Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop

Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
Studio album by Stone Temple Pilots
Released March 26, 1996
Recorded October 1995 - January 1996 at Westerly Ranch, Santa Ynez, CA
Genre Alternative rock, psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia
Length 41:55
Label Atlantic
Producer Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots chronology
Purple
(1994)		 Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
(1996)		 No. 4
(1999)
Singles from Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
  1. "Big Bang Baby"
    Released: March 1996
  2. "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
    Released: June 1996
  3. "Lady Picture Show"
    Released: November 1996
  4. "Tumble in the Rough"
    Released: 1997 (promo only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (C) [2]
Pitchfork Media (0.8/10) [3]

Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop is the third album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on March 26, 1996 on Atlantic Records. Tiny Music displays a drastic change in the band's sound, featuring music strongly influenced by 60s rock and bands such as The Beatles. After a brief hiatus in 1995, STP regrouped to record Tiny Music, living and recording the album together in a mansion in Santa Barbara, California.[2] The album had three singles reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, including "Big Bang Baby", "Lady Picture Show", and "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart."[4]

Contents

Conflict within the band

In 1995, lead singer Scott Weiland was caught and convicted of buying crack cocaine. He was sentenced to one year's probation. Issues with drug use did not clear up after his sentence, and STP was forced to cancel most of their 1996-1997 tour for Tiny Music. Because of the tour cancellation, Tiny Music did not receive as much exposure as initially intended. The album was certified 2× platinum but was not as commercially successful as STP's first two albums.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Press Play"   Stone Temple Pilots 1:21
2. "Pop's Love Suicide"   D. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:43
3. "Tumble in the Rough"   S. Weiland 3:18
4. "Big Bang Baby"   R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:23
5. "Lady Picture Show"   R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 4:08
6. "And So I Know"   R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:57
7. "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"   E. Kretz, S. Weiland 2:57
8. "Art School Girl"   D. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:35
9. "Adhesive"   R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 5:34
10. "Ride The Cliche"   D. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:17
11. "Daisy"   R. DeLeo 2:18
12. "Seven Caged Tigers"   D.DeLeo, S. Weiland 4:17

The "Press Play" track is instrumental.

Charts

Album

Year Album The Billboard 200 UK Albums Chart CAN RPM Albums Chart
1996 Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop 4 31 5

Singles

Year Single Mainstream Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Top 40 Mainstream CAN Alternative 30
1996 "Big Bang Baby" 1 2 39 1
"Lady Picture Show" 1 6 — 2
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" 1 3 — 1
"Tumble in the Rough" 9 36 — 23

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r233033
  2. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,291961,00.html
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20011126210250/pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/stone-temple-pilots/tiny-music.shtml
  4. ^ [1]
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