during tiny music, Stone Temple Pilots was still at the height of their success, and that is arguably their best album........ im still a fan of every single Stone Temple Pilots album equally, but many people on here think Shangri-La is the best, and some even think that Core is the weakest album.
so i think that pretty much kills that theory, which sounds like it came from a radio DJ who thinks Stone Temple Pilots 'wussed out' since their Core days.