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Since the moment they appeared on the scene in the early 90's, Stone Temple Pilots dominated the decade from start to finish, racking up 15 singles on the Billboard Top Ten, winning a "Best Hard Rock Performance" Grammy and having their five albums sell more than 35 million copies worldwide.Their album 'Core' was a bracing blend of grunge guitars, classic rock moves and big pop hooks. At first, the ironic swagger of "Sex Type Thing" brought them onto MTV and radio, but it was "Plush" that blew the doors wide open for the band, establishing them as multi-platinum act in 1993. Then came 'Purple' in 1994, with massive singles "Big Empty," and "Vasoline," which was followed by the modern rock classic "Interstate Love Song," a radio smash that stayed on the top of Billboard's Album Rock charts for 15 weeks.
Stone Temple Pilots dug deep into glam and Beatleseque psychedelia on their third album, 1996's Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, which produced hits in the stomping "Big Bang Baby," tightly-wound "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" and beautiful "Lady Picture Show." The band then regrouped for 1999's tough, muscular 'No. 4', a hard rock album that nevertheless had a wistful highlight in "Sour Girl," which turned into one of STP's biggest hits. Two years later, the group released 'Shangri-La Dee Da', which achieved a perfect blend of their thick riffs and candy melodies, typified by the hit "Days of the Week."
STP then went their separate ways, leaving the question of a reunion hanging in the air. A greatest hits album called 'Thank You' in 2003 only reminded fans that all great bands have a certain magic that is attained when the original lineup comes together to play. After a massive 2008 concert tour, the band enjoyed the experience of being back together and performing so much that they decided to bring the magic back into the studio. They now have a brand new self-titled album...OUT NOW
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