No. 4 (also typeset as Nº 4) is the fourth album released by Stone Temple Pilots, on October 26, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album combined elements of heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and alternative rock. No. 4 was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 7th, 2000, despite the lack of promotion due to singer Scott Weiland's one-year jail sentence in September 1999, shortly before the album's release. The song "Down" was nominated for Best Har...
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No. 4 (also typeset as Nº 4) is the fourth album released by Stone Temple Pilots, on October 26, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album combined elements of heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and alternative rock. No. 4 was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 7th, 2000, despite the lack of promotion due to singer Scott Weiland's one-year jail sentence in September 1999, shortly before the album's release. The song "Down" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards. This was the first album since their debut to feature the song titles printed on the back of the release. The CD was originally released as a digipak, then later changed to a standard jewel case.
The album title, "No. 4", likely refers not only to the fact that this was Stone Temple Pilots' fourth album, but also to a particularly pure form of heroin known as 'No. 4', named for its stage of refinement. It is typically available only in the Western world, and even then it is prohibitively expensive to...
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