'Plush' won in the category of ' Best Hard Rock Performance' at the 1994 Grammy Awards. The song was also one of the first alternative rock songs to reach the number-one spot on the Album Rock Tracks chart during the height of the alternative rock/grunge scene. The song was released in 1993 as Core's second single and became a major rock radio hit in the U.S., peaking at number one on the Album Rock Tracks and number nine on the Modern Rock Tracks. Weiland had also said that the song's lyrics are a metaphor for a failed relationship. Both with his success as well as the sad traps that came with it, Scott Weiland and the Stone Temple Pilots assumed their role as one of the best bands of the 1990s, even as they were the only grunge titan not to emerge from Seattle (they originated in San Diego).The song's chord structure was inspired by bassist Robert DeLeo's love of ragtime music, and its lyrics were loosely based on a newspaper article lead singer Scott Weiland had read about a girl who had been found dead after having been kidnapped in the early 1990s. This record was a big hit from the beginning, and rightfully so. At 8:25, it is longer than most songs in this category, but it successfully holds up with the rest of this really strong album. The album ends with вЂњWhere the Rivers GoesвЂќ. There are too many songs that are awesome until they have some weird change of tempo in one of the bridges, and I love that вЂњCrackermanвЂќ just keeps punching all the way to the finish line without taking a breather. Secondly, I love that this song starts fast and intense, and never backs off from the pace for the entire song. First off, Weiland is crazy good and I love the megaphone-like distortion he brings to his vocals on the chorus. Not only is the original version stellar, there also is a widely played acoustic version they recorded for MTVвЂ™s Headbangers Ball that gives us a very honest and transparent view of Weiland as a singer.ДЄfter the next odd transition song, вЂњWet My BedвЂќ, we get to my favorite song from this album, and definitely one of my favorite songs of the 1990s with вЂњCrackermanвЂќ. Another dark song written around a tragic murder, the chords of this song are pretty iconic for the time.

The rhythm section powers back in on вЂњPiece of PieвЂќ, followed up by their biggest hit from this album, вЂњPlushвЂќ. WeilandвЂ™s vocals are particularly soulful here, and although it is slower than most of the others, it is a great change of pace. The hits continue with вЂњCreepвЂќ, one of their slowest and most reflective songs, opening with a rarely heard acoustic guitar. There a couple of odd, short transition songs within the album like вЂњNo MemoryвЂќ, an instrumental track, but the rock continues with the slow blast of вЂњSinвЂќ and the equally unsung but strong track вЂњNaked SundayвЂќ.

Not unlike Axl Rose, Weiland has a very versatile voice that can present many different styles and sounds within a single song, and this song is a guaranteed volume increase.

I particularly love the vocals and guitar on вЂњSex Type ThingвЂќ. Just as capable as being dark and disturbed, the album opens with three really excellent songs, вЂњDead and BloatedвЂќ, вЂњSex Type ThingвЂќ and вЂњWicked GardenвЂќ. Their debut album, вЂњCoreвЂќ, was one of my favorites of the time and I still love it just as much now.

As time passed, their reputation enhanced significantly, and their music lives on today very actively on rock music radio. Scott Weiland was a fantastic front man, bringing a hint of glam and charisma to this downtrodden genre, and the DeLeo brothers on guitar and bass delivered a high-energy crunch with every song. I never shared that opinion, and I think the argument could be made that the quality of songwriting and their overall delivery rates as high as any of the Seattle-based grunge bands who seemingly had more street credibility. Many listeners looked down on them as some kind of 2 nd rate knock-off of Pearl Jam. For some reason, the Stone Temple Pilots came on to the scene with a very negative connotation.

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