Blind Melon
Soup

THE REVIEW

“Soup” marks the return and simultaneously the end of Blind Melon, three years after their multi-platinum self-titled debut album.

If that work was driven by the success of the flower-child-like single “No Rain,” and characterized by pieces of poignant delicacy like “Change” or adolescent rebellious protest like “I Wonder,” here instead the band gives free rein to its more neo-psychedelic side.

The songs are presented in the form of a menu from a typical American bar on Route 66, and it's not hard to imagine the singer Shannon Hoon jotting down notes from venue to venue during breaks between concerts, in a sort of travel diary.

The lyrics are as usual inspired, but, much like notes, they are often very cryptic, reflecting the complex and troubled nature of the frontman.

At first listen, one can be misled and move on, but if you manage to enter the images created by the combination of words and music, then we might find ourselves facing one of the cornerstones of 90s rock.

Gems like “St. Andrew's Fall,” “Mouthful Of Cavities,” and “Toes Across The Floor” should be mentioned for love at first sight, “The Duke” to remind you that it's never easy to truly get inside a song and just when you think you know it, it will surprise you again; and finally, tracks like “Walk,” “Galaxie,” and “Lemonade” accompany, cheer, and sometimes fill certain moments of your life, even the darkest ones. After all, this is the greatest gift a purely talented twenty-eight-year-old can leave us.