what a way to go out

wished i would've bought the dvd/cd combo but oh well.

if you are a true stp fan like me and have been with them since their first album core you will agree with me on two things about the cd. First of all, they should have added dead and bloated. they do that song in every concert that i've seen them do and i've seen them 15 times. second, this cd is a savior to the fact that you have every major hit (single) from every album.

i never liked greatest hits albums that skipped over decent albums in their collections. if you don't have enough room for one, then do a double disc and add rarities or unreleased material or whatever.

they had to add the new song on the album i'm guessing to show what direction they were possibly headed or maybe they have no more unreleased songs to add. it's possible.

the cd tracklisting couldn't get much better. wished they could have done chronological to show how much they have matured as a band but oh well.

all i can say is that this cd is essential for newcomers who missed the party and essential for people like me who have all the cds and hate carrying them all around only to play 3 songs from each album. love all the songs. plush acoustic is damn good and extremely haunting. clarity on the album is great. what an amazing gift to the fans and what a way to go out. hoping for a live or rarities discs.

Thank You but you guys left out 2 of my favorite songs...

Those songs are Dead & Bloated , and Sin. Other than the track listing will not disappoint. It has everything from Core - No 4. It also has some unreleased tracks such as Plush (Acoustic) and All in the Suit That You Wear (which by the way is getting alot of airplay). They could've left out Days of the Week and put in Sin which probably would've been a better move. I was very pleased to see Sex Type Thing on here (the song that got me into STP). I was also surprised to see alot of songs from Tiny Music, probably there most underrated album. If you can live without those 2 songs than this cd, like I said will not disappoint. I will be listening to it for years to come...

Best STP Album

The reason that I first bought Thank You is because I had heard "All in the Suit That You Wear" on the radio. I had never been a fan of Stone Temple Pilots before and I was not familiar with any of their songs. I knew that Core had sold over 8 million copies and thought this would be a good place to start. STP made many good songs over their career and they are all included here. "Vasoline" is short but great and "Plush" is the song that put them in the spotlight (and fortunately this includes the unedited version). "Interstate Love Song" is possibly the best single released by any band formed in the 90's and shows how amazing Weiland is (Don't forget "Sex Type Thing" and "Down"). After this I bought each of the rest of their albums over a span of four months and found that, apart from the songs that were included on Thank You, it was all weak material. Stone Temple Pilots is best described as a singles band, which is what makes Thank You so great. The album is not perfect, however. "All in the Suit that You Wear" is a good song but doesn't rank in their top five of all time. Songs like "Days of the Week" are terrible and have no place on a disc that also has "Big Empty" on it. An acoustic "Plush" seems unneccessary to all but acoustic fans and diehards.

Weiland is an amazing vocalist and songwriter and has been an easy target for critics who call him a rip-off of Eddie from Pearl Jam or make fun of him for his drug problems. It is terrible that they do this for drug addiction is a disease and all those stupid people who ask him to his face pointless and (in some cases) hypocritical questions like "What is it like to ride in the back of a policecar?" should beat themselves, because Weiland is now refusing to speak to the media. I want everyone who listens to Weiland sing to not judge him nor his songs as no good just because of his drug past.

I would strongly recommend people to just buy Thank You and save their money. If you have bought and enjoyed STP albums then I would recommend Contraband by Velvet Revolver because, like Stevem Tyler of Aerosmith, Weiland is at his peak when he is off of the drugs.