This is exactly what the greedy DeLeos wanted... a puppet to play karaoke with.
1. Gutt genuinely did sound good on some songs, but his Scott impersonation style sounded like shit on others including ILS and STT. He's good with the harder stuff, but has zero range compared to Scott or even Chester. Gutt clearly is a talented vocalist, but trying to impersonate Scott and make the songs his own is an awful combo. Wonder how much input Gutt has in the song choices, and writing of future material.
2. Meadow was bad... Like a b-side on a DeLeo side project BAD. Then again, the DeLeos can't write, and could never put together a decent good song without Scott. Chester wasn't the best song writer, but after hearing this, it really puts things into perspective. No wonder Chester ditched them.