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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #60 on: October 23, 2008, 09:35:02 PM »
Quote from: "STP92"
Yeah, Purple was written in a Chinese character on the front.

The album was named Purple because according to Weiland, "Purple is my favorite color...it's the color of bruises."
   


ha ha where did you hear him say that ?.. he would say something like that.. i love him even more for that ....
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #61 on: January 18, 2010, 07:57:40 PM »
it apparently says "purple" in chinese but knowing stp that could actually say anything...
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #62 on: May 07, 2010, 03:37:29 PM »
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #63 on: May 07, 2010, 07:44:59 PM »
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The album certainly isn’t perfect. Some of the songs suffer the same problems as the debut – Silvergun Superman and Big Empty (the first single, a major hit that ended up on the soundtrack to The Crow) are perfectly serviceable numbers, but neither ever really go anywhere or do anything special. During either of these songs you might find yourself twiddling your thumbs through the verses and waiting for things to pick up again. It doesn’t help that they come one after the other either, slowing the album almost to a stop.

yeah...whatever...

Purple IS perfect
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #64 on: May 07, 2010, 08:07:09 PM »
I will disagree to the death that Purple had any filler.
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #65 on: June 11, 2010, 01:47:07 PM »
Quote from: pensive on July 12, 2006, 02:48:20 AM
The vinyl of this album was colored purple
Yep, and it's beautiful.  But honestly? When I was little and it first came out, my friends and I just referred to it as '12 Gracious Melodies,' because of the back cover.  It wasn't until a good while later we heard some disc jockey on the radio refer to it as purple and thought, "Huh? What the hell is this guy talking about!?!"
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #66 on: October 12, 2010, 09:06:09 PM »
Quote from: Anonymous on July 31, 2006, 02:41:39 PM
because the chinese symbol ('word') on the album's cover means 'purple' in english..and it's no coincidence, STP wanted it to be called Purple obviously, cause they thought it sounded purple...
you know, like some music makes you think about dark colors, and some peaceful church songs might make you think white or something, and STP boys thought purple off of the songs they'd written, and named it like that, but for some reason wanted it to be written in chinese, and asked some cook in a chinese restaurant how the symbol (word) would look in chinese..
You're correct.  Scott, at the Grand Rapids show this year, confirmed that they came about the title because the album sounded "Purple".
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #67 on: October 19, 2010, 03:48:10 AM »
What does "er" mean on Still Remains? Dragon flies "er" gliding over...
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #68 on: October 19, 2010, 05:23:12 AM »
Quote from: Shangri on October 19, 2010, 03:48:10 AM
What does "er" mean on Still Remains? Dragon flies "er" gliding over...

It's are, not er!
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #69 on: October 19, 2010, 06:21:34 AM »
Quote from: andrew on October 19, 2010, 05:23:12 AM
Quote from: Shangri on October 19, 2010, 03:48:10 AM
What does "er" mean on Still Remains? Dragon flies "er" gliding over...

It's are, not er!
Doesn't it say "er" in the album booklet though? I would check but I dont have the CD at my apartment at school
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #70 on: October 19, 2010, 06:22:56 AM »
it definitely means "are", he just prononces it "er" so it flows with the song
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #71 on: October 19, 2010, 06:24:47 AM »
Quote from: wickedgarden23 on October 19, 2010, 06:21:34 AM
Quote from: andrew on October 19, 2010, 05:23:12 AM
Quote from: Shangri on October 19, 2010, 03:48:10 AM
What does "er" mean on Still Remains? Dragon flies "er" gliding over...

It's are, not er!
Doesn't it say "er" in the album booklet though? I would check but I dont have the CD at my apartment at school

It might say er, but I'm sure it's are. Not much else it could mean. There or are. I dunno.
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #72 on: October 19, 2010, 08:36:30 PM »
I always thought it was ARE too, but a couple of days ago I checked the booklet (after a loooong time :P) and it says "er" in quotation marks, that got me confused.

It has to be as Slither said.
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Re: Purple topic
« Reply #73 on: October 27, 2010, 08:51:22 AM »
I compared the links provided earlier in the thread and it is not a symbol for Purple, but a design based off of the symbol.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/2561905056_7d52d455ce_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2562401562_822e38019f.jpg

(Thank you for the links)

If you break it up into 3 parts, the top is a horizontal line with four vertical lines.

The middle is an E-looking shape.

The bottom is a T-looking shape.

I agree that it is just a design and not the symbol itself. I was actually considering this for a tattoo myself, but I will probably go a different route.
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