Sounds like Jerry Cantrell is a Mike Patton superfan. The Alice In Chains guitarist was on former-U.K. DJ-turned-podcast host Matt Stock’s Life In The Stocks and gushed about a possible collaboration with the Faith No More founder.“Patton is sick,” says Cantrell (as heard in the player below), admiringly. “I love how versatile he is, the energy that he is, and he’s got so many different voices; I don’t think he’s ever satisfied, and that’s why he keeps…
There’ve been various eras of rock ‘n’ roll throughout the course of history that have all differed from each other in some way, and Seattle grunge was definitely one of the more defining ones. So, in what ways did grunge change rock ‘n’ roll going forward?Throughout our 30 Years of Grunge series, we’ve dissected the Seattle scene from its beginnings, and explored all of the groups who helped pave the way for it. Then we…
In the years immediately following the great grunge explosion of 1991, the entire world seemed to be looking at Seattle.Few bands were bigger than Nirvana, especially after Nevermind knocked Michael Jackson’s Dangerous from the top of the albums chart. Pearl Jam’s Ten peaked at No. 2 a few months down the road, and they drew in crowds at the Lollapalooza festival that were bigger than what the headliners did.Alice in Chains released Dirt on Sept. 29, and Stone Temple Pilots — an…
Rock stars have long been associated with indulging in the excesses of “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.” While that may have been true for certain artists in certain eras, by the early 1990s, that lifestyle was pretty much looked down upon.Following the reign of Motley Crue, Poison and Warrant, Seattle bands such as Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Nirvana were dominating the rock world between about 1992 and 1995. Their albums soared…
As 1992 arrived, the explosion of “grunge” was hitting new heights and a new band from SoCal was ready for their turn in the spotlight. A four-piece featuring bassist Robert DeLeo, guitarist Dean DeLeo, drummer Eric Kretz and a charismatic vocalist named Scott Weiland had just taken the name Stone Temple Pilots after forgoing their previous moniker Mighty Joe Young due to a potential legal conflict. On Sept. 29, 1992, the band arrived on the scene by releasing…