- alternative rock, grunge, rock, hard rock
- 47 min
- 11 tracks
- Atlantic
Purple is the second studio album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on June 7, 1994, by Atlantic Records. Expanding on the band's grunge roots, the album incorporates more genres, such as psychedelic rock, blues rock, and country. The band started work on the album while touring for their debut, Core (1992). The song "Big Empty" was recorded on May 25, 1993 and appeared in the 1994 film The Crow, while the rest of the album was recorded in March 1994.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- Chicago Tribune2/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Select2/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4/5
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Tracks
- 1Meatplow3:38
- 2Vasoline2:56
- 3Lounge Fly5:19
- 4Interstate Love Song3:15
- 5Still Remains3:33
- 6Pretty Penny3:42
- 7Silvergun Superman5:16
- 8Big Empty4:54
- 9Unglued2:34
- 10Army Ants3:46
- 11Kitchenware & Candybars / Second Album8:06
11 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Label
- Atlantic
- Released
- 1994
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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