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12 Bar Blues
Studio album by Scott Weiland
Released	March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)
Recorded	Scott's house, Foxy Dead Girl, Royaltone, Oceanway, The Village, and Master Control
Genre	Alternative rock neo-psychedelia
Length	58:51
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Blair Lamb
Scott Weiland chronology
12 Bar Blues (1998) "Happy" in Galoshes (2008)

12 Bar Blues is the debut solo album from Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland. Its sound and style differ greatly from STP's previous releases. The design concept of the cover is a homage to the cover design of John Coltrane's Blue Train album. The title name comes from the simple chord progression known as "twelve-bar blues".

Development

In a 1998 interview on MTV's 120 Minutes, Weiland states that his then brother-in-law introduced him to Blair Lamb, who co-produced 12 Bar Blues with Weiland.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Rolling Stone
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)
Entertainment Weekly	B
Spin
Robert Christgau

Released in 1998 on Atlantic Records, the album was not a commercial success, but achieved some critical acclaim. In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, declaring "12 Bar Blues is an unpredictable, carnivalesque record confirming that Weiland was the visionary behind STP's sound. He's fascinated by sound, piling on layers of shredded guitars, drum loops, and keyboards, making sure that each song sounds drastically different from its predecessor." David Fricke of Rolling Stone awarded the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and declared that "12 Bar Blues isn't really a rock album, or even a pop album. Weiland, out on his own, has simply made an honest album – honest in its confusion, ambition and indulgence. It was worth the risk." but also remarked that "Maybe it's a little early for Scott Weiland to be going the solo way." Pitchfork Media stated upon its release that "12 Bar Blues is easily the most innovative album Weiland has ever produced for public consumption," while Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the LP's sheer invention and hooks will make your indulgence worthwhile."

Track listing

• All Songs Written By Scott Weiland (Foxy Dead Girl Music). Co-Writers in parenthesis.

1. "Desperation #5" – 4:05
2. "Barbarella" – 6:36 (Tony Castaneda)
3. "About Nothing" – 4:48 (Castaneda)
4. "Where's the Man" – 4:55
5. "Divider" – 4:23 (Victor Indrizzo; Famous Music Corp.)
6. "Cool Kiss" – 4:55
7. "The Date" – 5:21
8. "Son" – 5:04 (Indrizzo; Famous Music Corp.) (dedicated to "Zack")
9. "Jimmy Was a Stimulator" – 3:58
10. "Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down" – 5:26 (Indrizzo; Famous Music Corp.)
11. "Mockingbird Girl" – 5:02 (Jeff Nolan, Zander Schloss; UA Music Inc., Floated Music, EMI Virgin Music; "Its The Mega", United Lion Music, Sho Me Mo)
12. "Opposite Octave Reaction" – 4:18

Track information

• An additional track entitled "Lazy Divey" was recorded for the album, and was included on some early promotional copies of the album. Its chorus is identical to, and its name is taken from, the chorus of 1943's "Mairzy Doats".
• "Mockingbird Girl" was a re-recording of a song Weiland had originally recorded with The Magnificent Bastards for the 1995 Tank Girl soundtrack three years prior.

Personnel

• Scott Weiland – vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesized bass
• Tracy Chisolm – theremin
• Blair Lamb – Drum Programming and Guitars
• Holly Reiger – guitars
• Jeff Nolan, Zander Schloss – guitars
• Sheryl Crow – accordion
• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Peter DiStefano – guitars, bass
• Victor Indrizzo – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, drums
• Daniel Lanois – synthesizers, production
• Tony Castaneda – guitars, bass
• Martyn LeNoble – bass, cello
• Michael Weiland – drums, percussion, drum loops.

Production

• Produced by Blair Lamb and Scott Weiland.
• Recorded by Blair Lamb and Tracy Chisholm.
• Mixed by Tracy Chisholm.
• Additional Recording by: Chad Banford and Chris Goss.
• Additional engineers: David Nottingham, Eric Greedy, Jeff Robinson, John Sorensen, Rafa Sardina, Reid Miller
• Additional Mixing by Mark Howard and Daniel Lanois.
• Mastering: Daniel Lanois, Tracy Chisholm and Mark Chalecki.

Chart performance

Additionally, "Barbarella" peaked at 194 on the UK Singles Chart

References

1. "YouTube.com: Scott Weiland - interview 1998".
2. AllMusic review
3. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 12, 2007.
4. Schreiber, Ryan. "12 Bar Blues". pitchfork.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2010.
5. ^ "12 Bar Blues". EW.com.
6. Spin 4/98, pp.124-125
7. Christgau, Robert. "Scott Weiland Reviews". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
8. Allmusic review, cited September 20, 2008
9. Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Magazine review, cited September 20, 2008
10. "Scott Weiland: 12 Bar Blues: Pitchfork Review". November 26, 2001. Archived from the original on November 26, 2001.
11. "Scott Weiland Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
12. "Charts.nz – Scott Weiland – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
13. "Chart Log UK: Kristine W - Tammy Wynette". zobbel.de.

• 1998 debut albums
• Scott Weiland albums
• Albums produced by Daniel Lanois
• Atlantic Records albums