Go ahead Chester, wear stuff that resembles Scott in any way you want, but this is proof from STP's last tour that Scott can fart these songs better than you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJLZimaVT0U
Oh yeah Scott had solid performances even in 2011, but that's the year it really started going downhill. The hit and miss nature of live shows started to lean towards miss rather than hit. He was bad/mediocre for most of the STP and solo shows in 2012. The reunion era of STP had some AMAZING shows though.
One thing I noticed in that video though is how miserable Dean looked.
I saw that right away too. Looks like Dean is a little grumpy, kinda bad he couldn't put on a half smile for the show he was playing, just for the fans sake...
For me it's not just a STP deal. If other bands I've listened to over the years all the sudden decided they can't get along with their original singer, and replaced him...it wouldn't work for me going forward. There is so much of the singer in a band that it's like trying to replace the heart of the group. It's the singers stories/voice/look/stage presence that are the obvious things about any band. You remove the original singer... all of that is lost.
Bring in Chester, but it's not STP. Scott is STP. As far as Chester covering these songs with the the rest of the boys, he did OK. It was nothing that sounded impressive. It sounded like good covers that might come along once in awhile on the different TV singing shows.
I also think it's even more of a slap in the face that they are playing STP music with a guy that in many ways idolized Scott and does have a style that resembles Scott. As big of a Scott fan as I am, I would think if I were in a position to be on stages everywhere... I would hope I wasn't doing something that seemed like I was a complete wannabe. Maybe take a little of what they do and blend it with new ideas. Chester moving around on stage the other night along with his look simply made it that much harder to see. I felt like he was trying to be Scott. That would insult me if someone took my roll somewhere and they were looking like me and doing similar things as I do at the same time. I've not seen him move around in those ways while playing in LP.
