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One thing I like about the album is the fact that although it is called Purple, there is no purple on the cover. There is a chineese squiggle, and a child riding a chineese dragon. Nowhere on the cover or in the booklet, or on the actual CD does it say Purple!... Read review
Advantages: Good quality metal as it should be. Disadvantages: I can't think of any
...I like about the album is the fact that although it is called Purple, there is no purple on the cover. There is a chineese squiggle, and a child riding a chineese dragon. Nowhere on the cover or in the booklet, or on the actual CD does it say Purple! ... more
This album is good quality metal as it should be. None of this nasty nu-metal, or grunge, just metal.
Throughout the album, which was released in 1994, there is the same kind of sound. Heavy guitars, and drums that are not anything fancy or over the top, but fit well with the music. The singer, Scott Wieland, has a coarse voice which adds to the overall sound of the album. One thing there isn't is lots of shouting and screaming like you get on albums from bands such as Korn.
Highlights of this 11 track album are the songs Meatplow, Lounge Fly and Interstate Love Song
Meatplow has heavy guitars, with drums not too loud in the background with Scott's voice loud over the guitars. I suppose you could call it a depressing song. The first line is 'Fine place for a day full of breakdowns'.
Lounge Fly has a great drum sound to it. Lots of toms being played. There is not a lot of guitar in this song, but the bass is noticeable. In the verses it is almost shouting, which is as near to this nasty nu-metal as it gets. In the chorus, the whole sound gets bigger, with more drums and guitar, also the singer changes his tone of voice, and has some backing vocals done by the other members of the band, giving a contrast between the chorus and the verse.
Interstate Love Song starts with almost twangy guitar sound, then the drums kick in, and the guitar gets heavier. It is about long distance relationships, and lies.
Although I have highlited 3 tracks as the best, all of the tracks are equally as good, all have the distinctive sound of Stone Temple Pilots.
One thing I like about the album is the fact that although it is called Purple, there is no purple on the cover. There is a chineese squiggle, and a child riding a chineese dragon. Nowhere on the cover or in the booklet, or on the actual CD does it say Purple!
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Product details
Title
Purple
Performer
Stone Temple Pilots
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Grunge
Release Date
06/1994
Recomended Retail Price
15.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1994
Label / Distributor
Atlantic / Cinram Logistics
Engineer
Brendan O'Brien; Nick DiDia
Producer
Brendan O'Brien
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
75678260728
Catalogue Number
7567826072
Additional notes
Album Notes
Stone Temple Pilots: Scott Weiland (vocals, guitar, percussion); Dean DeLeo (electric & acoustic guitar, percussion, drums); Robert DeLeo (bass, guitar, percussion); Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Paul Leary (guitar); Brendan O'Brien (percussion, guitar, mellotron). Recorded at Southern Tracks, The Record Plant, Paisley Park and Harptone Studios between May 1993 and March 1994. PURPLE includes "12 Gracious Melodies," an uncredited hidden track at the end of the record. Stone Temple Pilots' second album, PURPLE, meshes guitar rock with grunge, and forges deeper into hard rock territory. Lurching out of the speakers with aggressive bottom-heavy rock, PURPLE is an example of what brought guitar-oriented rock back into the spotlight in the nineties. The 5 songs are driving, stripped to the basics of guitar, bass, and drums. PURPLE exemplifies straight ahead rock. Embracing styles from grunge to late-1960s hard rock, Stone Temple Pilots are a band accomplished at writing abrasive rock songs, but aren't afraid of quieter acoustic melodies. The album starts with the menacing "Meat Plow," with the lyrics, "Fine place for a day full of breakdowns," leaving the listener to wonder if PURPLE is an analogy to a bruise. But as the bruise begins to fade, so does STP's over-wrought aggression. "Interstate Love Song" shows their sensitive side both lyrically and musically, and Scott Weiland's vocals are pushed beyond his hard rock growl into a near-sensitive croon. What makes Stone Temple Pilots click is their ability to write basic, riff-heavy guitar rock. PURPLE finds Stone Temple Pilots comfortable in their hard-rock medium, but also willing to take the chance on their softer side.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (7/94, p.106) - 3 Stars - Good - "...[Stone Temple Pilots] play arena rock in the tradition of long hair and pot smoke. There is nothing grungy or alternative about STP's palatable suburban riffs..." NME (6/11/94, p.34) - 3 - Average - "...Stone Temple Pilots throw every influence from Traffic to Hawkwind in the pot and finally come up with something good..." Spin (7/94, p.68) - "...Stone Temple Pilot's clumsiness is itself a sign of life, a sign that there's still more weird energy in heaven and Earth than is dreamt of in Punk Rock 101..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Meat Plow
2.
Vasoline
3.
Lounge Fly
4.
Interstate Love Song
5.
Still Remains
6.
Pretty Penny
7.
Silvergun Superman
8.
Big Empty
9.
Unglued
10.
Army Ants
11.
Kitchenware And Candy Bars
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