During our revisit of the one and only Talk Show album featuring the three guys not named Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots during their infamous 1997 hiatus, we remarked how the music remained steady but the vocals and melodies were less interesting. Now we get to examine the other side of that temporary split with Weiland's 1998 solo debut 12 Bar Blues. Would the lack of the DeLeo brothers inventive riffing similarly hamper the lead singers creative output? The simple answer is no, thanks to Weiland's willingness to experiment, filling the record with interesting sounds and surrounding himself with accomplished musicians. It is an admirable, if occasionally messy, attempt to shatter the perceptions of what it meant to be "the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots," but more often than not, the influences start to show. Sadly, this left us wondering if the lukewarm critical reception, albums sales and radio play pushed Weiland back into the easy embrace of Stone Temple Pilots too quickly, who churned out successive radio friendly if bland riffage that palled to their primer-era output. Weiland never pushed the envelope like he did on this record, and we try to figure out why.
Intro - Barbarella
13:20 - Mockingbird Girl
18:05 - About Nothing
29:28 - Son
Outro - Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down
#253: Trace by Son Volt
#252: Van Halen in the 90s Round Table
#251: Earth vs the Wildhearts by The Wildhearts
#250: Frame and Canvas by Braid
#249: Interview with Morgan Taylor of Mink
#248: Female Artists of the 90s
#247: Interview with J. Robbins of Jawbox and Burning Airlines
#246: Interview with author/musician Jon Fine
#245: Dyslexicon by Dandelion
#244: Powertrippin’ by The Almighty
#243: Shoegaze Round Table Discussion
#242: Tatoonie by Blind Mr. Jones
#241: Interview with Dale Crover of the Melvins
#240: Round Table Discussion on Punk in the 90s
#239: The Heart Is A Monster by Failure with Kellii Scott
#238: Apple by Mother Love Bone
#237: The Real Ramona by Throwing Muses
#236: Round Table Discussion - Most Influential 90s Bands & Artists
#235: Interview with Chris Wyse of Owl, Ace Frehley and More
#234: 001 by Dovetail Joint
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