- Soup (Blind Melon album)
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Soup Studio album by Blind Melon Released August 15, 1995 Recorded November 1994-January 1995 Genre Alternative rock, folk rock, jam band, jazz fusion Length 46:04 Label Capitol Producer Andy Wallace Professional reviews Blind Melon chronology Blind Melon
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(1996)Singles from Soup Soup is the second album by the American alternative rock band Blind Melon, eight weeks before vocalist Shannon Hoon's fatal drug overdose, making it his final album with the band. Thematically, the album is much darker than the band's multi-platinum debut. "2 X 4" is about Hoon's experience at a drug detox, the country-tinged "Skinned" is about serial killer Ed Gein, "Car Seat (God's Presents)" is about Susan Smith who killed her children by driving her car into a lake in Union, SC, and "St. Andrew's Fall" is about suicide by jumping from a 20-story building. When asked about "Mouthful of Cavities" the band's guitarist, Rogers Stevens, was quoted as saying, "It´s probably about the convoluted nooks and crannies of Shannon´s brain." It featured haunting harmonies between Shannon Hoon and female vocalist Jena Kraus. Alternatively, "New Life" is about the birth of Hoon's daughter Nico Blue, "Wilt" is about having bad breath, although in Captain Beefheart-esque lyrics, "Galaxie" is about Hoon's experience with his car, a 1965 Ford Galaxie, and "Lemonade" is a tongue-in-cheek song about a bar brawl.
Contents
Track listing
- "Hello Goodbye"/"Galaxie" – 3:31
- Contains a hidden track in the pregap. It is composed of music by Mike Kelsey, and backward lyrics (From "New Life") by Hoon.
- "Hello Goodbye", the album's intro, is a rejected, slowed-down intro to the album's final track, "Lemonade". It coincides with the ending of the song, which is based on brass instruments.
- "2 X 4" – 4:00
- "Vernie" – 3:15
- "Skinned" – 1:57
- "Toes Across the Floor" – 3:07
- "Walk" – 2:47
- "Dump Truck" – 3:40
- "Car Seat (God's Presents)" – 2:42
- "Wilt" – 2:30
- "The Duke" – 3:37
- "St. Andrew's Fall" – 4:12
- "New Life" – 3:35
- "Mouthful of Cavities" – 3:33
- "Lemonade" – 3:37 (at the end of this track, a reprisal recording of "Hello Goodbye" plays for about 30 seconds, at which point the sound of hand-clapping can be heard)
Personnel
- Shannon Hoon - vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
- Brad Smith - Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Flute
- Christopher Thorn - Guitar, Mandolin
- Rogers Stevens - Guitar, Piano, Organ
- Glenn Graham - drums, percussion
- Jena Kraus - Backing Vocals on "Mouthful of Cavities"
- Miles Tackett - Cello on "Car Seat", "St. Andrew's Fall"
- Steve Sisco - Mixing Assistant
- Andy Wallace - Producer, Engineer
Chart positions
Year Chart Position 1995 Billboard 200 28 2009 (reissue) Billboard 200 200 Singles
Year Single Chart Position 1995 Galaxie Mainstream Rock Tracks 25 Modern Rock Tracks 8 Studio albums Compilations/Appearances Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin • Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks • Classic Masters • The Best of Blind MelonLive albums Videos Songs Related articles Categories:- Blind Melon albums
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- "Hello Goodbye"/"Galaxie" – 3:31
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