{"product_id":"nico","title":"Nico","description":"NICO is an Enhanced CD companion to the home video LETTERS FROM A PORCUPINE, and is playable on either a CD-ROM drive or a standard CD player. A portion of the proceeds from both NICO and LETTERS FROM A PORCUPINE go to benefit MAP (the Musicians Assistance Program).\u003cbr\u003eBlind Melon: Shannon Hoon (vocals, acoustic guitar); Christopher Thorn (acoustic \u0026amp; lap steel guitars, guitar, banjo, Mellotron, bell, tambourine);\u003cbr\u003eRogers Stevens (acoustic \u0026amp; electric guitars, Hammond B-3 organ, congas, shakers, background vocals); Brad Smith (flute, acoustic bass, bass, dumbek, congas); Glen Graham (Mellotron, drums, hi-hat, congas, dumbek, percussion).\u003cbr\u003eProducers include: Blind Melon, Mike Napolitano, Mike Kelsey, Andy Wallace.\u003cbr\u003eEngineers include: Blind Melon, John Burton.\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: Shannon Hoon (vocals, acoustic guitar); Terry Stevens (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, congas, shaker); Rogers Stevens (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, congas); Christopher Thorn (guitar, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, Mellotron, tambourine, bells); Michael Tackett, Miles Om Tackett (cello); Brad Smith (flute, double bass, congas, dumbek, background vocals); Danny Clinch (harmonica); Stephen Moses (trombone); Glenn Graham (Mellotron, drums, congas, hi-hat, dumbek, percussion).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixers: Mike Napolitano; Andy Wallace; Blind Melon.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Bad Animals, Seattle, WA (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995); Bullet Sound Studio, The Netherlands (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995); Christopher's Home Studio (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995); Kelsey's Playground (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995); Kingsway Studio, New Orleans, LA (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995); Lafayette, IN (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995); Mammoth Mountain, CA (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995); River Sound Studios, New York, NY (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995); Riversound Studio, New York, NY (??\/??\/1991-03\/07\/1995).\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Danny Clinch.\u003cbr\u003eUnknown Contributor Roles: Liz Heller; Chris Jones ; Brad Smith .\u003cbr\u003eNamed for the late Shannon Hoon's infant daughter, NICO is a collection of outtakes, previously-unreleased originals and a pair of covers. Blind Melon was regularly pegged as a happy-go-lucky, hippie throwback act, but this collection exposes a band that bristled with creativity. Among the discoveries here that show Blind Melon to be more than a back-up band for the Bee Girl are \"Glitch,\" a hypnotic percussive song that evokes the Master Musicians Of Jajouka.\u003cbr\u003eBlind Melon's creative spark was surely a restless one. \"Letters From A Porcupine\" is a musical message left by singer Hoon on guitarist Christopher Thorn's answering machine. An impromptu session in Hoon's hotel room toward the end of a 19-month tour produced \"Life Ain't So Shitty.\" The band's version of John Lennon's protest song \"John Sinclair\" shows off a major influence; a Steppenwolf cover (\"The Pusher\") provides some eerie foreshadowing.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50908309061919,"sku":"724383745104","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/1332deb1a5542e27e202af95dd460b47_2109443d-03eb-416a-9370-446ee181579d.jpg?v=1777969024","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/nico","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}