While Scott Weiland spent the later ’90s in medication rehabilitation and focusing on his single album, the others of Rock Temple Pilots — namely guitarist Dean DeLeo, his sibling Robert on bass and drummer Eric Kretz — formed Speak Present with Dave Coutts, formerly the vocalist of Ten Inch Men. The group acquired begun rehearsing as soon as mid-1995, although debut Talk Present record wasn’t released until Sept 1997.