Disco de Stone Temple Pilots: “Shangri-La Dee Da”

This is without a doubt the best rock cd released this year (2001). I thought Number 4 was a solid effort, but this cd is light years better. The first 3 STP cd's are classics, but I think this is their most complete recording date. It's got everything: "Dumb Love" is a rocker that kicks the cd off, leading into the first single "Days of the Week". "Wonderful" is one of the best ballads you'll hear and you also have "Coma" and "Transmissions From a Lonely Room", both stellar tracks. In fact there really isn't a weak track on the cd. Above all you have great musicianship and Weiland's incredible vocals.

If anyone can bring rock and roll back to the forefront it's STP and "Shangri-La Dee Da.

Shangri La Dee Da is easily the Stone Temple Pilot's best album ever, the musicianship is excellent, Scott Weiland's voice is in top form, and most important of all the songs are great. There is something for everyone on this album from STP's trademark grunge inspired hard rock to meaningful ballads to straightforward pop rock.

Dumb Love 9/10 - The album's hard rocking opener, it's nothing you wouldn't expect from them, Scott's voice sounds great

Days of the Week 10/10 - The album's poppy first single, once you hear this song you won't get it out of your head

Coma 10/10 - The electronic tinged hard rock is one of STP's best songs ever, the musicianship is great, Robert DeLeo's amazing bass playing shines on this song

Hollywood B@*ch 9/10 - This is another standard rocker, just think Big Band Baby on steroids

Wonderful 10/10 - The first ballad on the album and most likely their next single, the lyrics are great

Black Again 8/10 - This is a mellow rocker, nothing else to really say about it

Hello It's Late 10/10 - The second ballad on the album, similar to Wonderful but different and just as good, STP shows that they have a talent for writing great ballads

Too Cool Queenie 10/10 - My personal favorite on the album, the lyrics are definately about the Kurt Cobain/Courtney Love story, though the band won't say anything about it, the music is great especially the guitar

Regeneration 7/10 - Another strong song, not as good as some of the others but still a good listen

Bi-Polar Bear 6/10 - The third and weakest ballad on the album, still not a bad song but compared to the rest of the album this is song that I'm most likely to skip when I'm listening to it

Transmissions from a Lonely Room 10/10 - This song is the equivalent of Crackerman on this album, it's an uptempo hard rock song

A Song for Sleeping 9/10 - The final ballad on the album, it's a great song written by Scott Weiland about his son

Long Way Home 8/10 - The album closes with this midtempo rocker, not a bad song but one of the weaker songs on the album

Overall this album is prefect, anyone who says that STP lost their edge should really take a listen to the album

Thank God for creative artists like STP who have stayed true to the music and haven't given a flying poo over what the public "supposedly" wants. I've been starving for a decent ROCK album ever since the latest Dandy Warhols release (over a year ago). Shangri-La Dee Da (despite the annoying title) fills the bill nicely. Each song is well crafted and harkens back to the great traditions of Rock. The CD, as a whole, is destined to become a classic.

Haunting vocals, relentlessly creative - and precise - bass and percussion and, oh yes, some of the very best guitar work you will ever hear on ANY rock album, ever. By the way, on the way to growing up to adulthood, did the idea of intelligent lyrics ever appeal to you? Whatever anyone says or thinks, STP has grown WAY BEYOND Core, musically, lyrically, and in all other ways. 'Core' is a great CD but what always bothered this reviewer about STP was the lack of consistency. Certain songs (frequently the hits played on the radio) sounded great but when I bought the CD, I kept hitting the skip button to avoid what sounded like 'filler' (or somewhat lesser songs). 'Purple' showed marked improvement and, for that matter, 'Tiny Music' was their most consistent CD to date. 'No. 4' is a great CD - no question - but awefully hard to take at times (like they were trying too hard). Still, each of STP's later efforts easily surpass their previous ones. Some of the reviewers in this space need to pull their heads out of their bongs and grow up, way up, past 'Core'.

The latest from STP is the culmination of all their skills. A coming-together of hard rock, 'pop' sensibility, and the STP style. A great record (period). Long Live STP!

I can't say that I've been compelled to write a review like this before, but after reading some of the scathing, one star reviews, I felt like getting my two cents in. First of all, I didn't give this 5 stars, because it is not their best album overall. But that DOES NOT mean that it is not very, very good. STP is one of the most talented rock bands of the past decade, and Shangra La Dee Da proves that they've still got it. I really can't understand why these so-called fans of "Core" and "Purple" would rip into this so much. Yeah, it sounds different than those albums, but so what? Are bands not allowed to progress and evolve these days? This is a solid Rock & Roll album, old STP fans who've fallen off the bandwagon over the years should check this one (and also the MOST EXCELLENT No. 4) out.

most of the people who reviewed this album are really stupid. all they say is "its not Core, give us Core, Core is their best album" i totally disagree with that statement. yes core was the 1st cd and was hugely popular but it is their weakest album. all the songs except Creep have exactly the same vibe and loud production. i do like Core but i dont want a band to just keep rehashing the sound of their debut album. let a band freakin grow and change. as STP progressed, each album became better . im sure the band would agree with that. the songwriting on shangri la de da is STP at their peak. there are so many styles of rock music on here. some idiot reviewed this and said there were no 60s sounding harmonies like on Core. what the hell is he talking about? 1st of all i dont remember much harmonies on Core anyway and this album has tons of great harmonies and very beautiful ones on Song for sleeping and Hello its late. Lyrically this is scotts best writing. every song is great and this is the only STP cd where you dont have to skip any songs. its hard to pick which is better- No 4 or this, because No 4 does contain their 2 greatest songs Atlanta, and Heaven and Hot rods but overall this has more songs and is very melodic. in closing i just want to add that if you are one of those typical people who give up on bands when they continue to grow and just want their first album repeated every year ,then dont get this but if you really like a great band like STP and want to stick with them as they mature and continue to grow as artists , then i cant recommend Shangri la de da any more.