Scott Weiland Dead

[nofi]

someone  probably cares.

[Alanko]

Seemingly not a massive surprise to those that knew of him. I don't really know Stone Temple Pilots at all, and only know about Velvet Revolver as they were the band to listen to when I was in high school. Always sad when a musician dies before his time.

[Highlander]

I always thought he styled himself on Iggy... rip...

[ack1961]

I really liked Core & Purple by STP.
Honestly, I expected to hear this news about 15 years ago.

[nofi]

iggy who ? not pop i'm sure.

[Pilgrim]

I always regret hearing about someone who dies before his time. Too bad.

I'm not familiar with Stone Temple Pilots, but on the way home I heard a DJ say mention the death, and he played a number of theirs he said was his favorite. I thought it was awful, not melodic and not very musical. I turned it off.

Maybe I'll spot-check some of his other stuff tomorrow.

[nofi]

its not before your time if heavy drug and alcohol abuse is involved. just stupid.

[Pilgrim]

I listened to some of their top stuff and it was better than the cut I heard on the radio, but nothing that appealed to me. Maybe I'm just that much more fond of more directly blues-derived stuff.

I can regret the early loss of the gent without missing the music.

[Basvarken]

I saw him with Velvet Revolver. Was one of the worst rock concerts I have ever seen.
Very weak vocal performance. And Slash looked (and sounded) like a parody of himself.

Weiland with STP was a bit too Pearl Jam-ish for me back in the day.
I can appreciate it better these days.

[OldManC]

As unsurprised as I was when I heard the news, I was still kind of bummed. Being the complete opposite of a Pearl Jam fan when STP hit, I didn't get hung up on the comparisons and have always liked Scott's voice and offbeat style. There's a little Iggy in there and a little Bowie too, but I never thought the "rip off" charge was fair. Artistic ability is in the ears and eyes of the beholder, but I think Weiland was a talented artist whose abilities may have been goosed by his lifestyle, but were eventually hampered by it. I'm not an addict so I'm not going to pass judgment on his choices (and I'm not saying anyone else did here), but I feel sorry for his wife and children, and I do feel sorry for him. Personally, I think STP were a far different band than the genre they got labeled with (and a better band than those they were lumped in with), and Weiland went a long way toward making them who they were.

[chromium]

I've lost three family members to addictions.  Some people are just wired that way.
Too bad Weiland's demons got the better of him. 
RIP

[Highlander]

One (inlaw) nephew to methodone... two sister-in-laws and a cousin to alcohol abuse... a couple of uncles (mum and dad's only brothers) to whisky... my wife's (USofA) dad went that way too...
No one here needs to discuss addiction with any of us... any collector is an addict... we just call is GAS...

[BTL]

I'm a fan of the music, and sad but not surprised Scott's gone.

RIP.

[Nocturnal]

I enjoyed some of STP's music. some of VR's, and liked what I heard off the newer album with the Wildabouts. I never thought STP fit the grunge label but that happens to a lot of bands. The death is not a surprise to me, more that it didn't happen sooner. RIP Scott.

[slinkp]

I was sorry to hear this. Never a deep fan, I don't know the album tracks, but I thought STP sounded really good  when they got away from the grunge thing. Glam suited him better I think.  (Their bassist was always pretty good, come to think of it.)


And I really liked when Weiland went solo and indulged his love for Bowie.