Stone Temple Pilots released their first album to instant success in 1992, just after the first Nirvana-led wave of grunge crested. They were scoffed at by many for being derivative, an especially heinous crime in the authenticity-obsessed grunge scene, but time has been kind to Dean DeLeo’s glossy tone and Scott Weiland’s crooning vocals. Derivative’s not so bad in hindsight, and authenticity a bit overrated; now that rock has faded from the mainstream, it’s easier to appreciate the quality of even the second-tier bands in hard rock’s last truly great era.