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Core | 
 enlarge | Artist: Stone Temple Pilots
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  216 reviews
Sales Rank: 1611
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.5
MPN: 82418
UPC: 075678241826
EAN: 0075678241826
ASIN: B000002IU3
Release Date: September 29, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Dead And 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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Amazon.com
Though lambasted in some quarters as cynical clones of the then-vaunted "Seattle sound" (in particular, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam) STP's 1993 debut nonetheless found a considerable following for its potent crunch and sly hooks. While some tracks do seem to ape the era's grunge ethos a bit too slavishly, there's also a sense that perhaps Weiland and company were merely sharing some of the same influences as their contemporaries--and on standouts like the riff-savvy "Sex Type Thing" and the moody acoustics of "Creep", accomplishing it with a bit more ambitious range. Indeed, the radio anthem "Crush" belies a devotion to songcraft disdained by many of their peers, one that served as an effective bridge between the stadium rock of the '70s and '80s and the more introspective alt-rock just then coming into vogue--even if the album's triple-platinum sales showed just how ironic and misplaced the "alternative" label could ultimately be. --Jerry McCulley
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 The Core of greatness. July 20, 2008
Although it's been said many times, many ways... this album is fantastic. At the height of the grunge movement came a band that followed, created, and stepped away from the trend that was music at that time. The DeLeo brothers brought a gritty edge to the table, while Scott Weiland crooned and crowed his way into all of our hearts.
Classic April 4, 2008
I am always loathe to place the classic label on anything, but I am going to pull it out here. For whatever reason, this is the only album from '90 to about 2003 that is in my play rotation. Most of my listening has evolved into 60's and 70's classics that predate myself. This is the one exception. An album full of great, rocking songs. "Sex Type Thing" is right up there with "Whole Lotta Love", "War Pigs", "Shoot to Thrill" and "Enter Sandman" as far as I am concerned for absolutely ROCKING songs. The rest of the album is filled with great, memorable tunes that have aged very well. Along with Led Zeppelin II, and Back In Black, my favorite hard albums!!!
This is Stone Temple Pilots Legacy February 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Despite the fall of an era as Stone Temple Pilots split (prior to 2008) a generation of hard rock enthusiasts/ circa grunge sound of the early 90's came to an end. Albeit STP never wanted to or really liked the title of being "a grunge band" they were closely associated with the sound and as a major factor in contributing to its evolving scope. That is, they were boxed into a genre they didn't see as fit, and as the band grew with albums beyond "Core" the sub genre dwindled, to the gratification of many musical intellects and band members... the undercut was the worst haircut of all time.
However, this album review is about their debut collective, named "core" hard, distorted and in general loud, this album provided power chord riff's with melodic vocals reminiscent of past blues rock-come-country singers that broke out into their own sound. Tracks listed in a particular manner that helped compliment each song, one after the other.
Needless to say, this album is what made stone temple pilots who they were destined to become. It provided a niche fan base that would follow the band right through to Shangri-La Dee Da and Thank Youdespite their experimental and evolving sound post- Purple( now listed on amazon.com as self titled???)
Tracks making the honour list are : Wicked garden, Sex type thing, plush, dead and bloated and creep all making my personal list for some of the greatest music to come out of 1992.
Nostalgic, heart warming for a guy who was on the verge of growing up, skateboarding and liking girls for the very first time, this album has a place with me always, a good listen for background tunes, driving, and just having a good time. Raw and uneven, I love that the imperfections that people might see in this album are anything but that to the devote STP community.
 Great album December 28, 2007
This is a must have for any fan of rock music. Songs like "Crackerman", "Creep", "Sex Type Thing", "Wicked Garden", "Plush", and "Dead and Bloated" are classics.
Get this album!
(3.5 stars) Promising start November 22, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I know what you're thinking, so I'll say it right now: these guys sound a lot like Pearl Jam. You know "Plush"? One of the two colossal hits on this album? A scorching riff party? I always thought it was by Pearl Jam! Now, I love the song. It's some of the best imitation Pearl Jam I've ever heard. That doesn't stop the fact that it's still just imitation, of course. It's not earth-shattering, but it rocks hard, and it has a brain, and it's catchy, and the guitars are fantastic. But don't worry, this isn't pure stealing from Pearl Jam. "Where the River Goes" is among the best faux-Zeppelin tracks I've ever heard; and "Creep" sounds like a mix of Alice in Chains (the vocals and trancelike atmosphere) and Nirvana (the dynamic shifts near the end). Not one song features the group distinctively striving to carve out their own style. Now, if anyone tries to tell you these songs are bad - and a lot of "hip" critics will - they're being overly judgmental. You see, this is good imitation Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin and Nirvana. Originality does count for a lot in music, but sometimes some good simple rock and roll can really deliver: outside of the three songs I just mentioned, the totally unpretentious, basic rocker "Sex Type Thing" is my favorite song on the album. I also like "Wicked Garden", too, even though again it's totally unoriginal. Same for "Piece of Pie" and "Dead and Bloated". Solid rock songs, but you've certainly heard both before, just by different titles and different bands. And in no way is this a perfect album. Hence the 3.5. See, I don't like "Sin", overlong and dry. Or "Naked Sunday" - what's up with the echoing drums? Another trick they took from Zeppelin. And "Crackerman" is a dull, trite mess. Let's not talk about the interlude "Wetting My Bed", either. I actually don't see why critics ripped this for being so derivative - sure, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam are awesome, but neither is terribly original, either. It's a fun rock album though.
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