{"product_id":"stone-temple-pilots-no-4-2026-reissue","title":"STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - No. 4 (2026 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"904\"\u003eVengeance is sweet. Dismissed by some insiders due to vocalist \u003cstrong data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"104\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScott Weiland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’s legal issues, and viewed by many critics as a band that rode the coattails of its predecessors, \u003cstrong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"244\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStone Temple Pilots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e fired a loud shot across the bow in 1999 in the form of \u003cem data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eNo. 4\u003c\/em\u003e. Blending the strengths of the quartet’s three prior LPs while marking a return to its hard-rock roots, the platinum-certified record stands as the heaviest and edgiest of the California ensemble’s career. Helmed by the band’s go-to producer, \u003cstrong data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"984\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrendan O'Brien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"993\"\u003eNo. 4\u003c\/em\u003e makes a big noise. The thick crunch of the guitars, bang and crash of the drums, fluid textures of the bass, and lingering echo of the studio space are conveyed with newly revealed immediacy, presence, and scope, delivering the music’s punch and power with visceral impact. Despite its back-to-basics nature, \u003cem data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1310\"\u003eNo. 4\u003c\/em\u003e contains a wealth of colours, dynamics, and subtle accents. Massive riffs drive tracks such as \u003cem data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003eDown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1433\"\u003eHeaven \u0026amp; Hot Rods\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1447\"\u003eNo Way Out\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1469\"\u003eSex \u0026amp; Violence\u003c\/em\u003e, while the pop-streaked \u003cem data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003eChurch on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, dreamy \u003cem data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003eSour Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, and lush \u003cem data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1550\"\u003eGlide\u003c\/em\u003e highlight the songwriting chemistry between Weiland and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert DeLeo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"2337\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1658\"\u003eNo. 4\u003c\/em\u003e doesn’t shy from dark desires or wallowing despair, with lyrical themes relating to personal loss, chemical abuse, toxic impulses, and desperate struggles. Weiland addresses everything head on without gloss or protective shielding, the painful disclosures, “I used to love me but I hate me now”; “troubled times, when my mind begins to wander to the spoon”; “I got the message but I lost the race”; “son of a bitch, I know what the itch is like”; “keep it away now, motherfucker, keep it away”, jibing with the band’s omnipresent snarl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2339\" data-end=\"2496\"\u003eHaving climbed to No. 6 on the charts, \u003cem data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2385\"\u003eNo. 4\u003c\/em\u003e may not be Stone Temple Pilots’ most commercially successful effort, but it remains their most uncompromising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2580\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct images of the vinyl and SACD are digital mockups. Actual product may vary.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity","offers":[{"title":"180g Vinyl 2LP 45RPM (Numbered-Edition)","offer_id":57830535266649,"sku":"SDZ-44700","price":78.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hybrid SACD (Numbered-Edition)","offer_id":57830535299417,"sku":"SDZ-44701","price":45.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/f8b292e36caf9036ae1e21f2d6298a31.jpg?v=1776357912","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/stone-temple-pilots-no-4-2026-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}