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Vasoline
"Vasoline" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots from their second album, ''Purple''. The song was the second single of the album, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for two weeks. The song's odd-sounding intro was created by Robert DeLeo, who ran his bass through a wah-wah pedal to get the said effect. The song's lyrics were written by vocalist Scott Weiland. "Vasoline" also appears on the greatest hits compilation album ''Thank You''. A live version also appears on The Family Values 2001 Tour compilation. Composition and meaning During STP's performance of "Vasoline" on ''VH1 Storytellers'', Weiland says that the song is about "feeling like an insect under a magnifying glass." During an interview with Greg Prato from SongFacts.com on October 14, 2014, Scott Weiland confirmed that the key line in this song came from a misheard lyric: His parents put on the Eagles song "Life in the Fast Lane", and Weiland thought they were singing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple (Stone Temple Pilots Album)
''Purple'' (stylized on the cover art in its Chinese character ''紫'') is the second studio album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on June 7, 1994, by Atlantic Records. The album, building on the foundation laid by the band's debut album ''Core'', was a huge success for the band, selling 252,000 copies in its first week and debuting at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and remaining there for three weeks, eventually selling over six million copies. It spawned a number of successful singles — "Vasoline" and "Interstate Love Song" both topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and hit number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, while "Big Empty" also cracked the top ten on both charts. Lesser known album cuts "Pretty Penny" and "Unglued" were also released as promotional radio singles. Background and musical style In the spring of 1994, Stone Temple Pilots returned to the studio to work on their next album and completed it in less than a month. The al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate Love Song
"Interstate Love Song" is a single by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Released in September 1994, the song is from the band's second studio album, ''Purple''. Considered one of the band's biggest hits, "Interstate Love Song" reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart (current Mainstream Rock) on September 17, 1994, replacing the band's previous single " Vasoline". The song stayed at number one for 15 weeks, a record at the time, and gave the Stone Temple Pilots 17 consecutive weeks at number one with both songs. It also peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart and in Iceland, as well as number 20 in Canada. "Interstate Love Song" has been praised as one of the best songs of the 1990s and was featured on STP's greatest hits compilation ''Thank You'' in 2003. In 2009, it was named the 58th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. The song was ranked at number 17 on Australian alternative music station Triple J's Hottest 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocksmith
''Rocksmith'' is a music video game produced by Ubisoft, released in October 2011 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms in North America. ''Rocksmith'' was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 during September 2012 in Australian and European markets and October 2012 in Japan. A Windows version was released on October 16, 2012, after several delays. The game's main feature is that, unlike other rhythm games such as ''Guitar Hero'' that require proprietary controllers to play, ''Rocksmith'' instead allows players to plug in virtually any electric guitar and play along via a USB adapter. An expansion adding bass guitar compatibility became available on August 14, 2012. A second release which integrates the bass expansion as well as additional refinements became available on October 16, 2012. A second game in the series, titled ''Rocksmith 2014'', was released in 2013, followed by a third, ''Rocksmith+'', in 2022. Gameplay ''Rocksmith'' requires the use of the Real Tone cable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots (also known by the initialism STP) is an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kretz (drums). The band's lineup remained unchanged from its formation in 1989 until the firing of Weiland in February 2013. Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington joined the band in May 2013 but left amicably in November 2015. In 2016, the band launched an online audition for a new lead vocalist; they announced Jeff Gutt as the new lead singer on November 14, 2017. After forming in 1989 under the name Mighty Joe Young, the band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots. Their debut album, ''Core'', released in 1992, was a major commercial hit, and STP went on to become one of the most successful bands of the 1990s, selling more than eighteen million albums in the United States and forty million worldwide. STP rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Empty
"Big Empty" is a song by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots that first appeared in 1994 on the soundtrack of the film ''The Crow''. The band later included the song on its second album, ''Purple'', and released it as the lead single from that album. The song reached No. 3 and No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts, respectively. The song won a MTV Movie Award for best song featured in a movie in 1995. Musically, the song has a similar format to the band's previous single " Creep", beginning with a slow, soft acoustic verse that leads into a loud and distorted chorus with a heavy guitar similar to "Plush". "Big Empty" appears on the greatest hits compilation albums ''Thank You'' and ''Buy This''. AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "'Big Empty' is a perfect encapsulation of mainstream alienation" and praised it as a highlight on ''Purple''. Charts Live performances The song was performed live for the first time d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Kerslake
Kevin Kerslake is an American filmmaker and photographer. He has directed documentaries on Joan Jett ('' Bad Reputation''), DJ AM (''As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM''), The Ramones (''We're Outta Here!''), Nirvana (''Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!''), Bob Marley & the Wailers (''Legend Remixed''), Soundgarden (''Louder Than Live'' and ''Motorvision''), Insomniac (promoter), Insomniac (''Electric Daisy Carnival'', ''Nocturnal Wonderland'' and ''The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience''), among others. Television work includes scripted series on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox (''The Visitor (TV series), The Visitor''), ABC Family (''Fallen (miniseries), Fallen''), and Vevo (Tim Timebomb's ''RockNRoll Theater''), plus segments on the Academy Awards (''Mominees''), Billboard Music Awards (''Billboard Millennium Award - Beyoncé''), and Breakthrough Prizes in Fundamental Physics & Life Sciences. Kerslake started his career in film by making surf, skate and ski films throughout his teens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Weiland
Scott Richard Weiland (; né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013, making six records with them. He was also lead vocalist of supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008, recording two albums, and recorded one album with another supergroup, Art of Anarchy. Weiland established himself as a solo artist as well and collaborated with several other musicians throughout his career. Weiland was known for his flamboyant and chaotic onstage persona; he was also known for constantly changing his appearance and vocal style, for his use of a megaphone in concerts for vocal effect, and for his battles with substance abuse. Now widely viewed as a talented and versatile vocalist, Weiland has been ranked No. 57 in the ''Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists'' by ''Hit Parader''. In 2012, Wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert DeLeo
Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966) is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the bassist for rock band Stone Temple Pilots. He is part of Delta Deep and he has also played in Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He is the younger brother of Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo. He is also the former bass player for the supergroup Hollywood Vampires. Early life DeLeo and his older brother Dean were both born in New Jersey and raised in the Jersey Shore community of Point Pleasant Beach. He graduated from Point Pleasant Borough High School in 1984. Their older half-brother is actor Scott Marlowe. Career Stone Temple Pilots (1985–2003, 2008–present) DeLeo met Scott Weiland (who would eventually become lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots) at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach. They soon realized that they were both dating the same woman. After she moved to Texas, Weiland and DeLeo moved into her San Diego apartment, where they tried to form a ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SingStar Amped
The following is a list of ''SingStar'' games released for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The tables list the songs available in each game, with the country of availability indicated by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, two-letter country codes. For games that were localised for multiple markets, songs are either indicated as present ("Yes") or absent ("No") in the track list for each region. The first game in the series, ''SingStar'', was released in PAL region, Europe and Oceania in 2004. , over twenty games in the ''SingStar'' series have been released in English-speaking territories, including a small number in North America. Most ''SingStar'' games are loosely based upon musical genres, such as rock music, rock or pop music (''SingStar Rocks!'' and ''SingStar Pop'' respectively). Artist-specific ''SingStar'' games have been released, featuring artists such as ABBA, Queen (band), Queen, Take That, Die Toten Hosen, Kent (band), Kent and Mecano. ''SingStar'' ''SingStar '80s'' All no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Values 2001 Tour
''The Family Values Tour 2001'' is the third live album with various artists performing on stage during ''The Family Values Tour'' in fall 2001. It is released on May 7, 2002. The album includes various artists performing at the ''Family Values Tour'' in 2001, such as Linkin Park, Staind, Deadsy, Stone Temple Pilots, Static-X, and Staind frontman Aaron Lewis (musician), Aaron Lewis. The hit song "Wonderful", the only single from the album, is performed live during the ''Family Values 2001 Tour'' by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, which features additional vocals from Chester Bennington of Linkin Park who would eventually become the band's vocalist in 2013. Background ''The Family Values 2001 Tour'' was recorded live at assorted dates on the annual alt-metal tour. While it's heavy on the rock of Stone Temple Pilots, the album does include some other strong performances. Staind vocalist Aaron Lewis, who made his name with some standout performances during the 1999 ''Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Warhol (song)
"Andy Warhol" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1971 for the album ''Hunky Dory''. It is an acoustic song about one of Bowie's early artist inspirations, the American pop artist Andy Warhol. Background The album track opens with a series of strange electronic tones which fades into studio chatter in which producer Ken Scott mispronounces Warhol's name and Bowie repeatedly corrects him. Scott then solemnly reintroduces the take with the correct pronunciation, and Bowie asks if the tape is rolling. Upon realising he is indeed being recorded, Bowie bursts into laughter and the song proper begins. The song is memorable for a distinctive repeated riff played by Mick Ronson on acoustic guitar. Originally the song was written for Dana Gillespie, who recorded it in 1971, but her version of the song was not released until 1973 on her album ''Weren't Born a Man''. Bowie produced Gillespie's version and Ronson also plays guitar. Gillespie performed the song i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharpening Stone
Sharpening stones, or whetstones, are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools such as knives through grinding and honing. Such stones come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and material compositions. They may be flat, for working flat edges, or shaped for more complex edges, such as those associated with some wood carving or woodturning tools. They may be composed of natural quarried material or from man-made material. They come in various grades, which refer to the grit size of the abrasive particles in the stone. (Grit size is given as a number, which indicates the spatial density of the particles; a higher number denotes a higher density and therefore smaller particles, which give a finer finish to the surface of the sharpened object.) Stones intended for use on a workbench are called bench stones, while small, portable ones, whose size makes it hard to draw large blades uniformly over them, especially “in the field,” are called pocket stones. Often whetstones are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
