Why?

Well... it's happened... again... yet another reunion... this time around? Blind Melon...

Okay... I really, REALLY liked Unified Theory, which featured Chris Thorn and Brad Smith from Blind Melon, former Pearl Jam/Edie Brickell drummer Dave Krusen and singer Chris Shinn (who has an amazing voice, incidentally). Now, the original Blind Melon has reunited with Rain Fur Rent singer Travis Warren replacing the late Shannon Hoon... The Unified Theory idea was good.. I mean, you had guys from Blind Melon putting together a project with a singer that sounded a lot like Hoon, without sounding like rehashed Blind Melon... But how the hell do you replace someone like Shannon Hoon? It's almost as bad a thought as the newly reunited Alice In Chains sans the late Layne Stayley... I mean, no offense to they guy, but I don't wanna hear Travis Warren singing "Mouthful of Cavities," I want to hear Shannon Hoon sing it.

But whatever... go figure... another reunion... and more to come, I'm sure.

You can hear Travis Warren's vocals on Rain Fur Rent's myspace page. They were actually a pretty good band... and he's a pretty decent singer, a la Jeff Buckley and Hoon.

Listening to: Eagles of Death Metal