Purple (Album)
Occupation
- Vocals, percussion on Pretty Penny, electric guitar on Silvergun Superman: Scott Weiland
- Electric bass, electric guitar on Vasoline, Lounge Fly, Pretty Penny Silvergun Superman and kitchware & Candy bars, percussion on Pretty Penny: Robert DeLeo
- Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion on Pretty Penny, drums on Silvergun Superman: Dean DeLeo
- Drums, percussion on Vasoline, Lounge Fly, Pretty Penny and Big Empty: Eric Kretz
Purple is the title of the second studio album by the American grunge band Stone Temple Pilots.
Background
Work on the album began in late 1993 and lasted until early 1994. Producer was like in the debut core Brendan O'Brien, who also produced the other three studio albums of the band. It was finally released in the U.S. on June 7, 1994 on Atlantic Records. The first single Big Empty was decoupled, which was performed live in 1993 during the " MTV Unplugged " concert of the band. Other singles were in the course of Vasoline and Interstate Love Song to which it - up to Big Empty - even music videos were filmed under the direction of Kevin Kerslake. As a promo singles, which were distributed to radio stations and magazines, Unglued and Pretty Penny were also decoupled.
On the artwork of the title Purple was represented by a Chinese character (the only exception is the European Limited Edition in vinyl format), as well as the entire cover has Asian influences. It shows a child who rides a dragon and beckons the viewer. In the background is a group of people to see. On the cover of the cassette, the child holding the Chinese character in the waving hand and is not in the corner, as shown on the CD cover. Currently there are two different pressings of the CD with a different pattern. A with flowers and another with dragon scales. The tone of the LP cover is also different in different countries and releases. On the back of the case the items are not as usual otherwise specified. Instead, in the form of a cake which inscription is mounted 12 Gracious songs.
Chart positions
Purple is still home to the chart placements ago, the best Stone Temple Pilots album dar. to the sales or awards for music sales, but could not come up to the debut album. In the U.S., the band reached with Purple once the top position on the Billboard 200, where the album spent three weeks. In the UK it reached number ten in Switzerland at number 25, number 18 in Austria and in Germany in 15th place in all these countries, it is the highest ranking ever achieved the band with an album.
Singles on the charts
The first three singles were successfully represented in the American charts. The first single Big Empty made it to number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, the second single Vasoline even 38th place with Interstate Love Song managed the Stone Temple Pilots at # 18 and is the most successful chart entry to the band with a single managed until today. In Europe, the singles were less successful. Only in the UK, the latter two singles with number 48 and number 53 were able to place in the British charts.
Reception
With Purple, the band started in the U.S. so far contrary to the six times platinum record for over six million units sold. In Canada, to date, more than 300,000 copies sold ( three times platinum). In the UK, the band was able to take a Silver 1995 record for the album contrary. For the first single Big Empty, which is also the soundtrack to the movie The Crow - The Crow was the band an MTV Movie Award accepted in the Best Song From a Movie category in the same year.
The reviews of Purple were mostly positive. In Rock Hard Frank Albrecht was of the view that one can no longer accuse the band with this album that she had stolen their ideas. Although one could guess where the influences of the band are, but the pieces in itself would listen completely independent: " Relaxed rock songs with clean instrumentation, sophisticated melodies, gefühlsbetontem singing and exceedingly successful arrangements The poignant ' Still Remains ', that to me. can cold chills down your spine, is just one example. follows him a beautiful number called 'Pretty Penny ', which is only performed with acoustic guitar, vocals and a few subtle bongos. too, the relatively aggressive ' Vaseline ' and the hit single - suspicious, melancholic opener ' Meatplow ' are among the highlights of "Purple". Though the pilot ran out of steam ( goes to the B-side towards the end a little only the witty final song ' Kitchen Ware And Candy bars ' falls through his foggy night club atmosphere again from the frame ), but summarily Sumarum STP have here delivered a compelling disc that you can not rewrite the terms " grunge ", " Metal" or " alternative " for sure. "Feeling " is the magic word, for which the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have packed a lot into their songs. A big compliment for it. " On a final note Albrecht awarded nine out of ten possible points. The album was also in the category of" classified dynamite ".
Title list
All texts have been written by Scott Weiland.