It really is a puzzle to me why Stone Temple Pilots are pretty much best known for their singer fronting Velvet Revolver. All five of their albums are top quality as far as I'm concerned, and this, their second, is the best of all. We'll all have our favourites, from the grunge/country inspired "Interstate Love Song", to the thrusting and crawling "Vaseline", and my own personal favourite, the brilliant "Kitchenware and Candy Bars", which builds tension superbly before releasing you at the end. How this song isn't a bona fide rock classic acknowledged by millions is beyond me; it's one of the best kept secrets in rock. I find it impossible to listen to this song in my car without spanking the steering wheel and screaming the chorus at the top of my weak and feeble voice.
But beyond all that, it is an album without any slack whatsoever. Okay then, "Pretty Penny" I'm not too keen on, but plenty of others are, and "Silvergun Superman" more than makes up for it. This is a genuine rock classic album, that should sit in everyone's record collection.