STP for my birthday
I’m going out this evening to see the newly – and somewhat surprisingly, still - reunited Stone Temple Pilots. And on top of that today is my birthday (yes, I am officially a crusty old dude now) so the night holds some promise. This will be my first time seeing STP. A friend saw them open for someone a long time ago and said they were great. Weiland was great as Velvet Revolver’s front man, so I expect STP to put on a good show as well. I’ve looked at the set lists for previous shows on this tour and they seem pretty consistent as far as what the band is playing: The expected mix of hits from their five studio albums. It looks like the band is allowing fans to pick the set list by registering on their Web site. I didn’t want to register, so if they play stuff I don’t want to hear, I have no one but myself to blame.
To get in the right frame of mind, I decided I should post some STP today. I hit up my collection and pulled one song from each CD. It was hard not to pick familiar songs, especially from the first three albums; it seems like they all got a lot of airplay. I also dug around a little and came up with a couple of things maybe you haven’t heard before including a demo from Mighty Joe Young (the band’s pre-Stone Temple Pilots name) and a so-so quality live recording from earlier this year.
Dead and Bloated.mp3 CoreBig Empty.mp3 Purple
Art School Girl.mp3 Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
No Way Out.mp3 No. 4
Bi-Polar Bear.mp3 Shangri-La Dee Da
Dancing Days (Led Zeppelin cover).mp3 Encomium: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin
Naked Sunday (demo).mp3 Mighty Joe Young (pre-STP, c. 1990)
Plush (acoustic version).mp3 Thank You (The Greatest Hits)
All in the Suit That You Wear (live).mp3 Rock on the Range; Columbus, Ohio, May 17, 2008
Labels: covers, demos, grunge, live music, upcoming shows
posted by aikin @ 11:19 AM
10 Comments:
aww Happy Birthday Aikin!! What are ya now? 25?
Thanks for the STP, another of my faves. What is it about strung out, middle-aged men, with great voices? Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell, Robert Plant (in his heyday), they're irresistable!
Enjoy the show hun, you deserve it xoxoxo
Well now...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
thanks guys!
I feel 25 now. We'll see how things go later.
Happy birthday!
I thought you were going to say: "To get in the right frame of mind I shot up tonnes of smack!"
Hey, it is STP!
Hee! Have fun at the show.
Happy Birthday, Aikin. Great choice for your birthday music.
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thanks again, everyone. Great show last night, followed by some other miscellaneous insanity!
oooh tantalizing teaser! do tell us more :)
That show KICKED ASS! I thought Black Rebel Motorcycle Gang was a great opener as well. Weiland sounded better than ever and the whole band played great. Dead & Bloated was a killer encore, especially after I had already put on a beer drinking clinic, enough to yell the words with zero inhibitions. The rest of the night was a total blur for me. Memorable bits and pieces of making out with some random chick and then eating at some diner in I-dont-know-where at 3am w/ her and her friend. Im gonna detail the experience on my blog at some point but lets just say that there was an angel on my shoulder that night because I was a fucking dumbass for driving home.
happy BDay. Art School Girl is the BEST!
tart - see the comment posted by Blind Mind. It appears we had pretty similar evenings. Although I ended my night at a bar in North Miami instead of a diner.
blind mind - Sounds like we had somewhat similar nights, except no random chicks for me - just more beer. I'll check back on your blog to see more!
chantelle - Thanks!!
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