12 Bar Blues
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12 Bar Blues
- Artist: Scott Weiland
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- Release Date: March 17, 1998
- Total Time: 58:51
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Scott Weiland's addictions were well documented and were often blamed for the disintegration of Stone Temple Pilots. Frustrated with his constant relapses, the remaining Pilots formed Talk Show, whose debut album rocked hard but lacked the style and melody of prime STP. Instead of reviving the Magnificent Bastards, Weiland decided to record a solo album with producer Daniel Lanois. The teaming was unexpected but inspired -- 12 Bar Blues is an unpredictable, carnivalesque record confirming that Weiland was the visionary behind STP's sound. He's fascinated by sound, piling on layers of shredded guitars, drum loops, and keyboards, making sure that each song sounds drastically different from its predecessor. Throughout it all, a few things remain the same -- the music is rooted in glam rock, filtered through psychedelia and trip-hop, and dressed in immediate, catchy hooks and melodies. At its best, 12 Bar Blues makes a case for Weiland's talents as a songwriter and musician. At times his lyrics can be awkward, and occasionally the music collapses under its own weight, but the very best moments -- the swirling "Desperation #5," the glitter-crunch of "About Nothing," the mock-Tom Waits march "Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down," the hook-laden "Mockingbird Girl," the stomping "Jimmy Was a Stimulator" -- are exciting modern hard rock songs propelled by hooks, attitude, and style. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| 12 Bands of Christmas, Vol. 7 (2010 Album by Various Artists) | |
| 12 Bar Blues (2011 Album by Lightnin' Hopkins) |
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12 Bar Blues (album)
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| Studio album by Scott Weiland | ||||
| Released | March 31, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Scott's house, Foxy Dead Girl, Royaltone, Oceanway, The Village, and Master Control | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 58:51 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Blair Lamb, Tracy Chisholm, Scott Weiland, Daniel Lanois | |||
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12 Bar Blues is the debut solo album from Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland. Its sound and style differs greatly from his band's releases. The design concept of the cover is a homage to the cover design of John Coltrane's Blue Train album. The title name comes from the simple chord progression known as "Twelve-bar blues."
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Development
In a 1998 interview on MTV's 120 Minutes, Weiland states that his then brother-in-law introduced him to Blair Lamb, the one who co-produced 12 Bar Blues with Weiland.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10)[4] |
| Piero Scaruffi | (7/10)[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
| Spin |   [7] |
Released in 1998 on Atlantic Records, the album was a commercial failure,[citation needed] but achieved some critical acclaim. Stephen Erlewine of allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, declaring "12 Bar Blues is an unpredictable, carnivalesque record confirming that Weiland was the visionary behind STP's sound. He's fascinated by sound, piling on layers of shredded guitars, drum loops, and keyboards, making sure that each song sounds drastically different from its predecessor."[8] David Fricke of Rolling Stone awarded the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and declared that "12 Bar Blues isn't really a rock album, or even a pop album. Weiland, out on his own, has simply made an honest album – honest in its confusion, ambition and indulgence. It was worth the risk." but also remarked that "Maybe it's a little early for Scott Weiland to be going the solo way."[9] Historian Piero Scaruffi gave it a 7 out of 10 and claimed that "12 Bar Blues is a noble work in the tradition of "lo-fi" songwriters like Robert Pollard and Beck, a collection of quirky ditties with lively and inventive arrangements."[10] He later listed the album as being one of the best rock albums of the 90s.[11]
Track listing
- All Songs Written By Scott Weiland (Foxy Dead Girl Music). Co-Writers in parenthesis.
- "Desperation #5" – 4:05
- "Barbarella" – 6:36 (Tony Castaneda)
- "About Nothing" – 4:48 (Castaneda)
- "Where's the Man" – 4:55
- "Divider" – 4:23 (Victor Indrizzo; Famous Music Corp.)
- "Cool Kiss" – 4:55
- "The Date" – 5:21
- "Son" – 5:04 (Indrizzo; Famous Music Corp.) (dedicated to "Zack")
- "Jimmy Was a Stimulator" – 3:58
- "Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down" – 5:26 (Indrizzo; Famous Music Corp.)
- "Mockingbird Girl" – 5:02 (Jeff Nolan, Zander Schloss; UA Music Inc., Floated Music, EMI Virgin Music; "Its The Mega", United Lion Music, Sho Me Mo)
- "Opposite Octave Reaction" – 4:18
Track information
- An additional track entitled "Lazy Divey" was recorded for the album, and was included on some early promotional copies of the album.
- "Mockingbird Girl" was a re-recording of a song Weiland had originally recorded with The Magnificent Bastards for the 1995 Tank Girl soundtrack three years prior.
Personnel
- Scott Weiland – lead vocals, beatbox, guitar, keyboards, piano, bass, synthesized bass, drum loops
- Tracy Chisolm – theremin
- Blair Lamb – beatbox
- Holly Reiger – guitars
- Jeff Nolan, Zander Schloss – guitars
- Sheryl Crow – accordion
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Peter DiStefano – guitars, bass
- Victor Indrizzo – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, drums
- Daniel Lanois – synthesizers
- Tony Castaneda – guitars, bass
- Martyn LeNoble – bass, cello
- Michael Weiland – drums, percussion, drum loops
- Suzie Katayama – cello
- Novi Novog – viola
- Joel Derouin, Robin Lorentz – violin
Production
- Produced By Blair Lamb, Tracy Chisholm, Scott Weiland & Daniel Lanois
- Recording & Engineers: Chad Banford, Chris Goss, Tracy Chisolm
- Additional Engineers: Daniel Lanois, Jason Gladden, Tracy Chisolm, David Nottingham, Eric Greedy, Jeff Robinson, John Sorensen, Rafa Sardina, Reid Miller
- Mixing: Mark Howard, Daniel Lanois, Tracy Chisolm
- Mastering: Daniel Lanois, Mark Chalecki
Chart performance
Album
| Chart | Peak | |
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| Billboard 200 | 42 | [12] |
| New Zealand Chart | 47 | [13] |
Singles
| Year | Title | US Alt. |
UK [14] |
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| 1998 | "Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down" | 39 | — |
| "Barbarella" | 36 | 194 |
References
- ^ YouTube.com: Scott Weiland - interview 1998
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "12 Bar Blues". pitchfork.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2010.
- ^ Scaruffi review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Spin 4/98, pp.124-125
- ^ Allmusic review, cited September 20, 2008
- ^ Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Magazine review, cited September 20, 2008
- ^ Piero Scaruffi review Piero Scaruffi review, cited September 20, 2008. Accessed 2009-03-22. Archived 2009-05-02.
- ^ Piero Scaruffi list Piero Scaruffi's "Best Rock Albums of the 90s" list, cited September 20, 2008
- ^ "Scott Weiland – 12 Bar Blues [albums]". Billboard. Archived from the original on 03 August 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090803131232/http://www.billboard.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Scott Weiland – 12 Bar Blues". NorwegianCharts.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Scott+Weiland&titel=12+Bar+Blues&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
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