Dean DeLeo

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Dean DeLeo

Dean DeLeo
Born September 23, 1961
Alias(es) Dean De Leo
Genre(s) Rock
Psychedelic rock
Grunge
Alternative
Affiliation(s) Stone Temple Pilots
Talk Show
Army of Anyone
Notable guitars Gibson Les Paul
Fender Telecaster
Years active 1987- Present
Official site [1]

Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961 in New Jersey) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the 90's rock band Stone Temple Pilots.

He is also known for his role in the band Talk Show, a short-lived project, and is currently the guitarist for the newly formed band Army of Anyone, which features his younger brother Robert DeLeo, Filter frontman Richard Patrick, and session drummer Ray Luzier. Their debut album was released on November 14, 2006.

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[edit] Stone Temple Pilots

Dean's younger brother Robert met future vocalist Scott Weiland in a Black Flag concert that represented a punk rock interlude whose ideological framework would soon be abandoned. Robert soon after introduced Dean to Scott and an idea of forming a band was brought up. Dean was a guitarist, and Robert managed to convince him to join. They eventually hooked up with drummer Eric Kretz, and the band was formed. They took the name Mighty Joe Young, inspired by the monkey movie of the same name. They played gigs in many bars around the Hollywood area, and eventually landed a record deal with Atlantic Records in 1992. However, they were forced to change their name, for the name "Mighty Joe Young" like much of his material, had already been exploited. Scott decided on the name "Stone Temple Pilots"; although he states that it has no real meaning, he just liked the initials "STP".

The band exploded with the release of their debut album Core, which sold over 8 million copies [1] . The record sales propelled with the release of the singles "Sex Type Thing" and "Plush", and helped establish STP as a main contender in the newly mainstream music that began to be known as grunge. However, they were ripped by critics for jumping on the bandwagon and profiting from the grunge mania. Many confused STP with Seattle bands experiencing national corporate attention during the same period. STP rode this wave. With their sophomore album "Purple", they challenged critics and became a genuine commercial rock act. Stone Temple Pilots went on to record 5 studio albums and managed to sell over 30 million copies worldwide.

[edit] Talk Show and Army of Anyone

The band had many troubles however, mostly stemming from Scott Weiland's continuous problems with drug addiction. The band was forced to cancel most of the tours after the 1995 year, as Weiland popped in and out of rehab. The DeLeos and Eric Kretz eventually formed a new band, Talk Show which released one album. STP soon reunited, released two more albums, and soon disbanded. Weiland became the lead singer of the new formed band Velvet Revolver, Eric Kretz opened a studio in California, and the DeLeo brothers began to work with Richard Patrick, lead singer of the band Filter to compose songs for Filter's fourth album. The end result was a song that the three liked, so they contacted Ray Luzier, a famed session drummer, and Army of Anyone was formed. The band's debut was released on November 14th, 2006.

[edit] Equipment

Dean owns numerous guitars, and he is an avid collector of vintage guitars. Some of his more notable guitars include;

Dean's live equipment has been described as "simple yet effective", and allows him to replicate the sounds he gets in studios. He primarily uses a modified Dunlop Cry Baby and a BOSS CE-1 stereo chorus pedal. His effects are handled via a Rockman MIDI Octopus pedal. His amp set up includes a Demeter TGP-3 three-channel preamp, a Rocktron Intelliverb and a VHT Classic stereo tube power amp that runs 50 watts per side into two Marshall 4x12 cabinets. [2] Dean's crunchy guitar tone was a main trademark of STP, and has a distinct tone compared to other grunge guitarists such as Jerry Cantrell, Kim Thayil, or Kurt Cobain. Not overbearing on distortion, his sound possesses a unique "crunch", and is often seen as spacey. He pays homage to many genres and tones, most noticeably hard rock with elements of "psychedelia, trancy shoegaze, jangle pop, and other forms of melodic alternative guitar."[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Top Selling Albums". Digital Dream Door. February 9, 2006
  2. ^ [http://www.musictoyz.com/articles/chopdean.php "Dean DeLeo" [Music Toyz. February 9, 2006.
  3. ^ "Tiny Music... Review". All Music Guide. February 9, 2006.
Stone Temple Pilots
Scott Weiland | Dean DeLeo | Robert DeLeo | Eric Kretz
Discography
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

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