TONE TEMPLE PILOTSStone Temple Pilots(Rhino)*****(5 stars)Few would have been surprised if STP decided to call it a day following the deaths of previous singers Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington. Defiantly they gritted it out and have returned with a fine album of razor-sharp, edgy rock on which new singer Jeff Gutt takes flight and earns his wings.A clamorous clash of dissonant guitar riffs by Dean DeLeo on opener Middle Of Nowhere sets a cracking pace as Gutt nails a mighty vocal. The fuzzy, earworming melody on Meadows and a punchy Roll Me Under display a fine balance of songwriting and combined musicianship.Moreover, the glammy rock of Never Enough and a booming Six Eight prove these veterans still have their hard rock brass tacks intact.But it's on the lighter songs that this versatile band of players merge their abilities with new man Gutt to glorious effect on the Art Of Letting Go and the wistful Thought She'd Be MineThe future is once again looking intensely bright for this resurgent band of brothers.
The future is once again looking intensely bright for this resurgent band of brothers.
This short overview makes me even more excited. Where is this from?
WTF! The Express (a big UK paper, and a disreputable rag at that) reviewing STP is one of the strangest things I have seen in a long time.
I'm curious how they got it so far in advance, and why nobody else seems to have it.
Yay, got a shipment notification from UPS for my CD and tee. Don't suppose they will arrive early but you never know, Blaster did. Sitting in a whiteout, driving snow everywhere, good vibes definitely help.
Quote from: Stop That Pigeon on February 28, 2018, 11:33:20 PMYay, got a shipment notification from UPS for my CD and tee. Don't suppose they will arrive early but you never know, Blaster did. Sitting in a whiteout, driving snow everywhere, good vibes definitely help. You in the UK? The snow has been terrible hasn’t it! If they’ve shipped your order now, even from the US, I’d expect you to at least get it a few days early?I’m thinking the whole album will leak in the next week with reviewers having advance copies. I’m still holding out for somehow getting the physical Best Buy CD with the bonus tracks shipped here. I’m a completist and I still like to have a hard copy of all my albums.