STP at Edgefest Last Weekend
mjb
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A bit off topic, but I know there are plenty of STP fans in the Pit - here is quite the lukewarm review of their performance in Toronto yesterday...
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Music/article/459556
"Something about Edgefest had obviously riled Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, too, who sashayed onstage in a black-leather suit in reasonably good vocal form to the first strains of "Big Empty" but soon sounded like he was deliberately sabotaging tunes like "Big Bang Baby," "Sour Girl" and "Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart" with sneeringly awful, off-key performances.
There were enough complaints from the stage about "psychedelic conditions" and the fact that it was "midday" (it was after 8), not to mention a sarcastic invitation to Linkin Park's Chester "Benson" (it's actually Bennington) to join STP for a tune, that one could deduce there might have been some bruised egos involved in Stone Temple Pilots' second-from-the-top Edgefest billing. Whatever the case, STP's fawning crowd didn't deserve to be treated with open contempt and to a half-assed set after standing in the rain in silence for a good chunk of the evening."
Ouch. Anyone there care to corroborate?
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Music/article/459556
"Something about Edgefest had obviously riled Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, too, who sashayed onstage in a black-leather suit in reasonably good vocal form to the first strains of "Big Empty" but soon sounded like he was deliberately sabotaging tunes like "Big Bang Baby," "Sour Girl" and "Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart" with sneeringly awful, off-key performances.
There were enough complaints from the stage about "psychedelic conditions" and the fact that it was "midday" (it was after 8), not to mention a sarcastic invitation to Linkin Park's Chester "Benson" (it's actually Bennington) to join STP for a tune, that one could deduce there might have been some bruised egos involved in Stone Temple Pilots' second-from-the-top Edgefest billing. Whatever the case, STP's fawning crowd didn't deserve to be treated with open contempt and to a half-assed set after standing in the rain in silence for a good chunk of the evening."
Ouch. Anyone there care to corroborate?
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you know what they say; big ego, small....
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and yeah he was pissed they were not closing, they should have been headliners..I hope to see them come back soon!!!
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1. Scott has been butchering half their songs all tour. on purpose. and no one knows why.
2. Scott and Chester used to sing together every night on the Family Values tour back in 2001. Scott was clearly not being sarcastic.
3. STP has been sucking in general thanks to Scott. This date was not an isolated incident.
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Hmmm - really different takes on his voice between the people that were there
I know, my apologies - I just knew there would be some jammers that checked out the show/festival and I was curious to gage the reactions...not enough action in the Other Music forum - mods feel free to move my thread.
Scott was ok. He was better on some songs than others. I'd say all in all STP put on a pretty decent show, but it didn't help that i was seeing them weeks after seeing Pearl Jam at MSG.
On a side note, i was amazed at how small the crowd was in Montreal. The stage was at the mid point of the arena, so half the venue (Bell Center) was blocked off, and all of the 200 and 300 level. I'm guessing there wasn't more than 5,000 people there.
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any vids of this as proof, would like to hear this "butchering"
Yeah, I'd love to see that. I guess it's a good thing I didn't see them then?
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I expected alot more out of them. Their performance was lackluster at best.
Their was no energy and a definate lack of stage presence. The crowd seemed utterly bored.
If Weiland thought STP should have been the headliner...Perhaps he should have played with a little more passion.
Oh Fella's(PJ)....STP sold out in Houston.....if they can do it..so can you...right?
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In 97', I saw them and they were fucking amazing. Weiland was crazy as hell and completely spot on vocals.
Thats from the show were Weiland was really late and totally fucked up. Thats the only show I've heard of where they were bad, almost all reviews have been positive that I've seen.
holy shit thats bad