Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (Super Deluxe) (Remastered) (2019) [96kHz/24bit]
Label: Rhino Atlantic
Country: USA
Genre: Alternative Rock,Hard Rock,Grunge
Quality: FLAC (*tracks)
Bitrate: Lossless [96kHz/24bit]
Time: 2:40:06
Full Size: 3,48 GB
When Stone Temple Pilots returned to the studio in 1994 to record the band's second album, the quartet was facing the high expectations set by its debut Core (1992), which sold more than eight million copies and earned a Grammy® Award. The release of Purple on June 7, 1994 would cement their place as one of the definitive bands of their generation as the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart on its way to selling more than six million copies.
PURPLE: Super Deluxe Edition explores the making of the album with a mix of unreleased music that includes demos ("Unglued" and "Army Ants") and early versions of album tracks ("Meat Plow" and Interstate Love Song"), plus acoustic recordings ("Big Empty"). The collection also features three unreleased live performances from the 1994 KROQ Acoustic Christmas show, including a version of "Christmastime Is Here" from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the new collection, however, is STP's previously unreleased demo of "She Knows Me Too Well," a song the Beach Boys originally recorded in 1965.
"'Purple' is a lean, throttling piece of post-alternative hard rock. STP doesn't rely simply on riffs, although there is a fair share of killer hooks; the band writes songs, where the melodies and chords intertwine, becoming inseparable. From the brooding ballad "The Big Empty" to the simple, pounding fuzzy riffs of "Vasoline", the group improved in every facet - their songs are stronger and their playing is more convincing and powerful." (AllMusicGuide)
