The late Scott Weiland ’s solo debut, 12 Bar Blues, turns 25 on Friday (March 31st). In honor of the milestone, Rhino will release remastered and expanded versions of the album this spring.

Rolling Stone’s review of the album at the time was positive. “ 12 Bar Blues isn’t really a rock album, or even a pop album,” it said.

Our framework throughout has been a 12-bar blues shuffle in E, with focus on navigating the change from the I (one) chord, E7, to the IV (four), A7, and back. We then applied a similar approach ...

It’s in the key of A and is based on a simple eight-bar progression, as opposed to the more common 12-bar blues form, and it’s a fun and refreshingly different template to play and improvise over.

Rhino Records has announced an expanded reissue of Scott Weiland ’s 12 Bar Blues to mark the 25th anniversary of his solo debut. Two updated versions of the late Stone Temple Pilots frontman’s ...