Nico (album)

Nico is the third and final album by the band Blind Melon, released in 1996 by Capital Records. The album was released after lead singer Shannon Hoon's death in 1995. The album was named for his daughter, Nico Blue. It features unreleased versions of previous songs ('No Rain' and 'St Andrews Hall') cover versions ('The Pusher' (Steppenwolf) and 'John Sinclair' (John Lennon)) as well as 'unfinished' and 'rare' recordings of the band and Shannon alone.

Related Topics:
Blind Melon - Shannon Hoon - 1995 - Steppenwolf - John Lennon

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Listening to the album is a treasure for all fans as it confirms the wealth of talent and barely surfaced miracle of a band who really work together in harmony. From the incredible hillbilly harmonica and slide guitar riffs on the track 'Hell' that make the 'Duelling Banjos' scene in Deliverance sound as pure as 'The Sound of Music' to Shannons completely raw recording of the song 'Life Ain't so Shitty' which has the honesty and simplicity that comes across like the kind of track that Kurt Cobain always said he would have 'liked to have recorded' had not the producers and such got in the way.

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The album never comes across as an "It's so sad Shannons gone" thing. It speaks up way more like "Check out these really cool songs you've never heard before....and dance!!!" -->

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