As I said earlier, Scott was one of the most incredible lead singers and front man for a band ever. Why is that a bad thing? Because you can’t help compare the two and when that happens, that is where the trouble lies. STP went with Jeff Gutt who is a good singer, but he sounds or is trying to sound too much like Scott. The went with option #2.Ī singer that sounded exactly like their original singer, Scott Weiland. What route did Stone Temple Pilots take? I will tell you my opinion. To make a long story even longer, let’s now get back to STP. The only thing it did was allow Journey to tour and basically play only the songs that everyone wanted to hear and so that has allowed them to continue and still draw a crowd. The albums didn’t sell at all as no one wanted new music without Steve Perry. Steve Perry was who everyone loved and there was no getting over that. The songs were not good anymore and the singers were so much like Perry that you couldn’t help compare and that comparison couldn’t hold up. Both were great singers, but there were two big problems. When Augeri left they wound up with someone from Youtube of all places that sounded even more like Steve Perry (a whole helluva lot more), Arnel Pineda. When Steve Perry left the band, Neal Schon and company decided to find a singer that sounded pretty damn close to Steve Perry with Steve Augeri with very little success. Case in point…Journey (first off I know Steve isn’t the original but bare with me). Now, the other type is where the band hires a singer that sounds just like the original singer. I personally like both versions (I am little more partial to David’s era just because I liked that sound a little better). It was really two different bands that just happened to have the same name. Also, there was no real comparison between the two. Why you might ask? Because the band sound was still Van Halen and the songs were great. However, each band was extremely successful in their own right. Let’s look at Van Halen…with David Lee Roth (the original singer) and Sammy Hager (the replacement) were totally polar opposite singers and styles. There are many examples of that happening and quite successfully…Deep Purple has done it, Black Sabbath, Rainbow and even Van Halen. Let’s look at the first, the new singer sounds nothing like the original singer. I think throughout history we have seen both work, however, for me there is only one solution. Depending on which one you choose can have a different impact on the band. There are two types of replacements.1) The singer that sounds nothing like the original singer and 2) the singer that sounds just like the old lead singer. In history, bands have always replaced lead singers. Do they get a new lead singer that is completely their own person and nothing like the previous singer or do they get one that sounds just like Scott Weiland? The answer to that will come later, but first let me explain why I asked that question myself. Do they continue as a band? The answer to that is obviously YES or I wouldn’t be doing a review of their new album. Since this time, both singers have passed away and will never rejoin the band.
He was replaced with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, but Chester left to focus solely on his original band.
Scott had a lot of troubles with addiction and was in and out of the band several times.
As you probably already know the story, their original lead singer was one of the most iconic lead singers of any band, Scott Weiland. Stone Temple Pilots are back with a brand new album and a brand new singer.
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