I think Jeff Gutt is a good fit for Stone Temple Pilots.
He's got a good mix of Scott Weiland and Dave Coutts about him.
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:48 pm
by Gozu
Agreed mate I was surprised how good the new guy sounded on 'Down'.
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:46 am
by Failed Creation
Gozu wrote:Agreed mate I was surprised how good the new guy sounded on 'Down'.
Exactly. He'll do the back catalogue some serious justice.
I think he'll end up being a better fit than Chester Bennington.
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:58 pm
by Gozu
I honestly never listened to STP with Chester in the band, not even a snippet so can't really comment on how good or not Chester was with STP. The move alone to go with such a 'name' singer to replace Weiland pissed me off enough as it screamed sell out to me. I always felt it was more a stop gap thing too I was sure it was never going be a long term thing, either the band would move on from him or he would quit to concentrate fully on LP which is what happened. It just seemed like a relationship of convenience, they were using his 'name' and he idolised Weiland and the band growing up.
This is different it's more organic they didn't just grab a name again they went through a lengthy audition process and supposedly Gutt auditioned in Sep last year and then he was told he got the job in May and they've been secretly recording an album with him until now making it official.
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 8:12 pm
by Failed Creation
Gozu wrote:I honestly never listened to STP with Chester in the band, not even a snippet so can't really comment on how good or not Chester was with STP. The move alone to go with such a 'name' singer to replace Weiland pissed me off enough as it screamed sell out to me. I always felt it was more a stop gap thing too I was sure it was never going be a long term thing, either the band would move on from him or he would quit to concentrate fully on LP which is what happened. It just seemed like a relationship of convenience, they were using his 'name' and he idolised Weiland and the band growing up.
This is different it's more organic they didn't just grab a name again they went through a lengthy audition process and supposedly Gutt auditioned in Sep last year and then he was told he got the job in May and they've been secretly recording an album with him until now making it official.
I couldn't get into the EP they did with Chester Bennington; it seemed like STP-lite, and Bennington tried a little too hard to be like Scott Weiland. The end result was an effort slightly weaker than the last album with the original lineup. Here's a snippet of what they did with Chester.
Jeff Gutt sounds like Weiland, but it seems natural, and I'm sure he'll put his stamp on the upcoming album. If Meadow is any indictation, it may be a cross between Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop and Shangri-La Dee Da. I hope for more of the former, of course.
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:17 pm
by Gozu
Tiny Music, still love that album.
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:24 pm
by Gozu
AC/DC - Ballbreaker
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland
Derek & Brandon Fiechter - Vampire Legends
Sam Haynes - Pumpkin On Your Stereo
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:41 am
by Failed Creation
Gozu wrote:Tiny Music, still love that album.
Tiny Music has always been my favourite STP album, followed by:
Purple, No. 4, Core, Shangri-La Dee Da, and Stone Temple Pilots.
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:52 am
by Failed Creation
Re: What Are You Listening To Now?
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:50 pm
by Gozu
Failed Creation wrote:Tiny Music has always been my favourite STP album, followed by:
Purple, No. 4, Core, Shangri-La Dee Da, and Stone Temple Pilots.
For me I'd go
Purple Tiny Music No. 4 Core STP Shangri-La Dee Da
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:33 pm
