Stone Temple Pilots

[Eazy E]

What does everyone think about STP?  I know there are a lot of mixed opinions on Scott Weiland around here.

I've been a big fan since I was 7 or 8.  They were probably one of my top 3 favourite bands growing up... but I kind of lost track of them around their 3rd album, but I still knew all of the singles they released.  I got back into them when Shangri-La came out and caught them in a free live performance (which was amazing).

Purple was always my favourite album, but I just recently started listening to Tiny Music A LOT... and I'm starting to think I might prefer it to Purple, maybe because it's more diverse.  I think Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart is one of their best songs.

What is your favourite album?  Do you not "get" what the fuss was about over this band?

[Neemo]

I followed them right from Plush till Allin the suit that you wear....I love them my fav album is Tiny Music


saw them on that tour in detroit right after Weiland got out of Jail the first time....it was a fantastic show one iof the best I've ever been to

[journey]

My favorite album is Core.

I always preferred STP over other grunge bands in the '90s. They seemed to have had a harder sound. And regardless of the bad press around Scott Weiland, he is a great frontman.

[GnFnR87]

Love them.

My fave albums are Purple and No. 4, although all of them are solid worthwile efforts. i love how they changed their sound so much. badass.

can't wait for Army of Anyone... that damn thing is taking forever....

[metallex78]

I came late to the STP table, only really looked into them when Scott joined VR, and what was I missing all these years!

I bought their Greatest Hits album (which came with a kickass bonus DVD) first and then slowly made my way through all the albums starting from Core.
Great band, they got better with each album too. I love Shangri La Dee Da, great mix of heavy stuff and trippy mellow stuff.

[The Dog]

Used to like them A LOT, had all their CDs, saw them in concert.  But lately I am so bored from their music.  I don't know, they seem rather dated to me.  Esp the earlier stuff.

[Ignatius]

I'm a fan...I was a huge fan of Weiland up until he joined VR. Ever since he teamed up with Slash and Duff he's made some comments I found absurd. To my perspective, he's been pretending to sound like dangerous rock and roll star for the past two years so...

On topic, STP are great. Favorite album is "4". Thats the most underrated album of theirs; "I got you", "Atlanta", "Glide" are amazing songs. They did great videos back in the day.."Sour Girl" is amazing, so it is "Interstate love song" , "vasoline", "days of the week"... I never caught them live unfortunately, hopefully the will get back together one day 

[jameslofton29]

Core is one of the best albums of the 90's. 4 is also a classic.

[babydolls]

Core is one of the best albums of the 90's. 4 is also a classic.

agreed.  I still listen to it a lot.  I love STP and think Scott was great with them.  A really great voice and I loved songs like Interestate Love song etc.  Still really like scott weiland and VR - I love the combination of scott with slash, duff and matt.

Saw them in 1995 - amazing gig with an acoustic section , although I got my teeth smacked in by a surfer and lost all sensation in them for a month - nice....

[slashisvr]

oh i love STP, the best grunge band i think, they were better than nirvana and that by a long shot

purple is my favorite album, it was the first STP album i got and i just love it, pretty penny being one of my favorite songs

deleo is awsome both of them

[D]

I came late to the STP table, only really looked into them when Scott joined VR, and what was I missing all these years!

I bought their Greatest Hits album (which came with a kickass bonus DVD) first and then slowly made my way through all the albums starting from Core.
Great band, they got better with each album too. I love Shangri La Dee Da, great mix of heavy stuff and trippy mellow stuff.

I am pretty much the same way..... The first time? I ever heard Sex Type Thing was at the VR concert I went to.

Love it so much I went out the next day and bought "Thank? You" the greatest hits.


Every song is amazing on the GH.

Lady Picture Show is one of my favs as well as Big Empty.

I got into Sour? Girl when it first came out and I thought Scott was the coolest guy ever.

He still is.

STP were the best grunge era band.. better than Nirvana and Pearl Jam in my opinion.

[Evolution]

VR got me into STP too. Bought "Thank You" after watching a May 2004 NYC bootleg.


I'd say Sex and Violence and Vasoline are probably my faves, Robert DeLeo wrote some pretty quirky basslines!

[Eazy E]

Lady Picture Show is one of my favs as well as Big Me.

The Foo Fighters song? 

Yeah, I prefer STP to both Nirvana and Pearl Jam.  I have never really listened to No. 4 all that much, but I've been meaning to buy it sometime soon.  I think Shangri-La is really underrated, that album got me back into STP.

Does anyone have Scott's 12 Bar Blues album?

[Neemo]

Lady Picture Show is one of my favs as well as Big Me.

The Foo Fighters song??

Yeah, I prefer STP to both Nirvana and Pearl Jam.? I have never really listened to No. 4 all that much, but I've been meaning to buy it sometime soon.? I think Shangri-La is really underrated, that album got me back into STP.

Does anyone have Scott's 12 Bar Blues album?

yeah...some good stuff some really trippy stuff...I been meaning to drag it out again but haven't got around to it yet...I have talkshow too and have also managed to score a bunch of Weiland guest appearances from various sources..

check out Masters of Reality-Jindalee Jindalie, or Big Blue Missile or Sly Fox

[pasnow]

Well, I'd just like to say I'm one of those who never "got" this band. I'm not trying to bash them, I just think they're a second tier band from the 90's. I'm sure their GH is great, but to me, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, AIC, Nirrvana, NIN etc stole the show in the early 90's. Completely flipped the music industry upside down (which needs to be done again very soon with all the crapola out there). Then record execs ran out to find the next big alternative thing... Came up with bands like STP, Green Day, Offspring, which to me were the second tier bands..?

I've warmed up to them, would probably like some of songs off their GH, and am looking forward to Army of Anyone, if they ever come out. I'm ok with Weiland in VR, and I think alot depends on him on how good VR's new album is (lyrics & vocals).

Anyway, this is just my opinion, which was asked in the original post. So just don't bash me as a hater or anything. Just wanted to provide insight as to why I and possibly others myb do not like the band all that much.

[J?]

A cheap rip off Pearl Jam

[oldleadbelly]

A cheap rip off Pearl Jam

Shows how much you know.  STP formed at least 3 years before PJ.  Quit being ignorant.

[makane]

One of the greatest bands. It's sad that people seem to think they're a "PJ ripoff" or something else ignorant shit like "Scott is gay". STP is a band which (imo) needs variouse plays on your stereo before you get what they're really all about.
Best album? Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Giftshop.
I never got to see them live, but maybe someday... though I really don't want VR to break up either? , so im waiting for Army Of Anyone...

Army Of Anyone - Goodbye : http://myspace.com/armyofanyone

[D]

Lady Picture Show is one of my favs as well as Big Me.

The Foo Fighters song??

Yeah, I prefer STP to both Nirvana and Pearl Jam.? I have never really listened to No. 4 all that much, but I've been meaning to buy it sometime soon.? I think Shangri-La is really underrated, that album got me back into STP.

Does anyone have Scott's 12 Bar Blues album?

I meant Big Empty.... I had a mind freeze

[metallex78]

A cheap rip off Pearl Jam

I don't really hear any similarities to Pear Jam at all, except for maybe a couple of songs on Core, but even then the only comparison I hear is deep vocals a little bit like Eddie Vedder's.