Blind Melon - No Rain (Toronto, 1995)

Blind Melon performing No Rain, September 12, 1995. MuchMusic Intimate & Interactive. Toronto, Canada

[@TheArtofGuitar]

If you watch videos of them from just 2 years before this Shannon seems like a completely different person.

[@Wozniak_15]

Glad to see u here Art-of-guitar

[@Burygee]

@@Wozniak_15 Honestly

[@Diego-tm3dj]

Drugs...

[@whyismynametaken123]

Art of guitar always pops up in the comment section of awesome music. And yes this is extremely painful to watch. He's so free with his vocals on earlier performances, this one is just so rigid and forced. You can tell her wasn't enjoying it, the band wasn't enjoying it and the crowd didn't seem to feel it much either :(

[@kingstoncristiano5837]

Pro trick : you can watch movies at KaldroStream. Been using them for watching all kinds of movies these days.

[@skelleytor]

You can see the pain in his face , addiction is hell !!!! Finally got clean after 15 years thank god !

[@cianoleary5584]

Yes! Good job! Keep the head up!!

[@cooley1521]

Remember that we are all flawed & to forgive yourself for what you put yourself through. Even though I regret my own failures they surely taught me more lessons than I ever would have learned from not going through it. For that I’m thankful. Keep your head up and keep going man. 👍

[@steviejohn9502]

nice ,ur just a fluke u did not od well done if yo say is real

[@johnbgriffinjr116]

It pains me every time I watch this show. Blow almost killed me in the 80’s. He so jacked it’s scary. Unbelievable how he was able to keep it together and perform so well…. RIP Shannon

[@johnbgriffinjr116]

Good for you brother.. I’m clean 26 years. Life is beautiful my friend ✌🏼

[@johncave3334]

Peace, brother. You tried. We can't ask you for more. Blessings...

[@SyphexGaming]

I cried, and not because it was beautiful. Oh Shannon, bless your soul brother.

[@RicTic66]

For all of those who think substance abuse improves performance, just witness Shannon struggling to sing a song that 2 years before he sang so beautifully and effortlessly. I have tears in my eyes watching this great talent fade and die. RIP Shannon, you could have been so much more, but thank you for the short period when you were brilliant.

[@mezza001]

Agreed. Blind Melon could have had more legendary music and albums now... Shannon would accomplish unimaginable creative success if not for drugs.

[@drewofresination1096]

Tell that to hendrix!

[@AakashSansar]

Same happened to Layne and Kurt.

[@ronnieingle1447]

Pray for his soul

[@rustygagne3942]

Yeah man,......so sad. Lost mosta my friends to this shit......i almost bought it a dozen times before i finally got it...P.S, HE DOES SOUND BAD HERE

[@shawninnuksuk8754]

The guitarist, face down the whole time, knowing the condition of Shannon. Holding shit together, although Shannon never missed a beat. He was almost bragging in front of the band that yes, he can do it while under the influence. To his defence, his vocal performance was, as almost always, on point. Bless

[@robgrant2687]

He was blasted also. It is honestly insane that they sound this good while they are all crippled

[@Mojo-pl3oj]

Eh. Not his best vocal performance. He’s on beat and key all that but it just sounds different

[@AcDcDrummerJake1215]

It does look like there’s quite a bit of tension especially at the beginning. It almost seems like he even goes into it purposefully hard and flourishy, kinda supports what you were saying. Just a couple bars into the verse it starts to loosen up though, there’s a shot of the bass player almost begrudgingly smiling

[@its-andrew-y]

he turned out to be a great guy and tbh could probably feel everything (friend, career, their music, and future) slipping away. this song became like Hey Ya in a way

[@jewel8262]

His voice is scratchy in this performance

[@princealbertz]

I’m still watching this in December 2022 and going on into 2023

[@FrankensteinsCastle]

Hope you’re on a better place my brother, thank you for leaving us with music to get us through some days 😞🙏

[@annetteiovin0235]

That was really NICELY put touched me I think he heard you lol hope so

[@patriciarussell1177]

Amen ,I know you helped me “Shannon”I know you are with father Gregory and my precious Avalon that was sent to me when I sung this song so many times dancing around with him ...

[@donjohn2695]

Shannon doesn't exist anymore

[@robertspivey7596]

Once you go down that dark road, it's so very hard turn around. It's so sad to see him dying here right before our eyes in this video. What a talent!

[@joshuahsimons9587]

I saw it with Chelsea in 2019 she died 4 days after i saw her

[@TheWamjet]

He's so strung out in this performance. What a sad fall he had.

[@shawnperico7221]

Yeah it’s sad as hell,completely different from the earlier years.

[@theresa4390]

He doesn't even look the same as he did a few years earlier. So sad! 😔

[@bsoz9759]

Why did no one step up and help him? I mean FORCE him to rehab and help him straighten out his life? He was somebody. He would have been a dad to his baby.

[@JaclynEm]

​@@bsoz9759Unfortunately, you can't force someone in addiction who isn't ready to accept help. They have to want it for themselves. They had actually hired basically a babysitter for Shannon, and they were let go after a week. It's a shame.

[@auralit8]

@@bsoz9759 He went to rehab twice :(

[@nathanmcdonald610]

This performance feels like a haunting foreshadow of his death which would come only a month later.

[@Kimberly_11]

😳🤔💔

[@MrSzero13]

so sad to think he passes alittle over a month after this.... such greatness :/ could of gone further... he did so well in his early years, young with an old soul and so much to give

[@BradSpeaks]

I love how hoon says random shit between lyrics to keep the singing going it’s like his signature move during live performances 💀 💀

[@rickcarmack5850]

having a hard time choosing my favorite live version of this song.his potential was endless. r.i.p shannon..

[@imlistening1137]

He was such a gorgeous man with a beautiful voice… the way he moves while singing is very reminiscent of Jim Morrison…

[@deaconblues77]

I'm listening...

[@bsoz9759]

So sexy in the released version of the song. Sexy in this version, but so sadly struggling. I never have understood why no one steps in as an authority figure and forces these performers into rehab

[@sotool1531]

when the soul dies , the body follows rip shannon, hopeing you are at peace now

[@rickm9001]

This beautifully written song is so hard to watch in this video... R.I.P. Shannon...

[@JP2837]

"and everyday it rips a little of my life away but it's a great escape." If you only knew just how much life it was gonna rip away.

[@annetteiovin0235]

Like a hes stating a personal sad message

[@Kimberly_11]

I think he "knew"💔

[@KevMac58]

These people got a big treat this night. Shannon always puts his heart and soul in when he sings just another reason I still an always will love the guy.

[@TheAlj35]

Seriously? A treat watching someone obviously sick, and dying in front of them? Do not glamorize addiction. This is painful to watch for his band mates, his family, friends, and fans 🙏

[@EMPANAO321]

No one is glamorizing addiction here moron

[@jewel8262]

It's a treat that he was in Toronto, and did an epic performance here!!

[@KevMac58]

@@TheAlj35 just like all the rest.what are you going to do about it? Nothing. I enjoy music way more than you ever will. I got to see all the best.Van halen from 79 to 84 was one what was I supposed to not go cuz they were killing themselves with drugs. Think about what you say before you say things idiot

[@MeLoNHeAd00]

​@@TheAlj35he was supposedly sober until they hit LA this tour . Have you ever been addict that got clean ? It beats the living crap out of you ..every day is a struggle and his gf and Nico were on this tour until LA and then Shannon went drug crazy. He probably looks like most of us when we had new borns lol .

[@Sunshine-do3yv]

Love these guys!!✌️✌️✌️with a touch of the Grateful Dead sound.... Shannon we all will not forget you!!!speaks of Depression......🎵🎶💔💔💜💚💛🧡🌼🌼🌼🌼🦋🦋🦋thank you✌️✌️✌️🌹🦋

[@rxqueenm6879]

Shannon loved life and was excited for the future but he was very tired and stressed out from working on the record release, birth of his daughter, Rolling Stone saying Soup was a flop which also took a toll on him mentally, plus throw touring on top of that and general press duties. He wanted to get through it so he could have a break and be with his family but it became easy for him to get a quick fix in hopes of keeping him going with such a busy schedule like he did so many times in the past but it just caught up with him. He lives forever now as a young musician who will continue touching lives and serves as an example of how beautiful, talented and underrated of a human he was and how drugs can be a costly, painful and irreversible mistake. RIP Shannon

[@DopinderTaxiDriver]

Some people do everything wrong and have the world in their hands, while others do everything right and have nothing. The world is like that.. A lot of talent and a lot of weakness. Only a few can handle success.

[@phelanpawly2507]

One of the greatest songs in history to be remembered for the wrong reasons. If the outcome was different I wonder what could have been.

[@teacherscott76]

he did a masterful, soulful rendition of the song he was clearly bored with #RIP Mr. Hoon

[@luisfelipesilvasampaio7922]

We all have choices in life!! The good choices can be endless, but we can only afford a few bad ones!!!

[@JohnSmith-ys6eu]

Man its sad to see such a talented soul fade in to that

[@joshbengston4316]

what are people talking about? he is totally on point here and sounds amazing!

[@nathanmcdonald610]

I love his sound here, but people are probably commenting on how his voice is kind of scratchy and shot sounding. When you listen to him perform even just a few years before this concert his voice is butter smooth. I think his voice was in pretty bad shape here as was the rest of him at this point, but I always liked the way he sounded in this performance, the scratchy harshness to his voice gives the song new character.

[@nermhouse]

@@nathanmcdonald610 from a music engineer standpoint, it just sounds like theres a phaser or flanger effect on the vocals

[@tamannahpakhrin9168]

This is my all time favourite song

[@johnh.stanley8361]

He's so strung out in this performance. What a sad fall he had. This is just hard to watch

[@zakkisbatman]

Chilling hearing this song, begging for help. But no rain 😢

[@markoverwater2179]

What a voice What a band First half ‘90

[@jewel8262]

Short period half of 90 was. I didn't know that he died until yesterday. Thanks for the cool comment!

[@utapiekarski7852]

One of my all time favourite songs... RIP Shannon

[@onzkicg]

Just listened on Spotify and very surprised that their album recorded back in 90’s is so good! Kudos to whoever sound engineer and recording studio they worked with!

[@risboturbide9396]

The producer was Rick Parashar, in Seattle. Parashar was also a producer for Temple Of The Dog and Pearl Jam. R.I.P. to him (and Shannon)

[@MrDukemeister]

Wow! Where have the past seventeen years gone? Hard to believe that MuchMusic actually played music once.

[@nathanmcdonald610]

twenty three years gone...

[@richardjolly5377]

Twenty four years gone.........

[@misguidedangel6550]

Twenty five years gone

[@sparky24k]

27 now

[@beefage]

That poor man.. Such great talent.

[@bsoz9759]

I truly loved him as a performer.

[@robiesauquillo3443]

everytime i heard that song ifeel better and reminds my teenages life of early 90's

[@rustygagne3942]

loved this band

[@zachgorski4443]

1 month after this he died.... RIP

[@Hayyden]

so sad. he looked terrible.

[@ΜοναχικοςΤζουτζουκος]

@@Hayyden He didn't look like the good old shannon hoon😭

[@winkstar9265]

Too much cocaine , must of been a good sleep.

[@LostHorizons0]

Necromancy is powerful it’s cool they resurrected him after he died for this performance.

[@Tornado1994]

@@Hayyden Shannon tragically passed away from taking a Speedball just 3 weeks after this performance. He died October 21,1995 in New Orleans.

[@chrismuller4114]

Oh mein gott das schmerzt richtig ihn so zu sehen. Als Zuschauer hätte man eigentlich weinen müssen.

[@UncleMike0000]

Guitar playing is reminder for me of the late and great Jerry garcia.

[@susanzeman4261]

Watching this makes me sad

[@markp1549]

That was pretty good considering his state of mind at the time

[@sparky24k]

State of California? I know where the fuck I am, Jack!

[@misguidedangel6550]

RIP Shannon Hoon very sad to watch this

[@mattchurchill]

It's a shame the creativity of 'Soup' wasn't embraced by the world in the same way as neatly packaged commercial songs like 'No Rain'. I've heard Shannon in interviews say the band just wanted the song to go away. RIP.

[@carmenjerezromero8371]

Como se llama el q canta ?

[@idkwhattoput777]

Shannon hoon

[@fatherfinger]

My GOD THAT VOICE!

[@MrCfralick]

1:11..... coke bugs. Sad to watch, Shannon was so talented.

[@coreykaunfer6167]

C Fralick are coke bugs a real thing?

[@MrCfralick]

@@coreykaunfer6167 Not actual bugs, the feeling of bugs crawling on you. And yeah, that's actually a real thing that happens on blow, especially with someone who's got a serious addiction

[@coreykaunfer6167]

C Fralick I appreciate the response

[@mathewbell292]

C Fralick meth bugs not coke bugs

[@MrWigglyyy]

@@mathewbell292 Any stimulant will cause tactile hallucinations if you use enough of it.

[@fernandomartinez5812]

1:10 -1:15 SAYS IT ALL

[@billwhite9703]

Yeah, I noticed. Sad. 😵‍💫

[@TheAndreluizcarneiro]

coke?

[@moslicestelle]

This is just hard to watch

[@ivoconceicao666]

Just like Kurt Cobain late stuff..😢

[@sohchenjin]

Just wondering if the marks on his hand ,is it permanently,I think you guys are awesome 2:43 Su mirada¡¡¡ OH :(

[@jeffreymiddleton4063]

First album i wonder l9ts of groove hits

[@deepcoolclear]

RIP Shannon

[@tammyedwards4635]

If he was this on point high as fk I can only imagine what sober would have looked like.

[@caleb5035]

he looks like ray liotta in goodfellas in this

[@crikit_6058]

yeah agreed but the ending version of henry hill paranoid and buggin

[@zoebiboei216]

So sad to see Shannon fall into an obis!!! A beautiful soul....

[@tommyrandall3489]

He doesn't look well at all in this.

[@YeahImAnthony]

Tommy Randall he died one month later. OD

[@tommyrandall3489]

@@YeahImAnthony yeah

[@Jenkins_101]

I agree

[@rafaelbatista398]

2024 😮

[@84furqan]

Damn! He’s already gone….😢

[@mezza001]

So Shannon was definitely high here right? but, still brilliant set.

[@crikit_6058]

yes very plain to see

[@Tornado1994]

@@crikit_6058 He was addicted to Coke and Heroin. On Friday October 21,1995 while on the tour Bus in New Orleans, he went on a Bender and consumed a Speedball mixing cocaine and heroin together, he suffered cardiac arrest sometime during Friday Night. Overnight, his bandmates found him unresponsive on the Tour bus and TRIED in vain to perform CPR on him resuscitate him. They were unsuccessful. When 911 was called, they knew it was too late. The Band in anguish destroyed all the items and tables around them, one of them called his Mother in Layfette,Indiana, She Screamed and Wailed at the news of his death. His Fiancée, Lisa went into mourning for 2 months with their 1 year old Daughter Nico Blue.

[@ItWasntAPhase]

Peanut butter and "jammed" sandwhich here. Probably in his mind he looked and sounded amazing.

[@gustavopineda7933]

Nice song

[@jewel8262]

Does anyone know Where this was/what venue in Toronto? Im from there and was 15 at the time and a huge fan, i would've been there if i just knew Where it was!

[@4squareroofing]

You can the herion in his voice

[@damion6666]

Beautiful intimate set. Love this show.

[@crazydrummer181]

Damion Hart it’s pretty sad man look at Shannon. Dudes a wreck...

[@damion6666]

Dude had a haircut and was wearing makeup during Soup period. Tour life

[@christar9527]

He looks like he’s on his last legs.

[@jaxleigh7335]

He gets me through atm for sure 👊

[@kheilamaria4684]

Saudade.gostava dele com cabelo comprido

[@mtmt88]

Somebody here has been dancing with Mr. Brownstone...😓

[@manwithtwoeyes6911]

damn, 6 weeks before he died. Not even 2 months.

[@kbv2024]

💔

[@mkii1964]

SH was just wired differently than the rest of us.....

[@gracegarciamedina3232]

💔😭💔😭💔

[@tarynsarvas604]

Are you serious? This isn't Shannon Hoon. Is someone messing with me?

[@therealjayseh]

42 days later he'd be gone

[@annetteiovin0235]

They always gave 200 percent performing why did he cut his beautiful someone tell me

[@annetteiovin0235]

Sorry I meant beautiful hair I cant

[@auralit8]

From the documentary it appears he cut his hair the day Kurt Cobain died

[@piotrk.8879]

Rip but he was totally dope...

[@fernandaovando1532]

,🥺

[@RayManzarekRocks]

Somebody, anybody, needed to step in and safe Shannon from himself. Ditto Jim Morrison. #ForeverPissed

[@Votedjt2024]

Shannon moon rest in peace

[@lancehurley9743]

As rick james said...cocaine is a helluva drug..

[@wdcegtjdh]

1:12 what is that mouvement ? It's so strange

[@Casherr93]

Coke bugs

[@joelrittenour2010]

Just wondering if the marks on his hand ,is it permanently,I think you guys are awesome

[@michaela8194]

You can really see the cocaine taking hold here. RIP Shannon

[@gabrieljunior4813]

EN TU MENTE ESTÁN TUS IDEAS DE LO QUÉ LOGRAS♣[Ō

[@alexandramorales4019]

La mente es poderosa ... Buen día!!

[@gabrieljunior4813]

Alexandra Morales TAN GRANDE QUE TE HACE EXPRESAR TODO "[Ø>Ø]" saludos por ALLÁ GDL®

[@alexandramorales4019]

gabriel junior saludos hasta Rey®

[@quag1481]

does he use a voice effect on this it’s sounds like it

[@nathanmcdonald610]

No, I think you're just hearing the band occasionally harmonize with him.

[@rectoplasmic4630]

He's using a flanger actually

[@imlistening1137]

@@rectoplasmic4630 what’s a flanger? Interesting!

[@aMassiveSausage]

Seeing videos of just a few year prior makes this heartbreaking. Such talent taken again by drugs, seems like such a different person. I truly wish someone did save him. If i remember right he died just weeks after this due to complications from cocaine.

[@raulgutierrez5862]

At first I thought it was Alice in Chains covering “No Rain” 😂

[@berenicepardo4642]

2:43 Su mirada¡¡¡ OH :(

[@jefersonluizvieirabarreto5638]

Caramba, só os melhores se drogam...

[@williamtsol636]

👍

[@marcofonseca2897]

Dead man sing.. R.I.P.

[@lukeoconnor2225]

Is Luke Wilson the guitar player?

[@CharlesGladney]

Yes, and Jason Mewes is on the bass.

[@adrianoourique8474]

Maneiro!! Uma pena ter morrido tão jovem.

[@meerrr0399]

He s looks so different

[@LoadinMosin]

Drugs will separate the legends from the heros. The legends will overcome and survive, and the heros, although delivering short lived epicness, will succumb. RATM were almost, if not always sober on stage and many of them had their own personal struggles with substances they overcame. Their performances are always incredible and spot on for that reason.

[@thesunsurfer7]

And to think, Jesus was there the whole time wanting to save you 😢

[@warmonger8799]

😈😈😈

[@rexation1017]

Shannon was in bad shape at this point but the voice was still there. Pretty tragic

[@JEdwards713]

Shannon's worst was still better than most human's best.

[@TheAlj35]

This is the saddest thing I've ever seen. 😢 I was his age when his life ended, all these yrs later and somehow I still have a (mundane and ordinary) life and his talent and light is gone. Maybe I made better choices, not really, just got lucky, and had loving people who forced me to see the truth before it was too late. This video is not beautiful or poetic. It's obviously of a brilliant man dying before our eyes. And (maybe because of fame or $) no one thought they had the right to confront him or demand he get help. I wish they would have dragged him to the hospital and gave him an ultimatum to get better or leave the band. Maybe he'd still be here to celebrate his legacy if tough decisions were made before it was too late. Learn from this and don't wait one more day to demand your loved one get help, do whatever it takes to get them into a program, do it 20 times if need be, no amt of $ is worth dying for. I know you can't force someone to do it. But if he were this bad off, he should NOT have been on that stage to perform, they should have told him NO, maybe he'd still be here

[@conorsmith8551]

Did he die only a few months after this ?

[@nathanmcdonald610]

About 5 weeks after this.

[@cesarhernandez-ee7bm]

Tanto talento desperdiciado en la maldita droga... Que cantante, que pena.