Live at the Palace

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Live at the Palace
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Live album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
RecordedOctober 11, 1995
Genre Alternative rock
Label Capitol
Blind Melon chronology
The Best of Blind Melon
(2005)
Live at the Palace
(2006)
For My Friends
(2008)
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Live at the Palace is a live album recorded at The Palace in Hollywood on October 11, 1995, by the band Blind Melon. It is the fourth album featuring vocals from former Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon before his death, recorded ten days before Hoon's passing.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Galaxie"
  2. "Toes Across the Floor"
  3. "Tones of Home"
  4. "Soup"
  5. "Soak the Sin"
  6. "Change"
  7. "No Rain"
  8. "Wilt"
  9. "Vernie"
  10. "Walk"
  11. "Skinned"
  12. "Time"

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References

  1. "Live at the Palace - Blind Melon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 via Google Books.

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