The second studio album from Blind Melon was released in 1995 just 8 weeks before the tragic death of vocalist Shannon Hoon. Soup carries a much darker theme than the group's debut with songs about drug detox, a serial killer, child-killing mother, and suicide. The album does include some lighter fare including the song 'New Life' which was about the birth of Hoon's daughter, Nico Blue.

• Limited Edition
• Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl
• Pressed at RTI, USA
• Mastered from Original Stereo Tapes
• Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Gatefold Cover by Stoughton Printing

Limited edition 180-gram gatefold LP. Mastered from the original stereo tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Pressed at RTI, housed in a Stoughton Printing old style tip-on jacket with original insert.

Soup is the second studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, released on August 15, 1995, eight weeks before vocalist Shannon Hoon's fatal drug overdose, making it his final album with the band.

In 2005, Soup was ranked No. 357 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. The album took the No. 5 spot on a "Top 10 Most Overlooked and Underrated Albums of the 90s" on the V+C website and was placed No. 43 on the "50 Best Alternative Albums of the '90s" list on the MetroWeekly site.

he ‘90s are littered with rock albums that will undoubtedly be talked about for years to come. And there's one group whose albums from the decade can easily stand among their peers, the woefully underrated Blind Melon. Perhaps due in part to a career cut so tragically short that they never properly received their deserved accolades, 1992's Blind Melon and 1995's Soup (as well as a posthumous outtakes collection, 1996's Nico) sound as invigorating today as they did when they first appeared.

Despite high expectations, the group's sophomore release, 1995's Soup, was panned by critics upon its original release. Over the years however, the album has rightfully become recognized as one of the decade's most underrated rock gems, spawning such standouts as "Galaxie," "Toes Across the Floor," and "Mouthful of Cavities." However, just over two months after the album's release, frontman Shannon Hoon died while on tour from a drug overdose, at the age of 28.

Track Listing:

Side A
01. Galaxie
02. 2x4
03. Vernie
04. Skinned
05. Toes Across the Floor
06. Walk
07. Dumptruck
08. Car Seat (God's Present's)

Side B
09. Wilt
10. The Duke
11. St. Andrew's Fall
12. New Life
13. Mouthful of Cavities
14. Lemonade

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