Talk Show (band)

Talk Show
GenresAlternative rock, hard rock
Years active1997–1998
LabelsAtlantic Records
MembersDave Coutts
Dean DeLeo
Robert DeLeo
Eric Kretz

Talk Show was an American alternative/hard rock band consisting of Dave Coutts (vocals), Dean DeLeo (guitar), Robert DeLeo (bass), and Eric Kretz (drums). The group was essentially Stone Temple Pilots with Coutts (formerly of the band Ten Inch Men) taking the place of Scott Weiland, who was working on solo material and struggling with drug addiction.[1][2]

Talk Show released their self-titled (and only) album on Atlantic Records in September 1997. From this album they released the single "Hello Hello" which they also shot a music video for.[3] Despite positive reviews and supporting tours with the Foo Fighters and Aerosmith, the album's sales were disappointing and deemed a commercial failure. With the lackluster sales after the promotional radio release of "Everybody Loves My Car", Coutts left the band and the DeLeo brothers with Kretz soon reunited with Weiland as Stone Temple Pilots once again.[4]

  1. ^ "Singer Of Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Side Project Rips Ex-Bandmates". Blabbermouth.net. March 8, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Roos, John (December 13, 1997). "Hoping for STP Speed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Record Research pg. 252. ISBN 978-0-8982-0174-1.
  4. ^ Leas, Ryan (October 25, 2019). "No. 4 Turns 20". Stereogum. Retrieved September 16, 2021.