Remembering Scott Weilands "12 bar blues"

I was in in high school when this came out.  I was a HUGE fan on the Stone Temple Pilots records "Purple" and "Tiny Music..Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop"  I Liked Core but it hit my ears as to much of the Eddie Vedder (who I  loved)rip off phase of the 90s. When I Heard "interstate love song" and "Big Empty" I knew  STP was on its own trip. "Vasoline" unknowingly was turning me onto glam rock of Bowie and T-Rex. Feather Boas and something more sexual was being played with in these STP releases I Just didn't know why I liked it. My friends were moving onto heavier music Like Rage Against The Machine which I loved, but I was already a Young Blues Kid by this point in my life and Pop Rock was Speaking less and less to me.  STP Managed to have my attention with The Deleo brothers guitar work and tones. But I didnt think Weiland was very important to what i liked about these records. The Drug charges were out shining his music at that moment.
   I was just finding in NIN (Downward sprial), Beck (Odelay) and The Beastie Boys(License to ill) The Idea of Lofi music. It was really interesting and reminded me of the blues recordings id grown to love from the late 50's and early 60's. Looking Back its the distorted quality of these recordings that I liked so much. Cue 12 Bar Blues! I was driving with a friend and opened the CD up, lit a joint and we drove and listened. From the downbeat of "Desperation #5 " I was hooked. My friend having quite the opposite reaction. By track 3 He told me take out the record of "Weak SHIT" . I was a little shy to admit i was loving it. It remained a silent appreciation of mine for the next year. Not a soul around me agreed. Then it drifted from my conscience for many years as I grew and Explored so much music once i was free of peer pressure and social constraints of my hometown. Bowie's Berlin trilogy to Django. I  stumbled across this Cd in my collection again around 24. IT HIT LIKE A TON OF BRICKS! I realized Weiland was a huge musical mind at that moment. I then Noticed Daniel Lanois and Blaire Lambs Names on the record who I now knew as Giants. In the wake of Weilands passing I found huge sadness and 12 Bar Blues again reigned at 35 for me.  Great art is not always in appreciated in the moment of its inception but It cant help but grow and travel. Because great art stays with people for years and finds its way into their lives and they share it RIP Scott Wieland. Thx for this wonderful album

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