Nico
by Blind Melon
- Type: Album
- Released: 12 November 1996
- Label: Capitol
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:35
- Community rating: 2.96/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Andy Wallace, Jan Douwe Kroeske, Danny Clinch, Christopher Thorn, Glen Graham, Stephen Moses, Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, other, Miles Tackett, Michael Kelsey, Shannon Hoon
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released posthumously following the tragic overdose of frontman Shannon Hoon, 'Nico' acts as a bittersweet final testament for the alternative rock group. The collection compiles outtakes, covers, and acoustic rarities, highlighting the band's strong roots in folk and southern rock traditions.
Genres
Descriptors: Acoustic, melodic
Tracklist
- The Pusher (3:06)
- Hell (2:02)
- Soup (3:09)
- No Rain - Ripped Away Version (2:25)
- Soul One (3:15)
- John Sinclair (3:36)
- All That I Need (2:48)
- Glitch (3:20)
- Life Ain't So Shitty (1:50)
- Swallowed (3:44)
- Pull (3:28)
- St. Andrew's Hall (3:53)
- Letters From A Porcupine (1:54)
Credits
- Tripp Bassett - product manager [enhanced cd project manager]
- Hoyt Axton - written-by
- John Lennon - written-by
- Rogers Stevens - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar, shaker, acoustic guitar, guitar, organ [hammond b3], shaker, congas
- Christopher Thorn - banjo, steel guitar [lap], acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar [feedback], mellotron, bells, tambourine
- Brad Smith - bass, double bass, bass, backing vocals, flute, congas, goblet drum [dumbek], other [weather king]
- Glen Graham - drums, hihat [hi hats], drums, mellotron, percussion, mellotron, congas, goblet drum [dumbek], drums [large european drum]
- Shannon Hoon - vocals, lyrics by [additional], vocals, acoustic guitar