It was the Spring of 2003... I was 18, and I had never really been into any band in any major way at this point. I had started hearing a song by Saliva on the radio around this time that was stuck in my mind. I felt like going to Wal Mart to see if I could find their CD. I found the "S" labeled section and saw there were only a couple CD's sitting there. The first one was an old movie soundtrack album(don't remember what it was), I went ahead and picked up the second CD to take a look. It was Core. I didn't recognize the songs by names, but something seemed intriguing about the CD. I had loosely heard the band name a time or two from rock radio. I thought sure, I'll give it a try hoping to hear something that maybe sounded familiar to me.
You can guess the rest... I put the CD in and was blown away at the sound I was hearing. I played the tracks at one of the highest levels I ever remember playing my stereo system. Never before had a CD from front to back entertained me, and made me feel that excited about music.
I would go on to find STP's other albums in the order that they were made, which I thought was neat. I got to experience how their sound, talent and my love for the band expanded while listening to each record.
Thanks to Saliva for making some song 9 years ago, that was silly enough to stick in my head for a few days and send me to the store.
