Effective period / Period of releases: 1995

Members: Scott Weiland, Jeff Nolan, Victor Indrizzo, Zander Schloss, Bob Thomson

In 1995, Scott Weiland formed the alternative rock band The Magnificent Bastards with session drummer Victor Indrizzo in San Diego, California. The band included Zander Schloss and Jeff Nolan on guitars and Bob Thompson on bass.

Only two songs were recorded by The Magnificent Bastards. "Mockingbird Girl", composed by Nolan, Schloss, and Weiland, appeared in the film Tank Girl and on its soundtrack, and a cover of John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" was recorded for the tribute album, Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon.