Lol yes ...I’ve met people that because of the cake on the back of the album and the fact that “purple” isn’t written on the album at all (except in Chinese on the front) think that the name of the album is 12 gracious melodies
I like Tiny Music and no4 better, they had matured and developed their own pop/rock sound and Scott song writing sensibilities really came to the fore with songs like Lady picture show and Soul girl
Robert Deleo is such an amazing and underrated song writer,I've seen a video of him explaining how he wrote the main hits of stp the dude is a genius and a fucking bad ass on bass.
Do you remember what video it is? STP was integral to my teenage years and I'm going down a nostalgia-filled rabbit-hole right now and would love to watch that.
I’ve been coming back to this album so much lately. It’s still so damned good. The song writing, the performance, and the production make this one of the truly best rock albums of the 90’s.
The early 90s was loaded with such great guitar players. Dean DeLeo, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jerry Cantrell, Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, Adam Jones...the list goes on. What’s even more impressive is that none of those guys sound anything alike; each one has their own individual style. I don’t think you’ll find another decade that popped out such incredible music in such a short period of time.
07foxmulder come on man as great as those bands are.....how can u compare the 60s n 70s with the ninties.....the doors ...zepplin..beatles.. and then u have limp biscuit?????? sorry...lol
im annonymous The first three words of my comment are “The early nineties”, meaning 1990-95ish. Limp Bizkit was part of the nu-metal scene which didn’t have an impact on pop-culture until 1999. Also, I didn’t say the 90s was the best decade of all time for music, I said it had the best music in such a short window of time. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Weezer, Beck, Blur, and Oasis all released their debut album in like a four year span. And that list would be longer had I included hip hop artists like Nas, Biggie, Wu Tang Clan, Pac and so on. In less than five years we got to experience every single one of those gems.
My teen years were not good times. This album taught me that there are, indeed, beautiful things in life worth living for. It saved my life, literally.
Purple is, at times, my favorite alt rock album of the 90s. It’s a front to backer...there’s really nothing bad on it. But certain tunes like interstate, big empty, kitchenware and still remains are just soul-massaging on a different level. That beautiful, melodious sound...even back then, I remember thinking that it sounded like very “nostalgic” music. It had a certain longing to it that made them stand apart from other groups of their day.
Purple was one of the first cassettes I ever owned as a kid, I loved this album and read the lyrics as a 10-year old trying to understand what they were about. I would sing Vaseline while hanging out at my grampas ranch, great memories. Great band, they’re such cool guys. Such humble, well-spoken, big hearted band mates.
‘Purple’ is their best album: unbelievable songs that are stuck in your mind and soul, such as big empty, vasoline, kitchenware & candybars and interstate love song.
Thank god for STP(and others of course) for keeping alive the idea of an album as an immersive experience where every song matters and the song sequence is it’s own art like chapters in a book. People may think of ignoring the album format and focusing on singles/playlist as a new phenomenon but at that time it was already normal to not have an album context. That handful of bands from that time kept alive the idea of an hour of music as opposed to random tracks in between filler and I love them for it
One of my all time favorite records. Of that time period, I loved Pearl Jam's Ten and Vs, Alice In Chains Facelift, Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger, and there were more but those albums hit me hard and stayed with me for a long time. I may have listened to Purple more.
This album and Tiny Music are the best from them. They really settled into their sonic niche on those albums. I find all of the other records to be hit or miss, but they don’t deserved to be bashed or hated like they do. Only for the albums post Scott that they keep putting out.
I know it's really tough. Robert, Dean and Eric really put up with a lot when all they wanted to do was make music. You can't blame them for wanting to keep their legacy going, but ultimately because of the talent of Scott, it's just not the same with anyone else. I'm sure everyone wishes that Scott could have conquered his demons, I'm sure they would have put out a lot more music. At least there's 5 solid albums, with I presume Core, Purple and Tiny Music being classics.
Yeah, unfortunately Scott's death made crystal clear what he contributed to the band. He really had a knack for interesting lyrics and vocal melodies, even on the first self-titled album. He knew what to do with the rest of the band's compositions.
this is such a "driving" kind of record for me i've always found it interesting that on the liner notes it specifies that "lounge fly" was recorded at paisley park (prince's studio/home) and i'd love to hear about that..
Theres a story that Prince's people told STP not to engage Prince nor look him in the eye. Scott all loaded kinda snuck up on Prince and was like, "I like the way you dance.." and then STP were escorted out of the studio hahahahahahaa. Prince was the dickhead kinda eccentric
Still Remains is my FAV tune off Purple, even though the entire album from start to finish is awesome. Oh and Dean, thanks for sharing that funny story about what happened when you recorded your guitar parts for that same song! It just makes me love Still Remains all the more.
Love STP! Especially Robert and Dean! I'd love to hear more about their relationship as brothers in a band together. Any fights? Are they opposites? Growing up, etc.
I don't really know but from what few interviews I've seen, they seem to get along really well and are both extremely mature. They seem to always be having dinner at each other's houses.
STP is an amazing band. I miss Scott. I mourn his passing and the lack of his artistry. Purple was a good and different entry for a sophmore offering. I loved it. There are just some non-radio hits that speak to a person's (or another musician's soul). Good Bless the Pilots.
@@jeremyturner745 I thought the same exact thing. When Scott would do the thing to piss off the "macho muscle man doing their muscle man dancing" he would don the dress and lipstick and he would kiss a guy... It was usually Erik. Also Dean did dope and smoked crack. Think Scott and Robert were pretty close. But Dean and Scott had issues and Robert would take his brother's side. But even in later interviews Scott would talk some shit about Dean,and kinda start to say something about Robert then correct himself and say "nah,Robert was cool " or something.
incredible album..i remember being in a hard rock band at the time the album came out. i walked into our rehearsal room and looked at the guys and said "theres no point any more...its been done"
I dare anybody to find a better written pop rock song than Interstate Love Song. Crank that up when you're headed down the parkway on a bristling, cloudless day. I guess it just goes to show... it's not always about micromanaging everything to be set up perfectly in the studio with all the right equipment in their rightful place and it's not always about spending so much time hashing something out. It's about getting the band in, hitting record, and having them just bash their songs out without getting bogged down in thought. If you spend a ton of time in the studio you'll risk overthinking the shit out of everything and start tweaking things that maybe didn't need to be tweaked. If the songs are written, then leave em alone. If the songs have it, they have it. Twatting around with a handful of notes to one section of one song over the course of a month and a half maybe isn't the best utilization of your time (or the money that's paid to the studio for that time). And it probably won't make any difference to whether the songs "have it" or not. I'm guessing that's the sum of Brendan O'Brien's thoughts on taking too much time to record an album. Or at least his thoughts 25 years ago. He may feel a little differently now with the technological advancements with recording gear.
Oh man, Brendan O'Brien got some of the best sounds ever on his records in the 90s. SO FUNNY the story at 4:58 that he simply didn't care which mics he used. Vs and Purple leapt from the speakers and it sounds like it was not a complex process. Amazing.
Purple is the first album when STP became STP, and found their true sound apart from everyone else. Core, while still a good album, I actually like the least of the albums (Weiland era) because to me, it sounds like Alice In Chains and what all the other bands of the time were doing at the time. Purple, Tiny Music, No. 4, Shangri La Dee Da, and the self titled are all so unique from one another but are still undoubtedly STP. I find that Core doesn't make it into my cd players much in contrast to the others.
Geez Robert Quit dancing around the truth and just say what Scott was doing to F up everything around this time: DRUGS HEROIN COCAINE It's ok. We're all adults here. The beginning stages of Scott's lifelong TRAIN. WRECK.
