This dude will be in our shores on March 9, at the Araneta Coliseum :) I hope i’ll be able to have him sign this old copy of Guitar Player…

Dean DeLeo is one of those guitarists who never settled on a “signature sound;” he is one of the primary examples of people who put the song first, the guitar-playing second. I’m still amazed by the different complimentary guitar parts on “Sour Girl.” and on “Interstate Love Song”…DeLeo reminds me of Rush’s Alex Lifeson, those big open chords. Then he’ll give you that fuzzed-out “Trippin’ On A Hole…” riff… and “Vasoline” man! Those chords, that two-note riff, that melodic huge chorus…!

In the beginning, I think a lot of people, including me, were ready to write off STP as Pearl Jam-wannabes because of Scott Weiland’s timbral similarities with Eddie Vedder on “Plush” and ignored one of the tune’s signature moments: those beautiful distorted opening chords. i kept thinking, “How did they come up with that??” but just as quickly dismissed the tune during the ‘And i feel it’ bit which does sound close to ‘Freeeezin…’ from Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow” (and i loved “Even Flow” immensely). My judgment is still tainted by it i guess… i still think of the “Core” album as separate from the STP catalog. But i so want to hear those chords live and i’m sure the entire coliseum will sing along :)

Yes, we all want to hear and see Scott Weiland… but let’s also give credit to Dean DeLeo. In Velvet Revolver, Weiland had a legendary and instantly recognizable partner in Slash, a co-lead voice, if you will, his Jimmy Page. Dean however is his Keith Richards.

And really, Slash himself was excited about the Stone Temple Pilots’ reunion :) 

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