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Van Gogh painted nature , the major subject for his works in the last 29 months of his life , to bring relief from his illnesses and emotional distress . Prior to this period he had rejected what he perceived as the narrow religion of his parents , and took an almost nihilistic stance , not unlike Nietzsche 's , toward religion and God . It was among the blossoming trees , the olive orchards and fields that Van Gogh most often found " profound meaning " , because he saw in their cycles an analogy to human life . He wrote to Theo that death , happiness and unhappiness are " necessary and useful " and relative , declaring " Even faced with an illness that breaks me up and frightens me , that belief is unshaken . "
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The autumn work was somewhat in reaction to the recent compositions of Christ in the Garden of Olives by his friends Paul Gauguin and Émile Bernard . Frustrated by their work which he qualified with the words " nothing was observed " , Van Gogh painted " in the groves , morning and evening during these clear , cold days , but in beautiful , bright sunshine " resulting in five canvases above the three he completed earlier in the year . He wrote to his brother , Theo , " What I have done is a rather hard and coarse reality beside their abstractions , but it will have a rustic quality and will smell of the earth . " Rather than attempting to recreate what the scene might have been like , he explained " one can express anguish without making reference to the actual Gethsemane , and ... there is no need to portray figures from the Sermon on the Mount in order to express a gentle and comforting feeling . " He also commented : " I shall not paint a Christ in the Garden of Olives , but shall paint the olive harvest as one might see it today , and by giving the human figure its proper place in it , one might perhaps be reminded of it . "
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= = Analysis = =
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= = = Artistic style = = =
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Van Gogh 's early works were made with dull , gray colors . In Paris , he met leading French artists Edgar Degas , Georges Seurat and others who provided illuminating influences on the use of color and technique . His work , previously somber and dark , now " blazed with color . " Indeed , Van Gogh 's use of color became so dramatic that he was sometimes called an Expressionist . But it was southern France that provided an opportunity for him to express his " surging emotions . " Enlightened by the effects of its sun @-@ drenched countryside , Van Gogh reported that above all , his work " promises color " . This is where he began development of his masterpieces .
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Van Gogh captured the colors and moods of the trees which varied dramatically by daylight and season . He began to use the color blue to represent the divine . In both The Starry Night and his olive tree paintings , Van Gogh used the intense blue of the sky to symbolize the " divine and infinite presence " of Jesus . Seeking a " modern artistic language " to represent the divine , he sought a numinous quality in many of his olive tree paintings , such as by bathing olive trees , an emblem for Jesus , in " radiant gold light " .
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Van Gogh used the Impressionist concept of broken color to give light to a work , innovatively drawing in color , giving the painting light and form , as he also did in his paintings of plowed fields , mountains , rocks , and heads and figures . The series is unified by a more refined approach , without the thick application of paint to which he was more accustomed .
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= = = Meaning = = =
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The National Gallery of Art summarizes this series :
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" In the olive trees — in the expressive power of their ancient and gnarled forms — Van Gogh found a manifestation of the spiritual force he believed resided in all of nature . His brushstrokes make the soil and even the sky seem alive with the same rustling motion as the leaves , stirred to a shimmer by the Mediterranean wind . These strong individual dashes do not seem painted so much as drawn onto the canvas with a heavily loaded brush . The energy in their continuous rhythm communicates to us , in an almost physical way , the living force that Van Gogh found within the trees themselves , the very spiritual force that he believed had shaped them . "
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Skye <unk> , author of The Divine Commodity : Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity , asserts that in many of his paintings , the olive tree series in particular , Van Gogh conveys the redemptive quality of sorrow and that even in sorrow , there can be rejoicing . To quote Van Gogh 's sermon of 1876 :
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" Sorrow is better than joy ... for by the sadness of the countenance , the heart is made better . Our nature is sorrowful , but for those who have learnt and are learning to look at Jesus Christ , there will always be reason to rejoice . It is a good word , that of St. Paul : as being sorrowful yet also rejoicing . "
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= = The paintings = =
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In his letters , Van Gogh specified two groupings : three paintings made in June 1889 and five completed by late November 1889 . There was also a painting in September , three olive picker paintings in December and a few others . Van Gogh made several drawings of olive trees when , as a precautionary safety measure , he did not have access to his paints .
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= = = Complement to The Starry Night = = =
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Of Olive Trees in a Mountainous Landscape in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art ( MoMA ) , Van Gogh wrote his brother Theo : " I did a landscape with olive trees and also a new study of a starry sky , " calling this painting the daylight complement to the nocturnal , The Starry Night . His intention was to go beyond " the photographic and silly perfection of some painters " to an intensity born of color and linear rhythms .
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Within the painting , twisted green olive trees stand before the foothills of the Alps and underneath the sky with an " ectoplasmic " cloud . Later , when the pictures had dried , he sent both of them to Theo in Paris , noting : " The olive trees with the white cloud and the mountains behind , as well as the rise of the moon and the night effect , are exaggerations from the point of view of the general arrangement ; the outlines are accentuated as in some old woodcuts . "
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= = = Olive pickers = = =
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Van Gogh painted three versions of women picking olives . The first ( <unk> ) he described as an on @-@ the @-@ spot study " in deeper tones from nature " . The second painting ( <unk> ) is " the most resolved and stylized of the three , " intended for his sister and mother , is located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City .
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The third , in the Chester Dale collection at the National Gallery of Art , Washington , DC . ( <unk> ) he painted in his studio in December in a " very discreet color scheme " . Although the subject of the painting is immediately clear , the first tree , like a stepping stone , leads the spectator into the scene . Here Van Gogh was more concerned about emotional and spiritual reality than literal interpretation . The women harvest olives for sustenance . The way in which the trees seem to wrap around the women and the trees and the landscape are almost one , indicates an emotional bond and interdependence between nature and people .
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Another painting was made of olive pickers , this time a couple . <unk> @-@ Müller Museum 's Olive Grove with Two Olive Pickers ( <unk> ) was painted December , 1889 .
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= = = Painted in May and June 1889 = = =
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Van Gogh made four paintings in May and June 1889 . The first , Couple Walking among Olive Trees in a Mountainous Landscape with Crescent Moon ( <unk> ) is located at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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Van Gogh identified three olive tree paintings made in June , the second month of his stay at the asylum .
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The Nelson @-@ Atkins Museum of Art 's Olive Orchard ( <unk> ) was expressed by Van Gogh in a letter of July 1889 as an orchard of olive trees with gray leaves , " their violet shadows lying on the sunny sand . " By contrast , the shadows accentuate the heat of the Provençal sun . The " repetitive , rectangular brush strokes " convey an energy that heightens the emotional impact of this work .
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Van Gogh Museum 's Olive Trees : Bright Blue Sky ( <unk> ) of cool , blue daylight tones is similar to Göteborgs Museum of Art 's Olive Grove , a study in warm autumn colors . The autumn toned painting met Van Gogh 's goal of achieving a " harsh and coarse " realism to his work . He presented the painting to his friend and doctor , Dr. Gachet , with whom he would be under care and supervision in Auvers @-@ sur @-@ Oise the following year .
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The <unk> @-@ Müller Museum Olive Orchard ( <unk> ) was painted in June , 1889 .
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= = = Painted in September , November and December 1889 = = =
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The paintings made during this period were much the artistic result of Van Gogh 's reaction to the Gauguin and Bernard Gethsemane painting , as mentioned in the " Spiritual significance " section .
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The intense nature of National Gallery of Scotland 's Olive Trees ( <unk> ) likely expresses Van Gogh 's agitated state of mind when he completed this work , dramatic impact evidenced both through his brushstrokes and color use .
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The vibrant oranges and yellows in Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun ( <unk> ) suggest the fall season . Novelist Warren Keith Wright visited this painting at the Minneapolis Institute of Art over a 15 @-@ year period , transfixed by the painting , but unsure why . He came to realize that the fascination was that the painting represented two periods of time . The late @-@ afternoon sun lies due west above the mountains . The shadows , though , slant from the left , or the southwest , where they would fall in autumn . Not only is the painting out of sync with time , it is also out of sync with the season . It " predicts its own future , reverts to its own past . " Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun symbolizes the suffering of Jesus is symbolized by a " harsh sun , barren ground , shadows , and the menacing appearance of leaf clusters . "
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In November or December 1889 Van Gogh worked on the Metropolitan Museum of Art 's Olive Orchard ( <unk> ) . Another painting from this time is Olive Grove : Orange Sky ( <unk> ) which resides at the Göteborgs Museum of Art , Gothenburg , Sweden
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= Stone Temple Pilots ( album ) =
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Stone Temple Pilots ( also known as The Red Album ) is the sixth studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots . The album was released worldwide from May 21 through May 27 , 2010 , and is the band 's first album since 2001 's Shangri @-@ La Dee Da . The album is the result of the band 's reunion , which occurred in April 2008 with their North American tour . After Stone Temple Pilots had begun playing together , the band decided to record again , but a lawsuit filed by Atlantic Records on June 12 , 2008 , made the sixth album an uncertainty . Atlantic eventually withdrew the lawsuit , and the band 's attorney called the legal situation a " misunderstanding " . This is the last album to feature vocalist Scott Weiland before he was fired from the band in 2013 and died in 2015 .
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Robert DeLeo , against Atlantic Records ' wishes , insisted that he and his brother Dean DeLeo produce the record themselves , which began production in early 2009 . Because recording took place during breaks in the band 's touring schedule , production took nearly ten months to complete . Three studios were used simultaneously , including Robert 's home studio and Eric Kretz 's Bomb Shelter Studios . Scott Weiland recorded vocals at his own Lavish Studios . Don Was was brought in as an additional producer to help keep the band 's separate recording sessions in sync , as well as to work closely with Weiland during the recording of his vocals . The album was completed in December 2009 , and mixing and mastering were finished by February 2010 .
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The album received generally favorable reviews . Most critics agreed that Stone Temple Pilots was heavily inspired by country and rock music from the 1960s and 1970s . The band confirmed these assertions and that lyricists like Bob Dylan , and guitarists like Speedy West and Brad Whitford were influences . The album was promoted during the band 's performances at music festivals and headlining concerts , as well as in interviews with music websites and magazines , including Billboard and Spin , and radio and television talk shows . " Between the Lines " was the first single , released on March 22 . The second and third singles , " Take a Load Off " and " Cinnamon " , were released later in the year . Stone Temple Pilots sold 62 @,@ 000 copies in its first week and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 .
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= = Background = =
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After separating in 2003 , Stone Temple Pilots reunited in April 2008 for a 75 @-@ date North American tour . Scott Weiland would hear new material from Robert and Dean DeLeo while the band performed sound checks during the tour , but he would not collaborate in the songwriting process until he was through promoting his solo album , " Happy " in Galoshes .
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Despite the band 's intent , a future album from the group was uncertain . On June 12 , 2008 , Atlantic Records filed a lawsuit against Weiland and Eric Kretz , claiming the two had threatened to terminate their contract unless changes were made . Stone Temple Pilots had delivered six albums ( five studio records and the compilation , Thank You ) and Atlantic wanted a seventh album with an option for two more . In a statement made by email , the band said they were surprised and disappointed by the lawsuit .
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Stone Temple Pilots stressed that a new album would be recorded as long as both parties in the lawsuit acted in good faith , but in November 2008 , Weiland would comment , " I was told , and I was told for years , that we were free from Atlantic .... I have no interest in making a record for a major label . " Weiland expressed interest in exploring distribution options after the band 's reformation . Commenting on his idea , he said , " [ O ] ther bands , they make more money doing things in an unconventional fashion as opposed to doing it ... with the major labels . " Dean was curious about Weiland 's idea but was aware that the band was contractually obligated to release two more albums . Increasing the uncertainty in the future of a new album , Weiland added , " I 'm proud of everything we 've written . But to make another record would mean another couple of years of my life dedicated to that , and I just don 't know if that 's where I see myself going . "
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The band 's attorney , Gary <unk> , clarified that the complaint was a result of a " misunderstanding " during contract negotiations , and a representative for Atlantic stated the lawsuit had been voluntarily dismissed . The final negotiation details between Atlantic and the band remain unknown . Weiland later clarified , " I didn 't want to record for Atlantic because I didn 't know anybody there anymore , except for Craig Kallman . Since then I 've gotten to know Craig much better , and I 've gotten to know the Atlantic staff pretty extensively . "
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Recording a new album was , according to Robert , a " natural progression " after the band began playing together again . " The thing that kind of introduces us back together is all those memories of the songs , and once you start playing those songs ... it always takes us back to ... 18 years now . It can take us back to our past and think about where we were when we were writing these songs , and that 's a bond , I think , [ that ] will always keep us together as four people .... It just progressed into , ' Maybe it 's time to make a new record . ' "
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= = Production = =
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Stone Temple Pilots marks the first time Robert and Dean have written together since Army of Anyone 's only release in 2006 ; some of Dean 's contributions date from this period , but " Dare If You Dare " was written while Talk Show was touring . Robert and Dean began writing new material by November 2008 , but , except for clips played during the tour sound checks , Weiland would not hear anything new until after February 2009 . The recording process took place over a period of ten months , due largely to the band 's touring schedule , but the majority of actual studio time was spent experimenting with different instruments and miking techniques . Pre @-@ production for the album took place at Kretz 's Bomb Shelter Studios and consisted mainly of Dean , Robert , and Kretz sifting through musical ideas .
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Robert insisted , against Atlantic Records ' initial wishes , that he and Dean produce the album together . This freed the band from the constraints of any outside producer 's schedule . The recording process could then be intertwined with tour dates , which , Dean said , resulted in improved performances on the record . Dean admitted they had been spoiled by working with producer Brendan O 'Brien on previous releases . " I 'm not so good at walking around the control room with a pen and clipboard in my hands , marking down what takes are the best . It 's a lot of work . But I like being the very best I can be , and when you 're producing , you are taking on everyone 's performances and wanting it to be the best it can be . "
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The <unk> often worked off each other when writing the songs . Robert 's primary instrument for composing was the bass , and Dean complimented his achievements : " It 's probably easier to tell a story through a piano or a guitar , but when [ someone ] can tell a story with a bass , that 's pretty remarkable . " Robert recognized the important roles each of the band members played in bringing his songs to life :
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When I personally write a song , it 's such an honor and a pleasure to give that song to these guys , because I know that song is going to be interpreted the best way possible . Everyone 's going to put their imprint on that song and make that song the best STP song it can be , whether it be the playing or the arranging or the writing of everyone doing their part .... What has really been the body of our records has been that contribution of all of us as four people .
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CDs were submitted to Weiland containing music in completed demo form , including scratch melodies , which Weiland had the option to use or discard . Dean did not mind when his melodies were not accepted by Weiland . " [ W ] hen I write a song , I know what I want it to be melodically . But Scott always ... knocks my melodies out of the water . " Weiland worked on the lyrics using these demo arrangements , often making suggestions for musical phrases to be doubled or moved . Weiland was credited for the lyrical melodies , but Robert pointed out , " This record was made in a way that Scott wasn 't really there for the creation of these songs , musically . " However , both Dean and Robert would be surprised at the direction Weiland would take the songs , which could have been composed with an entirely different vision . Robert found this to be a strength within the band . " People always have this misconception that a band all need to think alike ... [ There are ] so many different ways of looking at songs and [ how they 're ] put together , and that 's really the beauty of a great band " .
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Working as an additional producer , Don Was helped keep Weiland 's and the rest of the band 's separate recording sessions in sync by bringing them together to perform live . When the band performed together , they would do so acoustically , so each member could hear the nuances of the songs . Weiland credited Was for helping Stone Temple Pilots re @-@ learn how to play together again . Was also worked closely with Weiland during the recording of the vocals .
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By June 2009 , the band had written eighteen songs , twelve of which were planned to be released on the album , with B @-@ sides for Japan , the United Kingdom , and Europe selected from the remaining songs . Recording began in early 2009 , at times taking place in three studios simultaneously . Bass lines and overdubs were recorded at <unk> Studio , located in the basement of Robert 's house . The majority of " Cinnamon " and " First Kiss on Mars " , including drums , were recorded in Robert 's home studio . Dean 's guitars were recorded at Kretz 's Bomb Shelter Studios , and Weiland 's vocals were recorded at his Lavish Studios . By early December , nine songs had been finished , and the entire record was completed later that month . Mixing began in January 2010 with Chris Lord @-@ Alge , and mastering for the album was completed in February by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound . Robert described the overall feel of the album as having a " ' 60s vibe . " Though previous albums explored new sounds , Weiland acknowledged that the new album would be a " back @-@ to @-@ basics rock record . "
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= = = Album title and artwork = = =
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Several titles were considered before the band settled on the eponymous name . Kretz explained , " We 've always tried to come up with very witty and interesting names for our records and we just felt that it was time , 18 years into the Stone Temple Pilots career , to put out a self @-@ titled album . " Robert agreed that the new title was a testament to the " new chapter " in the band 's career . Weiland also felt the band was starting over and thought the music expressed this on its own . " We don 't need to come up with some major conceptual title . The image on the cover and the music speak for themselves . "
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The album cover incorporates the artwork Peace Fingers Red , designed by Shepard Fairey . According to Kretz , " It was just something to kind of symbolize more of our attitude right now .... We definitely are in a really good place right now as a band and really want to spread some peace and love across the world as much we can . We 're going to do it through music and the celebration of rock and roll . " The artwork on the deluxe edition released in Target stores added gold foil to the patterns .
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= = Composition = =
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The music on Stone Temple Pilots was influenced by various styles , most notably country music and 1960s and 1970s rock . Various amps and vintage guitars from Dean 's and Robert 's personal collections were used to produce the desired sounds . Dean 's guitars included two 1970s Gibson Les Pauls , a 1956 Stratocaster , three <unk> dating between 1965 and 1966 , and a 1960s double @-@ cut Danelectro . An assortment of amps were used , including 10- , 15- , and 20 @-@ watt <unk> speakers and late 1960s 18- and 20 @-@ watt Marshall combos . Robert recorded the bass lines to " First Kiss on Mars " with a 1950s six @-@ string Danelectro Longhorn bass , and Weiland used Robert 's collection of vintage microphones for some of his vocals . Dean exclaimed , " Most bands do a retro thing and apologize for it . We 're unapologetically retro here . That was the whole idea ! "
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Leading up to the recording process , Dean had been listening to country , drawing inspiration from 1960s guitarists like Jimmy Bryant , Speedy West , Hank Garland , Pete Drake , Hank Snow and Aerosmith 's Brad Whitford . Songs like " Hickory Dichotomy " gave Weiland and Kretz a " Down South " and " swampy kind of feeling " . Although it was recorded in standard tuning , " Hickory Dichotomy " features a slide guitar solo performed in open G. Both " Cinnamon " and " <unk> " were recorded with a Telecaster set up for Nashville tuning , and Dean described " First Kiss on Mars " as having a " down @-@ home country kind of feel " , but noted Weiland 's influence on the song : " That title takes it to this whole other plateau . "
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Several of the songs were inspired by 1960s and 1970s rock bands . " Between the Lines " was written with The Animals , The Zombies and Paul Revere & the Raiders in mind , and Weiland considered " Cinnamon " to be a combination of 1960s British pop and Ian Curtis ( of Joy Division ) . " Huckleberry Crumble " was inspired by Aerosmith , specifically " Same Old Song and Dance " . Dean admitted to the similarities : " The arrangement is almost the same : riff , solo , verse , chorus , solo , back to a second verse — it 's pretty much the same setup . " He also noted how the song sounded different depending on the type of instruments used to play it . " It 's amazing how , if you were to present that opening riff on a Tele really clean , it 's almost a country riff . But if you present it with a Les Paul through a Marshall , it takes on this whole different thing . "
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Weiland 's lyrics were unique to previous albums , which had been solely focused on himself and his drug addictions . He studied lyricists to learn how to write differently . " [ In ] the ' 90s , I was so overwhelmed with my heroin addiction , and so a lot of the stuff was just from my point of view . Now , I tend to look at some of the greats like Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan . I look at their storytelling [ and ] I try to tell stories . Every song doesn 't have to be <unk> written about how I feel on that day . " Stone Temple Pilots became the third album Weiland had ever recorded sober , after Velvet Revolver 's Libertad and Stone Temple Pilot 's first album , Core . Weiland was also influenced by his ex @-@ wife , Mary Forsberg , about whom he specifically wrote on " Cinnamon " . Weiland 's inspiration for " First Kiss on Mars " came from the music itself . He explained his lyrics succinctly : " When I first heard [ the song ] , it sounded intergalactic . " Critics and interviewers of the band noticed that Weiland 's vocalizations were drawn from David Bowie .
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= = Promotion and release = =
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Stone Temple Pilots was promoted through various media outlets , including the Internet , radio , and on television , with live performances and interviews by the band . The earliest reported premiere of the album was on February 23 , 2010 , when the new album was played in its entirety at a private listening party held at Gramercy Park Hotel 's Rose Bar in New York City . Among those in attendance were Stone Temple Pilots , journalists from several venues , and Craig Kallman , Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records . Stone Temple Pilots opened an early @-@ 2010 tour on March 18 at the South by Southwest music festival , where four new songs were premiered : " Between the Lines " , " Huckleberry Crumble " , " <unk> " , and " Hickory Dichotomy " . On March 27 , the band was filmed performing live at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago , Illinois . The footage appeared on VH1 's Friday Night Alright series two months later on May 21 , which included a performance of " Between the Lines " .
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Beginning in late April , Amazon.com advertised that they would be streaming a new song in its entirety each week leading up to the release of the album . Four songs total were streamed , including " Between the Lines " , " Hickory Dichotomy " , " <unk> " , and " Huckleberry Crumble " . On May 21 , all twelve tracks of the album became available for streaming in their entirety on Billboard 's website . That same month , the band appeared on a radio talk show and two late night television talk shows . On May 18 , Stone Temple Pilots was the guest on the Howard Stern Show . The following night , May 19 , Stone Temple Pilots performed " Between the Lines " on the Late Show with David Letterman . The band performed two mini @-@ concerts for two episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live ! . The first concert was recorded at the Gramercy Theater in Manhattan , New York , and aired on the evening of May 26 . The second concert was performed the following night and aired on May 27 . Stone Temple Pilots became Artist of the Month for American cable television network ESPN during June , though the network began featuring the band 's music during the month of May . Songs from previous releases , as well as " Fast As I Can " , " Cinnamon " , " Dare If You Dare " , and " Take a Load Off " , were played during the network 's television programming and were listed on the network 's website , which included links to purchase the songs .
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Stone Temple Pilots was released worldwide over a period of a week . Several foreign markets released the album on May 21 , including Australia , Germany , and the Netherlands . The U.S. released the album on May 25 , and countries like Sweden , Finland , and Japan released the album on May 26 . Different versions of the album were released , including retailer @-@ specific versions . The standard 12 @-@ track album was released on CD and vinyl . Deluxe and Japanese versions of the album included a second disc with four bonus tracks . Target stores sold a deluxe edition version that included gold foil on the artwork and an 18 @-@ panel poster , and iTunes included a music video , an interview video , and a pre @-@ order bonus track .
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On June 1 , " Between the Lines " was released , along with two other songs , as part of a Stone Temple Pilots pack for the rhythm video game Guitar Hero . On June 5 , the band performed at the KROQ Weenie Roast , hosted by the U.S. radio station . For the duration of June , the band played at various festivals in Europe , beginning with the Nova Rock Festival in <unk> , Austria , on June 11 and completing on June 28 in <unk> San Giovanni , Italy . The band returned to North America to perform at the rock festival Rock on the Range in Winnipeg , Canada , on August 7 . They launched their headline tour on August 10 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison , Colorado .
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= = = Singles = = =
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" Between the Lines " became the album 's first single ; it was released digitally on the band 's Twitter page on March 22 , later peaking at number one on the Billboard Rock Songs <unk> music video for " Between the Lines " , directed by Christopher Sims , was shot on April 11 in Los Angeles , California , and premiered on Fuse TV 's Top 20 Countdown on May <unk> song was written by Robert , with a guitar solo written by Dean . Robert was inspired by the 1960s rock groups , The Zombies and The Animals , and who had been picturing " a ' 60s go @-@ go beat and a girl in a miniskirt " before Weiland changed the song 's meaning with his lyrics . Dean commented on how Weiland had turned " Between the Lines " into a love song : " Sometimes we don 't feel musically what Scott does lyrically . He took it to an exciting place . It 's pretty twisted . " Weiland 's lyrics reflected on his relationship with his ex @-@ wife , Mary Forsberg , and his history with drug abuse . Speaking of the at @-@ times strange lyrics , Weiland cited The Beatles ' " I Am the Walrus " as an inspiration . " Sometimes you throw together random words that phonetically sound good with the melody and then you get to the meat of the song in the chorus . " " Between the Lines " was originally the working title of the song , which Weiland incorporated into his lyrics .
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" Take a Load Off " was the band 's second single , which was released on June 15 , and the accompanying music video was released in September . The video is a culmination of clips edited together , including moments with the band — both on and off stage — , samples of cartoons , and " all @-@ American imagery " . " Take a Load Off " topped the Alternative Chart at number 24 .
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" Cinnamon " was released as the band 's third single , which debuted at number 49 on the Alternative Chart . The first music video for the song was filmed in mid @-@ 2010 , directed by Aggressive ( the combined efforts of directors Alex <unk> and Dan Shapiro ) , and produced by Anke <unk> , but the video was reshot . Kretz said simply that the first video had " the wrong director " . The second music video was filmed in December 2010 , directed by Dennis Roberts and photographed by Adam Bricker , however this video was also shelved in May 2011 without ever being released .
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= = = Chart performance = = =
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