***The Official Stone Temple Pilots Thread***

HughFreakingDillon said:

facepollution said:

I don't think they attracted the die hard audience that a band like Pearl Jam does, so they just went the same greatest hits setlist with a couple of new songs thrown in.  Scott was such a shadow of his former self by the end, I don't think I would have wanted to see him in that state.  It's hard looking back, remembering how good he was.  I've been on a bit of a Doors kick recently, and stumbled across his performance with the remaining members.  His version of Break On Through was just incredible - his versatility was beyond.  I'd hope they don't play any of the stuff they did with Chester, it was pretty unremarkable, in my opinion of course.

I said the same thing about the Foo. And many people in that thread schooled me on the fact that they have many die hard fans who travel to see them just like PJ does. So I thought "maybe i was wrong about STP's fans too". 

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

I was an STP fan before I was a PJ fan...I'm glad they went with a Weiland soundalike whether intentional or not.  It fits.

thing that bothers me the most is their live show. the whole band did a facebook Q&A when Jeff was announced as the new singer. Several people asked about playing deep cuts live. Robert responded something like "deep cuts? what deep cuts? we play all our songs!". Um, no, you don't. Look at their tour stats for each year. They play 15-20 songs for a headlining set, which is bad enough, and it's mostly the same rotation of songs. Very few deep cuts. If they play a one-off, it's usually a cover. Which is why I skipped going to see them the last time they were here. 3 times for the same album, I just couldn't be bothered. Which is too bad. The show sold so poorly that it was downgraded to a 1500 seat venue, which actually would have been cool. Then Scott broke off from the band again, he was scheduled to play that same venue, but sold so poorly that show was downgraded to a 200 capacity dive bar. I regret not going to that now, as it wasn't long after that he died. But even if he hadn't, $40 to see Scott solo in such a small place? would have been cool, but I had been reading reports of him being so out of it on that tour that the shows all sucked. 

I wonder if they'll play any of the CheSTP stuff. I kinda doubt it. 

speaking of tour stats, apparently they played here in Winnipeg in 93 for Core opening for Megadeth on their Countdown to Extinction tour. I loved that album too. No idea why I didn't go. 

HughFreakingDillon said:

darthvedder said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

I was an STP fan before I was a PJ fan...I'm glad they went with a Weiland soundalike whether intentional or not.  It fits.

thing that bothers me the most is their live show. the whole band did a facebook Q&A when Jeff was announced as the new singer. Several people asked about playing deep cuts live. Robert responded something like "deep cuts? what deep cuts? we play all our songs!". Um, no, you don't. Look at their tour stats for each year. They play 15-20 songs for a headlining set, which is bad enough, and it's mostly the same rotation of songs. Very few deep cuts. If they play a one-off, it's usually a cover. Which is why I skipped going to see them the last time they were here. 3 times for the same album, I just couldn't be bothered. Which is too bad. The show sold so poorly that it was downgraded to a 1500 seat venue, which actually would have been cool. Then Scott broke off from the band again, he was scheduled to play that same venue, but sold so poorly that show was downgraded to a 200 capacity dive bar. I regret not going to that now, as it wasn't long after that he died. But even if he hadn't, $40 to see Scott solo in such a small place? would have been cool, but I had been reading reports of him being so out of it on that tour that the shows all sucked. 

I wonder if they'll play any of the CheSTP stuff. I kinda doubt it. 

speaking of tour stats, apparently they played here in Winnipeg in 93 for Core opening for Megadeth on their Countdown to Extinction tour. I loved that album too. No idea why I didn't go. 

They're doing a "you choose the songs we play" thing for the upcoming tour.

https://settheset.com/t/stone-temple-pilots

We will see if the setlist changes. And yes, the Chester songs are listed, so there's a possibility they will play those songs.

i read that they did that before and completely ignored the requests. but hopefully!

HughFreakingDillon said:

does anyone have those AOA bonus tracks? i had them all before my pc crashed. 

B-sides

1. "Good Time to Loosen" (iTunes exclusive)
2. "Used to Know Her" (iTunes exclusive)

Bonus tracks

1. "Ain't Enough (Acoustic)" (Target exclusive)
2. "It Doesn't Seem to Matter (Acoustic)" (Best Buy exclusive)

HughFreakingDillon said:

LukinFan said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

does anyone have those AOA bonus tracks? i had them all before my pc crashed. 

B-sides

1. "Good Time to Loosen" (iTunes exclusive)
2. "Used to Know Her" (iTunes exclusive)

Bonus tracks

1. "Ain't Enough (Acoustic)" (Target exclusive)
2. "It Doesn't Seem to Matter (Acoustic)" (Best Buy exclusive)

Which session are these from? Just something they did for iTunes and Target?

I believe the same sessions, just b sides and different versions for different releases. The target bonus tracks were not on any disc. There was a code that came with the discs sold at target where you could download those two tracks. The two itunes bonus tracks were on itunes for a while, but now they are gone. 

facepollution said:

Just thought I'd leave this incredible performance here  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYGSYZxt0e4