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PURPLE includes "12 Gracious Melodies," an uncredited hidden track at the end of the record.
Stone Temple Pilots' second album, PURPLE, meshes guitar rock with grunge, and forges deeper into hard rock territory. Lurching out of the speakers with aggressive bottom-heavy rock, PURPLE is an example of what brought guitar-oriented rock back into the spotlight in the nineties. The 5 songs are driving, stripped to the basics of guitar, bass, and drums. PURPLE exemplifies straight ahead rock.
Embracing styles from grunge to late-1960s hard rock, Stone Temple Pilots are a band accomplished at writing abrasive rock songs, but aren't afraid of quieter acoustic melodies. The album starts with the menacing "Meat Plow," with the lyrics, "Fine place for a day full of breakdowns," leaving the listener to wonder if PURPLE is an analogy to a bruise. But as the bruise begins to fade, so does STP's over-wrought aggression. "Interstate Love Song" shows their sensitive side both lyrically and musically, and Scott Weiland's vocals are pushed beyond his hard rock growl into a near-sensitive croon.
What makes Stone Temple Pilots click is their ability to write basic, riff-heavy guitar rock. PURPLE finds Stone Temple Pilots comfortable in their hard-rock medium, but also willing to take the chance on their softer side.
Recorded at Southern Tracks, The Record Plant, Paisley Park and Harptone Studios between May 1993 and March 1994.
Personnel: Scott Weiland (vocals, guitar, percussion); Paul Leary (guitar, Mellotron, percussion); Robert DeLeo (guitar, percussion); Dean DeLeo (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, percussion); Eric Kretz (drums, percussion).
Stone Temple Pilots: Scott Weiland (vocals, guitar, percussion); Dean DeLeo (electric & acoustic guitar, percussion, drums); Robert DeLeo (bass, guitar, percussion); Eric Kretz (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Paul Leary (guitar); Brendan O'Brien (percussion, guitar, mellotron).
Rolling Stone (7/94, p.106) - 3 Stars - Good - "...[Stone Temple Pilots] play arena rock in the tradition of long hair and pot smoke. There is nothing grungy or alternative about STP's palatable suburban riffs..." Spin (7/94, p.68) - "...Stone Temple Pilot's clumsiness is itself a sign of life, a sign that there's still more weird energy in heaven and Earth than is dreamt of in Punk Rock 101..." NME (Magazine) (6/11/94, p.34) - 3 - Average - "...Stone Temple Pilots throw every influence from Traffic to Hawkwind in the pot and finally come up with something good..."
Classic Pilots Great CD, It's the one that put them on the map. I'll be rocking to this one until they put me in the ground. Submitted by machvbmcfigueroy (Forward Deployed in IRAQ) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Verry Nice i like more the CORE album but this one still good an actually is one of the best rock albums i have ever listen buy it if you dont have it yet... you wouldnt waste your money in this record cause is just awsome.. Submitted by holywars90 (somewhere) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Classic rock album This is a great album, I used to have it on cassete back in the day. They don't make records like this anymore. Submitted by Ryan (Weshester, Ohio) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
One Of The Best Albums I've Ever Owned! Top to bottom this album is exceptional. "Core" was a great album.. and this album steps it up in my opinion. STP at their finest. Submitted by Carlos (Boston, MA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Core Is The Best But This Gets Very High Praise Too! Very good album, all the songs are great, Lounge Fly is one of the best and kitchenware and Candybars is one of STP's best slow songs.
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Classic Pilots
Classic rock album
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