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#357 Stone Temple Pilots — Core: The Album That Critics Hated and Fans Made Platinum
“I mean it’s June, so…”
Released September 29, 1992, CORE, the debut album from San Diego, California’s own STONE TEMPLE PILOTS (or STP for short) is one of those albums that doesn’t really fit into the “grunge” category, nor does it fit into the traditional “heavy metal” box either. It’s certainly not grunge but is definitely “more metal than Pearl Jam”, and while there may be some subtle similarities here and there, they are as different as apples and apple sauce.
“It’s June, man. Knock yourself out…”
Of the STP discography, CORE is certainly their heaviest and most metal sounding album…
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