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R.I.P. Scott Weiland
- Thread starter IngloriousOz
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I thought that too in the beginning but they were from different cities which may have eliminated that possibility.
I was stuck in the 80's and really wanted to hate the new music but Core could not be denied. perfectly mixed and opens with that unreal riff and picks up speed from there.
you sure do. and beatles
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I know this is going to sound odd, but I was going to send a letter to Stone Temple Pilots asking them to make amends and get back together. I have been listening to their albums for last couple of weeks and then find out that Scott is dead. I'm very sad that this happened. I have admired his vocals for a very long time. The mix between his vocals and the rest of STP just fit perfectly together. Their music has brought me through a lot of bad times and good times. Each part of my life I've had their music always on my list of songs to listen to. I will most definitely treasure Scott's vocal legacy forever till I die.
Much love goes out to him and his family. He won't ever be forgotten by those that admired him most.
Much love goes out to him and his family. He won't ever be forgotten by those that admired him most.
Nice acoustic guitar solo on that one. They were a great band - one of the best ever. I'm an old guy - really a 50's and 60's guy more than anything else - Beatles, Stones, JA, Hendrix, Cream, etc and older blues. A lot of the later stuff I don't relate to so well. But a few of the later guys really caught my ear - STP and SRV in particular.
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It is with infinite sadness I heard about Scott's death.
I had the honor of meeting him and his wife late May earlier this year during Bottle Rock.
I spent about 45 minutes one on one with him and with another one of my colleagues.
We both walk out of this experience feeling we had just met an extraordinary person.
He seemed very tired and in bad shape physically however.
My thoughts are with his wife. She seemed to be incredibly nurturing and her loss is the worse one can experience.
I had the honor of meeting him and his wife late May earlier this year during Bottle Rock.
I spent about 45 minutes one on one with him and with another one of my colleagues.
We both walk out of this experience feeling we had just met an extraordinary person.
He seemed very tired and in bad shape physically however.
My thoughts are with his wife. She seemed to be incredibly nurturing and her loss is the worse one can experience.
If I recall correctly, the DeLeo brothers were the youngest of 5 or 6 kids, and grew up listening to their older siblings records, including not just Zeppelin, et al, but also Motown, Punk, even Ragtime and Bossa Nova music. (Uh, their parents, I'd assume.)
The chord progression used in 'Plush', comes from Ragtime music. I think it would be safe to say that Robert is somewhat underrated, as a Bassist/Composer, compared to many of his 90s contemporaries.
IMHO, they cover more ground stylistically, than any other band of that era.
on a side note-
eric the drummer really knew how to play economically deep in the pocket; especially with a busy bassist covering a lot of ground.
he is what made the band groove so hard; it was like he was allergic to crash cymbals.
I love it.
eric the drummer really knew how to play economically deep in the pocket; especially with a busy bassist covering a lot of ground.
he is what made the band groove so hard; it was like he was allergic to crash cymbals.
I love it.
Really sad. When I saw STP tour their last album together it was in Auckland New Zealand, a country they had never played before. The crowd just went mental for them. I remember after they finished 'trippin', the final song, they just stood on stage together, arms around each others shoulders for a few minutes and just looked so happy and stunned to be receiving so much (drunken) positivity and raucous applause from a crowd they had never played for. The cheering just went on and on. They looked so happy, soaking it up. Will never forget that moment. I will miss Scott.
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Damn. He was just playing this area too. RIP Scott.
(I ground my frets down covering Vasoline back in the day)
(I ground my frets down covering Vasoline back in the day)
I knew a guy (a music store owner) who had heled Dean select the gear that he would later use while playing with STP. He said Dean had some chops that were above and beyond what you heard on their recordings. Shredding, just for the sake of showing off, wasnt really Dean's thing, either.
I for one, really liked Robert De Leo's harmony vocals, which were not unlike those, contributed by Michael Anthony, to DLR, in Van Halen. It gave the band a better, fuller live sound.
It comes out once in a while on some of his solos - a lot of them are very quick - not even solos, just a little bridge or coda between verses - and on the fadeouts, etc. In some of the live footage that's out there there's a bit more. When he does let it fly, you can hear he's amazing. But like you said, he's low key about it - no big shot guitar hero antics - just into his music and loving it.
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Pretty great vids from Toronto 2 days earlier. Even a rendition of Vaseline that redeems that last performance that went around. This guy has 4 vids from that night on his channel. Last performance.
So, out of the 90's grunge era, who is left 'intact'??
Soundgarden and Pearl Jam??
Never was a fan of Nirvana or Pearl Jam too much. Soundgarden was good but AIC and STP were THE bands for me from that era.
Saw STP only three times but all three were excellent performances. The last STP show I saw was the one they filmed in Chicago for their DVD.
I even recently replaced the Toyota logo on the back of my Yaris to a STP decal I had lying around...fits perfectly in that space.
What a great singer.
Rest in peace Scott. You WILL be missed.
Soundgarden and Pearl Jam??
Never was a fan of Nirvana or Pearl Jam too much. Soundgarden was good but AIC and STP were THE bands for me from that era.
Saw STP only three times but all three were excellent performances. The last STP show I saw was the one they filmed in Chicago for their DVD.
I even recently replaced the Toyota logo on the back of my Yaris to a STP decal I had lying around...fits perfectly in that space.
What a great singer.
Rest in peace Scott. You WILL be missed.
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That's an old japanese made bass. His one is branded 'Orlando'. I have the exact same bass, but it's badged 'Pan'. He acually plays it on some STP recordings. The song Atlanta from their No.4 album features this bass. It has a nice deep tone.
