he was gone. Such a shame so many from that era passed young.
I knew Amber would love this one. It's kinda like 90's alternative hippie rock. :D Aside from this, my favorite Blind Melon song is Tones of Home. Sadly, singer Shannon Hoon passed away very young. You can also hear/see him singing back-up on the Guns n Roses song Don't Cry.
This song made me cry again 30 years later! I love this song, and showed it to my youngest daughter just the other day. Be who you want to be and don't look back.
When you guys were making that face at the beginning of the song all I could think of was wait for it, wait for it, wait for it. Now you’ll see that the song has a really good message. And that it was worth the wait.
Saw Blind Melon open for the Rolling Stones, Liberty Bowl Stadium, Memphis in 1994. Such a great live show from both bands. RIP Shannon, a true vocal gift taken way too soon.
One of my all time favourite songs ever. Loved it ever since its release and i was into a lot of alternative American bands at the time. The album is still in my collection 30 years later
The loss of Shannon is such a tragedy. I was lucky enough to catch the band before they released that first album in 92... great concert at the Shriners Auditorium in Springfield Missouri on the 120 Minute tour. The line up was PIL, Big Audio Dynamite, Live and Blind Melon. An incredible show. We did not know who the band was but they were fantastic. Shannon Hoon is the only person I have seen who walked off the stage on to a walk around on the hands of the audience... he did a stage dive. Let me say it again, we did not know the band, they had not released an album. Let that sink in.
Shannon Hoon (lead singer) was such a sweetheart! He was a couple grades higher than me in high school, but talked to him a couple of times in high school (we graduated from the same high school)....very very humble
I think you two would enjoy listening to Blues Traveler. The lead singer John Popper is one of the best harmonica players I've ever heard. Songs to try are Hook, Run-Around, But Anyway and The Mountains Win Again🎼🎵🎶🎤🎧🔥👍
I just wanted to say how much I love watching you guys. When I first saw the band and title of the song, my thought was what is this, but when I heard the song, I recognized it. Great job.
I know from watching 100 videos that, girl, you were not ready. Now lemme see them expressions roll thru. I love your honesty. Bro i know you gonna like this cuz it speaks to everyone. Every busy bee out there is looking for its own hive. Other bees that vibrate on the same frequency.
Blind Melon was named in honor of the blues great Blind Lemon Jefferson. Also named in his honor was Jefferson Airplane (later Jefferson Starship, then simply Starship). I lived through the 1990s when this was on TV all the time and between the Bee Girl and the vocal effect, I never paid enough attention to the lyrics to realize how painfully it is about depression. (Brad from Brad & Lex, being his overly-literal self, had the lyric video up instead, and all of a sudden I understood what "try to keep my cheeks dry today" was all about.) "And I don't understand why I sleep all day, and I start to complain when there's no rain." I understand, Shannon. Oh boy do I understand. (Fun fact, my depression is turning into psychosis. The random sounds that I hear when I wake up are starting to sound like voices, because brains will do that if they're suffering from depression. And since I can't get my anti-depressant meds [because I won't wear a mask and apparently doctors now put political dogma above *treating sick people* ], it's only going to get worse. Which is, ironically, depressing. Sigh.)
Such a great band and another Seattle singer lost way to early RIP. You guys should really do Blind Melon Change! Nobody has done it and I believe it’s their greatest song 🔥
Thanks for your music appreciation, lost my step dad 6 weeks ago then mom 12 day ago the music is soothing my pain .I'm 55 got a lot of music memories to share, keep rocking.
There's a documentary that came out a couple of years ago called "All I Can Say" that is a video diary made by Shannon. It is very emotional but very good, like a lot of the music from the 90's. I'm so happy I'm an 80's kid that went through my teens in the 90's♡
Have been fortunate to know their drummer for about forty years now...and to be in one of their videos back when I was much younger, slimmer and more handsome...lol
Never cared much for this song (didn't hate it, didn't love it, it was one of those songs that was just "there", if you know what I mean), but I always LOVED the video. If I'm in the right mood, it can still bring a little tear to my eye. Bee Girl is adorable, and a 90's video icon.
Would like to suggest matchbox 20. You can't go wrong with anything on their first album, but I love 3:00 a.m. and Unwell on their second album. I'm sure others would have their suggestions too.
Every time I watch this video, the look on the girls face when she pushes through the gates gets me all choked up. Blind melon has so many great songs, some are deep cuts but if you look for them they're amazing.
Good song. Highly recommend the Guns N Roses song featuring the lead singer of Blind Melon called Don't Cry, beautiful song. Also since it's November, Amber HAS to be introduced to November Rain!!
Of all the reaction people I've seen you people are the best You're so real you're not smoking a joint you're not drinking a beer your so family oriented I love you guys thank you
I thought you'd LOVE this song. I liked this song first time I heard it but once I saw the video...LOVED IT!!!! Great song...and message. Only Blind Melon album I have, but I STILL listen to it.
Agreed. My boys all have this song on their "Happy" playlist. We all know it's a sad song, along with the story of the lead singer, but we still cannot help but smile when we hear it.
This song was a Massive hit in its day. So devastated when we lost Shannon. This band had so much potential. Check out any song on this album it’s one of my favorites
His older sister dated Guns n Roses Axl Rose in high school, he came out west after HS and met with Axl who after hearing him sing asked if he would like to sing background vocals, actually a duet with him on co-lead vocals, on a song (GnR - Don’t Cry). This led to him singing on several other songs on Use Your Illusion (The Garden, and You ain’t the first). This helped his band Blind Melon get signed. He is in the video for GnR Don’t Cry.
I feel like there is an effect on his voice, but I’ll let the real musicians battle it out in the other comments. Regardless, Shannon Hoon’s voice is so unique, and you could hear it live or in the studio. The rest of this album is amazing, one of the few out there I can enjoy from start to finish. Struggling with anxiety, depression and a major drug problem, the latter would ultimately claim his life. I think they made something like three albums? The final two have some great tracks, though neither quite lived up to this album, their debut. Going forward, there are several Blind Melon songs that stick out as worth doing another reaction. Their song, “Change”, is a well written, slower tune that still carries a nice groove. It’s probably one of my favorite 90’s songs, and is a classic among Blind Melon fans. I suggest looking for one of the live performances from a late night show or similar show, most of which are acoustic feel much more personal. The live at Alternative Nation ‘93 is good one. The Letterman performance is good, and includes an acknowledgment from Shannon regarding Kurt Cobain, who had just died a couple days earlier. Sleepyhousepodcast uploaded a good one called Blind Melon Change Acoustic, set in a living room or hotel room. It’s a great version and you really get the personal feel there. Their performance on MTV’s Most Wanted 1993 is also a really great version (and has one of the best sounds from the early videos). I’d probably stay away from the ‘94/‘95 versions, such as those from Woodstock and the Metro. They’re okay, although not quite as intimate. And Shannon’s drug issues were really bad by then, and you can definitely tell from the performances. There’s also an uploaded acoustic version without a video and that runs about 6 minutes. The on-screen static visual is the band submerged in a creek or lake. The recording itself is from the studio, so the sound is really good. Beyond “Change”, you might consider “Tones Of Home”, another tune from their debut album. It’s very much upbeat, and like most tunes from this album carries a wonderful groove. Another song worth checking out is their cover of The Velvet Underground/Lou Reed’s “Candy Says”. I suggest the one uploaded by user sergiomelon, titled, “blind melon candy says acoustic christmas 1993”. It’s excellent, has great sound and cool visuals. It’s one of my favorite covers of all time. Like most of my favorite live songs, there are some imperfections that help make it stand out as perfect. (I hope that makes sense). Finally, they did a version of “Three Is A Magic Number”, from the Schoolhouse Rocks program. It’s totally appropriate for your daughters, should you wish to have them react again.
Oh, and there’s a cool one minute version of Me & Bobby McGee performed in a studio (I think at the 2 Meter Sessions taping) that you or anyone else should check out. It’s tragically too short, and I’ve never found a full version of the song. But it’s a cool one minute ditty and I’m glad it exists.
Please do more Paul Simon, I think you’d really like his solo stuff…50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes, Graceland…so much more…also, PRETTY PLEASE EDDIE VAN HALEN ERUPTION SOLO LIVE…you’ll love it 🙏💚🌻✨
The vocalist is Shannon Hoon, hes from my area Lafayette Indiana, went to California to meet another guy from Lafayette, Axl Rose. He unfortunately died young and is buried in his home town of mulberry about 20 mins from Lafayette
embrace your weirdness and find others who appreciate your weirdness.
Yesssss!!
Yesssssssss
Who you callin’ weird? Oh. Okay.🙃
To Bee, or not to Bee...be whatever you want,
My son wears a shirt a lot that says, “Let’s Get Weird”
"The Bee Girl" was everything in the early 90s. She was all of us.
I recently saw a story about the Bee Girl. She is all grown up now. (I just tried to find it again but can't.)
I've always wondered what happened to her.
Her name is Heather DeLoach, if you wanna look her up.
She's Queen Bee
There were a lot of Bee Girls that Halloween.
This song is about trying to live with depression and anxiety. The entire album is fantastic.
second that, I still listen to this album from time to time.
Me too
I agree. The entire album!
I am a huge Rush fan, but if I could only listen to one albem for the rest of my life...Blind Melon self titled is it...Paper Scratcher is the shit!!
Pretty much exactly what I was going to say, so why repeat what somebody else said well? Right on.
That’s his voice and style. They were unique from any other band and still is. RIP, Shannon ❤️
Yep, one of my favorites while in college during the 90's. Didn't he pass around the time (before or after) Kurt Cobain passed? They are linked in my mind for some reason, both grunge maybe? Idk 🤷🏾♀️
I think he passed just after Kurt did. But such a unique beautiful voice which you'd never get sick of.
Sound a lot like Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees. Really.
It really hurt when he died, but channels like this keep him alive. Respect.
Was about a year or two after Kurt. Only released two or three albums before Shannon passed. Voice was very Robert Plant like.
Shannon Hoon “sings with his whole soul.” Extremely - extremely true.
I think everyone familiar w this "no rain" video was confident that amber was going to love the moment when Bee Girl finds her people.
for sure!
As another fan noted, this band is considered a 90's one hit wonder because the lead vocalist passed away from an overdose. His voice was natural, and his songwriting skills were vital to the band. Thus they broke up having lost him. It wasn't a topic receiving enough notice, but acceptance and having community has always deserved focus. Too bad we've ignored so many opportunities to deal.
I always wondered what happened.
I was a metalhead and still am.
But...his song? I still loved it.
@@alricaneshama Same here. I was hard rock and metal most of the time. So wasn't a big jump over to Prog, then Prog metal.
RIP Shannon Hoon 🙏🏾 🙏🏾 🙏🏾
It's a great album, overall. 'Time' is my favorite from it.
Not just a 1 hit wonder - this was their signature song but Change about addiction was even more powerful and resonated with a wider audience. RIP Shannon
If I had a theme song, this would be it. I struggle with anxiety and depression, and some days all I want to do is curl up in bed and mentally escape to a different place through a book or video. Some days are good, others not so much. And I'd love to have a steady companion that just understands. Maybe some day.
To everyone reading this, hang in there. ❤️
my sons who are now 30 know this as MOMMAS HAPP
Y SONG
@@shannonotoole3526 When my babies were little I sang Sleepy House to them as a lullaby. It put my son right to sleep. In a car trip he was screaming and my husband was like, "SING THE SONG"... and he went out like a light.
Peace to you, my unknown friend. Hug.
Feel for you. My gf goes thru it too.
I suffer too and it has disabled me 😪. Prayers 😌😌
As a guitarist, I can tell you there aren’t many songs ever that are as fun to play as this one.
Yeah man, totally agree ! I actually like playing the acoustic parts over the electric.
Facts
So true! I play bass, & my band still loves covering this song. I do lead vocals & play bass, and we have a blast when we do this.
Yes!
Shannon had a great voice and very creative. When this song came out in 1992 it was a pretty big hit. RIP SHANNON.
I love that you guys are not part of what I call the “Reaction Committee” where the 10+ are all reacting to the same songs at the same time. You guys are so fun to watch.
Yeah what’s up with that? Lol
@@RoadHammer1972 because it’s not authentic…monkey see monkey do horse shit
And all the same people requesting the same stuff over and over to different reactors.
I agree I love that they react to things like country, crooners, ELO and even older stuff. Not just what is getting the most views. They also are honest about it, some of the songs they don't actually like all that much and they say so.
Very few reactors out there that don't just cut and paste the same songs to react to. Seems most wait to see which songs get the most views and then jump on it. You can tell the better channels who do songs others don't do from all genres or do those deep cuts most have never heard.
I'm really glad you enjoyed this song by Blind Melon. It came out right around the time my husband and I met back in 1993 and we both just fell in love with it and so we coined it "OUR SONG" with my favorite line being, "I just want someone to say to me, I'll always be there when you wake." 28 years later we're still going strong and it's still "OUR SONG!"
Congrats on still being together, that is something to celebrate
I was in HS in the 90's when this song was out, and the bee girl has always been a LEGEND
Pearl Jam even made a song about her!🐝
She will forever be the bee girl.
@@manitobuckles props
same, we were her, she was us
They were magical and underrated. RIP Shannon Hoon
Super under rated. There debut album is great from start to finish.
RIP, Shannon Hoon!
He had a beautiful voice.
Underrated band. Hoon’s vocals are amazing and the band produced some musical masterpieces. Tones of Home, Galaxie, Lemonade, all great. Their song Change is a grooooove.
The adorable bee girl represents those of us who don't fit in,, when she finds " her people" almost make me cry! Luv u guys
A screenshot of the moment that bee girl, at the gate, discovered the others like her - has become the symbol of discovering the FB group of my fellow longterm childhood cancer survivors. Life is richer with kindred spirits.
The voice of an angel.
Shannon Hoon… such an angelic voice. Never fails to bring me joy
RIP Shannon Hoon 🙏🏼 You should react to Guns N’ Roses “Don’t Cry”, Shannon was a co-vocalist on the song (the higher pitched voice) and also comes out in the video singing along side Axl.
That’s one of my FAVOURITES! I vote yes to “Don’t Cry.” ❤️❤️❤️
seconded
I only recently found out he did some of the vocals for Don't Cry and came to suggest it!
Definitely worth checking out
Epic song, epic video.
If you watch the official video for Guns N Roses' "Don't Cry" you can see Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon's lead singer, singing backup with Guns N Roses in the scenes where they're shown playing in some building's rooftop. Story goes Shannon is from the same town in Indiana as Axl and he was friends with Axl's sister back in the day. Axl at this point was a huge diva and a very difficult person, but supposedly he was still pretty cool to the people who knew him and were friends with him back when he wasn't famous. Sadly, Shannon passed away due to substance abuse shortly after their second album came out.
Blind Melon has the uncanny ability to pair the most tragic lyrics with the most upbeat of music.
"I like watching the puddles gather rain.", will always resonate with me. It has so much meaning that we will never understand.
This was huge back when MTV still played videos. Change is another good one by them.
My fave. And particularly like the Live Version @ Alternative Nation 1993
Change is my favorite song on the album
Great song
ALWAYS BE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD !
one of my all time favorite songs...♡
Well spoken.
Shannon Hoon. He died young. Such a loss.
I've ALWAYS loved this song. It gets turned up, and i dance. 😁
This is a personal favorite. Thank you for replying. Iam sure y'all will enjoy.
Check out some Collective Soul. I've known them since high school. The lead singer Ed Roland lived next door to my high school girlfriend and we used to sit in the driveway and listen to them practice before they hit it big.
Great memories!
I saw them open for Aerosmith in 1994 in Las Vegas. An amazing show.
I used to walk my wolf to within 25ft of Pantera when they'd rehearse before they got signed. Thanks for memories
Hey, I'm going to call this what it is
Awesome.
Collective Soul “ SHINE “
Anyone over 40 will know what you mean when you mention the bumble bee girl. Such a great message about individuality. One of my go to lift me up songs!
One of my favorite zeitgeist songs of the 90's. Perfectly captured the feel of the times.
This is his voice and him singing about living and coping with depression. A unique and powerful voice and song. And Bee Girl went on tour with them, so she got a happy story in real life, too.
Rest In Peace to the soul man Shannon Hoon. Blind melon has been one of my favorite bands since the 90s with only 3 albums with Shannon Hoon they have given me some of the greatest song I will ever hear 💚 there’s a crazy tune from the perspective of a serial killer Skinned, a song called CHANGE the first song Shannon wrote and a great song Galaxy about his car ❤️ you really can’t go wrong. Enjoy 😉
RIP Shannon Hoon. One of the best rock voices of the 90’s. One of few albums (their first) you can play without skipping a single track. Every song is good and his voice is definitely special
The 90's hippies....glad I was there for it lol
Natural voice techniques....they weren't doing tons of computer harmonics yet at this point.
Good catch on the vocal effect. He had a flanger on there the whole time. It's kind of an airy, swirling sound that is similar to a phase shifter.
oh ok, I posted the same thing before I saw your comment.
^This. J AND AMBER: If you want to hear a clearer use of a flanger effect, listen to Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin Bout Love". Eddie Van Halen uses a flanger effect on his guitar in that song, especially in the intro riff.
@@philpennington826 or the start of "Killing in the Name of"
@@philpennington826 I think you an ADnD gamer too. If I got the wrong Phil my bad.
@@peterwalsh2470 Yes.
From the beginning of the video, his hand snap, and the look of sublime contentment on hers. I am down! I have rewatched the video over and over again since, and I'd like to see some more of your content, all the while I am back here, vibing with you two (and this stone-cold, very cool jam. Best wishes, and even better energy... for 2023! 🎶 🎵 ☮️
This song is UNIQUE, raw and organic sound makes it a beauty.
No. It sounds like someone spent too much time trying to copy the Grateful Dead! :)
The bee girl! I only knew this song/video but seeing this brought back a vivid memory of when the lead singer passed away, I remember exactly where I was and it came on the radio that he was gone. Such a shame so many from that era passed young.
I knew Amber would love this one. It's kinda like 90's alternative hippie rock. :D
Aside from this, my favorite Blind Melon song is Tones of Home. Sadly, singer Shannon Hoon passed away very young. You can also hear/see him singing back-up on the Guns n Roses song Don't Cry.
I was able to see them with Pearl Jam and Neil Young, it was a great show.
@@milelong32 Wow. Had to be! Just a little jelly here but hey I'm on east coast...
I was going to mention the part about Guns N Roses. Shannon and Axl were friends.
@@blakewestwood8096 Shannon dated Axels sister or it could be the other way around I’m not sure.
Tones of Home is fantastic!!
"Three is a Magic Number" was always my favorite song of theirs.
Legendary. What could've been... Dude died before they could make a second album.
So sad
@@MariahTahmisian I had the first cd and I woulda bought the second. I think I woulda bought anything they put out, like I did with Nirvana and R.E.M.
Sad.
They did have a second album. It was called Soup and it was released a few weeks before Shannon Hoons death. I actually have it on vinyl.
@@BlackHatCinephile There are bands that are just special like that.
Finally! Have soooo been waiting for someone to react to this!!!!!
I've felt this song in my soul since the first time I heard it almost 30 years ago!! Thank you for doing it!!
god has it been 30yrs already
This song made me cry again 30 years later! I love this song, and showed it to my youngest daughter just the other day. Be who you want to be and don't look back.
When you guys were making that face at the beginning of the song all I could think of was wait for it, wait for it, wait for it. Now you’ll see that the song has a really good message. And that it was worth the wait.
Slowly working your way through the billion views videos from back in the day.
Great choice
Please try Creed “Arms Wide Open” I think Jordan will like this song about the impact of bringing a son into this world.
Saw Blind Melon open for the Rolling Stones, Liberty Bowl Stadium, Memphis in 1994. Such a great live show from both bands. RIP Shannon, a true vocal gift taken way too soon.
Loved this tune when it came out. To me it was a happy summertime song 😊
One of my all time favourite songs ever. Loved it ever since its release and i was into a lot of alternative American bands at the time. The album is still in my collection 30 years later
The loss of Shannon is such a tragedy. I was lucky enough to catch the band before they released that first album in 92... great concert at the Shriners Auditorium in Springfield Missouri on the 120 Minute tour. The line up was PIL, Big Audio Dynamite, Live and Blind Melon. An incredible show. We did not know who the band was but they were fantastic. Shannon Hoon is the only person I have seen who walked off the stage on to a walk around on the hands of the audience... he did a stage dive. Let me say it again, we did not know the band, they had not released an album. Let that sink in.
Shannon Hoon (lead singer) was such a sweetheart! He was a couple grades higher than me in high school, but talked to him a couple of times in high school (we graduated from the same high school)....very very humble
I think you two would enjoy listening to Blues Traveler. The lead singer John Popper is one of the best harmonica players I've ever heard. Songs to try are Hook, Run-Around, But Anyway and The Mountains Win Again🎼🎵🎶🎤🎧🔥👍
I agree. They would LOVE Blues Traveler.
I just wanted to say how much I love watching you guys. When I first saw the band and title of the song, my thought was what is this, but when I heard the song, I recognized it. Great job.
I love "Tones of Home" by Blind Melon. Such a great group that sadly ended too soon.
Ok now I gotta go listen to the whole album on repeat again.
That was exactly what I was to post! Glad you beat me to it, because it means neither of us is alone in saying so!
personally my fav Blind Melon song
I know from watching 100 videos that, girl, you were not ready.
Now lemme see them expressions roll thru. I love your honesty.
Bro i know you gonna like this cuz it speaks to everyone. Every busy bee out there is looking for its own hive. Other bees that vibrate on the same frequency.
My daughter who is now 30 use to call this the "Bumblebee Song" when she was 2 🥰☮️✌️
Blind Melon was named in honor of the blues great Blind Lemon Jefferson. Also named in his honor was Jefferson Airplane (later Jefferson Starship, then simply Starship).
I lived through the 1990s when this was on TV all the time and between the Bee Girl and the vocal effect, I never paid enough attention to the lyrics to realize how painfully it is about depression. (Brad from Brad & Lex, being his overly-literal self, had the lyric video up instead, and all of a sudden I understood what "try to keep my cheeks dry today" was all about.)
"And I don't understand why I sleep all day, and I start to complain when there's no rain." I understand, Shannon. Oh boy do I understand.
(Fun fact, my depression is turning into psychosis. The random sounds that I hear when I wake up are starting to sound like voices, because brains will do that if they're suffering from depression. And since I can't get my anti-depressant meds [because I won't wear a mask and apparently doctors now put political dogma above *treating sick people* ], it's only going to get worse. Which is, ironically, depressing. Sigh.)
Such a great band and another Seattle singer lost way to early RIP. You guys should really do Blind Melon Change! Nobody has done it and I believe it’s their greatest song 🔥
"Change" is a fantastic song! It has always been my favorite from Blind Melon.
He isn't from Seattle, he's from Indiana and they started the band in LA
not even close. their most famous yes.
@@martyswild you think Change is their most famous song? Really?
@@shads7708 DERP! I read your comment wrong. I thought you said No Rain was there best song!
Walk or Toes IMO are their best.
Thanks for your music appreciation, lost my step dad 6 weeks ago then mom 12 day ago the music is soothing my pain .I'm 55 got a lot of music memories to share, keep rocking.
There's a documentary that came out a couple of years ago called "All I Can Say" that is a video diary made by Shannon. It is very emotional but very good, like a lot of the music from the 90's. I'm so happy I'm an 80's kid that went through my teens in the 90's♡
Have been fortunate to know their drummer for about forty years now...and to be in one of their videos back when I was much younger, slimmer and more handsome...lol
"Tones of Home" is another great Blind Melon song.
Yes, yes, yes
One of my most favorite bands. So many great songs.
Never cared much for this song (didn't hate it, didn't love it, it was one of those songs that was just "there", if you know what I mean), but I always LOVED the video. If I'm in the right mood, it can still bring a little tear to my eye. Bee Girl is adorable, and a 90's video icon.
Best video of the decade! We just call it "The bumble bee" video...lol
Would like to suggest matchbox 20. You can't go wrong with anything on their first album, but I love 3:00 a.m. and Unwell on their second album. I'm sure others would have their suggestions too.
Candlebox had a great first album and then I have no idea what happened to them.
On that note, Santana with Rob Thomas ... Smooth. Two masters at their crafts ... one hot, hot song.
@@jennylynne4414 🙂
@Vicki Lloyd, I second your suggestion of *Unwell* it fits with *No Rain* quite well, lol. I would add *How Far We've Come* also
S.W.
I love how diverse your taste and appreciation of music must be considering the eclectic collection of legends on the wall behind you is..
This song should be listened to whenever being depressed!!!!
So said, this band would really been huge.
No messing with his voice,that's Shannon voice,RIP Shannon.
Shannon had a great voice naturally he was a real loss for the music world
Yep, he had a flanger on his vocals all the way through. It's well documented.
@@groovydjs thanks for info
Every time I watch this video, the look on the girls face when she pushes through the gates gets me all choked up. Blind melon has so many great songs, some are deep cuts but if you look for them they're amazing.
Good song. Highly recommend the Guns N Roses song featuring the lead singer of Blind Melon called Don't Cry, beautiful song. Also since it's November, Amber HAS to be introduced to November Rain!!
Lead singers of GnR and Blind Mellon were from the same town.
They already did November Rain. It was their first GNR reaction
@@dmbfan19711 Only Jay did. Amber wasn't a part of it yet. She'd love November Rain!
@@skygazer858 I know! Awesome
Haven't seen this in a while made me cry he died. Was so good.
Yet another great artist who was taken from his way too soon. This his still one of my favorite songs from the 90s. And it made bee girl famous. :)
Shannon has one the prettiest voices for sure. Miss him :0(
Their CD Soup is still one of my all time favorites. Listened to it last week LOL
Of all the reaction people I've seen you people are the best You're so real you're not smoking a joint you're not drinking a beer your so family oriented I love you guys thank you
I thought you'd LOVE this song. I liked this song first time I heard it but once I saw the video...LOVED IT!!!! Great song...and message. Only Blind Melon album I have, but I STILL listen to it.
I love this song! It's sad, but happy at the same time. Another singer gone too soon.
Agreed. My boys all have this song on their "Happy" playlist. We all know it's a sad song, along with the story of the lead singer, but we still cannot help but smile when we hear it.
Great reaction. One of my favorites. Rest in heaven #ShannonBoon 1967-1995 . #peaceandstaywild
This song hit me hard the first time I heard it-and I've loved it ever since. Thanks for this reaction. 🙂👍
Saw them at Woodstock '94. amazing performance!!!!
This song was a Massive hit in its day. So devastated when we lost Shannon. This band had so much potential. Check out any song on this album it’s one of my favorites
The song is about embracing yourself and finding ‘your people’. A place where you are excepted unconditionally.
Blind Melon has another song I prefer - Tones of Home. Maybe I like it more as it is not as well known, but to me it is more....musical.
Couldn't agree more.....love tones of home
Same here. It's a better song overall.
YES Tones of Home is my favorite track on the album
Love, love, LOVE this song and video! You should play this vid for the kiddos! Great message.
Bobby Darin ‘splish splash’ (kid friendly), ‘Mack the knife’, ‘simple song of freedom’.
This to me is Blind Melon’s best.
His older sister dated Guns n Roses Axl Rose in high school, he came out west after HS and met with Axl who after hearing him sing asked if he would like to sing background vocals, actually a duet with him on co-lead vocals, on a song (GnR - Don’t Cry). This led to him singing on several other songs on Use Your Illusion (The Garden, and You ain’t the first). This helped his band Blind Melon get signed. He is in the video for GnR Don’t Cry.
Very sad song of sanity and acceptance
And such great harmony!!!
I feel like there is an effect on his voice, but I’ll let the real musicians battle it out in the other comments. Regardless, Shannon Hoon’s voice is so unique, and you could hear it live or in the studio. The rest of this album is amazing, one of the few out there I can enjoy from start to finish. Struggling with anxiety, depression and a major drug problem, the latter would ultimately claim his life. I think they made something like three albums? The final two have some great tracks, though neither quite lived up to this album, their debut.
Going forward, there are several Blind Melon songs that stick out as worth doing another reaction. Their song, “Change”, is a well written, slower tune that still carries a nice groove. It’s probably one of my favorite 90’s songs, and is a classic among Blind Melon fans. I suggest looking for one of the live performances from a late night show or similar show, most of which are acoustic feel much more personal. The live at Alternative Nation ‘93 is good one. The Letterman performance is good, and includes an acknowledgment from Shannon regarding Kurt Cobain, who had just died a couple days earlier. Sleepyhousepodcast uploaded a good one called Blind Melon Change Acoustic, set in a living room or hotel room. It’s a great version and you really get the personal feel there. Their performance on MTV’s Most Wanted 1993 is also a really great version (and has one of the best sounds from the early videos). I’d probably stay away from the ‘94/‘95 versions, such as those from Woodstock and the Metro. They’re okay, although not quite as intimate. And Shannon’s drug issues were really bad by then, and you can definitely tell from the performances. There’s also an uploaded acoustic version without a video and that runs about 6 minutes. The on-screen static visual is the band submerged in a creek or lake. The recording itself is from the studio, so the sound is really good.
Beyond “Change”, you might consider “Tones Of Home”, another tune from their debut album. It’s very much upbeat, and like most tunes from this album carries a wonderful groove.
Another song worth checking out is their cover of The Velvet Underground/Lou Reed’s “Candy Says”. I suggest the one uploaded by user sergiomelon, titled, “blind melon candy says acoustic christmas 1993”. It’s excellent, has great sound and cool visuals. It’s one of my favorite covers of all time. Like most of my favorite live songs, there are some imperfections that help make it stand out as perfect. (I hope that makes sense).
Finally, they did a version of “Three Is A Magic Number”, from the Schoolhouse Rocks program. It’s totally appropriate for your daughters, should you wish to have them react again.
Oh, and there’s a cool one minute version of Me & Bobby McGee performed in a studio (I think at the 2 Meter Sessions taping) that you or anyone else should check out. It’s tragically too short, and I’ve never found a full version of the song. But it’s a cool one minute ditty and I’m glad it exists.
I was a major MTV viewer when this video was aired and Amber, don't worry about the little girl, we all loved her!!
Please do more Paul Simon, I think you’d really like his solo stuff…50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes, Graceland…so much more…also, PRETTY PLEASE EDDIE VAN HALEN ERUPTION SOLO LIVE…you’ll love it 🙏💚🌻✨
Yes, yes! Anything off his Graceland album and so many other choices.
50 ways is lyrical genius. I second
Never overlook Rhythm Of The Saints.
The vocalist is Shannon Hoon, hes from my area Lafayette Indiana, went to California to meet another guy from Lafayette, Axl Rose. He unfortunately died young and is buried in his home town of mulberry about 20 mins from Lafayette
INXS never tear us apart please
This is one of my all time favorite songs. Really enjoying these reactions!
Only the good die young RIP Shannon
I love singing this sing at karaoke. My voice sounds like his. I battle depression like Shannon Hoon as well. RIP Shannon.
I was going to request this song!! I love this song!!! Unfortunately the singer Shannon Hoon died of an overdose 😢😢