Vocal ANALYSIS of Stone Temple Pilots - Grunge's Next Chapter on TCV
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- As I take this dive into Grunge music, I've yet to hear any of Scott Weiland's voice who I've read and heard is fairly important in this movement. And once again we go straight to a newspaper clipping. Plush was loosely based off an article Scott read about a girl who was found dead having been kidnapped years before. He also related this to a failed relationship. And now we go deep to find our own meaning!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Stone Temple Pilots for the first time, performing "Plush”.
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Performed by Stone Temple Pilots - Words and Music by Scott Weiland, Eric Kretz, Robert DeLeo
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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I asked if they would clear this song for a reaction on Miss Elizabeth's TCV channel
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The Unplugged Acoustic version of Plush really showcases Scott's voice.
I'd go as far as to call the performance "soulful." One of my favorite MTV Unpluggeds
My favorite Unplugged song!
Do you mean the acoustic performance from Headbanger's Ball with him and just Dean on Guitar?
@@nedflanders2943 I won’t speak for OP, but in the performance I remember, Scott was sitting in an “ugly” laze-boy chair, and during the performance there was a notably jazzy version of Sex Type Thing.
@@michaelneedssleep oh yeah, that was definitely from Unplugged. I thought you meant this version: czcams.com/video/X8WbvJCrZ2o/video.html
Stone Temple Pilots - "Interstate Love Song". Scott's voice in that one is still performed in the deeper quality of his early work, plus the song has some nice slide guitar and a catchy melody.
One of my favourites, definitely. It's also probably the most accessible of their tracks, too, for casual fans. "Sour Girl" is a good one, too.
My absolute favorite song of all time. Good call.
She should do the accoustic version...
Love the original but the accoustic is Soooo much better.
"Interstate Love Song" is STP's masterwork out of their entire catalog.
Absolute recommendation, agreed
Scott, Kurt, Chris, Eddie, and Layne.
The greatest Grunge voices ever.
Agreed!
Strongly agree !!
And Mark Lanegan R.I.P
Negative. Kurt's voice doesn't even compare to Shannon's and Andy's.
King Buzzo fools
This is one of his most reserved songs . Scott is the Sinatra of grunge
Agreed!
He was mimicking Jim Morrison’s sound here. And Jim Morrisons favorite singer was Sinatra.
Scott Weiland said the following story behind this song to VH1's Storytellers, "A girl was kidnapped and then later found tragically murdered back in the early part of the '90s. So it gave me fuel to write the words to this song. However, this song is not about that, really; it's sort of a metaphor for a lost, obsessive relationship."
The guitarist knew the girl. She was a friend
If I remember correctly, I think he was referring to a raiders cheerleader that happened too.
Mia Zapata lead singer of The Gits. The murder went unsolved for a decade. There is an 'Unsolved Mysteries' episode on her story. Edit, couldn't be Mia. Sorry for the misinformation.
@@evilfantasy69 except Plush was released March 1992, and Mia Zapata wasn’t kidnapped and killed until a year later July 1993.
@@leinonibishop9480 Thanks for the correction.
Scott's voice was so refreshing when STP came on the scene. After years of male rock vocals moving in the direction high pitched screaming hair-metal singing, here was a guy (along with Vedder) who's style and range hearkened back to 70s male singers with rich, booming voices like Terry Kath of Chicago.
1000% agree for all the baritones out there. He is a good man despite his troubles.
You HAVE to do "Big Empty" unplugged. One of the best unplugged performances to date
Yeeeesss.
Yes yes yes :)
and Interstate Love Song
facts
Came here to say this.
STP's 'Core' is one of those 'perfect' albums that has absolutely no bad songs, impressive production and musicianship, plus the incredibly distinctive voice of legend Scott Weiland. The 5th track 'Sin' has been a personal favorite of mine since I got a cassette copy of Core as a requested X-mas gift in 1993 (4th Grade -ha). Still have that cassette today actually...still a favorite album!! Timeless music... and Plush is one of the few songs that I can hear a thousand times and it just never gets old!!
Core is one of my favorite albums to clean house to, lol. I've loved it since it came out and you are correct, perfect from start to finish.
Love that album!
Brendan O'Brien 🤘 Can't go wrong.
@@CitizenScorn Yep, Soundgarden's 'Superunknown' album sounded great too.
Every kid from the 90s has a soundtrack to those years. For me STP sits right on top. Not only were their songs awesome, for me they always seemed to be playing during the defining moments of those years. Unforgettable.
I LOOOOVE STP. They might be my favorite band. I did from the day Core was released.
Same! Weiland basically narrated my youth.
Same. the Seattle bands get more love, somewhat understandably... but some of the hate STP gets I never got. They were amazing & their first 2 records are my favorites from the era, period. I liked the 3rd & 4th ones too, just not as much, because Core & Purple were nearly flawless. It's a shame Scott never could tame his demons because he was a huge part of creating their sound as the DeLeo bros still admit, despite all their issues with him over the yrs. Weiland deserves to be remembered among the greats of his era & so does STP
Agreed! Great variety of music in the 90s and STP was high up on my list.
Yup, and unfortunately most of the men that were in heavy rotation in my formative years have been taken from us. Scott, Chris Cornell, Layne...
Not grunge but Velvet Revolver's "Fall to Pieces" is a great showcase of Scott's voice. So beautiful and so rock n roll
Agree!
My favorite of all the Velvet Revolver songs. The bands were a using except Scott. They get cleaned up then Scoot starts using again. Chipping...then he overdose. He tried so hard to kick and stay clean but he would slip one more time until his death. God bless him...his family and all those who loved him. One of a kind voice and one of a kind heart.
Not from Seattle, but in the early 90's you could consider them one of the five grunge sounds: Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana. Their "Core" album was definitely grunge.
I agree
I was going to say the same thing but you beat me to it. Fall to Pieces showcases the versatility of Scott. He could definitely change his style and still sound phenomenal.
"Big Empty" from 'The Crow' soundtrack is a great one.
Rest in Peace, Scott. He was an amazing frontman with incredible energy and a truly beautiful voice. 💙
the band he went to with Slash, Velvet revolver, have a song called Fall to pieces, well worth a listen. another brilliant artist that passed way too early
“Fall to Pieces” is an incredible song, but the video is almost hard to watch because of the “authenticity” of it…
100% agree with her watching fall to pieces.
Yes!,
This 100 times over.
I concur, really showcases his vocal ability, and also tragically prophetic.
Scott Weiland is one the most underrated voices.
The live acoustic version of this song is really good
Their entire MTV Unplugged session is incredible!
@@QuantumBeeWellness This needs to be a thing again.
@@QuantumBeeWellness Yes, the greatest versions are those! Amazing voice
I agree. The live acoustic with just a single guitar (not the MTV unplugged version) is a very different but equally amazing song.
Headbangers Ball version is maybe his best single vocal performance ever.
they always got looped into to the grunge era to me STP is in a genre of their own. the guitar player is absolutely amazing
Truth is there's is no definition of what grunge music is because its literally always just been a scene. Its just 90's hard rock.
Robert,the bass player reminded me of Brad Garrett on Everybody Loves Raymond All 4 of them were cool looking
Had the pleasure of seeing STP live in the 90s. Scott had such a great voice and stage presence.
i saw them in houston in what 96 i believe, 2 weeks b4 soundgarden was in houston, 2 great shows in 2 weeks
I finally got to see them live in 2011, and they were much better than I expected (having had heard mixed reviews of Scott's vocal abilities live in the preceding years). Especially glad to see my favourite song Big Empty (as a bass player myself it is just so groovy to listen to and play) and feel lucky as it was only a few years before he passed too.
RIP Scott
@@razertheopportunist8790 lol at the astro arena? I was there. That sound garden was at the International Ballroom if I remember correctly.
Saw them on tour with Flaming Lips and Butthole Surfers in ....93? maybe 94? They were great live. Seeing this makes me wish I could revisit that era. It was a great time. Metal was still a thing, Grunge was sort of meeting its apex, and there was SO much cross over between so many genres. Not to mention kids still liked music which was played on real instruments and wasn't destroyed by autotune and over production.
For me, the last great rock frontman, in terms of voice, stage presence, versatility. I see him as a perfect fusion between Mick Jagger and Iggy Pop, with the vocal range typical of the great voices of grunge! Miss you, Scott...
"The lyrics to this song were inspired by a true story," the Stone Temple Pilots frontman recounted. "A girl was kidnapped and then later found tragically murdered back in the early part of the Nineties. So it gave me fuel to write the words to this song. However, this song is not about that, really; it's sort of a metaphor for a lost, obsessive relationship."
It’s probably random words meshed together that don’t even rhyme that he wrote while he was high but somehow sounds awesome
Didn't know the back story, but always referred to it as "the murder song" cuz I'm apparently in the minority of people who actually tend to listen to the lyrics. Sounds like the POV of a stalker/murderer.
I had read that somewhere as well!
I wonder if it is the same girl that "Polly" by Nirvana is about.
Yeah, it's one of those Weiland things where he just riffed on a theme and came up with a poem. Since most people don't care about lyrics, he just cobbled something together that sounded good with the music. That being said, the lyrics are burned into my memory. My band for Rock Camp did this song a couple months back, and I didn't even need to look up the lyrics. lol
Isn't it amazing how music can take us right back? I hear the opening chords to this song and I'm 16 again. That's such a beautiful thing that music can do.
Unrelated, but you're definitely one of my favorite reactors on CZcams, and most certainly my favorite of all of the vocal coach type reactors, because you're so engaged and so open-minded, so enthusiastic and delighted by everything, and it's just infectious. Thank you! I love learning when I don't even realize I am, because it's so much fun.
Scott was rad. The Deleo brothers in guitar and bass are freaking magic.
Speaking of grunge, with the passing of Mark Lanegan recently (R.I.P.), it's easy to recommend The Screaming Trees.
I'm usually pretty allergic to the hit singles, but in their case, "Nearly Lost You" really is a great place to start with that band and such a wonderful song in its own right.
Wonderful suggestion!
@@alwaysemployed656 Respectfully (and deeply) disagree on the ST's songs just being "different variations on one song."
To each their own, obviously, but that comment in no way, shape, or form represents my view on that band. Like, *at all.*
Yes yes yes. Also - when speaking of Mark - Long Gone Day and I´m Above by Mad Season are also brilliant suggestions. Yeah, the focus is not solely on Mark there... but still awesome songs.
@@Vic-Vega it might’ve been like that on their 80s albums, “variations of the same song” (although i love a lot of their early stuff) but Sweet Oblivion really set them on a new path
I was gonna recommend a song for the dead by Queens of the Stone age to get some mark Lanegan some recognition. Live with Dave Grohl beating the hell outta his drum kit of course
Scott wrote such beautiful lyrics
"Pick a song and sing a yellow nectarine
Take a bath I'll drink the water that you leave
If you should die before me ask if you could bring a friend
Pick a flower hold your breath and drift away
She holds my hand, we share a laugh
Sipping orange blossom breezes
Love is still and sweat remains
A cherished gift unselfish feeling"
Scott Weiland
Still Remains is one of my favorite songs. Such a great melody and beautiful lyrics.
And Pretty Penny
My favorite STP lyric. It conveys such undying devotion and love.
by far my favorite song by them, and i fucking love stp. but that song...just hits the feels hard.
OMG ❤ always
STP are the masters of the "glorious chorus". Every song has an amazing build-up and release.
This made me cry. Scott was my friend but kept us at arms length swearing he was fine...we knew he was not. My hate is magnified towards those that I know that sold him the drugs. I pray he might enjoy his BLT sandwiches in his afterlife.
I so wish that those around him in his last week alive would have never left him alone. I witnessed on Facebook the Last week of his life something was way off and that he needed to stop his tour and get back to Jaime and rehab. I heard first hand friends like you were trying to stop the tragedy but could do nothing. Sorry for your loss and all. He was my everything.
lol bullshit but thanks for making up shit with your BLT's
Wow this hit kinda hard. As fans we get so wrapped up in what the artists music means to us and how it effects us we never really think about the people the actual people who know and love them in real life. I'm so sorry for your loss.
It was Scott's choice to buy and do the drugs, so why hate the person who sold it to him? That's like hating a gun shop employee who sells a firearm to someone who later uses it to shoot themself.
@@dowens3781 it doesn't make it any less sad
You hit the nail on the head in your interpretation. This song was inspired by a kidnapping and murder of a young girl and he turned that into a metaphor for a lost and obsessive relationship. I love Scotts voice he could really do anything he wanted.
Damn, I never knew that. Thanks for the info. I always that it was just metaphorical.
will she stand alone
Sorry Rico, this song was NOT turned into a metaphor for lost love - It IS about the murder of a lost girl, who from the video appears to have turned to prostitution as a career, and ran into a psychopathic killer as a customer - UNLESS you think all relationships turned bad end up in murder -- Uh OH...................
@@rogerbianchini2982 it’s about none of that Scott said himself it has no deep meaning it’s just lyrics that sounded good together he said he wrote it in his early twenties and had no life experience so it’s not a deep song
Edit* I’m thinking of Dead and Bloted my bad
STP - "Creep" MTV Unplugged really displays Scott's talent, one of his best live performances in my opinion.
Came here to say this… that’s really the version to watch
And the most copied performance in all of grunge.
Creep is hands down my favorite song!! And yes! Unplugged!!
Stone Temple Pilots Unplugged is the best of the Unplugged’s. It really showcased Scott’s vocal talent (and he knew it). Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice In Chains just doesn’t compare, especially to Scott’s vocal acumen.
I liked the version of sex type thing they did there.
went to highh school with Scott...his fav to sing were Christmas tunes--kinda Bing-like....when he stepped in as The Doors frontman---even The Doors stated he captured Morrisons personna...beyond talented---completely versatile performer and one helluva dancer...grins
Hi Darlene. That is so awesome you had the privilege to see Scott sing! It's funny that you would mention The Doors. The Doors are my favorite band and STP is a close second. I feel like there was no better front man than Jim but Scott is my other favorite and has been for over 25 years ❤️ RIP Jim and Scott and Bowie my other favorite
STP performed on The Doors' tribute album. In the booklet the surviving members commented on the bands' performances. I remember reading how they saw a lot of Jim in Scott, but you can tell they didn't mean it in a completely good way. I know they couldn't overtly say they were worried about him, but I felt like they were trying to subtly convey it.
so cool to hear that!
This is literally my favorite song to play on the guitar. Those dueling sounds in the guitar are all in full chords on one guitar, and the fingering to make them happen is like playing twister with your own fingers - so complex and fun. 😃
Dean DeLeo is a helluva guitarist. The tone and chording on this song pretty much leapt out of the radio at me the first time (enough so that I even remember what highway I was on and where I was on it). His brother Rob's no slouch on the bass, either.
I seen them for the first time Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill,NC in 1996 Scott had on the pinstriped black suit like the 30',40's gangster suits on Right before they started playing Plush he said this is a rock and roll classic Smoke On The Water and they began playing Plush
I remember getting a guitar world with this song in it and learning the opening riff fairly quickly. The chords of the actual song were way too tough for me 😂 One of the first songs I tried to learn and not for beginners. Moved on to some easier stuff and had to come back to it later.
"Atlanta" from the album No.4 is IMO Scott's best vocal performance.
Agreed 100%. Even the band agrees. Just wrote that further down. It's gorgeous.
Love that song. You can really hear a lot of Jim Morrison and The Doors in that track. He fronted The Doors once and he could have filled Jim's shoes better than anyone.
No.4 is their best effort, imho. So great from start to finish.
Absofuckinglutely
The MTV Unplugged version of Plush may be my favorite STP song ever performed. Great band, great voice.
The rocking chair one right ?? Great one 🤟🔥
Yes, better version. Amazing how it sounds when all stripped down
Yes!
What about the acoustic version from Headbanger's Ball? Thats even more stripped down, just vocals and guitar
I would cry tears of tender joy if you’d react to the song, “Atlanta.” Scott was my favorite rock star. STP is my favorite band. There are so many amazing songs, and he was a chameleon. He could sing just about anything. ⭐️
Agree 100% - Atlanta is, perhaps, his best vocal performance with STP. 👍
Oh my heart. 😢 I miss Scott
YESS! Atlanta is one if not his best performance
Atlanta is the best, especially the VH1 Storytellers version. What a performance.
The best vocalist & frontman! If you never got to see him live, it’s a shame. He definitely could sing anything.
This and Fall to Pieces to me are Scott's finest vocal performances. The way he controls his range in both is just incredible. It's so heartbreaking to have lost him even morevwhy we did... "So would you even care?" That is the ultimate question.
"Dead and bloated" He unleashes all that is SW! STP is amazing!
I AAMMMM smell'in like a rose that somebody gave me on my birthday death bed..."
They are one of the smoothest bands of all-time.
wicked intro. killer tune
Their heaviest song - I love it.
Such a good song! Powerful
This
Rest In Peace, Scott. You were criminally underrated and have touched so many. Thank you for changing to the world.
He was underrated and so are the brothers who were and are the primary songwriters for the band. Their most recent album, the first with Jeff Gutt, is so good and gets next to no attention
Got to recommend Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver. He wrote the lyrics while basically on house arrest as his life was falling to pieces. Plus the combo of Scott and Slash together is epic.
Absolutely!!!!!
It makes me so sad that he never got out of his life falling to pieces. Addiction is so sad.
Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden in my opinion are the three greatest grunge bands to come out of that era. I love what Scott Weiland did with Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, it's a real shame he just couldn't get a grip on his demons.
Mark! Mark! Mark! Mr. Lanegan needs a video.
This is the first time I've cried from someone I didn't know passing since Roy Orbison when I was 5. It so hard to recommend just one, but IMO his solo material conveys the most emotion. The live versions of One Way Street on One Take Sessons or Resurrection Song from RTE Other Voices are the ones that affect me the most.
This one hit me too. He escaped death so many times, it seemed like he'd be around forever. These are the 2 songs I debated over, as well.
Both beautiful songs
His voice is so unique too for the time. It's like a mix of Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits.
Scott was the "voice chameleon". He did everything he wanted to and did it well. Classy, heavy, tasty, rusty... everything. Scott was absolutely complete. RIP, bro. We miss u ♥
Well said. I love all of his styles. The first two albums were the classic grunge style. Then he got lighter. His sound in Sour Girl is divine
@@jametowne I agree with everything you said. At the beginning, Scott was more "rusty" with a heavy voice, then he got smooth and lighter, as you said. Soul Girl is one his best hits, for sure. I do love how his voice goes with "And So I Know" and "About a Fool". Do you know it? I hope so! ♥
RIP brother Scott! \m/
The man had a Christmas album Sinatra style it’s incredible as well
@@Hunter-bd4mf yep! The album is "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"! Awesome voice, he was amazing!
Weiland isn't just a good singer, he's one of the best frontman ever, you can see that in live at Rolling Rock 2001.
Weiland, Staley and Cornell will always be my favorite western singers. Such a unique voices and an unbelievable vocal talents.
Who are your favorite eastern singers? My #1 is Grigory Leps, but my other favorites are Andrei Kuzmenko and Uljana Elina.
@@madhatter8508 Viktor Tsoi, Igor Talkov, Vladimir Vysotsky, Yegor Letov.
But my favorite eastern singer is Muslim Magomayev, easily one of the best singers of USSR.
My father and my grandfather always cried when they listened to his songs and heard his voice. Me too.
R.I.P to all of them.
@@shedontlove8490 I love Viktor Tsoi, but I have not heard of those others. I'm going to go listen to them now - thank you!
Apparently, the lyrics were loosely based on a newspaper story Scott Weiland had read of a kidnapping / murder victim, as well as a failing relationship. So you were pretty accurate in your analysis.
He had one of the most distinctive voices in grunge,him,Eddie Vedder,and Chris Cornell were my favorites,R.I.P Chris and Scott!💖💖💖
Thank you for bringing up Chris Cornell, him and Soundgarden seem to get forgotten when talking about grunge. Imo the best voice in grunge for sure.
It's funny you say that because when this song came out I thought this was an actual pearl jam song.. or at least an Eddie Vedder sung song. When I realized it was a new band called STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and Weiland not Eddie.. I was blown away.. The album Core is classic.. songs like BIG EMPTY, SOUR GIRL, AND CREEP ARE MY GO TO STP..
@@theambientnoisechannel damn,knew I forgot one!🍻
@@theambientnoisechannel and Andrew Fucking Wood.
Don't forget Mark Lanegan, Andrew Wood, Layne Staley. Lanegan is less well known to some, but shouldn't have been - the Screaming Trees.
You need to check out "Sour Girl," a quieter side to STP. A personal favorite, and Scott really shines.
Scott loved the Beatles. When I first heard Sour Girl
I thought to myself and could hear the Beatles influence in the song.
One of their best
He truly had range. Favorite vocalist of all time for sure.
Sour beautiful song , video the whole package. So wierd and almost a twilight zone movie scene type of video . I'm over 60 and liked this band from the get go and Cornell my favorite singer of that time . I am not a fan of the label grunge , so overused and put in a box for sales purposes . It's f'n rock and roll period .
@@agro2612 Lady Picture Show
I had a generational gap moment the other day when someone they love STP and I was like "Stone Temple Pilots is great!" They looked at me confused and said "no, Slaughter To Prevail."
Ma'am, Scott Weiland's lyrics are, more often than not, a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Only Scott truly understood what he was talking about. Trying to decode them will only lead to the same kind of sharp, stabbing pain you get when you drink a Slurpee too fast. ^_~ Glad you're digging STP, though. Very interesting band that developed in very interesting ways in later records. Cheers!
Agreed. In addition, bipolar people love duality and speaking in code.
@@The-Mediator Interesting insight. Hadn't thought of it that way. ^_^ I was mostly trying to be funny. ^_~
nah this songs about finding a murdered woman by the police or something
@@caz3474 If you listen to multiple Scott interviews, he often says his lyrics have dual meaning AND he will change the meaning of lyrics from one interview to the next.
He was the ultimate front man and and an absolute stage presence that needed to be experienced live. Miss him every damn day. His son Noah is gonna make some waves tho…very very talented
My favorite STP song is “Big Empty”. It really shows off all of Scot Weilland’s range, from soft to loud. Creep is a great (mostly) acoustic of theirs that is really emotional for a softer song of theirs.
Big Empty in MTV unplugged, masterpiece.
My absolute fave!🥰
@@AndreMorelli Interstate Love Song live on Howard Stern
Love that song!! And the guitar hits after the chorus are just so goooood
@@bdubs3819 I think that melodic bass line and dobro slide playing is what does it for me.
Weiland story: I was working security when STP were first hitting the scene. This video wasn't even released yet. They were opening for Megadeth and I was right next to the stage. When STP came out, I was wondering who the weirdo with the pink hair and megaphone was. Then Megadeth came on and the place went crazy. I was keeping an eye on the crowd and I saw some dude with pink hair standing in the aisle watching the show. I go and tell him he needs to get back to his seat. She says he's just checking the band out and I tell him if he doesn't get back to his seat, I'm gonna throw him out. He said he didn't want no trouble and walked over to the door leading backstage and they let him in. Months later, when the Plush video is hitting hard, I realize I threatened to throw Scott Weiland out. I ended up getting tix to see STP, Firehose, and Butthole Surfers. I Wanted to go backstage and apologize to Scott but, of course, I couldn't get in.
"Core" is such an incredible album and, I feel, is STPs best work. Loved this analysis video ^_^ Glad you discovered the raw beauty of Grunge!
I'm so incredibly excited for this. STP is my favorite grunge band and Scott Weiland is my favorite grunge singer.
Ditto
Scott Weiland was a national treasure for all rocking baritones, with a voice that was powerful when needed, soft when needed and could display all the emotion he damned well wanted to. He was probably the closest thing America had to Canada's Burton Cummings, who I feel is a Hall of Famer. Sadly, Scott burned out instead of fading away, but at least he left a wide legacy of great tunes. The DeLeos can craft riffs like few others and many STP songs are catchy grunge-pop. "Plush" is their most varied highlight and arguably their best song.
If you love "Plush", you'll probably love mellower but still jarring "Creep" (definitely NOT the Radiohead hit). But for me, STP is ravers "Wicked Garden" (my fave), "Sex Type Thing", "Naked Sunday", and "Dead And Bloated" [but I play D&B at x1.25 or x1.5 speed on CZcams :) ]. ALL of these are on the sterling 'Core' initial release, which kills, start to finish.
But with Scott, there's more, lots more. 'Purple', practically just as good as 'Core', offers raver "Vasoline", mellower-varied-"Plush"-like-song "Big Empty", poignant "Still Remains", and the immortal, folk-tinged "Interstate Love Song" (prolly my 2nd fave, but with STP it's hard to pick). 'Tiny Music' had its share of good songs, but none captured me like the first two releases. Try "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart", "Lady Picture Show" and "Big Bang Baby" as a sampler.
Then came 'No. 4' and immediately out blared "Down", a crushing grunge tune and vocal tour-de-force. "No Way Out" continued the onslaught, gorgeous "Atlanta" downshifted and STP graced us with a Beatlesque pop confection, "Sour Girl". The 5th album gripped me less than 'Tiny Music' did, but when Scott joined Slash in Velvet Revolver, he gave us "Slither", "Fall to Pieces" and "Messages", as well as his own solo career as a swan song. STP ejected Scott and hired Chester Bennington for a time, but on the newer releases they featured Jeff Gutt. Wasn't the same; Scott had a charisma like Michael Hutchence of INXS and was, sadly, just as tragically-fated.
Is having Sara-Michelle Geller in Sour girl a plus or minus??
It's better to burn out, than fade away,cause Rust Never Sleeps...Grandfather of Grunge Neil Young
@@Ozzy_2014 Total plus, nicely cast for the job, she dug him, too
Thanks for mentioning Burton Cummings! He was a great tenor voice before people started highlighting rock voices!
@@catofthecastle1681 Burton has all you need to excel on stage. Spectacular control and quick vibrato too. Adore his voice. And with Undun, you get a flute solo!
This is one of my favourites, an absolute classic. I love the gravel in Scott's voice.
Rip Scott Weiland thanks for giving us your amazing talent you left us way too soon 🙏
RIP Weiland, one of music’s great voices.
Although "Interstate Love Song" is a great song, my all-time favorite by STP will always be "Dead and Bloated". What a slow doomy banger!
Scott Weiland also was a very impressive, expressive, extraordinary live performer, very rewarding to watch. He is excessively into it, like Joe Cocker on hallucinogens.
Scott Weiland and Eddie Vedder IMHO have so much soul of the 60's in their vocals, and their bands have beautiful bass lines that form secondary melodies that vary a lot and substantially add to the harmonies, which produces a special kind of tension, while the guitar is more mainstream inbetween. The nasal quality of the vocals also is based on 60's music IMO. They also experiment a lot with rhythm to produce really groovy feelings.
That is, what makes grunge so interesting, it is a lot of experimentation involved that brings quite different older genres into heavier music.
Nice to see, that it does not fail to move people still. Great reaction and great points made in your analysis and observations. :-)
Please continue your journey into heavier music genres of all kind, it is a lot of fun to watch.
4:03 "he has a little "rrrr" sound"
INdeed, welcome to the period of 'yarling'.
Crash Test Dummies, KORN, Days Of The New, Pearl Jam, Creed, etc etc... the 90's had some great 'yarlers'.
Scott Weiland is quite simply one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time.
While Creed are just a cheap, wannabe version of STP. It's so badly obvious how the singer tries to copy Scott...
Scott is top 5 in rock vocals. They dude was just great. I miss him.
You are literally the only "reactor" that I make it a point to watch because I feel like I learn so much! I'm in school to become a speech-language pathologist and I love to hear how you talk about the voice. I'm not a singer, but it makes me feel like I should work with a voice coach for at least a little bit before I graduate so I can learn more from that view. I don't know if I'll work with many voice clients but I'm fascinated by it!
I feel similar, and there is a stark contrast of someone “reacting” to someone “analyzing”, usually due to professional inclinations. For that reason, there is one other I follow, for her deeply technical vocal nerdery. Julia Nilon, out of Sydney Australia. She’s in the Vocal field, as performer, teacher, specialist, and director. Worth a look, or three.
It's really a sad feeling
@@JesseCohen Thank you for the recommendation, I'll check her out!
For me there are a couple reasons I watch Elizabeth.. There is substance to the video first of all, and she is genuine (or as genuine as she can present herself in a family friendly sorta way).
I can't watch reaction videos because the reaction anticipation in there face and the fake reaction to the "thing" they are reacting too just seems so phony.
Keep on keepin' on Elizabeth
@@joshl.8950 I'm getting to the point that I see her expressions as less than genuine. At first it was wow she is so expressive, but I don't see it that way any more. And too much technical analysis kind of ruins it for me. I guess I'm done.
As a guitarist, STP has some of the coolest chords in their rhythms, really gives the songs a nice warmth!
100%! I love Dean's approach to rhythm, chord voicing and solos. And the bass lines in STP are incredible. Actually even the drum work is great for that matter - understated but in the pocket
did he detune or retune the guitars?
@@realmichaud Sometimes, iirc.
Robert the bassist often creates what his brother Dean plays
Watching your delight upon first hearing Scott’s tone is akin to discovering a lost $100 note in your pocket. It’s such a joy to hear your breakdown of the songs structure thanks for making my day with this one.
Would love to hear you review Everclear - Santa Monica
I was lucky enough to catch STP in September of 92 at LOLLAPOLOOZA in Irvine Meadows! I traveled from my home in Santa Monica to Irvine and the only stop with a full show where my friends in Arizona only got to see 3 songs because Scott blew out his voice. They definitely belonged on the main stage but relegated to 2nd stage! RIP SCOTT AND CHESTER!
Being an 80's baby and watching grunge bloom and blossom and then eventually fade away is heartbreaking. But man I am glad to have had this music to get me through Middle and High school!!
Other great STP songs to explore are: Interstate Love Song, Creep, Dead & Bloated, Sex Type Thing, Vasoline, Big Empty, and Wicked Garden
Creep seconded big time, it's an amazing song!!
Army ants , kitchenware and candy bars all way better songs than the ones you listed
I feel like Big Empty from the Crow soundtrack is like the quintessential STP song. Interstate Love Song too. After that album they started getting kind of weird.
@sth9669 no way purple was their best album
The Core Album is great from start to finish. Purple is great like that also
This is my favorite STP song. Unbelievable how many grunge bands lost their lead singer. So devastating for their families and fans.😪😪
I think it may highlight just how emotional these singers are/were and why their music resonates with so many people, why it will continue to be one of the most defining music movements in history. Music transitioned from Heavy Metal Hair Rock that focused a lot on women, sex, drugs, and partying - into a newer Grunge style that focused on torment, mental illness, relationships that aren’t perfect, etc. These singers were not afraid to singe about things others would deem as taboo or in bad taste (Polly by Nirvana is an example) and they did it in ways others would think are lazy technique or sloppy singing - they let the music be their outlets. You can hear so much emotion in all of their voices.
Scott Weiland had Outstanding stage presence. Fabulous live performer.
RIP Scott! One of the greatest. Love his vocals. So sad that most of the vocalists from this era died from overdoses or suicide.
I read a comment a while ago that said "Eddy Vedder is the only one we've got left. Someone better gonna wrap that dude in bubble wrap!".
I probably would feel better if someone really did that! 😄
@@Nea-van-R. Yeah and I thought he was for sure gonna be gone. He acted kind of crazy when he performed and the look in his eyes when he was singing sometimes. Guess he was just feeling the music. :)
Being the voice of a generation has got to be one of the most mentally taxing roles to play. Having an unreplacable voice is a blessing and a curse.
Hi Elizabeth,
This past Tuesday, Mark Lanegan passed away at 57. He was a poet, an author, and an incredibly prolific singer, with a beautifully unique baritone voice. He was best known for his grunge-era band, Screaming Trees, and his time with Queens Of The Stone Age. However, Mark also had a long career both as a solo artist, and through various collaborations with other artists too numerous to list here. In total (from 1984 into early 2022), he recorded over 500 songs, in multiple genres. He was well-respected and critically-acclaimed, but was never quite as commercially successful as some of his more famous peers. Mark had a difficult life and struggled with alcohol and a heroin addiction. His music is dark and frequently deals with themes of pain, sorrow, loss, and addiction. It is real and honest and beautiful. I’d love for you to listen to some of it (especially since you were recently talking about how much you enjoy low voices). I struggled to choose among so many, but ultimately decided to suggest this live performance of “One Way Street” from 2011.
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I second this recommendation, but like this stripped down version even better.
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@@gphil2001 That one is great too.
You forgot an extreme junkie dude was a joke 🤣
@@stevilkenevil9960 Pretty sure I mentioned addiction....
@Sharon Carlisle no he wantvan addict he was a straight up junkie go read sing backwards and weep, his auto biography
This channel is sooo tuned to my liking - I could listen to these beautiful grunge analysis all day long... Grunge was my first deep musical love and it corresponded to my values and beliefs so much... It is so cool to hear the analysis of various methods and devices used by vocalists to create the sound and atmosphere of grunge
This song dominated my life for almost a year during and after a breakup in my early twenties. I'm a total music junkie from late 80s through early 2000s. I can sit with peers for hours and talk about without without even needing play the songs. The music affected GenXrs deeply.
"Where you goin' with the mask I found." When you get to know somebody for who they really are, you realize that they present a facade to the world, or put on a mask. When someone can see you for who you really are, and you don't like who they see, it is unnerving and leaves you extremely vulnerable. So they leave so they can put their mask back on because they are more comfortable hiding from themselves.
Such a great lyric.
Good analysis.
It's actually about a girl that was murdered... pretty girl scott read an article in the paper and wrote this
@@alanlife3083 I was breaking down one line homie, not the song.
@@IvIidnight using masks to kidnap her... where you go when the masks are found? Talking to the dudes that kidnapped and killed her. I dig your interpretation tho. That's the beauty of music. You can make every song your own
Yo listen to the song and you'll realize Scott Weiland didn't rhyme any lines with each other. Song still slaps
This song has been stuck in my head for years, and now it's reactivated..not that I'm complaining. Love his voice. RIP
Scott Weiland went to my high school, Edison High, in Huntington Beach back in the 80s. He was in the high school choir. ALWAYS a great singer! I miss you, Scott.
Weiland was one of Rock’s greatest vocalists. Tremendous range and raw power.
You should check out Mad Season "long gone day". It's Layne Staley's side project with Mark from screaming trees. You'd love the harmonies and the kind of dirty jazzy vibe. Live at the Moore version is a must
I've been listening to mad season for the last week..just remembering all those good times, man I miss it
I bought the Mad Season album for River of Deceit. The emotion in Layne's voice still sends chills down my spine.
@@bryangirod9173 same, I bought it for river and fell in love with the entire album. Wake Up is probably my favorite for personal reasons.
Yes. I listened to the Live at The Moore show a few times since the news of Mark's passing a couple weeks back.
Mark only did some guest vocals on the songs I'm Above, and Long Gone Day, as well as cowrote the lyrics on Long Gone Day. Barrett Martin, the drummer for Screaming Trees was in Mad Season, along with Mike McCready lead guitarist of Pearl Jam, as well as John Baker Saunders, the bassist for the Walkabouts.
I would love to see Elizabeth listen to “Creep” at their MTV acoustic performance!
Weiliend's phrasing was impeccable. In fact, someone in the music industry from back then told me once that he gave other singers advice about how to phrase their vocals in unique and interesting ways.
I love listening to this woman analyze and watching her react!
Glad you saved the best for last. STP are one of the greatest bands of all time and Weiland is the most beautiful man that ever lived. Lyrically and vocally unmatched. It still hurts that I live in a world without him in it.
Dean DeLeo's guitar playing and chord choices are so great on this track.
You really picked up on the theme quickly. I like the way you break down the vocal parts. Your description of Scotts style helped me understand how I'm able to sound like him. Good enough to get the attention of his stage manger. I liken a lot of singing to being a magician. Once you know the secrets of how the tricks are done, the rest comes easier. I haven't sung this in a long time, but the more I learn about his style, the better I'll be able to fine tune this song and others.
As always, another great breakdown.
Thank you
:) Scott's/STP's songs often are very deep, you can listen to them over and over each time putting a few more pieces together and in the end, your impression of the song/direction may be very different. Listening to them on these videos is almost like experiencing them again back in their big time, very exciting and sometimes compelling and thoughtful.
I would also like to request another Chris Cornell song, "I am the Highway" from when he was with Audioslave. Just an amazing song musically, vocally and lyricly.
Looove that song!
Y E SSS
Chris was a King, godly voice
@@BraedenRoesler I LOVE basically all of Audioslaves stuff, and basically everything Chris did period!
His live version of it is excellent I find.
I would like to see an analysis of Mike Patton/Faith no more. Ashes to Ashes or maybe Midlife chrisis
Yes mike Patton. Mayday &
God is a coward, both by tomahawk
I was thinking about recommending that the other day. Midlife Crisis is a good one. Even Epic shows his range and variety. But Mr. Bungle would be so funny to see Elizabeth react to. 🤣
@@eiephants pink cigarette. Goodbye sober day
Agreed, she needs to discover Mike Patton!
Ashes to Ashes is a great shout
Stone Temple Pilots has been in my top 3 favorite bands of all time. Especially this album, Core. This came out the year I turn 16. This song was my anthem my first year driving. It's always enjoyable to see someone's first listen to something I've cherished forever.
This review never gets old. Thank you.
I know you're analyzing the voice, and rightfully so; however, I'm just sitting back and chilling to Robert DeLeo's bass grooves. Probably my personal favorite bassist from the grunge era.
Robert KILLS on bass, and this song he throws down a wicked beautiful bassline.
I feel like Robert DeLeo gets overlooked when people talk about great bass players. He hardly ever follows the guitar line, always making a complimentary melody. I think Robert and Dean are one of the best song writing duos of the era.
Ben Shepherd was clearly the most bad ass of the "grunge" era bass players, his influence on the band was Ginormous and his songwriting was incredible. All of those punk style Rusty Cage type songs were his influence and writing.
Robert is criminally underrated.
I was a 17 year old bass player in 1993 and there were things I tried to steal from every grunge bassist. DeLeo laid down those amazing grooves, Ament was moving all over the neck (like Paul McCartney IMO), Shepherd was big and massive and just grunge-y, and Novoselic (like Kim Deal) showed that you can't go wrong with a lot of roots and fifths. Gods I miss rattling fillings.
After grunge, i feel like you should explore the uniquely talented Mike patton. His voice is truly something to behold, with high amounts of variety and experimentation from song to song.
A good place to start would be this performance: "Faith No More - Just A Man (SWU Festival 2011)"
Second this!
Oh yes. Great shout.
Someone could have a channel *just for* Mike Patton. There shouldn't be reaction videos for Mike Patton; there should be college curriculum.
Mike Patton certainely deserve the attention!
Mike Patton has one of the greatest voices ever.
true story: my roomate in college in the late 90's started playing this on guitar in the dorm and after about 5 minutes 2 guys walked into the room from outside and we all started singing this at the top of our lungs. The whole song from start to finish. It was epic! I will never forget it.
Thank u for getting into this genre! Such beautiful music although different from what you are used to. The joy and appreciation on your face is priceless and welcomed!
STP- 'Still Remains' is one of Weiland's most haunting vocal performances
One of my favorite of theirs
And amazing lyrics too! One of my very favourite STP songs!
One of my favorites too. Would be a great one to hear broken down.
The line, "take a bath, I'll drink the water that you leave" is SOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD
HARD agree there. That song, is hands down my favorite STP song of all time. And probably one of the most signature songs in my teenage soundtrack. So many emotional ties to that song, and a special someone from my youth. That song has so many feels to it for me. Plus it's just a really great song. Though, I do find it kind of funny that the phrasing of it, is sort of hilarious now, considering people actually DO sell their bath water. 🤣 I remember as a teenager thinking that line was a really beautiful way to convey the layers in which someone can be in love with someone. Now, as an adult I'm just like 🤮
@@anthonyfields4563 “if you should die before me ask if you can bring a friend. Pick a flower, hold your breath and drift away”. Pure poetry
Glad you’re checking out STP! Another good under-the-radar grunge band is Candlebox, would love to hear your thoughts on their song ‘Far Behind.’
What an amazing band!
I think You is a better song then Far Behind.
@@Pecan3.14 I hear that. I couldn’t say which one I like better. But they’re both great.
Candle box is not grunge.
You're awesome! Love your style, charisma, honesty, love for music, knowledge and cuteness. You're fun to watch. Makes me happy everytime I watch you break down my favorite songs. Keep up the great work. Peace...
I read once that getting goosebumps on your face when listening to music is rare but I have had that happen often with the music I have forgotten about that you hear for the first time. Thank you for the content.
Well, Kirk is going to be happy! While STP never received the accolades that Nirvana did, but with their solid, workmanlike song construction and dark emotional undercurrent, I always felt that they were a better band. I would have preferred something like Sex Type Thing or Creep, but this song may be the perfect introduction to the band. As a child of the 80's, I was not a fan of most of the grunge movement but I have come to appreciate the talent involved much more thanks to Elizabeth's analysis.
They were a lot more consistent than Nirvana at least till Scott's lifestyle took it's toll. I think Nirvana had some moments that were better, but some of their work was overrated
Nirvana is overrated as shit IMO.
@@Spectre-wd9dl I can some what see people having that opinion. To me it all depends on how you are looking at it and possibly how old you are and what you’ve been exposed to. I was born in 81 and grew up listening to nirvana. They were my favorite grunge band. I rarely chose to listen to them now of days. I would much rather listen to Soundgarden Alice n Chains STP and Pearl Jam. Nirvana was the face of something that really hadn’t been done before. Not really the first but the first to be heavily pushed. It’s tame 30 years later but was innovative at the time. I look at them from that standpoint. If you were to listen to only Dimebag, Petrucci, Buckethead, and Zak Wyld then listen to Robert Johnson or even Chuck Berry you would say that Johnson and Berry are overrated. Compared to the speed and technique that’s possible, but they created the genera the others excelled in. I have to at least respect the innovators even when they are not as proficient.
Hell yeah!
You had me until you said you where not a fan of most the grunge movement. I believe retrospectively Nirvana has been getting their ass kiss by the mainstream media for 2 reasons. They crossed over into the mainstream Billboard Hot 100 with smells like teen spirit & come as you are. They must have appealed to more casual listeners. Possibly they were promoted and pushed more on radiostations & mtv. None of the other bands apparently made it in the Hot 100 back during their when grunge was popular on rock radio/tv. As well the singer killed himself. So to the mainstream media he is looked as the head of the movement and they build the story around him. While real fans of the genre grunge music bought the albums in the millions. In my opinion besides Pearl Jam Nirvana was than AIC, Soundgarden and STP.
Any song off STP's first and second albums are music magic. Their first album "Core" was a bit heavier, but their second album, Purple" is a personal classic to me. I can put "Purple" on and play it right through, it has such a flow to the track order. Elizabeth, check out "Big Empty" from STP's "Purple", which was also featured in the soundtrack for "The Crow" motion picture. So many artists from this Alt Rock/ Grunge scene are gone too soon. Brandon Lee... also gone way too soon.
De Leo mentioned that Big Empty was inspired by a distorted Led Zepplin song heard through the water spray noise while washing his car...it isn't too hard to guess which one.
OMG Creep is one of the best songs ever recorded - such an underrated Band! They are fecking amazing!!
And for me Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop is even better. They got almost artistic and it is just incredible. Every album they have made is just solid cover to cover and they are very underrated in my opinion.
The Big Empty, an awesome song.
I can't believe you reacted to Stone Temple Pilots! Thaaank you!!!
I really like your analysis regarding the music. It's very refreshing to hear your take on all of this music as well as the evolution of it.
You should check out Atlanta by Stone Temple Pilots to hear a different side of Scott's voice
Also, STP had an amazing MTV Unplugged, I know you like live videos.
Also, also, you should check out a song called Right Turn. It's Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell and Chris Cornell all together.
Sorry, I failed to see this post when I posted about ATLANTA above. I feel Scott does show his range and vulnerability in thIs beautiful gem of a song.
One of my favorites. Its so heartfelt, heartbreaking. Plenty of emotions there I’m sure he was singing through.
Glad I’m not the only one who would like to hear a breakdown of it. I love Charismatic Voices critiques and facial expression! I’ve learned a lot from her. Cheers.
That song sounds like it could be Jim Morrison singing. So good
Love the grunge series! Maybe next you should check out Blind Melon! The opposite end of the vocal spectrum from STP :) "Change" is just heartbreaking or "Tones of Home" is one of the best examples of an entire band of incredible musicians all bringing their own talents to the table - any and all would make for wonderful analysis! They're a crazy mixture of blues, funk, country and soulful ballads
"No Rain" is their most popular song but "Change" and "Tones of Home" really showcase what they were as a band - and what the 90s were all about... Innocence that was co-opted and exploited, and that burned up far too young under the bright lights of an incresingly corporatized world.
Shannon Hoon is one of the greatest vocalists of the era and the entire world was robbed of a real genius and talent when he died, it's a shame he's not remembered more fondly by the modern music scene.
Keep up the great work!
I was just listening to change today and thinking it would be a great one for her to review! :)
Tones Of Home is a great song. Shannon's voice was similar to Perry Farrell.
Also, Chester Bennington fronted Stone Temple Pilots for a while after Scott was kicked out. THAT voice combined with the naturally beautiful riffs of the band was an interesting combination. I saw them live, and as much as people hated it at the time, he made me a fan that night. Man went into the show dry and by the end of the second song he didn't have a dry stitch of clothing on his body. He put his EVERYTHING into respecting the legacy of the man as well as the band. Something to look for if you're just combing videos one day
My wife told me that Chester sounded like Eric cartman and now I can’t unhear it.