NICO is an Enhanced CD companion to the home video LETTERS FROM A PORCUPINE, and is playable on either a CD-ROM drive or a standard CD player. A portion of the proceeds from both NICO and LETTERS FROM A PORCUPINE go to benefit MAP (the Musicians Assistance Program).
Rogers Stevens (acoustic & electric guitars, Hammond B-3 organ, congas, shakers, background vocals); Brad Smith (flute, acoustic bass, bass, dumbek, congas); Glen Graham (Mellotron, drums, hi-hat, congas, dumbek, percussion).
Named for the late Shannon Hoon's infant daughter, NICO is a collection of outtakes, previously-unreleased originals and a pair of covers. Blind Melon was regularly pegged as a happy-go-lucky, hippie throwback act, but this collection exposes a band that bristled with creativity. Among the discoveries here that show Blind Melon to be more than a back-up band for the Bee Girl are "Glitch," a hypnotic percussive song that evokes the Master Musicians Of Jajouka.
Blind Melon's creative spark was surely a restless one. "Letters From A Porcupine" is a musical message left by singer Hoon on guitarist Christopher Thorn's answering machine. An impromptu session in Hoon's hotel room toward the end of a 19-month tour produced "Life Ain't So Shitty." The band's version of John Lennon's protest song "John Sinclair" shows off a major influence; a Steppenwolf cover ("The Pusher") provides some eerie foreshadowing.
Live Recording
Blind Melon: Shannon Hoon (vocals, acoustic guitar); Christopher Thorn (acoustic & lap steel guitars, guitar, banjo, Mellotron, bell, tambourine);
Producers include: Blind Melon, Mike Napolitano, Mike Kelsey, Andy Wallace.
Engineers include: Blind Melon, John Burton.
Personnel: Shannon Hoon (vocals, acoustic guitar); Terry Stevens (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, congas, shaker); Rogers Stevens (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, congas); Christopher Thorn (guitar, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, Mellotron, tambourine, bells); Michael Tackett, Miles Om Tackett (cello); Brad Smith (flute, double bass, congas, dumbek, background vocals); Danny Clinch (harmonica); Stephen Moses (trombone); Glenn Graham (Mellotron, drums, congas, hi-hat, dumbek, percussion).
Audio Mixers: Mike Napolitano; Andy Wallace; Blind Melon.
Recording information: Bad Animals, Seattle, WA (??/??/1991-03/07/1995); Bullet Sound Studio, The Netherlands (??/??/1991-03/07/1995); Christopher's Home Studio (??/??/1991-03/07/1995); Kelsey's Playground (??/??/1991-03/07/1995); Kingsway Studio, New Orleans, LA (??/??/1991-03/07/1995); Lafayette, IN (??/??/1991-03/07/1995); Mammoth Mountain, CA (??/??/1991-03/07/1995); River Sound Studios, New York, NY (??/??/1991-03/07/1995); Riversound Studio, New York, NY (??/??/1991-03/07/1995).
Photographer: Danny Clinch.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Liz Heller; Chris Jones ; Brad Smith .
good for any occasion i think this album, along with ALL of the Blind Melon albums is awesome. Shannon Hoon is truely a talented musician with an amazing, soothing, loud voice. Blind Melon's sound is one I personally could listen to over and over, day in and day out. Blind Melon never get's old. For any mood, Blind Melon reaches you. Submitted by jammin7713 (Royal Oak, MI, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
Amazing Album This album is one of the best albums of all time. It shows the amazing diversity and creativity of Blind Melon, especially Shannon Hoon. I can listen to it over and over and not get tired of it. Submitted by a reviewer (NY, NY) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Very Sentimental If you are fan of Blind Melon and you got short with the only two albums, this one will give you more reasons for being a fan.
The CD-ROM part, even thou is quite all (1996), have a great deal of information wicht it will make you drop a tear or two.
A great post-mortum give for Shannon Hoon Submitted by mariano_moragues (Lima - Perú) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
funky, but good weird at first, but over time you start to like it. buy this cd. Submitted by a reviewer (united states) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Unreal Best Blind Melon album easy, Soup may be one of the greatest songs of all time. These guys were better than anyone ever gave them credit for. Submitted by Trae (Williams, FLA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
good for any occasion
Very Sentimental
funky, but good
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