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
#044: Circa Now! by Rocket from the Crypt
#043: Teenage Symphonies to God by Velvet Crush
#042: Songs from the Second Storey by The God Machine
#041: Fallout by The Mayfield Four
#040: 24 Hour Revenge Therapy by Jawbreaker
#039: Gimmick by Barkmarket
#038: Still Feel Gone by Uncle Tupelo
#037: Porno for Pyros by Porno for Pyros
#036: Get In Get Out by Mink
#035: Phaseshifter by Redd Kross
#034: Become What You Are By The Juliana Hatfield Three
#033 - On The Turn by Kerbdog
#032 - Reloaded by Green Apple Quick Step
#031 - Dead Letter Chorus by Llama Farmers
#030 - Auntie Ramos' Pool Hall by The Sidewinders
#029 - Angelfish by Angelfish
#028 - Strap It On by Helmet
#027 - Sumo by The Superjesus
#026 - The Cult by The Cult
#025 - Hot Saki and Bedtime Stories by Catherine
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