I cannot believe someone has given Nico only 3 stars below Blind Melon's other 2 albums! While I was first hooked by the incredible ethereal nature of 'No Rain' and the upbeat rockyness of the self-titled 'Blind Melon' album, making me a huge fan of the band, it was in Nico that
I found that these guys were not destined to be a one-hit-wonder. As a rock chick with great appreciation for heavier riffs and the whole RHCP's riffs of Blind Melon's earlier work, in Nico it is the ethereal and poignant and raw and completely original nature of the incredibly beautiful songs that made me absolutely desolate that this band will be no more. I really recommend this record to anyone, it goes from the happy-go-lucky vibes of 'the pusher' and 'hell' to a synister, haunting note in 'glitch', to a so poignantly upbeat and optimistic 'life ain't so shitty', to a good rock'n'roll tune like 'swallowed'. To me this album exemplifies this band's true talent: it shows that their songwriting was capable of a greater scope than their plucky, albeit immature and repetitive first two albums. Listening to this album made me really grieve that we have lost this incredible assortment of musicians for evermore. A real classic