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Scott Weiland

Memories of a Rock Star

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Scott Weiland

By: Greg Prato
Narrated by: Greg Prato
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From late 1992 and throughout the remainder of the decade, if you spent any amount of time watching MTV or listening to rock radio, you were bound to come in contact with a tune by Stone Temple Pilots. With such classic releases as Core, Purple, and Tiny Music....

Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop selling millions and spawning countless hits (Sex Type Thing, Plush, Creep, Vasoline, Interstate Love Song, Big Empty, Big Bang Baby, etc.), STP is now widely considered one of rock's all-time great acts. And during this time, there were few rock frontmen who commanded an audience and generated as many headlines as Scott Weiland. Despite fronting another successful band, Velvet Revolver, and issuing his own critically acclaimed solo albums, Weiland could not overcome his demons - passing away in 2015 (at the age of 48).

Scott Weiland: Memories of a Rock Star features nearly 30 all-new interviews conducted exclusively for this book, including members of bands that toured with STP (Megadeth, Meat Puppets, Blind Melon, etc.), worked with Scott (Scott's autobiography co-author David Ritz, video directors Kevin Kerslake and Josh Taft, producer/engineer Chris Goss, etc.), or were friends and/or admirers of Scott's music (Richard Patrick, Bob Forrest, Matt Pinfield, Eddie Trunk, etc.). Get ready for an honest and accurate portrayal of Scott Weiland!

©2016 Greg Prato Writer, Corp. (P)2021 Greg Prato Writer, Corp.
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I was so disappointed in the narration of this book. At times I found myself reverting back to the days of sitting in a classroom listening to my teacher read us a story on a warm Friday afternoon after swimming class. He has the same sort of ability to emphasise the wrong words whilst pausing randomly.
As far as the content goes I found it very fragmented and also very 'Nirvana centric'. I'm a huge Seattle music scene fan now in my mid 50s, so had the privilege of seeing it (including STP) come in from the ground up and found myself in disbelief at the amount of times they were credited with creating 'Grunge' when any true fan could sit and contradict these comments easily.
Feels more like a fan- based opinion, rather than factual and for me? That really spoiled this listen. I found myself feeling frustrated and shouting at the narrator at times... gave in. My personal experience - I've listened to better, more engaging insights with some amazing first hand stories. If you're looking for a true window into the world of grunge, this in the goes in the 'maybe' pile, every time.

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