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Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music From the Vatican Gift Shop The Stone Temple Pilots are a “Marmite” band often criticised for being imitators rather than innovators ,. This said it is evident that while the criticism is to a degree valid with earlier albums borrowing the best bits of Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains and later material continuing more into their own vein with only limited plagiarism on their part that they have delivered 5 albums which for the best part have lacked the peaks and troughs of their peers and remained fairly consistent. Tiny music is their 3rd effort following up the highly successful “Purple” and in fairness , criticism aside it is a really good effort in spite of some dubious inclusions . It is difficult for me to say whether the inclusion of “Press Play” is essential to the album or not.. this said it is here and plays out in under 2 minutes and has more than a nod to later R.E.M material ( Think Up- Reveal ) From here on in it is familiar territory , “Pop’s Love Suicide “ is an infectious rock opener which despite more than a glaring similarity to Alice In Chains “Dam The River “ more than holds its own and sets the feel for the rest of the record. Other Highlights of the early part are Rock Numbers “Big Bang Baby “ and “Tumble In the rough” I am indifferent about the inclusion of Lady Picture show and feel that again this is far from the best Pilots song and more of a filler. “Trippin on a hole “ for me is the stand out track which mixes all the best parts of formulaic rock and delivers them crashing through your speakers with full force. Art School Girl is another worthy inclusion if slightly disjointed ( it may have worked better on Purple ) This said for all the highs and lows , and maybe my own personal feelings that the band could deliver more .. this is an awesome record ,full of well layered guitar riffs , crashing drums and more than your fair share of Scott Weiland’s Sleaze rock persona. It is fair to say that those expecting lyrical superiority and something to think about will no doubt be disappointed as in fairness Weiland’s lyrics have always been hit and miss… this said those craving 41mins to rock out to will no doubt love this record. ABRead full review
Why people rate this album so low is beyond me. From the perfect vocal melodies to the awesome guitar licks and from its funky bass lines to the unreal drum parts this album is simply class. The album is generally quite relaxed with some bursts of riffage. I'll talk about a couple of the tracks to give you an idea of the feel and mood of the album. Songs like the beautiful 'Adhesive' & 'Seven Caged Tigers' opens up a new world to the bands already vast level of variety. The addidtion of the horn solo in 'Adhesive' adds to the goosebumps effect to no end. They never lost touch of their passion for heavy riffs either as the chrous to 'Art School Girl' quite cleary proves with its crashing drums, harsh vocals and pointlessly distorted guitar (thats a compliement). The classic 'Lady Picture Show' lays down a vocal melody that almost anyone couldn't deny to sing along to for days. The almost sedative effect of 'And So I Know' is enough to drift you off gently to sleep. This is warded by the brilliance on the lead guitar in 'Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart' which just shows the abundance of talent in Dean DeLeos grasp. I can't talk this album up enough and I am sad to see Scott Weiland wasting away in Velvet Revolver. What he had with these guys is mountainous in comparison to VR. Get back togethor and do the world a favour! Thanks for this album guysRead full review
Good quality, but almost all hardcase were broken , You should ship the items in a better packaging. Regards!
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