Shannon

De: Greg Prato

Narrado por: Greg Prato

In 2008, Greg Prato issued his first ever book, A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon, which, as its title states, retraced the life and career of one of rock’s greatest – yet tragic – singers/performers of all time.

In the ensuing years, Prato crossed paths with several key figures who were not interviewed for Devil/Angel, including the actress who played the Bee Girl in the “No Rain” video, Heather DeLoach; radio personality Matt Pinfield; live guitarist Chad Taylor; former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven; and Coheed and Cambria guitarist and major fan Travis Stever, among others. These interviews now serve as the basis for a follow-up book, Shannon.

Also included is a roundtable discussion with Blind Melon guitarists Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn, who examine various topics that were not included in the earlier book, as well as interviews with the directors of the 2019 film All I Can Say, Danny Clinch, Taryn Gould, and Colleen Hennessy, and an expert of Blind Melon bootleg recordings selecting and analyzing the 15 best.

If there were any questions still remaining after A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other, they are most certainly answered in Shannon.

©2021 Greg Prato Writer, Corp. (P)2021 Greg Prato Writer, Corp.

It's okay at best

Hard to get through unless you're a dedicated Blind Melon fan. Definitely do not even attempt to listen if you haven't read/listened to Devil on One Shoulder. Even then this book gets tedious at points. It basically just regurgitates interviews. Some good, some boring.

Love the quotes and story but omg

Greg- these quotes and the story as a whole is put together nicely but the way you speak when you are quoting people makes me cringe and makes those people sound ignorant. But I realized it is just the way you are speaking that makes the quotes sound horrible! Seriously great book, terrible absolutely terrible quoting voice. I would still get future books of yours but not as audible if your voice speaks the same as this book.

Alright

It was okay, much more boring than the first book: A Devil on One Shoulder. Filled with a lot of boring opinions from people none of us care about. Shannon was so interesting which made the first book a 10/10. This book felt watered down and forced to hear diluted opinions from uninteresting people. Especially the "Bee-Girl". Don't know why in the hell she was in this book for over 20 min of content. She is the most overrated part of the Blind Melon story. The Bee-Girl from No Rain is the worst, and everybody seems to kiss her ass.

Great book

I really enjoyed listening and learning about one of my favorite bands. It’s very insightful and interesting to hear stories of the legendary Shannon Hoon and band mates, that star burned fast and bright but burnt out even faster.

A great follow-up to A Devil on One Shoulder……

I forgot how much I enjoyed this band and after watching “All I Can Say,” these 2 books fit the missing pieces to the puzzle rock fans and BM fans alike will all appreciate learning. What an era of music and what a talent lost too soon. RIP Shannon and keep on going Travis, Rodge, Chris, Glen and Brad (or new bassist).

Great book narrators voice is hard to take

Anyone who knows how much more Blind Melon were than just a "one hit wonder" band will enjoy this book. I got to see Blind Melon with Shannon a dozen times and actually knew Shannon when he lived in Chicago for a short period...so anything I read/listen to about him is kind of personal and really brings me back to those days in the early 90s. Definitely worth buying. I just wish they had chosen a different narrator...his voice is extremely tough to listen to.

What the heck?!?

This book is unlistenable. His first book about Shanon and blind melon was great. This is just terrible. His reading of the book is super irritating. He tries to be animated when quoting people but it’s just annoying. I’m super bummed out and that I hopes for this book. I had to turn it off after 40 minutes.