I like how they sorta dodged the question about how bad the singer submissions sounded so far. To paraphrase Rob: "It's that situation where their mother tells them they can sing well".
Notice how when they were asked whether they have liked any of the auditions so far, instead they start talking about how they've played with a few guys in LA.
Yeah, I'm starting to rethink my position on this matter. Every time I hear them talk or read their words when asked about this search it's not sounding great. I wanted to have a positive outlook for the stp name trying to move forward, but it's too obvious these three or at least one or two of them think they have a genuine chance at finding a Scott Weiland clone who's just been hiding in their bedroom for a little too long.
You can just picture how high their expectations are for the search when they say what little they've said.
Even if there's a decent voice out of 1200 submissions, then comes the question of can they bust out a melody?...
I don't know...
I don't think they're kidding themselves... Every time Dean talks about the auditions, there seems to be a sort of exhausted desperation in his voice. It really sounds like this is, as I've said before, their Hail Mary pass. It sounds like they've auditioned a bunch of guys in person, they don't feel any of them are a perfect fit for the band, so they figure they've got nothing to lose by doing these online auditions.
So I think there are 3 ways this could end:
1. By some miracle, someone who is absolutely perfect for the band auditions online and they hire him.
2. No one of interest turns up online, so they settle for the best guy they've played with in LA.
3. No one of interest turns up online and they don't feel anyone they played with so far fits the band, so they shelve STP for now and focus on some other venture.
I think the latter two scenarios are far more likely than the first.
