Salrite posted...
Quite a few rock bands from that era have me confused over what the general opinion is of them. Are they good? Bad? Buttrock?
I used to definitely find them to be a bit 'boring' and almost buttrock adjacent. The vibe I get is very Gen-X. It's definitely not as experimental as I'm usually drawn to, but I appreciate the musicianship and performance now. STP definitely feel like they're in that nebulous 'grunge' zone where there are a lot of similarities to Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
A lot of the guitar/bass work initially feels straightforward, but there's a fair bit of interesting stuff going on. I think the understated elements of the song get a bit buried in the distortion initially.