Towelie Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Between The Lines Catchy as hell and definately sets the tone for the rest of the album. Good choice for a first single.Take A Load Off This reminds me of Purple-era STP. The verses are the catchiest part of the song. The chorus is quite anthemic and reminds me a little of Superman Silvergun. One of the best tracks.Huckleberry Crumble This is very retro and 60s sounding. It's fun and inoffensive, but nothing spectacular.Hickory Dichotomy Now we're talking! This is probably my favourite on the album. I love how Scott delivers the verses in that mock British accent. The "alright, alright, alright, c'mon" refrain is beyond catchy. And there's some awesome country and western style guitar work. Love it.Dare If You Dare This is the first slower track on the album. I was a bit underwhelmed when I first heard this one, but it's definately a grower. It's very Beatles-inspired, I would even go as far as saying that the chorus is bordering on being a rip-off of Hey Jude. I love how the organ interplays with the electric guitar in the verses. Cool song.Cinnamon A simple guitar riff repeats throughout as the main hook of this tender pop/rock song, which has a slightly melancholic feel to the melody. It's catchy if a little bit sappy.Hazy Daze This one is a bit heavier than the previous few songs. Crunching electric guitars and angry lyrics about someone "selling out my name" etc. Musically it's reminiscent of something you would find on Velvet Revolvers second album. One of the better rockers on the album.Bagman Yet another 60s-ish pop/rock number. A decent enough song with a memorable chorus, but a lot of the songs are starting to sound a bit samey now.Peacoat Pretty forgettable and unremarable mid-tempo rock song. I've given this about four or five listens now and still can't really discern where the hook is supposed to be.Fast As I Can This song is like a cousin to Between The Lines, and is very similar in places. It has a great energy and an instantly memorable chorus. The bridge reminds me a little of "we ain't got nothing to hide, hide" from VR's Just Sixteen. But this track is a lot better.First Kiss On Mars This is a blatant Bowie-pastiche, with lyrics that namecheck Modern Love and Drive-In Saturday and Scott even imitates Bowie's vocal stylings. Catchy verses with a disappointing chorus.Maver I always look forward to the final tracks on STP albums (Atlanta, Where The River Goes, Kitchenware & Candybars - all amongst my all-time favourite STP songs). Unfortunately this doesn't live up to any of their past album closers. It's a fairly bland accoustic mid-tempo affair which plods along sweetly, but doesn't really go anywhere interesting.Overall - It's a bit disappointing. There are a few fleeting moments of brilliance (Hickory Dichotomy, Hazy Daze, Between The Lines) but the whole 60's pop/rock vibe gets a bit samey after a while. It's definately their most straight-forward pop/rock album to date. What made albums like Tiny Music and Shangri-Ladeda so interesting were the mix of catchy pop singles (Big Bang Baby, Trippin On A Hole, Days Of The Week, Hollywood Bitch etc) with more trippy experimental tracks like Adhesive, And So I Know and Hello It's Late. There's nothing on this album which you haven't already heard from the boys. It's all a little predictable. It's worth checking out, but I can't imagine it ranking highly with the fans in comparison to their previous work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 lol, Maver is better than any of their album closers except Seven Caged Tigers and Atlanta.I love the new album. It's definitely up there with Tiny Music and Shangri-La IMO, though nothing could ever touch Purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 To quote Hunter Thompson: "It never got weird enough for me."The melodies of the self titled album are great. The rock itself is a little lackluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street_Of_Dreams Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I prefer the up-tempo songs, and I agree it all kinda clogs together near the middle, but that said its a decent enough album with some cool tracks. Stand outs: Between the Lines, Huckleberry Crumble, Cinnamon, Fast as I Can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birk Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Huckleberry Crumble sounds like Same ol Song and Dance by Aerosmith, Bagman is about drugs obviously, Cinnamon is slang for Heroin...Take a load off is awesome!!!! Really loving the album, if you dont like album #4 and Shangri you wont like this album. Hickory Dichotomy is my fav right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince41090 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 The Second half of the album is great! Give it a few listens before you pass judgment. It's a great progression from SLDD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I don't get what everyone sees in Huckleberry Crumble, I think it's the weakest on the album besides maybe Peacoat. My top 5 would be:1. First Kiss On Mars2. Dare If You Dare3. Maver4. Between The Lines5. Cinnamon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 dare if you dare is my fave thus far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc907 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 This album is way better than SLDD in my opinion. I do agree with everyone else that nothing compares to Purple.It's a little too straight forward rock for STP, but still really good - if that makes any sense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 Huckleberry Crumble and Bagman are definately growers. I like them a lot more now I've had time to get used to them.Still not mad on Maver or Peacoat though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaddisonmoore Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 debuted at number 2. impressive as ive noticed NO promotion. at least people had heard of CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 debuted at number 2. impressive as ive noticed NO promotion. at least people had heard of CDThis. When I went into Best Buy to get it on the 25th, they didn't even have it on the release rack. It was in the STP section, BEHIND all the older albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince41090 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Purple is great but, my favorite STP album is Tiny Music.Has anybody heard the iTunes Bonus Track, Somba Nova? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) Purple is great but, my favorite STP album is Tiny Music.Has anybody heard the iTunes Bonus Track, Somba Nova?Had the song for years. It's an outtake for the SLDD sessions, there's 4 other songs out there; About A Fool, Learning To Drive, Heed The Water Whisperer, and You Can't Drive Me Away. Not my favorite out of the bunch, but it's not bad. Edited June 4, 2010 by Powerage5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 How many copies did it push in its opening week?I'm surprised by the #2 debut, tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn_It_Up Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 How many copies did it push in its opening week?I'm surprised by the #2 debut, tbh.Only 62K copies moved. Makes Slash's sales look pretty great.Unreal how much album sales continue to plunge... http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640557/20100602/stone_temple_pilots.jhtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 You can get to number 2 in the US only selling 62k?? That's shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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