8. Stone Temple Pilots
How you remember them: Although often accused of ripping off the popular grunge acts of the day, especially Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots don’t even hail from Seattle. Instead, the recently-deceased Scott Weiland and company are from San Diego. The band managed to stand out though, penning major hits like “Plush,” “Sex Type Thing,” “Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart,” and “Wicked Garden.” Weiland later moved on to Velvet Revolver with the former members of Guns N’ Roses.
How you don’t want to remember them: Weiland had a lot of drug problems, which ultimately led to his unfortunate death. The rest of the band decided to get back together without him, while he was still alive, choosing Chester Bennington of Linkin Park to fill the singer’s shoes. The group released one EP in 2013 called High Rise. Bennington was too drastic of a change from Weiland though, and people had some pretty strong opinions on this “reunion.”
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