Stone Temple Pilots albums, ranked

"Nibbles" (nibbles) 06/02/2015 at 14:05 • Filed to: Lists ranked, rankings ranked, rankings, lists, ranked

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8: Shangri-La Dee Da

6: Thank You / Buy This ( tie )

5: Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop

4: Stone Temple Pilots (2010)

3: Purple

2: No. 4

1: Core

This is up for debate.

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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 15:40

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I agree that Core is the best STP album.

Nibbles > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/02/2015 at 15:43

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Thanks for the reply!

I was starting to worry that STP is too old for this place

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 15:50

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No problem. It’s sad when your 16, and one of the bands you like is seen as too old for OPPO.

Nibbles > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/02/2015 at 15:52

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I’d like to know how many here got their first taste of Wicked Garden by listening to the Classic Rock station :\

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 15:54

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I got my first taste of Wicked Garden listening to my local Classic Rock station. I bought the album, and then discovered Dead and Bloated :D

Nibbles > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/02/2015 at 15:55

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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 16:01

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What?

Nibbles > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/02/2015 at 16:10

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I’m an old

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 16:13

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 16:25

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STP is too young for this place AND too old for this place. Also, Purple FTW.

Nibbles > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/02/2015 at 16:27

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No. 4 is better than Purple

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 16:28

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Hmm. Sour Girl is so dang catchy, true...

Nibbles > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/02/2015 at 16:31

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Why are you so damned agreeable?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 16:37

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I dunno. I wouldn’t say I’m convinced No. 4 is better, but I think Purple is close to being an AC/DCish variations on a musical theme album. If it’s just one song, it’s a really good one, though. Kind of like AiC’s Dirt.

Gamecat235 > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 17:00

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1. Core

Other albums not #1.

Yep.

Side note, I'm old enough that I saw them live in support for Core (they opened for Megadeth).

Nibbles > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/02/2015 at 17:07

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No. 4 is good in parts or as a whole. Purple has a good number of hit-and-miss; not nearly as much as Tiny Music... but No. 4 is more cohesive and marathonable.

Nibbles > Gamecat235 06/02/2015 at 17:07

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At least give your top three :\

Gamecat235 > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 17:28

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Core

Purple

Shangri-La Dee Da

With a huge gulf between 1 and 2, and nearly an equally large gulf between 2 and 3.

And honestly, everything else is just kind of “other STP releases”.

Nibbles > Gamecat235 06/02/2015 at 17:30

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What did you find enjoyable about SLDD? I couldn’t stomach the album when it came out, still can’t today

Gamecat235 > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 17:44

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As an album? It kind of fails. But some of the tracks just connected with me. It took a few listens. There was something to some of the songs that I just liked. The last 4 tracks were my favorites... Eventually I listened to it through and came to accept it as an album. It wasn’t an easy album to like at first, my easier to explain answer would be to put Tiny Music as number 3, but I haven’t gone back to listen to it in years.

ETA: It’s a decent driving album once you’ve got past the initial “WTH is this?” phase.

bhardoin > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 18:22

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I’ve always listened to STP as a collection of singles rather than albums. Then again, I was born the year Core came out.

Nibbles > bhardoin 06/02/2015 at 18:44

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Core, Purple and No. 4 are albums you should listen to front to back [Good News!™ they’re readily available on the YouGooglyTubes]

bhardoin > Nibbles 06/02/2015 at 18:53

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Oh, I’ve been through Core dozens of times probably, it was the only one I had on CD growing up. Since I read this post I’ve gotten most of the way through No. 4 (I’ve really enjoyed it), and I think I’ve actually gotten through all the other albums on Spotify.

I guess to me, their albums (with Core and Purple as an exceptions) don’t have the kinda wholeness that I look for if I’m gonna go through an album at a time. Its hard to explain. I guess they tend to feel more like bundles of songs, rather than as a single work with a unified theme?

Nibbles > bhardoin 06/02/2015 at 18:59

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I can see that with Tiny Music... and everything post No. 4. Even No. 4 can feel a bit inconsistent at times but I dunno; I love that album too much

Stpilots98 > Nibbles 07/08/2017 at 18:25

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