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Stone Temple Pilots peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart , selling 61 @,@ 933 copies its first week . The album was prevented from reaching number one by the television soundtrack Glee : The Music , Volume 3 Showstoppers . The album dropped to number 16 in its second week and to number 45 in its third week . The album also peaked at number one on Billboard 's Hard Rock and Rock Albums charts , as well as number one on the Alternative Songs chart . The album reached the top 10 in two countries , Canada ( number two ) and New Zealand ( number 6 ) ; the top 40 in three countries , Australia ( number 21 ) , Finland ( number 35 ) and Switzerland ( number 36 ) ; and the top 100 for two countries , Austria ( number 54 ) and Germany ( number 52 ) . Sales for the album dropped 70 % in its second week , selling 18 @,@ 601 copies , and continued to drop another 44 % in its third week , selling 10 @,@ 473 copies . The fourth week saw sales drop 18 % , with 8 @,@ 538 copies sold .
= = Reception = =
= = = Previews and pre @-@ release = = =
On February 23 , 2010 , the album was previewed in its entirety during a private listening party at Gramercy Park Hotel 's Rose Bar in New York City . Craig Kallman , Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records , delivered a speech praising the members of the band and their influence on the music industry , comparing them to Led Zeppelin . Several members of the audience described the songs as " Beatles @-@ esque " and the album " a natural , melodic progression for Stone Temple Pilots . " Robert DeLeo cautioned against the overuse of the " Beatles " label . " I think there 's always going to be a sense of Beatles on whatever anybody does . I mean , the Beatles have been such a huge influence and inspiration on music in general . The Beatles , they 're ingrained in everybody 's mind .... The Beatles are like our nursery rhymes for all of us ; it 's the planet 's nursery rhymes . "
William Goodman of Spin described the album as a " signature blend of tuneful melodies and rock guitar crunch , psychedelic solos and impressive crooning courtesy of Scott Weiland , " adding that two songs in the second half of the album were slower and performed with acoustic guitar . Rick Florino of <unk> extolled the album as " the rock record of the decade , " calling it " a masterpiece that will officially solidify STP alongside the Beatles , Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones as one of the greatest rock ' n ' roll bands of all time . "
= = = Post @-@ release = = =
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic suggested that Stone Temple Pilots proved the band members , after nearly a decade of side @-@ projects , needed each other . The album 's sound picked up where Shangri @-@ La Dee Da left off , but the lack of Brendan O 'Brien 's production , which Erlewine believed was a " key ingredient " to the previous albums , was evident . " [ W ] ith another set of ears in the studio ... perhaps the entire set would be sharpened . " Jon Dolan 's brief review in Entertainment Weekly called the music " cheap and easy pop @-@ rock mimicry " . He noted that Weiland sounded " effervescent " now that the singer was drug @-@ free , but Dolan still found his lyrics to " weigh him down " .
Brad Wheeler , writing for The Globe and Mail , wondered if the eponymous title was an allusion to the Atlantic Records contractual dispute . He went on to remark on the music 's combination of 90s era " guitar flash and crunch " and The Beatles . Wheeler did not think the album moved the band or its sound forward , calling it " a quasi @-@ comeback album that neither defiles nor builds upon the band 's legend . " <unk> Eisenbach of IGN wrote that the music was not " anything especially unique " . Eisenbach analyzed several tracks , observing that some songs " start off promising " only to result in " uninspired , generic hooks , " while other songs struggle with their musical direction . Despite this , Eisenbach felt the album had " enough going on inside the album 's 41 minutes that it 's worth a listen . "
Newsday 's Glenn Gamboa praised the band for " not reliving the past " , but he found enough similarities to the band 's previous releases to appeal to listeners . He considered the album successful because the band had been " reflecting their time apart and their work with Velvet Revolver and Army of Anyone . " Mike Schiller , writing for PopMatters , called the album 's title an appropriate fit with the band 's apparent ease of writing with " obvious " influences . He described the title as , " more homage than it is subconscious plagiarism , " before listing Nirvana , Aerosmith , Joy Division , John Lennon , David Bowie , and even the band 's Purple as having intentionally shaped the album . Schiller decided the album was a " bonus " because , in the near @-@ decade gap since the band 's last release , " people have moved on " . He concluded that Stone Temple Pilots is " a far more fitting epilogue " than the last album , before considering it , " perhaps , [ the ] next chapter " .
Ronnie <unk> of Rock Sound said that the album " does not disappoint " , describing it as having " heady guitar trips and crunching grooves " . She found Weiland 's voice to be improved in part due to his sober lifestyle and wrote that the band was " back in action " . USA Today 's Jerry Schriver praised the band for releasing a " cohesive , self @-@ produced reunion album " , but admitted the tracks were not " timeless " . The songs were found to be " pleasant " but " disposable " and inoffensive . Schriver commended Dean DeLeo for keeping the " well @-@ constructed tunes " moving forward , despite Weiland 's lyrics . Allison Stewart , writing for The Washington Post , decided the album was a " small victory " and " respectable " but ultimately " a weirdly mild , tension @-@ free outing . " Like other critics , Stewart noticed the influences on the album , including country and " psych @-@ rock " , and thought the band was " better at mixing their influences in novel ways than at actually being novel themselves . "
= = Track listing = =
All lyrics written by Scott Weiland .
= = Personnel = =
Band
Scott Weiland – lead vocals
Dean DeLeo – guitar , production
Robert DeLeo – bass , harmonizer , production
Eric Kretz – drums
Production
Chris Lord @-@ Alge – mixing
Don Was – additional producer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Russ Fowler – engineer
Bill <unk> – engineer and all keyboards
Doug Grean – engineer
Mike Gerlach – assistant engineer
Jared <unk> – assistant engineer
Arik Garcia – assistant engineer
Keith Armstrong – assistant mixer
Nik <unk> – assistant mixer
Brad Townsend – additional engineering
Andrew Schubert – additional engineering
Shepard Fairey – cover image
Mark <unk> – art direction & design
David J. Harrigan III – additional design
Chapman Baehler – photography
Dana <unk> – management
= = Charts = =
= = Release history = =
= Peasants ' Revolt =
The Peasants ' Revolt , also called Wat Tyler 's Rebellion or the Great Rising , was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381 . The revolt had various causes , including the socio @-@ economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s , the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years ' War , and instability within the local leadership of London . The final trigger for the revolt was the intervention of a royal official , John Bampton , in Essex on 30 May 1381 . His attempts to collect unpaid poll taxes in Brentwood ended in a violent confrontation , which rapidly spread across the south @-@ east of the country . A wide spectrum of rural society , including many local artisans and village officials , rose up in protest , burning court records and opening the local gaols . The rebels sought a reduction in taxation , an end to the system of unfree labour known as serfdom and the removal of the King 's senior officials and law courts .
Inspired by the sermons of the radical cleric John Ball , and led by Wat Tyler , a contingent of Kentish rebels advanced on London . They were met at Blackheath by representatives of the royal government , who unsuccessfully attempted to persuade them to return home . King Richard II , then aged 14 , retreated to the safety of the Tower of London , but most of the royal forces were abroad or in northern England . On 13 June , the rebels entered London and , joined by many local townsfolk , attacked the gaols , destroyed the Savoy Palace , set fire to law books and buildings in the Temple , and killed anyone associated with the royal government . The following day , Richard met the rebels at Mile End and acceded to most of their demands , including the abolition of serfdom . Meanwhile , rebels entered the Tower of London , killing the Lord Chancellor and the Lord High Treasurer , whom they found inside .
On 15 June , Richard left the city to meet with Tyler and the rebels at Smithfield . Violence broke out , and Richard 's party killed Tyler . Richard defused the tense situation long enough for London 's mayor , William Walworth , to gather a militia from the city and disperse the rebel forces . Richard immediately began to re @-@ establish order in London and rescinded his previous grants to the rebels . The revolt had also spread into East Anglia , where the University of Cambridge was attacked and many royal officials were killed . Unrest continued until the intervention of Henry le Despenser , who defeated a rebel army at the Battle of North Walsham on 25 or 26 June . Troubles extended north to York , Beverley and Scarborough , and as far west as Bridgwater in Somerset . Richard mobilised 4 @,@ 000 soldiers to restore order . Most of the rebel leaders were tracked down and executed ; by November , at least 1 @,@ 500 rebels had been killed .
The Peasants ' Revolt has been widely studied by academics . Late 19th @-@ century historians used a range of sources from contemporary chroniclers to assemble an account of the uprising , and these were supplemented in the 20th century by research using court records and local archives . Interpretations of the revolt have shifted over the years . It was once seen as a defining moment in English history , but modern academics are less certain of its impact on subsequent social and economic history . The revolt heavily influenced the course of the Hundred Years ' War , by deterring later Parliaments from raising additional taxes to pay for military campaigns in France . The revolt has been widely used in socialist literature , including by the author William Morris , and remains a potent political symbol for the political left , informing the arguments surrounding the introduction of the Community Charge in the United Kingdom during the 1980s .
= = Background and causes = =
= = = Economics = = =
The Peasants ' Revolt was fed by the economic and social upheaval of the 14th century . At the start of the century , the majority of English people worked in the countryside , as part of a sophisticated economy that fed the country 's towns and cities and supported an extensive international trade . Across much of England , production was organised around manors , controlled by local lords – including the gentry and the Church – and governed through a system of manorial courts . Some of the population were unfree serfs , who had to work on their lords ' lands for a period each year , although the balance of free and unfree varied across England , and in the south @-@ east there were relatively few serfs . Some serfs were born unfree and could not leave their manors to work elsewhere without the consent of the local lord ; others accepted limitations on their freedom as part of the tenure agreement for their farmland . Population growth led to pressure on the available agricultural land , increasing the power of local landowners .
In 1348 a plague known as the Black Death crossed from mainland Europe into England , rapidly killing an estimated 50 per cent of the population . After an initial period of economic shock , England began to adapt to the changed economic situation . The death rate among the peasantry meant that suddenly land was relatively plentiful and manpower in much shorter supply . Labourers could charge more for their work and , in the consequent competition for labour , wages were driven sharply upwards . In turn , the profits of landowners were eroded . The trading , commercial and financial networks in the towns disintegrated .
The authorities responded to the chaos with emergency legislation ; the Ordinance of Labourers was passed in 1349 , and the Statute of Labourers in 1351 . These attempted to fix wages at pre @-@ plague levels , making it a crime to refuse work or to break an existing contract , imposing fines on those who transgressed . The system was initially enforced through special Justices of Labourers and then , from the 1360s onwards , through the normal Justices of the Peace , typically members of the local gentry . Although in theory these laws applied to both labourers seeking higher wages and to employers tempted to outbid their competitors for workers , they were in practice applied only to labourers , and then in a rather arbitrary fashion . The legislation was strengthened in 1361 , with the penalties increased to include branding and imprisonment . The royal government had not intervened in this way before , nor allied itself with the local landowners in quite such an obvious or unpopular way .
Over the next few decades , economic opportunities increased for the English peasantry . Some labourers took up specialist jobs that would have previously been barred to them , and others moved from employer to employer , or became servants in richer households . These changes were keenly felt across the south @-@ east of England , where the London market created a wide range of opportunities for farmers and artisans . Local lords had the right to prevent serfs from leaving their manors , but when serfs found themselves blocked in the manorial courts , many simply left to work illegally on manors elsewhere . Wages continued to rise , and between the 1340s and the 1380s the purchasing power of rural labourers increased by around 40 percent . As the wealth of the lower classes increased , Parliament brought in fresh laws in 1363 to prevent them from consuming expensive goods formerly only affordable by the elite . These sumptuary laws proved unenforceable , but the wider labour laws continued to be firmly applied .
= = = War and finance = = =
Another factor in the revolt of 1381 was the conduct of the war with France . In 1337 Edward III of England had pressed his claims to the French throne , beginning a long @-@ running conflict that became known as the Hundred Years ' War . Edward had initial successes , but his campaigns were not decisive . Charles V of France became more active in the conflict after 1369 , taking advantage of his country 's greater economic strength to commence cross @-@ Channel raids on England . By the 1370s , England 's armies on the continent were under huge military and financial pressure ; the garrisons in Calais and Brest alone , for example , were costing £ 36 @,@ 000 a year to maintain , while military expeditions could consume £ 50 @,@ 000 in only six months . Edward died in 1377 , leaving the throne to his grandson , Richard II , then only ten years old .
Richard 's government was formed around his uncles , most prominently the rich and powerful John of Gaunt , and many of his grandfather 's former senior officials . They faced the challenge of financially sustaining the war in France . Taxes in the 14th century were raised on an ad hoc basis through Parliament , then comprising the Lords , the titled aristocracy and clergy ; and the Commons , the representatives of the knights , merchants and senior gentry from across England . These taxes were typically imposed on a household 's movable possessions , such as their goods or stock . The raising of these taxes affected the members of the Commons much more than the Lords . To complicate matters , the official statistics used to administer the taxes pre @-@ dated the Black Death and , since the size and wealth of local communities had changed greatly since the plague , effective collection had become increasingly difficult .
Just before Edward 's death , Parliament introduced a new form of taxation called the poll tax , which was levied at the rate of four pence on every person over the age of 14 , with a deduction for married couples . Designed to spread the cost of the war over a broader economic base than previous tax levies , this round of taxation proved extremely unpopular but raised £ 22 @,@ 000 . The war continued to go badly and , despite raising some money through forced loans , the Crown returned to Parliament in 1379 to request further funds . The Commons were supportive of the young King , but had concerns about the amounts of money being sought and the way this was being spent by the King 's counsellors , whom they suspected of corruption . A second poll tax was approved , this time with a sliding scale of taxes against seven different classes of English society , with the upper classes paying more in absolute terms . Widespread evasion proved to be a problem , and the tax only raised £ 18 @,@ 600 — far short of the £ 50 @,@ 000 that had been hoped for .
In November 1380 , Parliament was called together again in Northampton . Archbishop Simon Sudbury , the new Lord Chancellor , updated the Commons on the worsening situation in France , a collapse in international trade , and the risk of the Crown having to default on its debts . The Commons were told that the colossal sum of £ 160 @,@ 000 was now required in new taxes , and arguments ensued between the royal council and Parliament about what to do next . Parliament passed a third poll tax ( this time on a flat @-@ rate basis of 12 pence on each person over 15 , with no allowance made for married couples ) which they estimated would raise £ 66 @,@ 666 . The third poll tax was highly unpopular and many in the south @-@ east evaded it by refusing to register . The royal council appointed new commissioners in March 1381 to interrogate local village and town officials in an attempt to find those who were refusing to comply . The extraordinary powers and interference of these teams of investigators in local communities , primarily in the south @-@ east and east of England , raised still further the tensions surrounding the taxes .
= = = Protest and authority = = =
The decades running up to 1381 were a rebellious , troubled period . London was a particular locus of unrest , and the activities of the city 's politically active guilds and fraternities often alarmed the authorities . Londoners resented the expansion of the royal legal system in the capital , in particular the increased role of the Marshalsea Court in Southwark , which had begun to compete with the city authorities for judicial power in London . The city 's population also resented the presence of foreigners , Flemish weavers in particular . Londoners detested John of Gaunt because he was a supporter of the religious reformer John Wycliffe , whom the London public regarded as a heretic . John of Gaunt was also engaged in a feud with the London elite and was rumoured to be planning to replace the elected mayor with a captain , appointed by the Crown . The London elite were themselves fighting out a vicious , internal battle for political power . As a result , in 1381 the ruling classes in London were unstable and divided .
Rural communities , particularly in the south @-@ east , were unhappy with the operation of serfdom and the use of the local manorial courts to exact traditional fines and levies , not least because the same landowners who ran these courts also often acted as enforcers of the unpopular labour laws or as royal judges . Many of the village elites refused to take up positions in local government and began to frustrate the operation of the courts . Animals seized by the courts began to be retaken by their owners , and legal officials were assaulted . Some started to advocate the creation of independent village communities , respecting traditional laws but separate from the hated legal system centred in London . As the historian Miri Rubin describes , for many , " the problem was not the country 's laws , but those charged with applying and safeguarding them " .
Concerns were raised about these changes in society . William Langland wrote the poem Piers Plowman in the years before 1380 , praising peasants who respected the law and worked hard for their lords , but complaining about greedy , travelling labourers demanding higher wages . The poet John Gower feared England might see an uprising similar to the French Jacquerie revolt of 1358 , in which the peasants had risen up against their masters . There was a moral panic about the threat posed by newly arrived workers in the towns and the possibility that servants might turn against their masters . New legislation was introduced in 1359 to deal with migrants , existing conspiracy laws were more widely applied and the treason laws were extended to include servants or wives who betrayed their masters and husbands . By the 1370s , there were fears that if the French invaded England , the rural classes might side with the invaders .
The discontent began to give way to open protest . In 1377 , the " Great Rumour " occurred in south @-@ east and south @-@ west England . Rural workers organised themselves and refused to work for their lords , arguing that , according to the Domesday Book , they were exempted from such requests . The workers made unsuccessful appeals to the law courts and the King . There were also widespread urban tensions , particularly in London , where John of Gaunt narrowly escaped being lynched . The troubles increased again in 1380 , with protests and disturbances across northern England and in the western towns of Shrewsbury and Bridgwater . An uprising occurred in York , during which John de Gisborne , the city 's mayor , was removed from office , and fresh tax riots followed in early 1381 . There was a great storm in England during May 1381 , which many felt to prophesy future change and upheaval , adding further to the disturbed mood .
= = Events = =
= = = Outbreak of revolt = = =
= = = = Essex and Kent = = = =
The revolt of 1381 broke out in Essex , following the arrival of John Bampton to investigate non @-@ payment of the poll tax on 30 May . Bampton was a member of Parliament , a Justice of the Peace and well @-@ connected with royal circles . He based himself in Brentwood and summoned representatives from the neighbouring villages of <unk> , <unk> and Stanford @-@ le @-@ Hope to explain and make good the shortfalls on 1 June . The villagers appear to have arrived well @-@ organised , and armed with old bows and sticks . Bampton first interrogated the people of <unk> , whose representative , Thomas Baker , declared that his village had already paid their taxes , and that no more money would be forthcoming . When Bampton and two sergeants attempted to arrest Baker , violence broke out . Bampton escaped and retreated to London , but three of his clerks and several of the Brentwood townsfolk who had agreed to act as jurors were killed . Robert <unk> , the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas , who was probably already holding court in the area , was empowered to arrest and deal with the perpetrators .
By the next day , the revolt was rapidly growing . The villagers spread the news across the region , and John Geoffrey , a local bailiff , rode between Brentwood and Chelmsford , rallying support . On 4 June , the rebels gathered at <unk> , where their future plans seem to have been discussed . The Essex rebels , possibly a few thousand strong , advanced towards London , some probably travelling directly and others via Kent . One group , under the leadership of John Wrawe , a former chaplain , marched north towards the neighbouring county of Suffolk , with the intention of raising a revolt there .
Revolt also flared in neighbouring Kent . Sir Simon de Burley , a close associate of both Edward III and the young Richard , had claimed that a man in Kent , called Robert Belling , was an escaped serf from one of his estates . Burley sent two sergeants to Gravesend , where Belling was living , to reclaim him . Gravesend 's local bailiffs and Belling tried to negotiate a solution under which Burley would accept a sum of money in return for dropping his case , but this failed and Belling was taken away to be imprisoned at Rochester Castle . A furious group of local people gathered at Dartford , possibly on 5 June , to discuss the matter . From there the rebels travelled to Maidstone , where they stormed the gaol , and then onto Rochester on 6 June . Faced by the angry crowds , the constable in charge of Rochester Castle surrendered it without a fight and Belling was freed .
Some of the Kentish crowds now dispersed , but others continued . From this point , they appear to have been led by Wat Tyler , whom the Anonimalle Chronicle suggests was elected their leader at a large gathering at Maidstone on 7 June . Relatively little is known about Tyler 's former life ; chroniclers suggest that he was from Essex , had served in France as an archer and was a charismatic and capable leader . Several chroniclers believe that he was responsible for shaping the political aims of the revolt . Some also mention a Jack Straw as a leader among the Kentish rebels during this phase in the revolt , but it is uncertain if this was a real person , or a pseudonym for Wat Tyler or John Wrawe .
Tyler and the Kentish men advanced to Canterbury , entering the walled city and castle without resistance on 10 June . The rebels deposed the absent Archbishop of Canterbury , Sudbury , and made the cathedral monks swear loyalty to their cause . They attacked properties in the city with links to the hated royal council , and searched the city for suspected enemies , dragging the suspects out of their houses and executing them . The city gaol was opened and the prisoners freed . Tyler then persuaded a few thousand of the rebels to leave Canterbury and advance with him on London the next morning .