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Though lambasted in some quarters as cynical clones of the then-vaunted "Seattle sound" (in particular, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam) STP's 1993 debut nonetheless found a considerable following for its potent crunch and sly hooks. While some tracks do seem to ape the era's grunge ethos a bit too slavishly, there's al0
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Though lambasted in some quarters as cynical clones of the then-vaunted "Seattle sound" (in particular, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam) STP's 1993 debut nonetheless found a considerable following for its potent crunch and sly hooks. While some tracks do seem to ape the era's grunge ethos a bit too slavishly, there's also a sense that perhaps Weiland and company were merely sharing some of the same influences as their contemporaries--and on standouts like the riff-savvy "Sex Type Thing" and the moody acoustics of "Creep", accomplishing it with a bit more ambitious range. Indeed, the radio anthem "Crush" belies a devotion to songcraft disdained by many of their peers, one that served as an effective bridge between the stadium rock of the '70s and '80s and the more introspective alt-rock just then coming into vogue--even if the album's triple-platinum sales showed just how ironic and misplaced the "alternative" label could ultimately be. --Jerry McCulley
"STP's debut is still excellent even all these years later. It's not as good as the album that followed, but definitely far better than critics claimed it was at the time of its release.
Favorite song: "Crackerman"
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erichaskell added this to a list 9 months, 2 weeks ago
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No significant differences between the club version and standard version, not even BMG on the bar code.
This was really the first STP album I bought and the only one I actually liked. I haven't listened to it in years but around the time, they were still big. "
ToonHead2102 added this to a list 1 year, 3 months ago
"Then: Before "Plush" became a karaoke staple around the country the harder-edged singles "Sex Type Thing" and "Wicked Garden" emerged from the San Diego rocker's debut album, Core. When "Wicked Garden" all but vanished from radio rotation I decided I needed to buy the album and see what else it had in store.
Now: Clearly STP was not the Nirvana-ripoff passing fad some expected; Some 40 million records sold world-wide total can attest to that. But my copy of their debut was sadly sold to fund"
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