Dorm Room Days: Morrissey & Blind Melon

Dorm Room Days: Morrissey & Blind Melon

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April 13, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 333

About this episode

Don and Dude reflect on their college years through the lens of two influential albums.

Don and Dude rewind to the tiny shared spaces and thumping stereos of their college years for a pair of dorm room staples that shaped how they hear music and each other. Britpop era melancholy and messy alt rock chaos meet as they revisit the comfort, conflict, and late night oversharing baked into two records they once pushed on every friend who would listen. The Albums Morrissey – Vauxhall and I (1994) English icon softens his armor on a somber, elegant solo high point, trading sneer for reflection as warm, chiming guitars and unhurried arrangements frame songs about grief, aging, and the strange dignity of feeling out of step with the world. Blind Melon – Soup (1995) Post "No Rain" expectations implode on a jittery, New Orleans soaked follow up where brass bands, banjos, and swampy riffs circle addiction, black humor, and psychic free fall, capturing a band pulling itself apart even as the songs grow bolder and more haunted. Diggin’ Albums Flea – Honora (2026) Chili Peppers bassist steps into the spotlight with a jazz leaning, emotionally searching solo set that blends rubbery bass, trumpet, and restless grooves into pieces that feel improvised, intimate, and quietly obsessed…

People in this episode

Hosts: Don, Dude

Topics covered

  • college memories
  • music influence
  • album discussion
  • Britpop
  • alt rock
  • nostalgia

Keywords

  • Morrissey
  • Blind Melon
  • Vauxhall and I
  • Soup
  • college music
  • album review
  • nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Vauxhall and I, Soup, Honora, On the Widow’s Walk

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