Towelie Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Heaven & Hot Rods, Atlanta, Down, Sour Girl, Sex & Violence, I Got You... so many great tracks.I've seen this album getting a fair bit of shit over the years, but I personally think it's a far more even and consistent release compared to Tiny Music. Edited July 1, 2015 by Towelie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Got into STP last year and I have to say this is my favourite after Purple.What are the main criticisms it gets ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Got into STP last year and I have to say this is my favourite after Purple.What are the main criticisms it gets ?I think every album they put out after Purple gets ratted on by some folks. But I actually genuinely love all the Scott-fronted STP albums, even their last self-titled one from 2010 which got a lot of hate when it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jekylhyde Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Shangri-La Dee Da is my personal favorite, though all their albums are pretty great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Anyone bothered checking out STP sans-Scott? Any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Yes.Honestly, it does sound like Scott fronted STP.Maybe a little too much. Chester is almost imitating him but in all fairness, in itself, it's a good E.P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Anyone heard Scott's Blaster album yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 It's my least favorite STP album, but it is an exceptionally good album still for being my least favorite. It has a few of my favorite STP songs on it, I just find it a little inconsistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jekylhyde Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The EP with Chester was good. IMO, he's a good fit for STP. Like the next best thing.Scott's Blaster is good. Surprisingly good. I like it. Definitely worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 It's a great album. The only turd they had was the self titled. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 No4 and Shangri-La Dee Da are my favorite records by them. I love how they worked in their psychedelic influences into a hard rock, modern (for the time) sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostie Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Any love for Talk Show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It's a great album. The only turd they had was the self titled.Yeah I wasn't big on the self titled. But that's a nice run from Core to Shangri-La. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 I never understood why the self-titled album got so much hate. I guess it's more classic rock inspired, as opposed to grunge, but then STP were never a fully-fledged grunge band. Between The Lines, Fast As I Can and the Bowie-pastiche First Kiss On Mars get regular plays on my iPod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I like the self titled too, but it's probably my second least favorite. But I love side one, plus First Kiss On Mars and Maver. The middle of the album brings it down IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Awful songwriting, no hooks is why that album sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtydane Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Gutta say Tiny Music is my favorite. Real turning point for the band.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I never understood why the self-titled album got so much hate. I guess it's more classic rock inspired, as opposed to grunge, but then STP were never a fully-fledged grunge band. Between The Lines, Fast As I Can and the Bowie-pastiche First Kiss On Mars get regular plays on my iPod.Personally, it just felt sort of limp and uninspired, especially for a comeback album. Going the classic rock direction felt like an easy choice for a band that was growing towards moodier, more atmospheric and emotional songwriting. Maybe my opinion of it was colored by the fact that I read Scott wasn't even present for most of the sessions, just recording vocals over tracks he was sent, but the self-titled just lacked a lot of character the band used to have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 It's a little inconsistent. There's some great retro sounding pop songs juxtaposed against some decent riff-rockers. It's a good record.The best tunes on this album are "I Got You," Weiland's lovelorn serenade to his favorite drug: No.4 Persian dope. The other is "Glide," which has some awesome chords, even if the song is a little too similar to the superior "Still Remains." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Atlanta and Down are the best for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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