Did Stone Temple Pilots reunite for potential opening slot for Led Zeppelin reunion tour?

June 5, 2008

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On a search of Ticketmaster.com I come across a listing for Stone Temple Pilots tickets. I figured they must be still plugging away after they kicked Scott Weiland out due to his repeated drug use and subsequent trips to jail and/or rehab. Curiousity got the best of me and I clicked and I saw what appeared to be a recent picture of the band with Weiland. A few clicks more and I discover they have reunited for a summer tour with their ultimate goal to land an opening position on a possible Led Zeppelin?reunion and tour.

First, I find it amazing that STP has any fans at all. In their heyday they had a few songs that I played in my cover band, but I really never knew anybody who could claim to being a fan or seeing them in concert. They were like Michael Jackson. Everybody knew and liked a few songs but would never admit to being a fan.

Second, they have never been known to be the most creative band on the planet so why Scott Weiland would leave a band like Velvet Revolver, with legendary guitar player Slash, is just mind boggling. This guy should have been dead from drugs over 10 years ago. He’s probably got the most charmed life of any drug addict rock star I have ever seen and yet he never seems to appreciate what he has.

My prediction - Velvet Revolver will come back with a better singer with a great 3rd CD, and with 3 members from the Guns ‘n’ Roses line-up there is no reason they can’t do so. STP will play half the shows of their North American tour when news reports will fly that Weiland has once again broken his parol orders and been caught with drugs on him. The DeLeo brothers weren’t able to keep this freak clean 10 years ago, I don’t know why they think they can now.

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