Ngakhale magulu ambiri anyimbo zakumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1990 adabwereka nyimbo zawo kuchokera ku Nirvana, Sound Garden ndi Nine Inch Nails, Blind Melon ndi zomwezo. Nyimbo za gulu lolenga zimachokera ku malingaliro a rock classic, monga magulu a Lynyrd Skynyrd, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin ndi ena.
Ndipo ngakhale oimba anali kuyembekezera ntchito yabwino, tsoka limene linachitikira mmodzi wa mamembala a gulu linathetsa tsogolo lonse lowala.
Chiyambi cha mbiri ya gulu Blind Melon
Blind Melon idapangidwa mu 1989 ku Los Angeles. Mamembala onse amtsogolo a gululo adasintha malo awo okhala nthawi imodzi. Iwo anasankha umodzi mwa mizinda ikuluikulu komanso yochititsa chidwi kwambiri ku United States kukhala malo awo okhalamo. Mzere woyambirira wa Bling Melon quintet unali motere:
- Woyimba Shannon Hong.
- Woyimba gitala Christopher Thorne.
- Woyimba gitala Roger Stevens.
- Bassist Brad Smith.
- Drummer Glenn Gramm.
Mosiyana kwambiri ndi zitsulo zonyezimira zomwe zinali zotchuka ku Los Angeles koyambirira kwa zaka za m'ma 1990, Blind Melon adalimbikitsa njira yatsopano, yapayekha komanso yapadera ya nyimbo zomwe amaimba.
Gululo linanena nkhani yawoyawo, "kuphwanya" zikhalidwe "zovomerezeka" osati zongokhudza nyimbo, nyimbo ndi mawu, komanso zowonera. Kuyambira pachiyambi pomwe, nyimbo za gululi zamiza omvera mumkhalidwe wovuta komanso wosangalatsa wa retro.
Chiyambi cha ntchito
Pambuyo pa mzere womaliza ndi dzina latsimikiziridwa, gulu laling'ono, lodalirika linasindikizidwa ku Capitol Records. Chochitika ichi chinachitika mu 1991. Kuyamba ntchito pa EP-album yoyamba The Sipp in Time Sessions, oimba sakanatha kukhazikitsa njira yolenga. Kujambulitsa nyimbo kwayima pang'ono.
Ngakhale kuti panali mavuto mu "kutsatsa" kwa polojekiti yoyamba, woimba wamkulu wa gulu Shannon Hong anakumana ndi bwenzi la gulu la Gun ndi Rose. Kenako adayimba ndi oimba pazikondwerero zingapo zamakonsati. Hoon adawonetsanso luso lake m'magulu angapo a gulu lodziwika bwino, ndipo adawonekeranso ndi GNR mu kanema wanyimbo wanyimbo zomwe adalemba nawo.
Kumayambiriro kwa chaka cha 1992, Blind Melon, chifukwa cha kugwirizana kwa Khun, anachita pa ulendo wa MTV. Mkati mwadongosolo lake, gululi lidachita ndi Live, Big Audio Dynamite ndi Public Image Ltd. Pa nthawi imeneyo, pafupifupi States onse anayamba kulankhula za anyamata Los Angeles. Vuto lokhalo linali loti gululo linalibe studio mpaka pano.
Blind Melon, yemwe adamvetsetsa kufunika kwa chimbale choyambirira, adayambitsa chimbalecho koyambirira kwa 1992. Nyimboyi, yomwe idatulutsidwa mu Seputembala chaka chomwecho, idatulutsidwa motsogozedwa ndi wopanga wotchuka wa Temple the Dog ndi Pearl Jam. Kuchokera kumapeto kwa 1992 mpaka pakati pa 1993. gululi linkayendera makalabu ndi masiteji ku United States mosalekeza.
Gululo linatulutsa nyimbo zingapo zosatchuka kwambiri. Aliyense wa iwo anagulitsidwa popanda kutchuka kwambiri pa nsanja ya nyimbo ya MTV. "Kuphulika" kwa kutchuka kwa gulu la Blind Melon kunachitika pambuyo pa kutulutsidwa kwa nyimbo ya No Rain - nyimboyi inapanga phokoso, mpaka kufika pamwamba pa ma chart ambiri a dziko la America. Nyimboyi No Rain pamapeto pake idatsimikiziridwa 4 nthawi platinamu.
Nthawi ya kutchuka kwa gulu Blind Melon
Mu 1993 Blind Melon adachita ndi Neil Young ndi Lenny Kravitz. Gululi lidapita paulendo wawo wowonera zisudzo ku America mu 1994. Panthawiyi, gululi lidasankhidwa kangapo kuti likhale ndi mphoto zosiyanasiyana za Grammy, kuphatikizapo maudindo a "Best New Artist" ndi "Best Rock Performance".
Komabe, kupambana kwakukulu kunali "chiyambi cha mapeto". Mmodzi mwa atsogoleri a gululo, Shannon Hong, sanathe kulimbana ndi mavuto ake pogwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo. Pakatikati mwa 1994, wojambula wachinyamatayo adayikidwa kuchipatala chamankhwala. Gululo silinathe kumaliza gawo lomaliza la ulendo wopitilira.
Kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo Shannon Hoon
Kujambulira chimbale chachiwiri cha studio ya Soup kudayamba kumapeto kwa 1994. Mwakutero, kutha kwaulendo wapadziko lonse lapansi ndikumasulidwa kwa Hong ku chipatala chamankhwala. Mkati mwa msonkhano wakulenga munali situdiyo ya New Orleans. Wopanga Andy Wales adakhala woyang'anira wamkulu wa ntchitoyi.
Panthawi yojambula nyimbo zomaliza za mbiri yatsopano, Hoon anapitirizabe kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo. Panthawi ina, iye anamangidwa chifukwa choledzera ndi wapolisi wa m’deralo. Pambuyo pa chochitikacho, wojambulayo, poumirira abwenzi ake, adasamukira ku malo okonzanso, ndipo anyamatawo adayimitsa tsiku lomasulidwa la Album.
Ndi mdima wandiweyani, wodzutsa chidwi komanso chisangalalo chomvera, chimbale cha Soup, mwatsoka, chidakanidwa ndi otsutsa ambiri. Mkhalidwe umenewu unapangitsa kuti chiwerengero cha malonda a rekodi achepe.
Zotsatira zake, adangomaliza paudindo wa 28 wa tchati cha Billboard. Mapeto a nkhani yomvetsa chisoni inali yakuti pa October 21, 1995, Hong anapezeka atafa. Chifukwa cha imfa yake chinali kumwa mankhwala osokoneza bongo.
Moyo ndi ntchito popanda "nthano"
Pambuyo pa imfa ya Hun, anyamatawo adafunafuna m'malo mwake kwa nthawi yayitali, adatulutsanso chimbale chokhala ndi zochitika zakale chaka chotsatira. Popeza panalibe m'malo "nthano", anyamata analengeza kuyimitsidwa kwa nyimbo zawo.
Pambuyo pa zaka 10, gululi lidalumikizananso ndikuyitanitsa Travis Warren ngati woyimba. Onse pamodzi anyamata adatulutsa chimbale chawo chachitatu cha Anzanga mu 2008. Blind Melon ndiye anapita ku Ulaya. Koma posakhalitsa mamembala adalengeza za kuchoka kwa woimba watsopanoyo.
Anyamatawo ankagwira ntchito zawo ndi ntchito zina, kuyimitsa ntchito imeneyi. Mu 2010, anyamatawo adakumananso ndikubweretsa Warren. Nthawi ndi nthawi, gulu la Blind Melon linkapita ku zikondwerero ndikuimba ndi zoimbaimba, koma silinalembe ntchito zatsopano. Mu 2019, nyimbo Way Down ndi Far Below idatulutsidwa, yomwe idalembedwa koyamba m'zaka 11. Oimba akukonzekeranso chimbale chawo chachinayi chathunthu mu 2020.
