Lead singer scott weiland became an iconic front man in the tradition of mick jagger, david bowie, and robert plant. Lets remember the real scott weiland, not the 90s caricature the stone temple pilots singer, who died this week at age 48, was no mere grunge copycat. The most wonderful time of the year by scott weiland on. In the spirit of the greatest holiday crooners, the most wonderful time of the year covers a variety of styles including big band swing. A new beginning for scott weiland orange county register. Scott weiland spent so much time as a onetrick pony. My disappointing encounter with scott weiland, rock star asshole posted by pete kotz pete. Final scott weiland recordings featuring troy van leeuwen, ian astbury and more could be released as new digital album. Scott weiland news, music performances and show video. Stp toppled such megabands as aerosmith and guns n roses on mtv and the billboard charts. Throughout a twodecadeplus career with stone temple pilots, velvet revolver and. Two versions have been released, a single disc and double disc deluxe versionthe.
The most wonderful time of the year, 12 bar blues, singles. The most wonderful time of the year by scott weiland. Scott weiland the most wonderful time of the year discogs. And during this time, there were few rock frontmen who commanded an audience and generated as many headlines as scott weiland. Scott weiland winter wonderland official music video.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The most wonderful time of the year scott weiland album. One of the most unwholesome things rocks off can think of is a scott weiland christmas album, so when it was announced a few months back with the promo photo of a dapper weiland skull ring. The most wonderful time of the year is the third and final solo album from scott weiland, former lead singer of stone temple pilots and velvet revolver. Inside scott weilands harrowing final months billboard. And reading facebook pages and twitter feeds can never really tell us about scott weiland. As you would expect from anyone struggling to free himself from the inner hells of substance abuse, scott weilands solo work is an exercise in catharsis. Scott weiland have yourself a merry little christmas. Browse scott weiland pictures at, one of the largest collections of scott weiland photos on the web. Scott takes us back to his early childhood, school life, and his athletic abilities. Happy in galoshes is the second solo album by american rock singer scott weiland. Scott weiland the most wonderful time of the year amazon.
Scott weilands last unreleased music with huge names. In a november 2012 interview with rolling stone, weiland revealed that he was engaged to photographer jamie wachtel whom he met during the 2011 filming of his music video for the song, ill be home for christmas. Is this one of the last photos ever taken of scott weiland. He died on december 3, 2015 in bloomington, minnesota, usa. Tony stewart shows off his absurd car collection to jeff gordon around the track duration. The most wonderful time of the year contains mostly contemporary and jazzy covers of classic holiday tunes, with weiland changing his voice. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Scott weiland in bar where he was out of it and drinking vodka just days before he was found dead on bands tour bus. He was also lead vocalist of supergroup velvet revolver from 2003 to 2008, recording two albums, and he. Massive heart attack, an unreleased track from late stone temple pilots frontman scott weiland and the wondergirls, leaked in december 2016, a year following the legendary stp singers death. Weiland, known for his roles as the lead singer in stone temple pilots and velvet revolver, released his first album, 12 bar blues in 1998. The last time jamie weiland saw her husband, scott, alive, the couple spent a romantic thanksgiving day dining at italian restaurant maialino in new york.
The most wonderful tim of the year is a new collection of christmas standards performed by scott weiland, front man for stone temple pilots. Listen to scott weilands widow about the dark side of rock fame by naomi schaefer riley. A view of scott weiland october 27, 1967 december 3, 2015, stone temple pilots lead singer, and his discography of studio albums. Scott weiland poses for a photo inside the sound 100. Very few people may have been waiting for a christmas record from scott weiland, but that doesnt mean reindeer sweaters are an uncomfortable fit for the rocker. Scott weiland was born on october 27, 1967 in santa cruz, california, usa as scott richard kline. He was married to jamie wachtel, mary forsberg and janina castenada. Produced by scott weiland and doug green velvet revolver, sheryl crow. Features song lyrics for scott weilands the most wonderful time of the year album. On thursday night, scott weiland was found dead on his tour bus at the age of 48.
Jamie weiland took beautiful photos of scott weiland in the final year of his life. Admittedly, the stage was slippery but even after it stopped raining, he had clearly seen better days. How badass scott weiland became a christmas crooner. In the early 1990s, stone temple pilotsnot u2, not nirvana, not pearl jam was the hottest band in the world. The year is a new collection of christmas standards performed by scott weiland. Watch video of scott weilands christmas tour stereogum. Youre watching the official music video for winter wonderland from scott weiland s album the most wonderful time of the year released on softdrive records in 2011.
Final scott weiland recordings featuring troy van leeuwen. Listen to your favorite songs from the most wonderful time of the year by scott weiland now. Things about the late scott weiland you probably didnt. Eyewitnesses claim the legendary rocker was out of it as he. Ten years later, happy in galoshes served as the official followup. How badass scott weiland became a christmas crooner i had a period in my life in the 90s where i was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb. Scott weiland ill be home for christmas official video youtube. Stone temple pilots frontman scott weiland gets his croon on for his firstever christmas album, the most wonderful time of the year. Fortunately for listeners, it is no mere banquet of self pity, nor does it sound like. The earthling papers by scott weiland and david ritz is a memoir that covers scott weilands life from the time when he was just a little child up until around the year 2011. For the good side, he has a great voice, writes great and insightful lyrics, and is phenomenal live. As ridiculous as it sounds, i was pleasantly surprised when i sat down and gave this a listen.
For the most part, this book is told in chronological order. Honestly, i never thought id ever see the words scott weiland and christmas album in the same sentence. During a career spanning three decades, weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band stone temple pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 20, making six records with them. Alternative scott weiland the most wonderful time of. The most wonderful time of the year is a new collection of christmas standards performed by scott weiland. Even in his softest work with stone temple pilots and velvet revolver, his tunes could be best described as. Singer scott weiland passed away at the tooyoung age of 48, after a protracted and public battle with addiction demons. Tragedy hit scott weiland and his new band the wildabouts just a day before the release of their debut album, blaster, when guitarist jeremy brown died from an overdose. A lot of people told me it might have been the last photo of scott weiland that was ever taken. Weiland is also known for his fiveyear career with supergroup velvet revolver and his own solo career. Listen to scott weilands widow about the dark side of. It is missing his christmas covers and covers of himself because fuck that.
Thewrap looks back on the best live performances of the late stone temple pilots and velvet revolver frontman scott weiland, who died thursday at 48. A compilation of scott weiland cover songs youtube. In the spirit of the greatest holiday crooners, the most wonderful time of the year covers a variety of styles including big band swing, orchestrated ballads, reggae, bossa nova and more, all delivered with surprising ease by scott weiland. Scott weiland born scott richard kline on october 27, 1967 december 3, 2015 in bloomington, minnesota was an american musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notably known for his work with grammy awardwinning rock band stone temple pilots. The former frontman for stone temple pilots and velvet revolver had a wonderfully emotive and unforgettable voice, as he steered the polished, semipostgrunge songs of both of his rock bands. Scott weiland pictured in bar where he was out of it. Discover video clips of recent music performances and more on mtv. Unabashed bowie fan that he is, weiland has always shown a weakness for crooning, slipping into a slur even on core, but the most wonderful time of the year allows him to indulge in his thin white duke obsession. Scott richard weiland was an american musician, singer and songwriter. Scott weiland was born on october 27, 1967 in santa cruz, california, usa as scott. Watch the official video for scott weilands ill be home for christmas the most wonderful time of the year. It features his versions of traditional christmas songs.
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