In 1991, Cooper released his nineteenth studio album Hey Stoopid featuring several notable rock musicians guesting on the record. Released as glam metal ‘s popularity was on the wane, and just before the explosion of grunge , it failed to have the same commercial impact as its predecessor. The same…
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A second album, Travelers and Thieves , followed in 1991.
and the concert film Live at the Max , also released in 1991.
The band debuted with a four-song demo, The Goodfoot Workshop , in 1991. Capitol Records A&R executive Tim Devine signed Blind Melon later that year and oversaw sessions with famed producer David Briggs for an unreleased EP to be titled The Sippin’ Time Sessions . The recordings were abandoned due…
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Upon Bill Graham’s death that year, they released a live EP , On Tour Forever , as a tribute to Graham, which featured guitarist Carlos Santana .
Part of the tour included headlining the first Lollapalooza festival, which traveled across North America in mid-1991. The festival, created by Farrell and Marc Geiger, was to become a farewell for Jane’s Addiction, but also a showcase for other cult artists: Siouxsie and the Banshees , Nine Inch Nails ,…
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Blind Melon formed in Los Angeles in March 1990 after West Point, Mississippi , transplants Rogers Stevens and Brad Smith, a guitarist and bassist respectively, met vocalist Shannon Hoon , a native of Lafayette, Indiana . Guitarist Christopher Thorn, originally from Pennsylvania , was added shortly thereafter; the four eventually…
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Before releasing their first single Peters left the group and was replaced by grunge band ex- Skin Yard drummer Jason Finn . With this lineup the band released their debut single “Between the Eyes” for seminal Seattle record label Sub Pop . The band released their debut EP/mini-album Between the…
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In early 1990 the band co-headlined a show for 32,000 people with British new wave band Tears for Fears at the José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Ultramega OK earned the band a Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance in 1990.