Studio albums

• Blind Melon (September 22, 1992) [4X Platinum] 4X Platinum in Canada
• Soup (August 15, 1995) Gold in Canada
• Nico (November 12, 1996)
• For My Friends (April 22, 2008)

Compilation albums

• Classic Masters: Blind Melon (January 29, 2002)
• The Best of Blind Melon (September 27, 2005)

Live albums

• Live at the Palace (April 4, 2006)

Current members

• Christopher Thorn – guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, harmonica
• Rogers Stevens – guitar, piano
• Brad Smith – bass, flute, backing vocals
• Glenn Graham – drum kit, percussion

Former members

• Shannon Hoon – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica (1991–1995, deceased)
• Travis Warren – vocals, acoustic guitar

Blind Melon is an American rock band that originally existed from 1989 to 1995, and ceased with the death of lead vocalist Shannon Hoon shortly after the release of the band's second album. The band reformed with the new lead vocalist Travis Warren in 2006. However, Warren announced his departure from the band on November 6, 2008.

Blind Melon formed in California in 1989, with members from Indiana, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. The band signed to Capitol Records in 1991 and recorded an unreleased demo. The band gained buzz from vocalist Hoon's association with Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose, and Hoon's backing vocals on several Guns N' Roses tracks on 1991's Use Your Illusion albums, most notably "Don't Cry".^[1]

The band's self-titled debut album, produced by Rick Parashar (Pearl Jam), contained thirteen songs spanning a wide sonic palette. The aggressive dual lead guitars and shouted vocals of "Soak the Sin" and "Tones of Home" evoked heavy metal and classic rock; "Time"'s spacious bridge and ambient, winding outro shared commonalities with Grateful Dead-style improvisational music, while acoustic songs "Change" and "No Rain" hinted at pop and folk influences. The album sold poorly until the "No Rain" single became a smash success in November of 1993, led by a popular music video featuring the "Bee Girl" (played by Heather DeLoach). Thematically, the video suggested a social outcast eventually finding a supportive community through trial and error. Subsequently, Blind Melon went platinum four times. After opening for Neil Young, Lenny Kravitz, Soundgarden and The Rolling Stones, Blind Melon's own tour was cut short due to Hoon's escalating drug abuse.