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Stone Temple Pilots are finally back and with their new lead singer after the unfortunate deaths of Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington. So now everybody wondering how well this album going to be and I got to say it’s alright. At first I thought this was just a generic rock album but after listening to STP last few albums since 2001’s Shangri-La Dee Da, I got to say it’s fits in with their sound. Stand outs include Meadow, Thought She'd Be Mine, Never Enough, Finest Hour, and Reds & Blues as sounding the most like them. My only real complaint is that they already had a self titled album, in fact it was their last studio album before this one. Now the two Best Buy bonus tracks Already Gone and Forget Forever are great additions so if you want this album pick up this exclusive version.
Posted by Digipauk
You need to listen to this album front to back with out skipping the singles. Jeff fits right into the band no one can replace Scott but Jeff doesn't even try to. I listened to this album on repeat for about two months I can't wait for album number two.
Posted by Leocal79
Wow. All I can say is that the Stone Temple Pilots are back. Listening to the full album brought me to tears. I think when Scott died, I was worried I'd never find something like STP again, and the new songs are so very much STP that it completely overwhelmed me. There isn't one song I'd skip. "Just A Little Lie" is the first throwback to the Core/Purple era they've ever done, and it's spot-on. "Roll Me Under" could substitute on No. 4 for "No Way Out." I agree with others that "The Art Of Letting Go" seems like a tribute to Scott, and it feels particularly like a Tiny Music or Shangri-La Dee Da song. "Thought She'd Be Mine" is absolutely stunning and even includes a dreamy, psychadelic closing that we haven't seen since No. 4. It almost has a Doobie Brothers feel and might possibly be my favorite track on the album. "Meadow," "Never Enough," and "Middle of Nowhere" are fantastic, rip-roaring rockers in the best of STP tradition. And "Reds and Blues" is a touching, slightly melancholic, country-tinged closer. The whole thing is breathtaking. We'll never have another Weiland, but Jeff Gutt stepped up to the plate and scored an absolute home run with the DeLeos and Kretz. Sometimes they sound like Scott never left, sometimes they sound like Army of Anyone regrouped, but always they sound like the Stone Temple Pilots, stronger than ever. It's better than the 2010 album, better than Shangri-La, better than Tiny Music. Buy it. You could not regret it.
Posted by tds1
