The late Scott Weiland's band Stone Temple Pilots never really got much respect. After being called out for jumping on the Grunge bandwagon with their debut Core, the band changed their sound and again got little respect for that as well. Their second album Purple, is the sound of the band coming into it's own and it is this vaguely melodic, vaguely psychedelic sound it would be known from hereafter. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was something close to being the album of the Summer of 1994.
Purple in short, is a frustrating listen; the non-single album tracks could all be considered something along the lines of filer, which makes for a wildly-uneven listening experience. The singles "Vasoline", "Interstate Love Song", "Big Empty" and "Pretty Penny" give the album it's character and some much needed personality. "Interstate Love Song" is one of the band's best songs, yet "Vasoline" manages to top it. It's got cyclical riff and a simple repetitive groove. I'd like to recommend the album but I'd really just steer people towards the bands' hit singles. Thank You is STP's greatest hits album and even that omits a bunch of the bands hits. The band's self-titled 2010 comeback album may be their cost consistent effort with Weiland in the band.
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