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New Scott Weiland Solo Disc On The Way

release30release30 Posts: 2,051
edited September 2008 in Other Music
Scott Weiland's second solo album, "Happy," will arrive Nov. 18 via his own Softdrive label. The set was co-produced by Weiland and Doug Grean, with Steve Albini also engineering a handful of songs.

"Happy" boasts guest appearances from three members of No Doubt: Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young.

Although the full track list has yet to be announced, "Happy" includes "Paralysis" (a Bowie-esque midempo with a crunchy chorus) the banjo- and acoustic guitar-addled "She's So Cold," the peppy rocker "Talk About Love," the bedroom pop-leaning "Somedays" and the glammy, riffy "Missing Cleveland."

Weiland is planning to tour in November in support of "Happy," with dates to be revealed. Until then, he's on tour with the reunited Stone Temple Pilots through Oct. 31 in Pelham, Ala.
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  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    apparently, the STP band is on tour and Scott sometimes shows up to sing with them.

    interesting news, kinda 50-50 if i'll check this one out.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Christ, Albini must have charged him an arm and a leg in "dickwad" tax to touch those tracks.
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  • lowlight10lowlight10 Posts: 619
    i'm looking forward to this. still one of my favorite singers.
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  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    lowlight10 wrote:
    i'm looking forward to this. still one of my favorite singers.

    Me too, this all sounds very interesting. Although I was never really crazy about 12 Bar Blues. I hope he can get his shit together over the next few months....*waits for sarcastic reply* :)
  • pjfan020pjfan020 Posts: 426
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Christ, Albini must have charged him an arm and a leg in "dickwad" tax to touch those tracks.

    I worked with a guy who interned for Albini...he said that weiland pretty kissed albini's ass until steve said he'd do it. I wouldn't expect too much good to come from this.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,543
    I thought "Thank You" (the greatest hits of STP) was a bad album name. This one is even worse.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    pjfan020 wrote:
    I worked with a guy who interned for Albini...he said that weiland pretty kissed albini's ass until steve said he'd do it. I wouldn't expect too much good to come from this.
    Yeah :o I think Albini has a rule where he'll record anyone who'll ask but his fee is on a sliding scale depending on how much he wants to do it. He'll help out upcoming bands that he likes, sometimes even waiving his fee. Apparently he charged $1500 for the entirety of Surfer Rosa but when the Pixies were signed to Elektra, a major label, he charged far more than that for just a couple of tracks :D

    I can't imagine a guy with such stringent criteria of musical "ethics" would be the slightest bit interested in Scott Weiland.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • fanch75fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    I thought 12 Bar Blues was okay, but it's hard to imagine this new one being any good at this point.
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    fanch75 wrote:
    I thought 12 Bar Blues was okay, but it's hard to imagine this new one being any good at this point.

    Wasn't he pretty strung out during that time? I imagine it will be an exploration in space.

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  • fanch75fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Wasn't he pretty strung out during that time? I imagine it will be an exploration in space.

    PBM

    Oh, he was. But it's ten years and a shitload more of crack later.
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    It's hard to imagine when he would have even recorded the album. Didn't he go straight from a VR tour to touring with STP? And we all know what state he's been in since the STP tour started......

    I'll be sure to check it out though, I still think the guy's talented, despite what a great big fuck up he is.
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Well, Crack doesn't buy itself.....
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  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    I'll be getting it....I am one that liked 12 Bar Blues...
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • stpmattbstpmattb Posts: 956
    He's been recording it off/on for the past 8 years or so.
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  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,580
    release30 wrote:
    I'll be getting it....I am one that liked 12 Bar Blues...

    No you're are not, I am...

    And I saw Scott on that tour in a fairly small club in Cincy and it was AWESOME!
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    cincybearcat wrote:
    No you're are not, I am...

    And I saw Scott on that tour in a fairly small club in Cincy and it was AWESOME!

    i missed that show, bogarts? that was a great album, so there are at least 3 of us that liked it. i still listen to it quite a bit.
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  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,580
    the wolf wrote:
    i missed that show, bogarts? that was a great album, so there are at least 3 of us that liked it. i still listen to it quite a bit.

    Yep, bogarts.

    Cool, Cool, Kiss Kiss...love that.
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  • John Briggs 2008John Briggs 2008 Posts: 1,024
    I like Scott's work and I look forward to a new solo album as well as a new STP album.
  • lowlight10lowlight10 Posts: 619
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  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    the wolf wrote:
    i missed that show, bogarts? that was a great album, so there are at least 3 of us that liked it. i still listen to it quite a bit.
    Add me to that. 12 Bar Blues is amazing, just so all over the place and experimental. He took a chance with it and it paid off.

    I'm really looking forward to 'Happy'. Or 'Happy In Galoshes', whatever it's going by now.
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  • pjfan020pjfan020 Posts: 426
    facepollution wrote:
    It's hard to imagine when he would have even recorded the album. Didn't he go straight from a VR tour to touring with STP? And we all know what state he's been in since the STP tour started.......

    I know he was in Chicago last summer recording some of it.
    "Tonight we're just gonna play you some good old American Rock and Roll." tom petty-7-15-05
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