Talk Show and Army of Anyone (1997-1998), (2006-2007)
During Stone Temple Pilots's hiatus in 1997 due to Scott's bouts with the law, Robert, his brother Dean, and Kretz joined with singer Dave Coutts of Ten Inch Men and formed Talk Show. Scott went into rehab and released a solo album during this time. Released in 1997 on Atlantic Records, Talk Show peaked at #131 on the Billboard 200 and was considered a commercial flop. Dave Coutts was eventually fired and the band disbanded.
After STP's break up in 2003, Robert and Dean joined Filter frontman Richard Patrick and drummer Ray Luzier to form the group Army of Anyone. The group met after Patrick contacted the DeLeos on writing material for Filter's fourth album. The band eventually called in Luzier in for an audition, found the formula worked, and the band was formed. The band's self titled album was released on November 14, 2006. The album became a critical success; some went as far to label the album as one of the bests of the year. Robert summed up his sound on the album as follows; “I kind of combined bass stuff with some guitar stuff to achieve my sound—I’ve really been going nuts on eBay! I’m still trying to achieve this one bass sound I keep hearing in my head—kind of taking James Jamerson’s feel and mixing that with John Entwistle’s or Chris Squire’s sound. So it’s a funky bottom, with a really aggressive top. The sound on this record is the closest I’ve gotten to that.” However, Army of Anyone ended up going on an "indefinite hiatus" in 2007 after disappointing album sales and Richard Patrick's return to Filter.
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