Stone Temple Pilots Essay, Research Paper
Stone Temple Pilots
Alright, so here is what I know about STP. The Stone Temple Pilots are a
band that was formed in San Diego in 1988. Weiland hooked up with Robert Deleo
at a show in California and then picked up Eric Kretz. and then after finally
convincing Dean Deleo to come to California They were officially known as Mighty
Joe Young. They recieved their first gig in 1990 in a place in L.A. After a
couple of years they got a big show in L.A. They hired agent Don Muller and he
told atlantic about Mighty Joe Young. After a while the band signed with
Atlantic. Unfortunately during recording Mighty Joe Young was told that a singer
had already taken the name Mighty Joe Young. After about a month the band came
up with Stone Temple Pilots. Finally The band finished their album CORE in
september 1992 and it went platinum. it was followed by a second release PURPLE
two years later which also was a big hit and with the Herion addictions aside,
Stone Temple Pilots is one of the best bandson the planet- or any planet..Early
labels of Pearl Jam Wannabees or Nirvana soundalikes have long since disspated,
and Weiland and the boys have created a wall of sound all their own..Sometimes
an all outfrenzy of driving energy- (Sex Type Thing, Meatplow, Trippin on a
Holein a Paper Heart), to the more subdued tracks of Creep, Pretty Penny, and
Big Empty. The STP trademark sound can be best heard on Plush, and Interstate
Love Song..Classic Rock and Roll for the new generation.. This band has it all-
variety, talent, harmony, lyrics and a great overall concept for each album
released.. It would be hard for me to say whichalbum is the “best” as each
carries with it its own style andflavor. Core is STP’s forray into “pop”
culture carving out an immmediate presence in the “alternative” arena..Next,
came Purple- although sales were not quite as impressive as their first, this
album dives into new territory for the band..Best tracks include Insterstate
Love Song, Vasoline, Big Empty, and Pretty Penny. Their newest- Tiny Music ha
almost an “80’s feel to it with a more mellow, more raw sound. Big Bang Baby,
Trippin on a Hole in a Paper Heart, and Lady Picture Show shine on this eclectic
offering..What more can be said about the world’s best band..
October 22 my friend Arash came over my house and showed me three tickes
to Stone temple pilots concert at Irvine he asked me if I wanted to go ? I said
sure I always was a STP fan not a huge fan but I bought there records and I
needed to go see a concert for the class anyways . Nov. 8 came and Arash and
sonny came picked me up around 5:oo pm . Sonny is a girl who I have Known for 4
years and she is very hot ,sonny has brown hair, beutiful green eyes and a body
of a goddes, frist place we stoped at was the liquer store we got 2 12pack of
bud . By the time we got to the IRV. MDWS it was 6:30 pm we sat in our car and
started drinking the alcohal and talking about the concert and how much fun we
were going to have that night we decieded to go in late to avoid the big lines
and that way it is easer to sneak in the bong! by the time we got out of our car
it was 8:30 and I was hammerd . when we got in we walk down to the fleid the
place was packed and every body had a bong or a pipe and they were all smoking
bud so my friend arash took out his 12′inch grafx bong and we strated toking
away . there was so many beutiful grils there and every body was dancing jumping
, and yelling STP I was having such a fun time I lost the track of time to tell
you the trurth I was gone out of my mine I don’t even remeber who opened the
show for them I didn’t care . Scott was up there dancing and he is a good dancer
and I was dancing right with him but I was dancing with sonny.
At the end of the show scott said have a good night but every one was
yelling STP STP STP STP STP STP STP STP STP then STP came out and play a song
from there new album the song is called big bang baby and that is my favorite
song by them . I don’t remeber a lot of things about that night but what I do
remeber is I had a blast and I definnitly want to go see them again,