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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
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PERFECT GRUNGE
by not my real name "layla736" Florida
Reviewed on October 19th, 2003
First it was Nirvana's NEVERMIND, then came Pearl Jam's TEN, and then came a band called Stone Temple Pilots with an album called CORE: one after the other, the greatest and most popular grunge albums were produced, more or less during the same time, i.e. the 1991's-92's. In this day and age, where every grunge band sounds like every other one, and a lot of the really good ones have quit music for good, the golden period of grunge, the early nineties, the age where this kind of music was still in its nascent stage, saw the best and the most original grunge albums ever, and CORE, for certain, is one of them. CORE is an epitome of a perfectly made grunge album. It is what a complete grunge album should be, which is so hard to come by these days, even by Stone Temple Pilots, itself. CORE is angry, it is aggressive, it is antagonistic; it is anything but amicable. It is mean, and it means it. "Plush", the first single of the album, has all the muscle, to tell the world that STP is here to stay. Undoubtedly one of the best rock-song ever, "Plush" is the perfect advert for an album, it so honestly represents. "Dead And Bloated", the opening track of the album, in its sluggish and droopy fashion, is a head-banging treat for the ones who want to take it easy and slow with their head-banging. "Sex Type Thing" and "Wicked Garden" are the album's best. "Sex Type Thing" is bold and boisterous. Shamelessly, it oozes with testosterone, showing off machismo, big time. After chorus #1, "Wicked Garden" changes tune, with Weiland going all berserk and cacophonic with `burn, burn, burn...': precisely at this 100th second of this song, that one really gapes in awe of this masterpiece. As if seeking reprieve from all the madness, "Wicked Garden" is succeeded by one of the coolest guitar-pieces, one could ever find: "No Memory" - thanks to Dean DeLeo. "Sin" is a six-odd minute of raw power, and nothing else: beautifully, it drapes itself with sweet melody, going acoustic from head to toe, somewhere in the midst of all the thrashing, giving way to an awesome solo, something which is rare in STP songs. Track No.10, is an anomaly, by any standards. Titled "Wet My Bed", it is more idiosyncratic and insane, than funny. As a matter of fact, it is not funny at all! What's it supposed to be, only the band knows, or do they? It doesn't seem so. It has Weiland blabbering something about some girl, trying to be as drunk as he could be, in the midst of the most ill-fitting music, if whatever that is, in the background can be called music at all. But, come to think of it, this 1:35 min. of pure stupidity has significance, and a major one. Immediately after "Wet My Bed", is the fantabulous "Crackerman", and the album reaches its summit, and when least expected! "Crackerman" starts as if it is a part of "Wet My Bed". Furthermore, the clever arrangement of "Wet My Bed" and "Crackerman", and the presence of "Wet My Bed" itself, makes the experience of savoring "Crackerman", even more spicy: Hail! Hail! "Wet My Bed", Hail! Hail! "Crackerman"! CORE is a classic grunge album, a perfect debut for a promising band and reminisces the days when grunge was young, original and honest.
More "Core" reviews:
[2004-12-31] Yeah... (8)
[2004-12-15] Top 10 Rock Album's ever (10)
[2004-12-11] Its........Very Shit (2)
[2004-12-06] IT'S NO FAKE RUMOR- THIS BAND REALLY WERE PEARL JAM WANNABES (2)
[2004-11-08] The best album, by the greatest band of the 90's... (10)
[2004-10-26] Simply Brilliant (8)
[2004-10-18] Like a giant platter of mud.. (8)
[2004-09-29] Their best, forever. (10)
[2004-09-28] This CD is way underrated.... (10)
[2004-09-26] Core
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[2004-09-24] Its WORTHY INDEED! (10)
[2004-09-23] Chill (10)
[2004-09-02] Sin Against The Sex Type Thing Within The Wicked Garden!!!!! (10)
[2004-08-21] "Where you going with the mask I found?"........... (10)
[2004-08-07] STP's grunge album (8)
[2004-07-31] Stone Temple Pilots At Their Best (10)
[2004-07-05] STP's worst, but a solid foundation (6)
[2004-07-02] Scott Walton sounds real good (8)
[2004-07-02] This is killer! (10)
[2004-06-11] A hard-rockin' debut of the age (10)
[2004-04-03] The cd that introduced me and the world to STP! (10)
[2004-03-18] Classic Cuts by Kasey Ferguson (8)
[2004-02-14] Opening Salvo of a War on Grunge (10)
[2004-01-25] Imposters? I don't think so. (10)
[2004-01-22] STILL THEIR BEST (10)
[2004-01-17] Excellent debut (8)
[2004-01-15] One of the greatest albums ever recorded! (10)
[2003-12-12] DVD Audio is a WASTE of Money (2)
[2003-11-30] One of the best (10)
[2003-11-22] A weak debut . . . with 3 or 4 great songs (4)
[2003-10-30] excellent (Core) (10)
[2003-10-29] a good album but probably their weakest (6)
[2003-10-19] PERFECT GRUNGE (8)
[2003-10-10] Amazing band, amazing CD (10)
[2003-09-14] core- a dfiinitive must for rock and grunge fans (10)
[2003-08-30] If you listen to the radio... (10)
[2003-08-23] A good meat and potatos surround mix. (8)
[2003-07-07] 4 stars for quality -- a fifth for (re)defining the genre (10)
[2003-07-06] STP's Finest Accomplishment (10)
[2003-07-04] Average debut (6)
[2003-05-21] just ok (6)
[2003-05-14] Stone Temple Pilots' album Core (8)
[2003-05-02] A Good Album That I've Lived Too Long Without (10)
[2003-04-21] great debut (10)
[2003-04-21] Classic (10)
[2003-04-14] Stone Temple Classic. (8)
[2003-02-16] Their First CD and it was great from get go (10)
[2003-01-27] Classic (10)
[2003-01-26] Awesome CD (10)
[2003-01-17] Excellent debut (10)
[2002-12-26] Some Songs Stronger Than Others..... (8)
[2002-12-09] sex type thing (6)
[2002-09-14] Rollicking Fun Times (6)
[2002-09-04] 4 guys who know how to make a debut (10)
[2002-08-20] This album smells like a rose (that somebody gave me...) (8)
[2002-08-03] Losing steam fast... (8)
[2002-06-26] STP'S best work (in my opinion) (10)
[2002-06-21] Music meant to be played loud while driving in your car (10)
[2002-06-14] An underrated debut (8)
[2002-05-16] Colored hair and half-goatees EQUAL great splintering music (10)
[2002-05-01] One of the few must owns in a collection (10)
[2002-04-17] That's High Level Rock on a High Level Media!! (10)
[2002-03-21] Strong And Explosive. (10)
[2002-02-11] CORE has outlived it's critics (8)
[2002-02-03] Great Start to a Great Career (10)
[2001-12-14] Core of an Era (10)
[2001-10-19] the first masterpiece (10)
[2001-09-03] STP's best album! (10)
[2001-08-29] Great Debut Album (8)
[2001-08-22] Review Of A Top-3 Album Ever (10)
[2001-08-15] One of my favorites (10)
[2001-08-01] The Best STP out there (10)
[2001-07-18] One of the best rock CD's in recent years (10)
[2001-07-14] Alright for a debut... (6)
[2001-07-12] To The Core (8)
[2001-06-12] Nothing Special (4)
[2001-06-08] A six star masterpiece (10)
[2001-05-15] An excellent start.... (10)
[2001-05-03] there is everything else...and then there is CORE (10)
[2001-04-22] A smashing dabut (10)
[2001-04-22] a review on a great debut (10)
[2001-04-04] Classic (10)
[2001-03-28] Overrated (10)
[2001-03-18] Great Debut from a great band! (10)
[2001-03-11] VERY HEAVY!! (10)
[2001-02-23] a sad story... (10)
[2001-02-05] Excellent cd, quite possibly defines what rock really is (10)
[2001-02-02] This is STP greatest Work (10)
[2001-02-01] Stone Temple Pilots "Core" CD, their best. (10)
[2001-01-17] One of the best rock album's of the 90's! (10)
[2000-12-14] One of the best albums of the 90s (10)
[2000-12-12] This is a great AUDIO DVD (10)
[2000-11-23] Songs are Good (8)
[2000-11-16] Wonderful (10)
[2000-11-03] IF you like your music hard - This is THE cd to own (10)
[2000-10-23] GREAT DEBUT (8)
[2000-09-16] This is much harder then the rest of their albums (8)
[2000-09-06] An interesting listen (10)
[2000-09-01] the only good alternative rock band left (10)
[2000-08-17] Powerful (10)
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