But it’s a sunny day, so go out and face it. Stone Temple Pilots Weren't Nirvana - But They Were Close, In Bigger Than The Sound Our writer says STP were not only good, they were one of the top five alt-rock groups of the '90s. We get one album from Soundgarden-Pearl Jam hybrid Temple of the Dog, and the other spot goes to Core from the Stone Temple Pilots. And the cool thing about that song, I think a lot of people do interpret those lyrics properly and can connect with it on that level, where “I don’t understand why I sleep all day and I start to complain that there’s no rain.” It’s just a line about, I’d rather it be raining so I can justify myself by laying in the bed and not doing anything. Stone Temple Pilots Purple (1994) Looking at ’s Top 10 Grunge Albums of all time, we have two albums each from Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Soundgarden. So the song is about not being able to get out of bed and find excuses to face the day when you have really, in a way, nothing. There was no family, I didn’t know a soul out here at first. In 2016, the band launched an online audition for a. people will always feel the need to look back at the peak of a genre and take shots at certain members of it in order to elevate their favorites. The new Stone Temple Pilots album, Shangri-LA DEE DA (Atlantic.
The album would sell over 8 million copies and become a landmark of 90s rock, but many critics were far from enthralled by the effort, possibly wary that STP was simply a Pearl Jam clone who earned their record deal because they had a similar sound. Once the subject of venomous rants by every self-righteous indiebot trying to keep it real in the post-Nirvana gold rush, S.T.P. I don’t want to go back home.” I had nobody out here. Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington joined the band in May 2013 but left amicably in November 2015. This is a track from Core, the first Stone Temple Pilots album. Like, “I want to be a musician, I want to be out here in California. Despite the tumultuous and tragic decade, the band celebrated the 25th anniversary of Core with a Super Deluxe Edition released in September 2017. Before they could announce a new singer, Bennington passed away on July 20, 2017. I had bouts of depression and the whole, “What am I doing out here? Am I going to go back to Mississippi? I’m never going back to Mississippi.” I would just fight it and stick to my guns. Following Bennington's departure, Stone Temple Pilots set out to find his replacement by holding auditions online. And it was inspired by just how tough it was in LA. Stone Temple Pilots Thunder Triumphantly At SXSW She & Him, Broken Social Scene, GZA and more turn in fierce sets on Thursday night.