Sure, we all love “Plush” and “Interstate Love Song,” but it’s time to shine a spotlight on the deep cuts, the ones that sneak up on you, make your chest ache a little, and remind you that STP wasn’t just a singles band. They were a feeling.
Here’s a lovingly curated list of Stone Temple Pilots songs that deserve more love than they get.
Awesome But Underrated Stone Temple Pilots Songs
1. “Glide” – “No. 4” (1999)
A sonic sigh. A glimmer of sunshine on a gray day. “Glide” is the kind of song you play when you’re not okay but kind of okay with that. With its shimmering guitars and feather-light vocals, this track is dreamy, woozy, and tragically underappreciated. It’s like floating in a warm pool of melancholy. Why isn’t this a classic?
2. “Still Remains” – “Purple” (1994)
Ah yes, the hidden jewel of “Purple.” A poetic, beautifully twisted love song that dares you to make a “strawberry milkshake” pact. This song is criminally slept on. Its romantic weirdness, coupled with Weiland’s aching delivery, makes it the perfect mix of gritty and gorgeous. Give it the candlelit dinner treatment it deserves.
3. “I Got You” – “No. 4” (1999)
Soft. Sweet. Slightly sinister. “I Got You” is like a whispered secret in the middle of an otherwise loud album. The lyrics carry a morbid tenderness (“I got you to paint the roses on my grave”), and the arrangement feels stripped-down and vulnerable. This one’s for lonely drives, rainy windows, and hearts that feel a little too much.
4. “Silvergun Superman” – “Purple” (1994)
Okay, not technically forgotten, but let’s be real, this track deserves more. It’s heavy, swampy, melodic, and just chaotic enough to keep things thrilling. The guitar riff alone could knock over a vending machine. If you’re making an STP deep cut playlist and don’t include this? You’re doing it wrong.
5. “Adhesive” – “Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop” (1996)
“Adhesive” is slow-burning, spaced-out, and soaked in poetic tension. With saxophone? Yes. SAXOPHONE. This is STP at their most experimental and hypnotic. It’s the track you play when you want to sink deep into thought, or just sit on the floor and vibe with a lava lamp. It’s an entire mood.
6. “And So I Know” – “Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop” (1996)
A lullaby for your inner ghost. This song feels like it belongs in a dream, or maybe a David Lynch film. It’s a jazzy, loungey detour from the band’s usual grit, but that’s what makes it magic. Delicate, peculiar, and beautifully out of time.
7. “Heaven & Hot Rods” – “No. 4” (1999)
Okay, this one rocks. It’s gritty, grimy, and sounds like it could rip out of a dive bar jukebox and punch the moon. As the opener of “No. 4,” it sets a tone that’s sleazy and cool, but it rarely gets mentioned outside diehard fan circles. Shame! This one deserves to be cranked loud with the windows down.
8. “Too Cool Queenie” – “Shangri-La Dee Da” (2001)
An underrated track from their most misunderstood album. It’s snarky, it’s biting, it’s got a biting little riff and some serious attitude. Rumor has it, this is a diss track (?), but even without the backstory, it absolutely slaps. A crunchy, biting rock song with enough venom to make your eyeliner run.
9. “Take a Load Off” – “Stone Temple Pilots” (2010)
Yes, it was a single, technically. But “Take a Load Off” never really got the love it deserved. This song proves that even in the 2010s, STP still had it. The groove is tight, the vocals are sharp, and the whole thing just works. If it had come out in ’96, it’d be all over alt-rock playlists.
10. “Bi-Polar Bear” – “Shangri-La Dee Da” (2001)
Short, strange, and a little whimsical, in the best way. Acoustic guitars, odd tempo shifts, and a woozy sense of detachment give this track its off-kilter charm. It’s weird, it’s sad, it’s oddly comforting. Like the musical equivalent of talking to your plants when you feel a little weird.
Stone Temple Pilots had the hits, sure, but the real soul of the band might just be in the songs people skip. These tracks show a band unafraid to be weird, vulnerable, soft, or sprawling. They were more than just grunge rock radio gods, they were artists constantly chasing the next texture, the next turn of phrase, the next emotional gut punch.
So next time you’re spinning “Core” or “Purple,” go a little deeper. There’s a goldmine waiting for you.
Now go forth and give these songs the love they’ve been patiently waiting for.
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