Scott Weiland Issues Statement On New STP, STP Sue Weiland For Use of Stone Temple Pilots Name [UPDA

I find it it humorous that you pass off your ignorance over STP as fact. You act like the band wasn't viable before Chester came in and that they needed Chester for a popularity boost. You completely disregard actual fact in favor of your very biased opinion of the band and its hilarious. STP may not be huge in your country but they were far from needing a popularity boost. They've sold over 40 million records worldwide, their debut album sold about as much as hybrid theory and they've released as many records as Linkin Park have. And many publications have called "Core" an influential and classic rock album. So they really didn't need Chester's help to be well known. They only hired him because their old singer was such a drugged up addict that he didn't know where he was half the time on stage.

But then again, trying to educate you on music is like trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. It's never going to work.

 

The other reason why I feel they hired Chester is because of his ability to sing STP's songs. He still makes STP sound like STP instead of a "karaokee" or "cover" version of their songs. He has this uncanny ability to give a nod to Weiland while still maintaining his own identity. Not something many singers who join already established bands can do.

 

That's exactly why I said it. The problem with "hardcore" fans, is that it is sometimes very hard for them to look past change. They only want to hear Scott Weiland singing STP songs. The only problem with that is the one person who created this mess they are currently in was, in fact, Scott Weiland. Had he gotten his horsecrap shennanigans out of the way and got his priorities straight, the original STP would most likely still be making records today.

 

I'm sorry but using whether or not you've ever heard of a band as a way to gauge their success has got to be the DUMBEST shit I've ever read in this thread. By your argument Linkin Park isn't successful because I can name quite a few people in my area who have either never heard of the band or haven't heard one song by them. Does this mean they aren't a success? No. And I guarantee you if you look at the best selling artists of the last 20 years there will be some artists you've never listened to or heard of. Just because you don't know of a band doesn't mean they're not successful. That's both stupid and fucking ridiculous.

Also:
"Core, certified 8× platinum by the RIAA, drove the band to popularity.[50] STP went on to become one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1990s, selling nearly 40 million records worldwide,[22] including 17.5 million units in the United States,[51] The band has had 16 top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, eight of which peaked at No. 1,[52] and one No. 1 album for Purple in 1994."

Copied from Wikipedia. Hardly a failure of a band if you look at the sales and chart figures.

 

That's saying a lot as well, considering some of the other posts we've seen

 

This gets my vote for most ignorant post of 2013. Like it or not, STP with Chester is news for Linkin Park fans. Quit dragging it out.

Also you've labeled STP as a "generic rock band that plays generic songs." News flash, kid, STP was one of the most unique sounding bands of the '90's. The label you just threw at them would be just like someone slapping on a "Nu-Metal" label on "your" "EPIC and DIFFERENT" band. The fact that a lot of you younger fans now generalize and group all "rock" songs as "generic" and "boring" is quickly becoming passé. This sound WAS cutting edge at one point. These bands were what stopped '80's pop and hair metal from maintaining popularity through the '90's. These bands were what opened the doors for bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit AND LINKIN PARK to have their sound be acceptable to hear on radio stations.

 

Have my babies.

 

He was giving credit to Chester.