GREG PRATO



Greg Prato is an author, music journalist, and a Blind Melon expert.
Here are some of his show reviews from the '90s, books, and articles.

SHOW REVIEWS   BOOKS   ARTICLES


A DEVIL ON ONE SHOULDER
AND AN ANGEL ON THE OTHER




Greg released this book called A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other, The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon.

This book is what melonheads have wanted for quite some time - a book that chronicles the details of the life of Shannon and the journey of Blind Melon.

If you haven't had a chance to read this book yet, you'll definitely want to check it out.

To read more of Greg Prato's books, you can find them on amazon.com.



SHOW REVIEWS




03/25/1993 New York City, NY - The Wetlands

03/27/1993 Deer Park, NY - Sparks

07/02/1993 New Britain, CT - Sports Palace

07/09/1993 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place

09/19/1995 Seabright, NJ - Tradewinds




ARTICLES




10/00/2004 Classic Rock - Gala Performance

03/00/2010 Rolling Stone - Unearthed Shannon Hoon Music Set to Debut in Blind Melon Doc

00/00/2012 Songfacts - Fact or Fiction: Blind Melon

04/18/2013 Songfacts - Brad Smith of Blind Melon

06/11/2013 Songfacts - Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria
Travis Stever talks about reading Greg's book 'A Devil on One Shoulder, and an Angel on the Other.'

10/03/2013 Songfacts - Hidden Gem of Grunge: The Story of Truly
Robert Roth talks about being on the same label (Capitol) as Blind Melon.

01/06/2014 Songfacts - Zakk Wylde
Greg talks with Zakk about whether he knew Shannon Hoon.

00/00/2014 Songfacts - Shawn Smith of Brad
Shawn Smith talks about similarities between Shannon Hoon and Andrew Wood (of Mother Love Bone).

04/21/2015 Songfacts - Danny Clinch: The Art of Rock Photography
Danny Clinch talks about the Shannon documentary.

05/29/2015 Songfacts - Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon and Sonny Boy Thorn

04/15/2016 Alternative Nation - Blind Melon Guitarist Opens Studio, Offers Recording Advice - 'Always Buy Classic Vintage Gear'

12/14/2016 Classic Rock - The Story Behind The Shot: Danny Clinch on 6 of his greatest pictures
Danny Clinch talks about the famous pic of Shannon that became the cover of the 'Devil/Angel' book.

09/26/2017 Alternative Nation - Shannon Hoon's 50th Birthday: Blind Melon & Guns N' Roses Members Honor Late Singer

04/18/2018 Long Island Pulse - Blind Melon Predicts No Rain in NYC

07/11/2018 Songfacts - Matt Pinfield On 10 Of The Greatest Alt-Rock Videos of the '90s
Matt Pinfield talks about what made the "No Rain" video darn special.

09/17/2018 Alternative Nation - Shannon Hoon Photos Discovered From Final Show With Blind Melon





Ryan Conway interviews Greg Prato (Oct. 2013)



Ryan Conway interviews Greg Prato (October 2013)