Description:Having scored a massive hit with their debut album, Core, Stone Temple Pilots returned to the same sludge-filled well for Purple, only to come up with an album that's harder, more concise, and filled with thunderous, punishing riffs. Headbangers will rejoice over the grinding guitars of "Meatplow," "Vasoline," &quoHaving scored a massive hit with their debut album, Core, Stone Temple Pilots returned to the same sludge-filled well for Purple, only to come up with an album that's harder, more concise, and filled with thunderous, punishing riffs. Headbangers will rejoice over the grinding guitars of "Meatplow," "Vasoline," "Lounge Fly," and "Unglued," but the album reveals far more than one dimension. They back off the throttle for the hushed (though still intense) "Pretty Penny," "Big Empty" puts a respectable spin on the phrase "power ballad," and the catchy, hook-filled "Interstate Love Song" asserts itself as one of the most memorable alt-rock singles of the '90s. --Daniel Durchholz... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Atlantic / Wea Release date : 7 June 1994 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 0075678260728 UPC: 075678260728
"Then: By this time I was becoming a full-fledged STP fan. I loved Core and couldn't get enough of "Big Empty" from the Crow soundtrack. "Vaseline" and "Interstate Love" song were all over the radio, but I remember hearing "Unglued" once or twice and that's the song that truly made me excited to buy this album.
Now: For one reason or another I didn't sell this CD along with so many others. And I'd still have it today except that this one was stolen (along with 79 others) the first time my car "
"Cassette. 1994.
Side One:
1. Meatplow
2. Vasoline
3. Lounge Fly
4. Interstate Love Song
5. Still Remains
6. Pretty Penny
Side Two:
1. Superman
2. Big Empty
3. Unglued
4. Army Ants
5. Kitchenware & Candybars"
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