Well. Here we are. Over the weekend the Bucs played their first preseason game. Football season is now washing over us like a cool breeze on a hot summer day. The doldrums are over and I can go back to ignoring baseball (btw: thanks for not sucking for once Rays). With the return of football season comes my return to listening to multiple hours of sports talk radio each week. The other morning I was driving into work and the morning drive time talk host used the opening to Dead and Bloated as his bumper music and I suddenly felt like I had to hear Core.

It’s really easy to forget how good of an album Core was. It’s 16 years old and was followed by 5 utterly pathetic efforts. Add all of the Weiland drama during and post STP and two pieces of shit while he was with Velvet Revolver and you could easily convince yourself that there really just isn’t anything to these guys. But then there’s Core. This wonderful little gem buried under a back catalog of garbage.

I had long gotten rid of Core but was able to grab a used copy on my lunch hour from my local record store. Maybe it’s cause it reminds me of being 19 and renting an apartment with two friends and all of the good times or maybe it’s just that time has proven that this really was a great album. I am gonna choose to believe the latter.

Apparently the band has reunited now that Slash and Co. tired of Weiland’s act and booted him from Velvet Revolver. I expect total garbage from what will be their sixth studio album but you never know….

Stone Temple Pilots – Dead and Bloated
Stone Temple Pilots – Naked Sunday
Stone Temple Pilots – Crackerman

Stone Temple Pilots’ Official Site, Stone Temple Pilots on myspace, Buy Core