Grunge was the Stone Temple Pilots' stock-in-trade on their first two albums, but Tiny Music takes the group beyond such stylistic limitations. There's still plenty of grinding, metallic alt-rock here, thanks to "Pop's Love Suicide," "Big Bang Baby," and "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart." "Lady Picture Show" is a bracing blast of Beatlesesque pop, however, while "And So I Know" finds Weiland crooning over, of all things, cocktail jazz. The album's dozen tracks find … mehrthe troubled singer musing (rather creepily) about the price of fame on "Adhesive" ("Sell more records if I'm dead... Hope it's sooner / Hope it's near corporate records' fiscal year"), and not apologizing for his bad behavior ("Tumble in the Rough" asserts, "I'm looking for a new stimulation"; bet you are, Scott). But they're rock stars, not role models, and Tiny Music is STP's edgiest, most accomplished effort. --Daniel Durchholz weniger
CD 1
01 - Press Play
02 - Pop's Love Suicide
03 - Tumble In The Rough
04 - Big Bang Baby… mehr
05 - Lady Picture Show
06 - And So I Know
07 - Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
08 - Art School Girl
09 - Adhesive
10 - Ride The Cliche
11 - Daisy
12 - Seven Caged Tigers weniger