- Audio CD (Mar 31 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Atlantic
- ASIN: B0000062RU
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #43,376 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Desperation #5 |
| 2. Barbarella |
| 3. About Nothing |
| 4. Where's The Man |
| 5. Divider |
| 6. Cool Kiss |
| 7. The Date |
| 8. Son |
| 9. Jimmy Was A Stimulator |
| 10. Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down |
| 11. Mockingbird Girl |
| 12. Opposite Octave Reaction |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
When an artist comes back from the kind of trauma that dogged Scott Weiland following the release of Stone Temple Pilots' Tine Music ... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, said artist often comes back a changed person--and that's exactly what this surprising, fascinating solo bow shows Weiland to be. Middle finger pointedly directed at his past and eyes firmly affixed to his navel, Weiland slithers through the dauntingly dense disc with little of the simplicity implied in the title. Shaky and slurred, songs like "Where's the Man" and "Barbarella" conjure up some mighty frightening images without resorting to the brute force that was once Weiland's weapon of choice. Wrapped in grandiose post-glam, drag-heavy on strings, sequencers, and special effects, 12 Bar Blues is a daring leap, and it's clearly been done without a safety net. --David Sprague
People
Now out on his own after a much-publicized drug detox, [Scott Weiland] eschews heavy guitar rock for a lighter but equally familiar pop psychedelia.... But with its predictably spaced-out song titles ("Desperation #5"), nonsensical lyrics ("All the tangerines/they taste like jelly beans") and thin, whiny vocals, 12 Bar Blues shouldn't prove a threat to any living legend....
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Lyrics Only Weiland Can Understand,
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This review is from: 12 Bar Blues (Audio CD)
And that's fine with him... Scott Weiland once said this record goes from A to Z and back to G. He's sort of right, but really all these strange, distorted noises ultimately kind of blend together in fulfilling harmony, if that makes any sense. "Desperation #5," for example, should have been a radio hit. With despairing, cryptic, mournful lyrics, and a buzzsaw of a guitar bridge that will knock you on your butt, this was a great leadoff choice for the album. Oddly, the slow moving and disjointed "Barbarella" WAS released as a single, foregoing much better tunes that would have sold Weiland more albums, like "About Nothing," or the pleasant louge tune, "Divider," or the ultra-sheeny rocker "Opposite Octave Reaction" - all three much better songs, fantastic. As for Weiland's voice, it's a purposely distorted mixture of glammy sheen and a tinge of grittiness likely to trip STP listeners up. Great musicians surrounded Scott Weiland on "12 Bar Blues," no doubt learning to play what Weiland could only hum or lightly strum on a guitar; undoubtedly his friends pulled through for him. Still, Weiland did a great job. Those not willing to grow with their favorite artists won't even hear this album half the way through. However, if you're up for some experimentation - plastic guitars stretched to the 9's, spacey lounge, dated industrial, soft guitar and piano, stretched vocals, weird lyrics, Irish barroom odes, techno rock and glam - check "12 Bar Blues" out. I don't know what this guy was on when writing some of these unique tunes, nor what was going on in his life, but despite his condition, it sounds like he was having a great time in the studio, twiddling knobs and God knows what else.
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW,
By Lexy (canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 12 Bar Blues (Audio CD)
From STP to Solo artist, Scott Weiland never ceases to amaze me!!! From the strong and painfully real Barbarella to the easy going Jimmy was a Stimulator.Then of course you have the mellow Divider and Where's the man. All these songs have eye opening lyrics that show the listener what the goes through the mind of someone who has been brought back from the brinks of death many times.Overall I believe that this album will eventually be a classic rock album! Good Job Scott!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD,
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This review is from: 12 Bar Blues (Audio CD)
I love this period of STP. The other guys went and did a project called "Talk Show." I remember when the DeLeo's came to my town promoting that disc and were booed for a few seconds. In addition, "Talk Show" was listed by Maxim magazine as "one of the worst ever." Once again, my tastes do not agree with the mainstream. "Talk Show" was a great, great disc and this one from Mr. Weiland was fantastic as well. Both "12 Bar" and "Talk Show" are favorites of my varied 1000 disc CD collection. My only gripe about "12 Bar Blues" is that it did not include a song that was included on the promotional only version, a great song called "Nosey Divey." Go to other sources to find that one, I guess.
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