Stone Temple Pilots--Core

Stone Temple Pilots: Core (1992) Rating--8.1

Shoved into the spotlight with the single "Plush" (as well as heavy rotation on MTV), STP took over at the forefront of the initial grunge scene. Good riffs and a pretty much straight ahead rock/metal album, though you can still pick out the "Seattle" characteristics.
Vocals are nice and nasty, the guitars stand up front with choppy riffs, and there's always a moving bass line rather than just a mimicing of the guitar riffs.
Brothers Robert (bass) and Dean (guitars) DeLeo make a terrific blend of no-frills rock. By far the band's heaviest and best effort, as it would soon succumb to an more alternative flavor. If you're only familiar with STP over the last couple of years, try and wipe those visions away---they really don't apply here.
Highlights include the definite metal groove of "Sex Type Thing," plus the chunkier "Wicked Garden," "Creep," and the heavy and flowing "Crackerman".
TRACK LIST: Dead & Bloated/Sex Type Thing/Wicked Garden/No Memory/Sin/Naked Sunday/Creep/Piece Of Pie/Plush/Wet My Bed/Crackerman/Where The River Goes

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