Rogers Stevens (Blind Melon) on creating 'No Rain' | On The Record
Channel: UltimateGuitar
Date: 2023-10-13

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Rogers Stevens is the guitarist behind the 1990s icons Blind Melon, known for their uniquely psychedelic and spacious take on rock music.
 
In this new On The Record interview, Rogers shares his collection of Les Paul and Stratocasters, describes how Shannon Hoon smashed one of his favorite guitars at Reading festival, and shares how he made the iconic guitar part to 'No Rain'. 

He also shares how he drove his neighbours crazy during the pandemic learning to play and sing his favorite songs with Ultimate Guitar.

Dive into the whole interview and discover guitar tabs to your favorite Roger Stevens songs on the Ultimate Guitar site.

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▬▬▬▬▬▬ Contents  ▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 — Intro
0:40 — On Town & Stevens
1:46 — On the Les Paul Classic
3:23 — Fender Stratocaster reissues
4:06 — How Shannon smashed the 'No Rain' guitar
5:48 — On the Martin CEO-7 Acoustic
7:01 — On his 12-string 1967 Gibson LG
8:18 — On 'beautiful soul' Shannon Hoon 
10:39 — On customizing guitars 
11:43 — On composing with scales
12:41 — The 'No Rain' solo
13:46 — How Rogers recorded 'No Rain'
16:05 — On 'Swallowed'
17:10 — On his favorite live songs
17:51 — On the future of Blind Melon
19:32 — On his law career
21:08 — On Blind Melon vs Town & Stevens
22:23 — On learning to sing with Ultimate Guitar
27:02 — Outro

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