Every bands diff, Journey didn't give two fu**s how the singer looked, they just needed/wanted SP voice. DeLeo bro's, I think want the same voice AND image? Who knows? Sure miss Mr. Weiland!!
They wanted a guy who had the voice but who could also write new music, because they didn't just want to be a greatest hits act. When they auditioned Jeff they played him the instrumental of Meadow and he came up with the vocal melody on the spot and wrote the lyrics soon after. The fact that he has the look too is just a bonus. Of course it doesn't hurt that he played covers of STP in his band in high school. Destiny, your name is Jeff Gutt.
Lots of feelings about line ups and singers here. It’s pretty simple: is Queen the same without Freddy? Fuck no. Should Queen stop playing shows? Fuck no. Easy. Argument settled lol
He sounds a lot like Scott..but I wish he would adopt his own style and personality..He is basically copying Scott's manerisms , style,dances...So now he looks like a cover band boy...
Jeff gives the same energy than Scott, and you cant forget all the others members, they are so important to the band like Scott was...They are part of this crew too.
So did they hire a guy from an STP tribute band who impersonates Scott Weiland oh wait this is Jeff Gutt who was a contestant on the X factor. Wasn't there a movie with Mark Walhberg like this, this just seems utterly wrong to me. After they fired Weiland in 2013 the band was never what it had been again. Form a new band, get a new name write new songs and move on. Other bands have done it and maybe they should too. Scott Weiland was the front man that truly made STP what it was at that time. It seems like the 3 original members of STP like living in the past and Jeff Gutt is happy pretending to be someone who he is definitely not.
If you don't like it... Move on! Sounds like your living in the past! No one complained when Chester was on the mic cause he was an established singer of a high profile band. Give the guy a shot... Let him develop.
Hey ever consider that this band is also the life's work for the rest of the members? This band and the music isn't just some cute little act they do for kicks. Scott will never be replaced that is universally understood but I'm not here to say that the rest of this band needs to die with him. Long live STP.
