Song: "Tangle With Your Mind"
Artist: Scott Weiland
Album: "Happy In Galoshes"
Year: 2008
Place Of Origin: San Jose, California
Years Active: 1985 - 2015
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Tangle With Your Mind" appears to be a song about infidelity in a relationship. The vocalist can tell that his partner has been unfaithful to him and he can read her actions and see through her lies and false alibis. You get the sense that he doesn't want to lose her or the relationship, but when honesty and trust has been broken, what do you really have?
SCOTT WEILAND DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1998 - 12 Bar Blues (Atlantic Records)
* #42 on Billboard 200
2008 - Happy In Galoshes (Softdrive Records)
* #97 on Billboard 200
2011 - A Compilation Of Scott Weiland Cover Songs (Softdrive Records)
* did not chart on Billboard 200
2011 - The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (Softdrive Records)
* did not chart on Billboard 200
2015 - Blaster (w/ The Wildabouts) (Softdrive Records)
* #133 on Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON SCOTT WEILAND:
Scott Weiland's musical roots go back to 1985 when he met Robert DeLeo at a Black Flag concert. The two formed a band called Mighty Joe Young which soon added Robert's bother Dean and Eric Kretz in a union that would eventually become Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland and the Pilots would have a 14 year run, from 1989 till 2013. It wasn't always an easy relationship as Weiland dealt with drug issues throughout his life. Even with all the drama with their lead singer, Stone Temple Pilots became one of the biggest acts in rock music in the 90's and early 2000's. They would release six full length albums with Weiland on vocals before the turmoil eventually led to him being fired from the band in 2013. Weiland also fronted the supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2002 to 2008. This was basically the Guns N' Roses band with Weiland on vocals. This band had tremendous success but only released two full length studio albums. Some of the very same problems that plagued STP would hurt Velvet Revolver as well. Scott Weiland was a volatile individual and his unpredictablility hurt many of his relationships. VR would eventually disband in 2008, though the band did play one reunion show as a benefit concert in 2012. Scott fronted another band called Art Of Anarchy. He contributed vocals for the band's debut album but distanced himself from the project after it's release. He said he collaborated with the band and helped write the songs but was not officially a band member. The band went on to hire Creed frontman Scott Stapp as a replacement. Now we get to Weiland's solo career. During his time with STP and Velvet Revolver, Weiland always made a little time to put out some solo material. This probably happened at times when he was at odds with his bandmates. His solo material is much different from the material released with his bands. He's much more explorative with his solo stuff. I think you really see his love of the music of David Bowie and Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd with his solo material. Some of it is acoustic based. Some is electro and trippy. He really tries to branch out into genres that may have been impossible to do with the Pilots or Velvet Revolver. It gave him real artistic freedom to create whatever he wanted. That being said, Scott Weiland is one of the best hard rock singers of all time for a reason. He's best in a rock band setting. Still, his solo material is filled with some gems. He also has a cover song compilation he released in 2011 that features some great covers of David Bowie, Nirvana and The Rolling Stones to name a few. When the 20th anniversary was coming around of Stone Temple Pilots debut album "Core", the band had big plans involving an anniversary tour and other extras to celebrate that album. Unfortunately, all the turmoil between Scott and the band never allowed that to happen. Weiland would form a backup band called The Wildabouts and go on a "Purple To The Core" tour and celebrate that album on his own. Weiland's last solo release would also feature The Wildabouts. It dropped in 2015 and saw Scott get back to his rock band roots. Sometimes the whole myth of the rock and roll lifestyle meets with tragic ends. The end came for Scott Weiland on December 3, 2015 when he was found unresponsive on his tour bus in Minnesota. Though he's gone, Scott Weiland has left a lasting legacy on the rock and roll world. He's definitely one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time and a great frontman. While born out of the grunge era, Stone Temple Pilots turned out to be more glam than grunge and their influence is huge. Velvet Revolver was just a flash in the pan, but that flash burned bright. They injected life into rock and roll. Scott's solo material is full of songs that bare his soul. Whether his songs are about his failed relationships, his struggles with addiction or the loss of his brother, his music always has brutal honesty packed inside. It's amazing and really heartbreaking when I look back at the music of my generation and see the best of the best no longer with us. Scott Weiland, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley and Chris Cornell. It sucks that we'll never get to hear new music from these legends.
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Stone Temple Pilots
Jerry Cantrell
Chris Cornell
Velvet Revolver
Eddie Vedder
TEN SCOTT WEILAND SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Way She Moves
2. Breathe
3. Fame (David Bowie cover)
4. 20th Century Boy (T. Rex cover)
5. Mockingbird Girl
6. Missing In Cleveland
7. Barbarella
8. The Jean Genie (David Bowie cover)
9. Paralysis
10. Into Your Arms (The Lemonheads cover)
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