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This brings me to my second point. When you think of a big time band like Stone Temple Pilots as a headliner on the Saturday night of a four day music festival, you would expect the lead singer to address the crowd and have some good interaction with the crowd, but not this lead singer, not even once! In fact, between songs Scott Weiland would start mumbling about things like how we are the most superior beings on the planet, the media sucks, and how we don’t care what handbag Paris Hilton bought last week. I really think that on several occasions if the band hadn’t started playing a song, Scott would still be walking around aimlessly, mumbling. The people around us were either fed up with his crap and wanted to see a better show or there were some people feeling sorry for him. Scott missed lyrics, had to hold onto the railing at one point, and just seemed to be somewhere else other than on that stage. Britne left after only 5 songs. Lots of other people left too. I tried to watch the whole show, but I left the VIP area and watched the rest of the show from GA while enjoying a corndog.

Some of our Rockfest friends said the show just sucked and others enjoyed it because the music was good and they had a good time watching Scott’s antics. We are aware of Scott Weiland’s past substance abuse problems, but if you’re not ready to be sober and give it your all for your fans, then don’t bother to show up. As for the rest of the band, they were great and hopefully Scott can get his act cleaned up and put on a show like we know he can. Maybe it’s time to use YouTube or MySpace and find a replacement? Anyone going to a STP show in the near future, we hope you see the Scott Weiland on his “A” game and not the dazed and confused Scott we saw.

There are still a few dates scheduled if you are wanting to check them out for yourself:

[tags]Stone Temple Pilots, Rockfest ‘08[/tags]

For those of you wondering how the performances are going, the reviews I’ve been reading have been mostly positive. The review for STP’s performance at the Hollywood bowl on June 24, 2008 by Paul Gargano stated “There was a back-and-forth and synergy within the band that defied they ever split apart, and a musical energy that was not only palatable, but infectious throughout the 105-minute, 19-song set culled entirely from their five studio albums.”

A review of their Cleveland, OH performance on May 21, 2008 by Chris Holehouse stated “”Let’s get it started,” urged the front man with cigarette in hand, as the band quickly upped the ante with a hypnotic version of Vaseline followed by a dark vocal rendition of Big Band Baby. Weiland wasn’t his usual manic self on stage, opting for a cooler, more methodical style more suited to his 40 years of age.”

The review by Nate Chinen about the performance on May 31, 2008 in Holmdel, NJ is the only one I’ve found that was disappointing. This performance was early in the tour and hopefully the band is getting back into the groove of touring. The review stated “Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, had just a few words for the crowd at the PNC Bank Arts Center on Saturday night, and that was probably a good thing. Two weeks into this post-grunge band’s reunion tour, he seemed bedraggled and bushed, like a scarecrow. His first comments were barely coherent, and what came next was dispiriting. “Sometimes you make crazy choices,” he said, in a distinctly undefiant tone.”

I don’t know about you, but regardless of the reviews this is a show that I have to see for myself. Stone Temple Pilots is performing at Rockfest in Cadott, WI on Saturday, July 19 and Brian and I will be there. We’ll be sure to post our own review when we return.

Here are the remaining dates:

[tags]Stone Temple Pilots[/tags]