 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 . " 
