In late 1998, the band regrouped and began work on a fourth Stone Temple Pilots album. Released in 1999, No. 4 was conceived as a “back-to-basics” rock album in the vein of Core or Purple. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic compared the album’s sound to contemporary alternative metal bands and wrote in his review “it’s as if STP decided to compete directly with the new generation of alt-metal bands who prize aggression over hooks or riffs.” STP scored one of its biggest hits since the success of Core and Purple with the single ” Sour Girl “, fueled by a popular music video starring Sarah Michelle Gellar of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame. The band also recorded an episode of VH1 Storytellers , and went on a summer tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers . No. 4 would eventually be certified platinum by the RIAA.
Regrouped for fourth album
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