Check Out Stone Temple Pilots Unreleased Song ‘Only Dying” From The Crow
From Blabbermouth: A previously unreleased STONE TEMPLE PILOTS song called "Only Dying", taken from the upcoming 25th-anniversary expanded reissue of the band's debut album, "Core", can be heard using the SoundCloud widget below. The track was demoed early in STP's career and the band had planned to re-record in 1994 for "The Crow" soundtrack. The idea was later scrapped after the star of the film, Brandon Lee, was killed during production. "That song was a little bit of a different direction for us," bassist Robert DeLeo tells Rolling Stone. "It was based more off jazz-type chordings. As a songwriter, I wanted to spark people into different directions." "I remember Scott [Weiland, vocals] [...]
Stone Temple Pilots On Possible Reunion with Scott Weiland. “That F**king Mess?”
If you've ever dealt with a singer that was a problem you know how debilitating it can be for a band. If you've never had the experience it's difficult to explain. It can kinda go like this. One person thinks they're so valuable that the band can't go on without them. It can be any band member really, but where a band will more willingly can another member, the vocalist is always the last to go. Especially in a well known band with a distinct sound like STP. But eventually once you've had your fill and pull the trigger to [...]
Stone Temple Pilots Pulling Their Typical STP Showtime Letdown
If you grew up in the late 80's early 90's you probably remember the death of hair metal or glam rock and the cross to grunge. If you were a musician this was a dark time. Not because everyone put away the lipstick and man thongs, but because almost all the playing went away. We traded singers that had really practiced and learned their craft (think Jani Lane) for Curt Cobain who showed us that pitch really didn't matter all that much. We traded guitar players like Nuno Bettencort for ... Well .... Curt Cobain. Granted, the 80's thing totally [...]
