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- Summary: The Grammy-winning California rock band led by Scott Weiland returns with its first album in nearly a decade.
- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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| Between The Lines | |
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| Lovely disguise Read between the lines You rock the magic plane with no abbreviation Three Four You sell what you bought And there ain't no magic... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 10 out of 15
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Mixed: 5 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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Displaying impressive vocal polish from outspoken frontman Scott Weiland; blazing guitar solos over tight, crunch-laden instrumentation; and grungy takes on Lennon/McCartney melodicism, STP asserts its place among seminal hard-rock chameleons.
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Scott Weiland sounds downright effervescent on the first Stone Temple Pilots disc in nearly a decade. There's nothing new here, just cheap and easy pop-rock mimicry (the Beatles, Petty, Nirvana, Bowie, Aerosmith), siphoned through spry, crunchy grunge riffs.
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The 12 tracks blend essentially everything STP ever did well without sounding like a stitched-together version of past hits.
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Hallelujah! Grunge legends stand the test of time.
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Said new record is what one would expect: wholly similar to their first three records in that it’s got three possible hit singles, a useless Side B, and is proudly derivative of at least six other bands. They are amusingly impervious to trends. So long as you can get your head around the fact that it’s, y’know, Stone Temple Pilots, this, their self-titled sixth full-length, is far better than any pointless reunion album needs to be.
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The shape of the Top 40 has changed significantly since the early '00s; these days there's far less space than there used to be for white guys with guitars. So although some of these songs feel like hits, their success seems far from guaranteed.
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You can’t really fault the band for successfully doing much what it did in the 90s, but don’t expect Purple. There’s no Vasoline or Interstate Love Song.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 1 out of 14
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Sep 26, 2014
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CraigMay 26, 2010
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Mar 30, 2013
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DanMay 25, 2010Very good, took a bunch of listens to get on board with the different sound they went with (as usual with their later albums), but very worth it.
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SoyMay 29, 2010It's no Core or Purple, or even Tiny Music, but it's still good enough to stay in the same room as them.
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MatthewSMay 25, 2010Wow. I forgot about smart Rock n' Roll. This definitely fills a void in modern music. Stripped down and expanded at the same time. Rare talent.
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Sep 30, 2010
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