Core

I was one of those who, upon first hearing "Plush", dismissed Stone Temple Pilots as 'Pearl Jam clones'. Over time i came to my senses and by this point whatever it was i was hearing then, i don't hear at all anymore. This isn't a perfect album by any means, but there's some solid material herein. The DeLeo brothers, while not what i would call virtuosos, really are nonetheless musical geniuses and while i still don't care for Weiland personally, dude had a knack at finding the right melody to put on top. And if i wasn't already there, over the past few years i've played in bands that covered "Sex Type Thing", "Wicked Garden", and "Creep", and every one of them were a blast to play. The next 2 albums were really the ones that got me, but this one's still solid.