Track Listing

1. Press Play
2. Big Bang Baby
3. And So I Know
4. Art School Girl
5. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
6. Seven Caged Tigers
7. Daisy
8. Ride The Cliche
9. Adhesive
10. Lady Picture Show
11. Tumble In The Rough
12. Pop's Love Suicide

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33794 in Music
• Released on: 1996-03-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

CD Description
On their third album, Stone Temple Pilots distance themselves from the grunge movement that was their springboard into the multi-platinum neighborhood. From the onset, TINY MUSIC... finds the group dabbling with their sound; "Press Play", a one-minute instrumental rides a slinky funk groove, juicedalong by returning producer Brendan O'Brien on Fender Rhodes piano. From here, the DeLeo brothers and drummer Eric Kretz show a willingness to musically experiment with Beatlesquesongs ("Lady Picture Show"), a Leon Redbone-like instrumental replete with slack-guitar phrasings ("Daisy") and a loung-ey track that lulls the listener with liberal applications of vibraphone and harpsichord ("And So I Know").
Lyrically, Weiland continues to enigmatically allude to matters of personal importance--whether it be the price of fame in "Adhesive", featuring a muted trumpet solo by Dave Ferguson that conveys the song's somber tone, or the shallowness of a fictional girlfriend in "Art School Girl". As a whole, TINY LIGHTS... gives Stone Temple Pilots the chance to shrug off the grunge mantle that many others continue to cling to.

Customer Reviews

Stone Temple Pilots Finest Hour? 5 Stars No Problem
Why people rate this album so low is beyond me.
From the perfect vocal melodies to the awesome guitar licks and from its funky bass lines to the unreal drum parts this album is simply class.
The album is generally quite relaxed with some bursts of riffage.
I'll talk about a couple of the tracks to give you an idea of the feel and mood of the album.
Songs like the beautiful 'Adhesive' & 'Seven Caged Tigers' opens up a new world to the bands already vast level of variety. The addidtion of the horn solo in 'Adhesive' adds to the goosebumps effect to no end. They never lost touch of their passion for heavy riffs either as the chrous to 'Art School Girl' quite cleary proves with its crashing drums, harsh vocals and pointlessly distorted guitar (thats a compliement). The classic 'Lady Picture Show' lays down a vocal melody that almost anyone couldn't deny to sing along to for days. The almost sedative effect of 'And So I Know' is enough to drift you off gently to sleep.
This is warded by the brilliance on the lead guitar in 'Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart' which just shows the abundance of talent in Dean DeLeos grasp.
I can't talk this album up enough and I am sad to see Scott Weiland wasting away in Velvet Revolver. What he had with these guys is mountainous in comparison to VR.
Get back togethor and do the world a favour!
Thanks for this album guys

Sublime guitar rock
I own all the STP albums, and this is my favourite. 90's rock collides head on with breezy rhythms - typified by the fantastic "rocks love suicide", you'll be hard pushed to find a better rock album in recent years. Perhaps the Chili's "Californication" outdoes it, but Cali isnt quite as intoxicated as this.

Their best album.
This was their best album. I am a massive fan of the Stone Temple Pilots and can remember getting Purple off a friend and being absolutely blown away by it.

I waited for this with baited breath and when it came out I remember feeling a little disapointed.

After playing it for another two days however I fell in love with it. It is without their best and the one where Scott Weiland strikes out and shows the true versitility of his voice.

The band took a risk with this album making an album which goes from straight forward punky american rock (tumble in the rough) to slow ballads like 'and so I know' and 'adhesive'. Stand out track is the last one 'Seven Caged Tiger Fly'

An amazingly varied album but not one for people new to the stone temple pilots. Buy Purple if your into american rock/grunge and then buy this.