Shortly after its release, Stone Temple Pilots announced that Weiland had relapsed and entered a drug rehabilitation facility, thereby canceling the group's plans for a summer tour. Released in the spring of 1996, Tiny Music.Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop, entered the charts at number four. Following his completion of the program, Stone Temple Pilots recorded their third album. In the spring of 1995, he was arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine, and was sentenced to a rehabilitation program. No matter what the critics said, Stone Temple Pilots had undeniably catchy riffs and production there's a reason why over three million people bought their debut album, Core, and why their second album, Purple, shot to number one when it was released.įollowing the success of Purple and its accompanying tour, the band took some time off, during which the group's lead singer, Scott Weiland, developed a heroin addiction. Their closest antecedents were not the Sex Pistols or Hüsker Dü instead the band resembled arena rock acts from the '70s - they made popular hard rock that sounded good on the radio and in concert. STP were more concerned with tight song structure and riffs than punk rage. And the influence of those bands was apparent in their music, although Stone Temple Pilots did manage to change things around a bit. Accused by many critics of being nothing more than ripoff artists who pilfered from Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains, the bandmates nevertheless became major stars in 1993. Stone Temple Pilots were able to turn alternative rock into stadium rock naturally, they became the most critically despised band of their era. Accused by many critics of being nothing more than ripoff artists who pilfered If you had given up on, or perhaps just forgot about STP, now is the perfect time to reintroduce yourself to them.Stone Temple Pilots were able to turn alternative rock into stadium rock naturally, they became the most critically despised band of their era. The days of negative headlines are in the past, and the music is back in the spotlight where it belongs. I can only come to the conclusion that he was the shot of adrenaline to the heart that STP needed. His vocal performance was only rivaled by his stage presence. Lead singer, Chester Benningtion, fit perfectly into the mix. The band journeyed through their amazing discography, pulling out “the hits” as well as some deeper tracks.
And why wouldn’t the crowd be stoked when the band kicked off their set with three of their biggest songs,”Wicked Garden,” “Sex Type Thing,” and “Vasoline.” But as great as those three songs were, they were certainly not the only notable songs in the set. The only question that I had was which smiles were bigger, the ones on stage or the ones coming from the audience. And in case you couldn’t sense the good vibes going on, the smiles on the members faces were a dead give away. From the moment the guys hit the stage, there was an undeniable energy that bounced off each member of the band. I base my opinion solely on the band’s performance at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, OH this past Tuesday night. Obviously, I have no inside access to the world of Stone Temple Pilots.
Bennington joined the band on stage in 2013 and has been the voice of the band ever since. The reason for the rejuvenation of the legendary STP is the new blood of new singer, Chester Bennington (Linkin Park). In 2015, Stone Temple Pilots are stronger now as they have ever been…and seemingly happier than they have been in a long time too. I begin with this brief history not to be dramatic, but rather to reinforce the point I am about to make.
As history tells us, this is a very dangerous decision for a band to make, and has been the end of many groups. In early 2013, the DeLeo brothers, along with Kretz made a decision to remove the stumbling block from their path when they dismissed their long time lead singer. While there is a saying that there is no such thing as bad press, the guys in STP may disagree. While the band managed to release consistently strong music throughout the years, a lot of their head lines were not for their music. Despite immense success since their debut album, “Core,” in 1992, guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz have faced their share of stumbling blocks along the way, most from within their own ranks. For the members of Stone Temple Pilots, living the rock n’ roll dream has probably felt more like a nightmare at times.
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