BLIND MELON For My Friends (2010 UK edition 13-track CD album - In 2006, nearly thirteen years after the tragic death of Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon surprised fans by announcing that they were reuniting, with new singer Travis Warren in tow. Originally released in the US in 2008, 'For My Friends' is a breath of musical fresh air within Blind Melon combining funky, psychedelic, light soul elements and guitar solos to 13 rock songs, showing their true nature. The instrumentation on this album is nothing short of exquisite. Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn lay down more of the same complex rhythms and riffs that made the previous Blind Melon albums worth listening to over and over again. Brad Smith's bass and Glenn Graham's drums once again work like a machine, finding a beat amid the busy sound of the music. The album represents continuity but at the same time rebirth for both the band and the listeners, because Blind Melon still sound and look like Blind Melon!).