I can certainly understand the band firing him. вЂњThere is no Stone Temple Pilots without Scott Weiland.вЂќ Definitely a purchase for STP fans, but for the rest of you, check out some tracks online and see what you think first.Back in February 2013 when Stone Temple Pilots вЂofficiallyвЂ™ fired Scott Weiland, my response was pretty much on par with everyone elseвЂ™sвЂ¦ ThatвЂ™s saying a lot for a band who barely escaped the 90s. ItвЂ™s certainly not the best album this year, but itвЂ™s better than I think most were thinking the band was capable of delivering. Why the band decided to attempt and recreate themselves under this facade I donвЂ™t know, but luckily there are enough good tracks to salvage the disc. WeвЂ™ve got some of mainstream rockвЂ™s best: Nirvana ( Between the Lines), Aerosmith, Bowie, wannabe-Beatles. Instead of thinking about STP, the entire record listeners are going to be bombarded with the band attempting to sound like anyone except themselves. Perhaps thatвЂ™s the biggest problem with Stone Temple Pilots. ItвЂ™s not a note-for-note match but itвЂ™s close enough that now all IвЂ™m thinking about how stupid Bille Joe Armstrong has looked for the last few years. IвЂ™m all about Bowie, but not when IвЂ™m supposed to be listening to STP.Дare If You Dare is starts off promising enough, but when it hits the chorus gets a bit to close to Green DayвЂ™s 21 Guns for comfort. At times Scott seriously sounds like Ziggy himself perhaps he was inspired when he decided to cover Fame on his last solo effort, Happy in Galoshes. raided BowieвЂ™s vault and pulled this track out. First Kiss On Mars sounds like Weiland & Co. On the other hand, thereвЂ™s a string of bad songs in the mix as well. Get the Flash Player to see the wordTube Media Player.ДЄ few songs are just okay: Cinnamon, the bandвЂ™s attempt at new wave Hazy Daze, which suffers from an over-glossed production, and Fast As I Can which tries (and ultimately fails) to be yet another Aerosmith attempt. ItвЂ™s a powerful song, and the band sounds fantastic.

The vocals are understated by the staccato instrumental work that sounds as if it was made for a live performance.

The thing really shines in the chorus, where the brothers DeLeo almost sound like they are in a race to see who can trip up Weiland first. Take A Load Off is perhaps the most standard STP sounding track on the disc. You can almost picture Weiland strutting around on stage, and by the time the chorus hits for the second time you will find yourself singing along. TheyвЂ™ve been playing the track live and luckily it translates well to record. ItвЂ™s a bluesy track slightly reminiscent of The Doors, with Weiland moaning about the media (or perhaps his ex-wifeвЂ™s book). There are a handful of incredibly solid tracks, starting with Hickory Dichotomy. ItвЂ™s an odd meshing of styles that doesnвЂ™t make for the most cohesive of albums, but itвЂ™s certainly entertaining. STP jumps all over the place At times we have 60s-wannabe music ( Bagman), truly Bowie-esque material ( First Kiss On Mars), and then on the other hand we have the band attempting to appropriate AerosmithвЂ™s entire vibe ( Huckleberry Crumble), or the chorus of NirvanaвЂ™s Stay Away ( Between the Lines). ItвЂ™s deeper, more grainy than before, but the change is for the best. Possibly a side-effect from the drug use, the years of smoking, whatever excuse you want. IвЂ™ve said it while reviewing their live shows and his last solo album his voice is different than it used to be. Scott Weiland is in top form on the disc. Stone Temple Pilots is a somewhat flawed, but overall enjoyable new album by a group whoвЂ™s lead singer wasnвЂ™t expected to live past 1998.

It isnвЂ™t going to win over very many new fans.

There are a number of great cuts on the album, but at the same time a few really abysmal songs. This is more like a band trying to re-create their sound while thinking about the 60s mixing in a more bluesy tone on the guitars and simplifying what was already one of the most understated rhythm sections in American rock music. Stone Temple Pilots sits somewhere in the middle. Gone were the standard issue rock/grunge tracks, replaced by a sort of hard psychedelic rock. and Shangri-La Dee Da, each showcasing a near complete style change for the group. But in the late вЂ™90s and early вЂ™00s, STP released No 4. Many fans say that their love (okay, like) of Stone Temple Pilots stops at Purple,В maybe Tiny Music if you really push it.

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