Core (album)
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| Studio album by Stone Temple Pilots | ||
| Released | September 29, 1992 | |
| Recorded | April 1, 1992 — ??? | |
| Genre | Grunge, Hard Rock | |
| Length | 53:16 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Stone Temple Pilots chronology | ||
| Core (1992) |
Purple (1994) |
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Core was the first album released by Stone Temple Pilots on September 29, 1992, by Atlantic Records.
This album is regarded as Stone Temple Pilots's most famous and features such hits as "Plush", "Creep", "Sex Type Thing", "Wicked Garden", and "Dead & Bloated". This album, released during the grunge movement of the early 1990's, was seen by many critics as a rip-off of other grunge bands, especially Pearl Jam. However, others have seen the album a true symbol of the movement, and it is generally thought of as a staple of the genre.
[edit] Track listing
- "Dead & Bloated" - 5:10
- "Sex Type Thing" - 3:35
- "Wicked Garden" - 4:05
- "No Memory" - 1:19
- "Sin" - 6:05
- "Naked Sunday" - 3:55
- "Creep" - 5:30
- "Piece of Pie" - 5:22
- "Plush" - 5:12
- "Wet My Bed" - 1:35
- "Crackerman" - 3:12
- "Where the River Goes" - 8:20
[edit] Trivia
- During the height of "Creep"'s popularity, many listeners mistook the song for Nirvana. People also thought that the song "Plush" was a Pearl Jam performance, based on the resemblance between Weiland's deep vocals in the song with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder's vocal style.
- In the album's liner notes, lead singer Scott Weiland goes only by the name "Weiland". Nowhere on the album is his full name present.
- "Plush" won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock performance.
- "Plush" also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist award at the 1993 MTV Music Video Awards.
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | Heatseekers | 1 |
| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 3 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | "Plush" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1993 | "Plush" | Modern Rock Tracks | 9 |
| 1993 | "Plush" | Top 40 Mainstream | 18 |
| 1993 | "Creep" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1993 | "Creep" | Modern Rock Tracks | 12 |
| 1993 | "Sex Type Thing" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 23 |
| 1993 | "Wicked Garden" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 11 |
| 1993 | "Wicked Garden" | Modern Rock Tracks | 21 |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
| Scott Weiland | Dean DeLeo | Robert DeLeo | Eric Kretz |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Core | Purple | Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop | No. 4 | Shangri-La Dee Da |
| Compilations: Thank You |
| Singles: "Sex Type Thing" | "Wicked Garden" | "Plush" | "Creep" | "Big Empty" | "Vasoline" | "Interstate Love Song" | "Unglued" | "Pretty Penny" | "Dancing Days" | "Big Bang Baby" | "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" | "Lady Picture Show" | "Tumble In The Rough" | "Down" | "Sour Girl" | "No Way Out" | "Days of the Week" | "Hollywood Bitch" | "Revolution" | "All In The Suit That You Wear" |
| Related articles |
| Talk Show | Velvet Revolver | Army of Anyone |
