Soup (album)
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| Studio album by Blind Melon | ||
| Released | August 15, 1995 | |
| Recorded | November 1994 to January 1995 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 46:04 | |
| Label | Capitol | |
| Producer(s) | Andy Wallace | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Blind Melon chronology | ||
| Blind Melon (1992) |
Soup (1995) |
Nico (1996) |
Soup is the second album by the American rock band Blind Melon, released shortly before vocalist Shannon Hoon's fatal drug overdose. 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, and "St. Andrew's Fall" is about suicide by jumping from a twenty story building. Alternately, "New Life" is about the birth of Hoon's daughter Nico Blue.
Although Soup never achieved the success of Blind Melon's previous effort, it has since garnered a strong cult following.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Galaxie" – 3:31
- Contains a hidden track, "Hello Goodbye," in the pregap.
- "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" – 3:34
- "Lemonade" – 3:37
[edit] Personnel
- Shannon Hoon - Vocals
- Steve Sisco - Mixing Assistant
- Brad Smith - Bass
- Rogers Stevens - Guitar
- Andy Wallace - Producer, Engineer
- Glenn Graham - Percussion, Drums
- Christopher Thorn - Guitar
- Jena Kraus - Backing Vocals ["Mouthful of Cavities"]
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
1995 Soup The Billboard 200 No. 28
[edit] Singles
1995 Galaxie Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 25 1995 Galaxie Modern Rock Tracks No. 8
| Blind Melon |
| Members |
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| Travis Warren | Christopher Thorn | Rogers Stevens | Brad Smith | Glenn Graham | Shannon Hoon |
| Discography |
| Blind Melon | Soup | Nico | Classic Masters | The Best Of | Live At The Palace |
| Related articles |
| Unified Theory | Pearl Jam |
