Stone Temple Pilots Return to Their Hard-Rock Roots on the Heavy No. 4: Brendan O'Brien-Produced Album Explores Dark Themes, Includes the Hit Single "Sour Girl"Hear the 1999 Record in Audiophile Sound: Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition 180g 45RPM 2LP Plays with Stellar Dynamics, Comes Housed in a Stoughton Gatefold JacketDismissed as down-and-out by naysayers due to vocalist Scott Weiland's legal issues, Stone Temple Pilots fired a loud shot across the bow in 1999 in the form of No. 4. Blending the strengths of the quartet's three prior LPs while marking a return to it's hardrock roots, the platinum-certified record stands as the heaviest of the California ensemble's career. That it succeeded while flying in the face of trends underlines it's significance and appeal. Massive riffs drive tracks such as the grinding "Down," stormy "Heaven & Hot Rods," and vitriolic "Sex & Violence." These and other songs bulldoze and plow, their muscular arrangements caked with thick sludge and aluminum tones, their sinister moods draped in distortion.Sourced from the original analog tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents No. 4. in audiophile sound for the first time on vinyl. With exceptional groove definition, quiet surfaces, and black backgrounds, this collectible reissue plays with enhanced liveliness, balance, and solidity that raise the profile of an album that contains a wealth of colors, dynamics, and subtle accents that demand transparent resolution. Rest assured you'll get that here - as well as previously obscured imaging and separation. All the better for an edgy, personal set that remains the group's most uncompromising effort.1/2' / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

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