A Casual Fitz
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- May 16, 2005
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Is that really dying young for a drug addict? If anything, he surpassed expectations.
Mai72
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- Sep 12, 2012
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Really liked STP in the 90s. I thought Velvet Revolver was pretty good as well. The guy just couldnt get off drugs. Like so many musicians.
This was just a few months ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HQ_eq6NXFY
This was just a few months ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HQ_eq6NXFY
JM Aggie08
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skyking
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- Nov 21, 2001
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paperfist
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dawp
Lifer
- Jul 2, 2005
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ftfy, addiction is really never beat, whether drugs or alcohol. you always have that monkey on your back.
STP was one of the best bands around, never got around to see them. RIP
BoberFett
Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
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Ns1
No Lifer
- Jun 17, 2001
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I found him a suitable replacement the same way I found William DuVall an acceptable replacement for AIC.
Better than Sublime w/ Rome anyway ^_^
MichaelD
Lifer
- Jan 16, 2001
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All previous posters MISSED the opportunity and the point of his death. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I am smellin' like the rose
that somebody gave me on
my birthday deathbed
I am smellin' like the rose
that somebody gave me
'cause I'm dead & bloated
BOOM. *mind blown* Can't believe you all missed that.
That said, I'm very sad to see him go, though I knew it was only a matter of time. Been a huge STP fan for a very long time now. They had a winning formula. The sound. The lyrics. The vibe to the songs.
Velvet Revolver's one CD was a notable attempt at copying/rebooting STP. Great CD. But Scott's addictions basically burned through another band. Poor Slash...if not for his endorsements with Gibson, Musicians Friend and a hundred other companies, he might only be a Millionaire.
I am smellin' like the rose
that somebody gave me on
my birthday deathbed
I am smellin' like the rose
that somebody gave me
'cause I'm dead & bloated
BOOM. *mind blown* Can't believe you all missed that.
That said, I'm very sad to see him go, though I knew it was only a matter of time. Been a huge STP fan for a very long time now. They had a winning formula. The sound. The lyrics. The vibe to the songs.
Velvet Revolver's one CD was a notable attempt at copying/rebooting STP. Great CD. But Scott's addictions basically burned through another band. Poor Slash...if not for his endorsements with Gibson, Musicians Friend and a hundred other companies, he might only be a Millionaire.
norseamd
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MichaelD
Lifer
- Jan 16, 2001
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Touche with the ?????? That's a link to your profile. Are you the dead Scott Weiland back from the dead or something?
umbrella39
Lifer
- Jun 11, 2004
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norseamd
Lifer
- Dec 13, 2013
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Touche with the ?????? That's a link to your profile. Are you the dead Scott Weiland back from the dead or something?
Sorry about that. Just my dumbfuck ass.
This one.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=37877893&postcount=8
If he's [still] using, no age is 'surprisingly young', however if he's not, years of addition can take such a toll on the heart and other organs, that 48 would certainly be no surprise at all either.
That's not to say no big deal or that this should be expected, because this still sucks, surprise or not.
This sucks. Purple was one of those albums that was right up there with In Utero back in the day. I still listen to it when I want to get pumped up on a bike or after some drinks.
Even his solo effort, 12 Bar Blues, was fantastic.
Even his solo effort, 12 Bar Blues, was fantastic.
SP33Demon
Lifer
- Jun 22, 2001
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Eh, yeah Weiland was better than the new singer.
https://youtu.be/Lml0wUI_v8g
What a voice he had. First time it was ever performed live.
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WT
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- Sep 21, 2000
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Playing the hell out of STP lately, and I'm stunned that I never heard 'Down', not even once, nor did I know of the album that it was off of - No. 4 (I never listen to radio). It is now my current favorite song. I think I about blew out my speakers playing that yesterday.
werepossum
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- Jul 10, 2006
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Yep. A lot of his lyrics are just drug-addled nonsense, but Weiland used his voice like an instrument. The new singer was aggressively meh, but apparently Weiland was quite difficult to coexist with. Personally I find STP to be a bit repetitive in most of their albums, but when they are on, they are really, really on. Had Weiland remained drug-free and not mentally ill/addict-paranoid, they could have been huge.
Great song. Try "Thank you" if you don't have it; it's kind of a greatest hits/looking back album and has some of the greatest songs in the genre.
Anybody tried their 2010 album? If so, is it another retrospective or new stuff, and if the latter, is it worth buying?
Also, here's a couple of poignant letters from his ex-wife and his ex-band that yield views into his troubled life.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...oignant-open-letter-to-scott-weiland-20151204
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/scott-weiland-s-family-dont-glorify-this-tragedy-20151207
Drugs are bad, m'kay?
Ns1
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