Al Stewart

Al Stewart (born September 5, 1945) is a songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1976 single "Year of the Cat" and its 1977 followup "Time Passages" (both produced by Alan Parsons). Stewart's inspiration for his songs primarily comes from the past; indeed, he is credited with creating his own genre, "historical folk rock".

Stewart was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He moved from the United Kingdom to the United States as his career took off in the mid 1970s, and still lives in California. While studio albums are now few and far between, he still tours extensively in the United States, and, most years, in Europe. Recordings of concerts are often made available through his fan clubs.

Recording career

Stewart's work includes songs such as "Fields of France," from the album Last Days of the Century, about World War I pilots; "Old Admirals," from Past, Present, and Future, about Admiral Sir John Fisher of the World War I Royal Navy; "Roads To Moscow," from Past, Present, and Future, and "Statue in Red Square," from Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, about the Soviet Union; "Sirens of Titan," from Modern Times, a musical precis of Kurt Vonnegut's novel of the same title; and "The Palace of Versailles," from Time Passages, about the French Revolution.

Discography

  • Bedsitter Images 1967
  • Love Chronicles 1969
  • Zero She Flies 1970
  • Orange 1972
  • Past Present and Future 1974
  • Modern Times 1975
  • Year of the Cat 1976
  • Time Passages 1978
  • 24 Carrots 1980
  • Indian Summer 1981
  • Russians and Americans 1984
  • Last Days of the Century 1988
  • Rhymes in Rooms 1992
  • Famous Last Words 1993
  • To Whom It May Concern 1993
  • Between the Wars 1995
  • Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time 1996
  • Down in the Cellar 2000

Plus numerous 'hits' albums and other collections.


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Plus numerous 'hits' albums and other collections. Meanwhile, since that year, Scott Weiland has performed with members of Guns 'N Roses, plus Dave Kushner, with the band Velvet Revolver. Stewart's work includes songs such as "Fields of France," from the album Last Days of the Century, about World War I pilots; "Old Admirals," from Past, Present, and Future, about Admiral Sir John Fisher of the World War I Royal Navy; "Roads To Moscow," from Past, Present, and Future, and "Statue in Red Square," from Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, about the Soviet Union; "Sirens of Titan," from Modern Times, a musical precis of Kurt Vonnegut's novel of the same title; and "The Palace of Versailles," from Time Passages, about the French Revolution. On November 11, 2003, STP released a CD/DVD entitled Thank You, a greatest hits album. Recordings of concerts are often made available through his fan clubs. During the summer of 2001, STP released Shangri-La Dee Da. While studio albums are now few and far between, he still tours extensively in the United States, and, most years, in Europe. Shortly after its completion, Weiland was sentenced to a year in a Los Angeles county jail for violating probation.

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Al Stewart (born September 5, 1945) is a songwriter and musician. On November 4th of that year, Weiland was released from the rehab program and STP began touring again in Los Angeles, but again, Weiland went back in rehab, starting rumours that the band was breaking up, which turned out to be untrue. Down in the Cellar 2000. In October of that year, suggestive pictures of Weiland and Courtney Love surfaced and, luckily for Weiland, Hustler publisher Larry Flynt refused to publish the pictures. Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time 1996. Weiland had left the program at Impact House, without notice, but returned the next day. Between the Wars 1995. Still not having kicked his drug habit, Weiland was ordered by a judge to go into a drug rehabilitation programme.

To Whom It May Concern 1993. Although this CD got better reviews than their previous albums, it failed to generate as many sales. Famous Last Words 1993. Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop. Rhymes in Rooms 1992. Weiland was given one year's probation and during this time the group recorded their next album Tiny Music.. Last Days of the Century 1988. In May 1995, Weiland was arrested for possession of rock cocaine and heroin.

Russians and Americans 1984. 1995 saw the band take a turn in the wrong direction, when Scott Weiland got involved with a side music project, Magnificent Bastards, and in heroin. Indian Summer 1981. 1 and stayed there for three weeks. 24 Carrots 1980. In 1994, STP released their second album, Purple, which debuted at No. Time Passages 1978. The critics initially blasted them for being a clone of rock and roll band Pearl Jam.

Year of the Cat 1976. In September 1992, they released their first album, Core, including the hit songs "Plush", "Wicked Garden", and "Sex Type Thing". Modern Times 1975. Wanting to keep the band's initials, they came up with Stone Temple Pilots, after seeing the STP Motor Oil Company logo. Past Present and Future 1974. They changed the band's name to Shirley Temple's Pussy, but ended up changing it because of pressure from the record label. Orange 1972. During the recording, STP's lawyer called and told them there was a blues man who had already claimed the name Mighty Joe Young.

Zero She Flies 1970. On April 1, 1992, they signed a contract and began recording tracks with Brendan O'Brien. Love Chronicles 1969. In 1992, Don Mullen, a booking agent for Triad Artists, saw them perform and led them to Atlantic Records. Bedsitter Images 1967. In 1990, going by the name Mighty Joe Young, they played at Whiskey in Los Angeles, California. Robert got his brother Dean DeLeo to join their jamming sessions and also found Eric Kretz, who was then with another band, to do drums.

They got to know each other, rather than fight over the woman, who eventually fled to Texas; the two moved into her old apartment and started playing together. Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) is a popular rock and roll band, formed in 1990, after Scott Weiland and Robert DeLeo met at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, California, after discovering they were dating the same woman. Velvet Revolver. Thank You (2003, Atlantic).

Shangri-La Dee Da (2001, Atlantic). 4 (1999, Atlantic). No. Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996, Atlantic).

Tiny Music.. Purple (1994, East West). Core (1992, Atlantic).