Take A Load Off

[STP92]

This song's grown on me. I love the lyrics.

[nroma05]

Yea song is ok grows on you.

[nroma05]

This is a ok song.

[mjedryk]

Great song, my second favourite tune from the new album  

Even without headphones I can hear Scott in my head singing "take a load off, yeah"  

[chloesdad]

Number One Rock Band in the US!!!

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ARE THE #1 ROCK BAND IN THE US;
ROCK ICONS' FIRST NEW ALBUM IN CLOSE TO A DECADE MAKES EXPLOSIVE BILLBOARD 200 DEBUT;
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF AUGUST 10TH AT DENVER'S RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE;
FESTIVAL HEADLINE APPEARANCES ALSO SLATED FOR THE US, CANADA, AND EUROPE

Atlantic  recording group Stone Temple Pilots has announced details of their  upcoming North American headline tour.  The hugely anticipated dates  will begin Tuesday, August 10th at Denver, Colorado's world-famous Red  Rocks Amphitheatre and then continue through early September.  Joining  Stone Temple Pilots on all dates will be special guests Cage the  Elephant.

"STONE TEMPLE PILOTS" - the Grammy Award-winning  band's first all-new collection in close to a decade - is currently the  #1 rock album in the country.  The band will bookend the upcoming trek  with headline appearances at a pair of North American festivals:  Canada's annual Rock On The Range on Saturday, August 7th at Winnipeg's  Canada Inns Stadium; and the Arizona Fall Frenzy '10, slated for  Friday, September 17th at Phoenix's Tempe Beach Park.  In addition, the  band will headline the annual Rock 'N Rev Festival in Sturgis, South  Dakota on Wednesday, August 11th and 89.7 The River's "River Riot 2010"  at Council Bluffs, Iowa's Westfair Amphitheater on Saturday, August  14th.

Stone Temple Pilots - who will spend the early part of  their summer on the other side of the Atlantic, hitting Europe for a  series of long awaited headline shows and festival performances -  heralded the release of the acclaimed "STONE TEMPLE PILOTS" with a rare  club appearance at New York City's Gramercy Theatre, followed by  headline performances at a number of early summer radio festivals.  The  band also made high-profile TV appearances performing on Late Show with  David Letterman and two consecutive nights on Jimmy Kimmel Live!   What's more, Live From Chicago - an all-new concert special presented  by StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace - recently received  multiple airings on a variety of MTV networks, including MTV2, VH1, and  Palladia.

Produced by Stone Temple Pilots and mixed by Chris  Lord-Alge (Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, My Chemical Romance), "STONE  TEMPLE PILOTS" sees one of rock's greatest bands continuing to explore  their enduring approach to music - melding big riffs, classic pop  hooks, and the restless experimentalism of glam, punk, and psychedelia.

Among  the album's many highlights is the raucous first single, "Between The  Lines."  The track has proven a rock radio sensation, recently spending  four weeks as the #1 track at Mainstream Rock radio outlets nationwide,  as well as three weeks atop the Modern Rock airplay charts.  In  addition, the "Between The Lines" companion video can be seen regularly  on MTV2 and Fuse’s No. 1 Countdown.  The clip - as well as exclusive  behind-the-scenes footage - is streaming now at www.stonetemplepilots.com.   Furthermore, a new single, "Take a Load Off" is set to impact at  multi-format rock radio outlets everywhere later this month.  A  companion video is currently in production.

Stone Temple Pilots  has received rapturous press coverage upon their recent return to  action, including a cover feature in the latest issue of Spin.  What’s  more, "STONE TEMPLE PILOTS" has drawn instant critical acclamation,  with Spin hailing the collection as "a heavy basher with big, snarling  yet melodic choruses with a shot of nostalgia." USA Today praised "the  band's signature mix of bluesy psychedelic guitar rock and Scott  Weiland’s glam grunge wail," while Rolling Stone commended the "twisty  Led Zep-style guitar riffs from Dean DeLeo, throaty choruses and cool,  unexpected flashes of Beatles psychedelia."

A dominant force in rock  music since the early '90s, Stone Temple Pilots proved one of the most  accomplished and iconic bands of their generation, racking up 15  Billboard Top 10 singles - 6 of which hit #1 - and total sales in  excess of 35 million albums worldwide.  The California-based band went  on hiatus in 2002, following the release of the critically acclaimed  "SHANGRI-LA DEE DA," ultimately reuniting for a massive 2008 concert  tour encompassing more than 65 dates across North America.

Among  their many accolades, Stone Temple Pilots received a "Best Hard Rock  Performance with Vocal" Grammy Award for their #1 Mainstream Rock  smash, "Plush."  Other honors bestowed upon the band over the years  include additional Grammy award nominations, two American Music Awards,  one Billboard Music Award, two Billboard Video Awards, and an MTV Video  Music Award.
 
Tour dates below:

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2010
All Dates Feat. Cage The Elephant Except *

AUGUST
7      Winnipeg , MAN           Rock On The Range *
10     Denver , CO              Red Rocks Amphitheatre
11     Sturgis, SD              Rock ‘N Rev *
14     Council Bluffs , IA      89.7 The River’s River Riot 2010 *
16     Milwaukee , WI           The Rave
17     Columbus OH              LC Pavilion
19     Grand Rapids , MI        Deltaplex
20     Chicago , IL             Charter One Pavilion
22     Cleveland , OH           Tower City Amphitheatre
25     Cincinnati , OH          PNC Pavilion
26     Detroit , MI             Fox Theatre  
28     Pittsburgh , PA          First Niagara Amphitheatre
29     Toronto , ONT            Air Canada Centre
31     Uncasville , CT          Mohegan Sun Casino

SEPTEMBER
1      Boston, MA               Bank of America Pavilion
3      Atlantic City , NJ       The Borgata
4      Wantagh , NY             Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater
5      Holmdel, NJ              PNC Bank Arts Center

[CagedTiger]

'Take A Load Off' is a good choice for second single, the third one should be a slower song, 'First Kiss On Mars' I think would be perfect...

[Blue]

Take a Load Off is a good choice. Hopefully they'll have more than just 2 or 3 singles, they need to get a ballad out there man!

[Ivy]

I think Take A Load Off will do well..I love that song.

[moya moya]

Wow, I am surprised that they didn't select a new single from the ones that they have been playing in their shows. This means that they are going to actually have to *gasp* get together and rehearse. I like the song though.

[TurnToDust86]

Interesting. I definitely though it would have been "Hickory Dichotomy" with all of the exposure they've been giving that song. But I certainly think "Take A Load Off" is a good choice for a second single. Not my favorite from the album but it does have that "Purple"-era vibe others have mentioned, which hopefully will allow the band to segue into a less-traditional third single (such as Hickory, Huckleberry even better, First Kiss).

[andrew]

I bet their plan is to just release every song on the album in order as singles. Next is going to be Huckleberry Crumble.


I think Take A Load Off is a great choice for the second single, I think it will get as much exposure as Between The Lines.


Though I think the radio edit should take out a "take a load off yeah" or two.


And I dunno how good those chimes during the chorus are going to sound being played through the FM band. Probably just extra static.


First Kiss On Mars should be single #3!!! I know you're reading this, Atlantic Records.

[wickedgarden23]

Hell yeah!! I love Take A Load Off...should make a good single. I like Hickory Dichotomy a lot but was really worried that it would be the second single...I don't think it would've done well at all. They better play this song live SOON!!!

[SourBeagle]

I think Take a Load Off is a good choice because their major market is rock radio.  It'll get more play than a slower song, which wouldn't fit as well on a rock station, but wouldn't get played on a different format station.  I do hope a slower song, like First Kiss, is released in the future, though, but Take a Load Off will keep the new album's steam going stronger and longer than a lighter song would. 
 
I really hope this album doesn't die off too quick, I actaully see the BTL video in the early hours of the morning on VH1.

[jayjay9979]

  thats a good choice. i love the song, probably number 3 or 4th fav on the album.  at work though i blast the album in my work area and all the guys i work with like hickory the best though, thats how we have started off our day the past week or so..  it should do pretty well on the radio i think.. but if and they should release Maver that will blow up the airwaves...its the next sour girl imo

[CMCracker]

PERFECT CHOICE!!  that will represent the #1 Rock band!