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"Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. On their third album, Stone Temple Pilots distance themselves from the grunge movement that was their springboard into the multi-platinum ... Full Descriptionneighborhood. From the onset, TINY MUSIC... finds the group dabbling with their sound; "Press Play," a one-minute instrumental rides a slinky funk groove, juiced along by returning producer Brendan O'Brien on Fender Rhodes piano. From here, the DeLeo brothers and drummer Eric Kretz show a willingness to musically experiment with Beatlesque songs ("Lady Picture Show"), a Leon Redbone-like instrumental replete with slack-guitar phrasings ("Daisy") and a loung-ey track that lulls the listener with liberal applications of vibraphone and harpsichord ("And So I Know").
Lyrically, Weiland continues to enigmatically allude to matters of personal importance--whether it be the price of fame in "Adhesive," featuring a muted trumpet solo by Dave Ferguson that conveys the song's somber tone, or the shallowness of a fictional girlfriend in "Art School Girl." As a whole, TINY LIGHTS... gives Stone Temple Pilots the chance to shrug off the grunge mantle that many others continue to cling to.
Recorded at Westerly Ranch, Santa Ynez, California and Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles, California.
Engineers: Nick DiDia, Chris Goss, Tracy Chisholm.
Stone Temple Pilots: Scott Weiland (vocals, percussion); Robert DeLeo (guitar, electric harpsichord, vibraphone, bass, 6-string bass, handclaps, percussion, background vocals); Dean DeLeo (guitar, bass, 6-string bass, handclaps); Eric Kretz (Fender Rhodes piano, drums, handclaps, percussion).
Additional personnel: Dave Ferguson (trumpet); Brendan O'Brien (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, tambourine, handclaps, percussion); Steve Stewart, Gena Rankin (handclaps).
Rolling Stone (5/2/96, p.51) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...their best and most grunge-free album to date...a little poppy, a little groovy and ultracatchy..." Hide Description Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop Music | List Price | $13.96 (You save $4.87) | | Category | Rock Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock/Pop, Grunge | | Label | Atlantic | | Orig Year | 1996 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8160  | | CD Universe Part number | 1097611 | | Catalog number | 82871 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 26, 1996 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Brendan O'Brien | | Personnel | Scott Weiland - vocals, percussion
Dean DeLeo - guitar, bass, 6-string bass, handclaps
Robert DeLeo - guitar, electric harpsichord, vibraphone, bass, 6-string bass, handclaps, percussion, background vocals
Eric Kretz - Fender Rhodes piano, drums, handclaps, percussion
Also: Brendan O'Brien, Dave Ferguson, Steve Stewart, Gena Rankin |
Stone Temple Pilots Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop Songs Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   The Begining Of The End.
STP still has it in them but they're in a downward spiral to soft rock garbage. This cd should still be a good buy but can't match Core or Purple. This was the last Album i ever bought, and i feel that the true Stone Temple Pilots only ever produced three albums. Best song: Big Bang Baby
Submitted by John P. (Oshawa Ont. Canada)
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 Arguably The Best
This album is excellent. It's dissapointing to see that it doesn't get much attention. When people mention STP, they think about the grunge days of Core and Purple, which were both very good cds, but no one ever mentions their softer and smoother side as it was displayed on Tiny Songs. This cd has a great mix of catchy guitar riffs (Tumble in The Rough, Big Bang Baby, Trippin on a Hole in A Paper Heart) and softer, melodic ballads (Adhesive and Lady Picture Show which is my favorite song on the
album). I recommend this cd to everyone. It is arguably their best.
Submitted by a reviewer (New York)
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Most uderated STP album
When Tiny Music came out most of STP's harcore fans felt left out because it differs heavily from Core and Purple. They say because it's soft it's their weakest album. Personaly, I don't think that STP has ever released a weak album, they're all masterpieces. Anyway, I love this cd. I can listen too it wotthout skipping all day. My favorate tracks are Trippin' and Seven Caged Tigers. Long live STP.
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