Jim Louvau reviews the current Stone Temple Pilots show on July 29 at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ. Some excerpts are below:
 
"As lights went out and [Scott] Weiland [vocals] appeared in front of his microphone stand muttering something about Velvet Revolver and Stone Temple Pilots before the rest of the band had even made their way on stage. Part of the beauty of attending a Weiland event is that you never know exactly what version of the singer is going to show up and the singer's erratic behavior set the tone early on for what would be a rough night for the '90s alt-heroes.

"The lengthy set opened with 'Big Empty' from 'The Crow' soundtrack. Dressed in a grey suit Weiland stumbled around the stage and fell into drummer Eric Kretz's drum kit which confirmed he is now officially the Amy Winehouse of rock 'n' roll. When he did sing he often forgot words or changed them. 'Conversations Kill' quickly became 'Masturbation Kill'.

"The singer's incoherent rants in between songs were cut off by his band members starting the next song to stop the bleeding. Guitarist Dean DeLeo and his brother bassist Robert DeLeo looked humiliated as they ripped through classics like 'Wicked Garden', 'Big Bang Baby' and 'Vasoline'."

Here is video of Scott Weiland at that show stumbling backwards into the drum riser:



This tour has received very mixed reviews. When I saw the band, they were great. Scott was dead on with no problems. But other times he shows up late and rants far too long on Velvet Revolver. I don't forsee anything happening for STP after these concerts wrap up. The DeLeo brothers seem to be tiring of Scott's antics both on and off stage.