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Stone Temple Pilots
STP performing on April 7, 2008 (pictured left-right: Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, and Eric Kretz)
STP performing on April 7, 2008 (pictured left-right: Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, and Eric Kretz)
Background information
OriginSan Diego, California, USA
GenresHard rock
Alternative rock
Grunge
Post-grunge
Years active1987 – 2003
2008 – present
LabelAtlantic
MembersDean DeLeo
Robert DeLeo
Eric Kretz
Scott Weiland
Websitestonetemplepilots.com

Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) is an American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). The band ran from 1987 until their breakup in 2003, and reunited in 2008. [1][2] STP will be heading into the studio in November after their tour to record their sixth album.[3]

The band's five albums have sold over 17.5 million copies in the United States alone and over 20 million albums worldwide [4]. The band have had fifteen top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, including six #1's, and one #1 album on the pop charts (1994's Purple). In 1994, the band won a Grammy for "Best Hard Rock Performance" for their song "Plush". Stone Temple Pilots were also ranked at #40 on VH1's The 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.[5].

In 2003, the band released the greatest hits compilation Thank You. Around this time, band members began going their separate ways. After the band's break-up in 2003, Weiland became the frontman of Velvet Revolver with former members of Guns N' Roses. The DeLeo brothers formed the band Army of Anyone with Richard Patrick of the band Filter. Army of Anyone released its self-titled debut album in 2006. Kretz founded Bomb Shelter Studios in Los Angeles. [6] The band is set to reunite on a large tour of the United States. [7].

The band's trademark sound is considered a blending of modern alternative rock and hard rock of the 1970s, creating a form of arena rock.[8], with a blend of pop rock and psychedelic rock.

History

Formation and Mighty Joe Young Era: 1989-1991

Stone Temple Pilots can trace its beginnings to a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, where Scott Weiland met Robert DeLeo. They both dated the same woman, and bonded through the situation. When the girl left town, Weiland and DeLeo moved into her vacated apartment. Immediately, Weiland and DeLeo formed a band, calling it Mighty Joe Young. [9] Seeing the band's potential, drummer Eric Kretz joined the band. Soon after, Robert DeLeo's brother, Dean DeLeo, decided to play guitar in the band, completing the quartet. During the recording, they received a call from their lawyer who informed them that there was a blues man who had already claimed the name Mighty Joe Young. They changed the band's name to Shirley Temple's Pussy and performed under this name in San Diego, but then changed the name again due to record label pressure. [10]They liked the initials STP (from the STP Motor Oil Company logo[11]) and eventually settled on the name Stereo Temple Pirates, but just prior to their first record it was suggested to change Stereo to Stone, and Pirates (which sounded imposing) to Pilots, and they became officially Stone Temple Pilots in 1992 towards the end of the Core sessions.[12]

  1. ^ Stone Temple Pilots Reunion To Start At Ohio Festival Feb 13, 2008
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stone Temple Pilots". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2005-06-13.
  3. ^ Stone Temple Pilots to record new album April 7, 2008
  4. ^ [1] Feb 13, 2008
  5. ^ Rock On The Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists
  6. ^ BOMB SHELTER STUDIOS, Los Angeles
  7. ^ NEW ROCK 99.7 THE BLITZ
  8. ^ Stone Temple Pilots tickets, concerts and tour dates. Official Ticketmaster site
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ [3]]
  11. ^ [4]
  12. ^ Stone Temple Pilots on MSN Music

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