Stone Temple Pilots
MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods,
Mashantucket, CT
August 25, 2012
Crash Kings opened
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Source info:
Sennheiser ME-104's>Tascam DR-07 (16/44.1, 40hz bass rolloff)
>USB> PC> GoldWave v5.56 (slight eq)> CDWaveEditor v1.96 (track split)> TLH> Flac (6)
Taper: Ringfedder
Location: Mezzanine Center, 2nd row
Sound Quality: Excellent
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Setlist:
01. Sin
02. Vasoline
03. Crackerman
04. Hollywood Bitch
05. Hickory Dichotomy
06. Meatplow
07. Still Remains
08. Big Empty
09. Black Again
10. Between the Lines
11. Interstate Love Song
12. Plush
13. Tumble in the Rough
14. Big Bang Baby
15. Jam
16. Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
-Encore-
17. Unglued
18. Sex Type Thing
The Band:
Scott Weiland - vocals
Dean DeLeo - guitar
Eric Kretz - drums
Robert DeLeo - bass, vocals
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Hello Everyone:
If we compare this to the Jane's Addiction show from the week before, you can hear what a difference location makes. Here we have a recording from my favorite position in the theater, center mezzanine. I like having those aerial speakers blasting straight at me. I trust you all will like it as well.
Enjoy!
Review from Hartford Courant
Stone Temple Pilots At MGM Grand: Nothing But The Hits
By Nick Caito On August 26, 2012
When so many of a band�s songs are singles, how do they play a set that isn�t full of radio hits?
This isn�t necessarily a bad problem, but it�s a situation Stone Temple Pilots ran into Saturday night at MGM Grand. That, and the somewhat strange manner of frontman Scott Weiland.
Their set ran the gamut, with everything from their 1992 release �Core� to 2010's self-titled album (from which the stage decor still drew their artistic motif). The track list was, to quote many a radio promo, nothing but the hits.
Scott Weiland romped onto the stage like an agent of The Matrix for several songs, before shedding sunglasses and suit jacket in favor of a simple shirt and tie office ensemble. He slithered and jived across the stage with ease, a signature dance style falling somewhere between those of Ian Curtis and Michael Jackson.
Weiland�s interaction with the crowd between songs was limited and, well, interesting.
There seemed to be something slightly off, with words slowly spoken and heavily slurred. His longest banter was near the set�s beginning, when he rambled about a fear of mispronouncing �Mashantucket.�
Other inter-song commentary included �Alright, this is your party,� and �You may have heard of �Tiny Music� Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop.� This song is on that album.�
At one point a concertgoer caught Weiland�s attention saying he had seen Stone Temple Pilots forty times. The singer responded by insisting the fan needed a set list. Fumbling for one near the drum kit, both a roadie and guitarist Dean DeLeo rushed to his aid, though by that time Weiland found the prize.
One concert goer remarked �He looks like he came from the office and is doing drunk karaoke.� This description was not entirely inaccurate.
The singer�s difficult battle with addiction has been well chronicled through the years. There are certainly no assumptions being made, and this is a judgement free zone. But hopefully �drunk� was all he�s been flirting with.
Actual song performances were just fine, and the brothers DeLeo plus drummer Eric Kretz were tight. Weiland�s voice was strong and accurate for the most part, save for �Trippin� On A Hole In A Paper Heart,� which closed their regular set. The band slowed down just enough to pull the singer along before smoothly returning to speed for DeLeo�s solo, then slowing back down for a final chorus.
�Unglued� and �Sex Type Thing� filled out their encore.