


“The guy is a fucking sexist and a racist and a homophobe, and you can't be on his side and be on our side,” Cobain once declared. As a steadfast liberal and feminist and someone who advocated for equality and LGBTQ causes, the Nirvana singer took umbrage at many of Rose’s remarks. Still, Cobain’s animosity toward Rose wasn’t just about musical differences. “They would rather sit at home and shoot heroin with their bitch wives than tour with us,” Rose told Metallix magazine. When it became clear that Cobain had no interest in being friends, Rose went on the offensive. Rose was a fan of Nirvana and even invited them to tour with Guns N’ Roses and Metallica. Initially, these contentious feelings were one-sided. Like many of his contemporaries, Cobain was staunchly anti-corporate rock and despised many of the ‘80s hair-metal acts, including GNR. Grunge was the antithesis of Hollywood’s bright lights, and the genre’s breakout band was Nirvana. ↑ "((( Stone Temple Pilots > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))".↑ Archived May 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.↑ Stone Temple Pilots' Singles Chart History."Guitar Hero 5/Band Hero DLC: Stone Temple Pilots, Alice Cooper, National Anthems « El Mundo Tech". "Stone Temple Pilots Roar Back With 'Between the Lines' Video - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News". ↑ "TAP SXSW Exclusive Interview: Stone Temple Pilots's Eric Kretz"."Playlist: Stone Temple Pilots, Big Boi, Otis Redding and more". "Reading between Stone Temple Pilots' 'Lines '". "It's all right 'Between the Lines' for Stone Temple Pilots". ↑ "Chart Beat Wednesday: Crash Kings, Carrie Underwood, STP - Chart Beat".1 2 "Stone Temple Pilots: New Single To Debut On Monday".List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 2010s.List of number-one Billboard Rock Songs.The song has also peaked at #50 on the Canadian Hot 100. "Between the Lines" is the band's first #1 single on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart (they have had a total of three #2 singles on this chart in previous years), as well as the band's first song to ever chart on the Rock Songs chart where it peaked at #1 for seven straight weeks. The song is also featured on the game Rocksmith.

"Between the Lines" was released as Downloadable Content on Jas part of a Stone Temple Pilots Track Pack with " Sex Type Thing" and " Plush" for Guitar Hero 5. MTV News stated that the video, which was directed by Christopher Sims, "feels like classic STP" and that "much like the song, it's a sweaty, claustrophobic affair, documenting frontman Scott Weiland's past history of drug use." Weiland said about the video's concept, "It's sort of like an off point of view, similar to The Prodigy's " Smack My Bitch Up." It was one of the coolest videos that came out in the last 15 years." Release history Region On Friday, the band announced that the world premiere for the video would air that day during the broadcast FUSE TV's Top 20 Video Countdown. USA Today stated that STP had "roared back to life with a shiny, infectious grunge-pop hit driven by a clever lyrical twist, stinging guitar solo, and charging beat." Music videoĭrummer Eric Kretz stated in an interview with that the band would begin filming the music video for "Between the Lines" in early April 2010. Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop and Shangri-La Dee Da. Second Dustin called the music strong and the riffs catchy, comparing the song to the material on earlier albums Tiny Music. Lehigh Valley Live staff writer Marcia loved the song musically, but stated that "the lyrics seem like an afterthought", additionally criticizing the resemblance to Bob Dylan's material. Critical receptionĪ reviewer from the Kuwait publication Arab Times stated that the song "might not have the surefire hit potential of STP’s older singles", but applauded the band's return with the song, and called the song an excellent gift. Weiland introduced the tune as a " punk song" in 2012 during a concert at Bethel Woods. Sometimes we don't feel musically what Scott does lyrically. Guitarist Dean DeLeo on the song's structure: "Robert was thinking Animals or Zombies, a '60s go-go beat and a girl in a miniskirt. The music to "Between the Lines" was written by bassist Robert DeLeo, with lead singer Scott Weiland writing the song's lyrics. "Between the Lines" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards, an award the band previously won for " Plush" in 1994. The song set the record for largest positional gain on Billboard 's Rock Songs chart, jumping from number 40 to 2, later reaching number 1. The single was released on March 22, 2010. " Between the Lines" is the first single from the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots's sixth studio album, Stone Temple Pilots.
