![]() ![]() Where the best of the Northwest groups STP aped were fighting to break tired rock formulae, the Californians served up their innovations pre- digested and refined for mass consumption, writing songs catchier, more radio-friendly and less compellingly serious than their bull-headed counterparts to the north. “Plush” and “Piece of Pie” were understandably mistaken for Pearl Jam, and Scott Weiland’s dry, constricted vocals on the dramatic, semi-acoustic “Creep” (“I’m half the man I used to be”) sound uncannily like Kurt Cobain. ![]() Tweaked to commanding post-metal power by producer Brendan O’Brien (Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers), Core resonates with the sonic effects of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden in plain view. Stone Temple Pilots arose from obscurity in San Diego, where the group was formed as Mighty Joe Young, to worldwide attention so quickly and with a sound so close to what was happening on radio via Seattle that the backlash set in before the quartet’s debut album, Core, finished reeling off its succession of hits. ![]()
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