If the rest of the band gave one shit for Scott they would have made sure he got the help he needed before going on a reunion tour and making another album. It seems like they saw a chance to make some money and be somewhat relevant again, then they kick Scott to the curb after years of touring while being a mess.....you know to make more money. That is fucking disgusting and why I won't be buying anything from this new band. For me, STP died with Shangri-La Dee Da.. everything else is just a ghost of what the band used to be.
Yes. Same for some of the fans. If Scott isn't doing what they want him to do, he's suddenly shit. Also, anyone who believes they're playing deep cuts because they care, are delusional. This is a perfect move to try to make sure the loyal fans stay, while grabbing new ones. Don't get me wrong, I understand they have a family to feed...-_-
We've all heard the interviews about the setlist, so it definitely wasn't Scott's fault. Scott was out there playing deep cuts with the Wildabouts and made it clear that he wanted to play those songs with STP... While Dean claimed that people take bathroom breaks for those, and rather play the hits.
The same people supporting this, are the same people who bitched about Grean fucking up the deep cuts, so what makes it wrong for anyone to not like the way Chester sings these songs? I honestly could care less if Scott didnt play STP songs at his solo songs. Not because he's out there to ruin them on purpose like some claim, but I just rather hear STP playing STP. If I go to see Scott solo, I wanna hear HIS songs... If I wanna see the new line up performing, I'd much rather hear them play a ton of new material, without them telling me that this is STP.
That is the only way I can accept this whole mess, and really wish the court would settle for. None of them should be able to promote themselves as STP without being STP.
In a perfect world IMO...
Both parties are only allowed to cover 4 songs from their catalogue.
Neither are allowed to use STP to promote their gigs unless they're playing together.
Since they love money so much, maybe that would make them get their shit together.
Dean wasn't going to say "Our lead singer is fucked up so he can't sing the deep cuts well and a lot of the time he doesn't show up to rehearsals period."
From talking to Robert it sounds like there were a lot of songs the band wanted to perform from 2008-2012 but couldn't because Scott wasn't capable. STP isn't the Wildabouts, that band has no problem going out there with Scott and butchering STP deep cuts.
If Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, and Mike Inez have the right to use the Alice In Chains name then the DeLeos and Kretz have the right to use the STP name.
So he's going to say that they'd rather play the hits?
Layne is dead.
It's the same thing. Jerry, Sean, and Mike though just waited for Layne to die instead of doing it while he was alive, but Cantrell was already planning the reunion just a year or so after Layne's death. They had it on their minds though. There's a 1999 interview with Sean Kinney where he says he and Jerry didn't want to release another AIC album without touring (he said "We're not fucking Steely Dan") and said he and Jerry were weighing their options.
I understand what you're saying Brett, trust me, I reaaaally reaaaally do. I don't want anyone to think I don't want the boys to he successful at all. I want them to be out there making music, but just close the book on this whole fucking thing.
I also appreciate what they're calling themselves letting the fans know Scott isn't there.
With that said, I just feel like no matter what, this just isn't STP. To those who believe the boys are just trying to carrying on their legacy, while one destroys it, I'm sorry... But I'd much rather see them close the book on this thing and continue on making music as who they are now. I don't know if the right word is respect, since Scott has no idea what that is at times, but at least for the legacy. The four of them created this, not just the three of them. No matter who isn't in the band, it just isn't STP, and shouldn't be called STP for any other matter. It's simple, I don't get why anyone seems to have a problem with this. It's in good taste to the fans, and it just closes the book on what they've created for us.
Again, I do understand the whole "why let somebody ruin it if the rest are willing to continue" but this was about the four of them.
It's not my dislike for Chester "I won't join VR because I respect Scott Weiland, but I'll sure as hell join his original band"Bennington.
Maybe, just maybe, the guys already feel that Scott is sorta dead. Scott Weiland stopped being the same man after the mess he went through during his VR glory days. Losing his brother, losing his wife, his mother getting cancer, and relapsing.. That's a lot of shit. Maybe the Scott they know today is completely different to the one they built this legacy with. At the end of the day, I don't feel like they should give up on him. The right thing to do would have been to all sit down and say to each other, that if Stone Temple Pilots isn't working, then it should close shop. Period. None of them are allowed to use the band in any way for cash unless they're together, and anyone who does, gets a lawsuit. Move on with new musical ventures. If that were the case, you could bet your ass they'd try to make this work. I don't buy the whole "We told Scott to sober up otherwise he'd be fired" while they were milking his falling on drumsets ass during the reunion. All of this should had been taking care of before getting back out there, but no. As the phone call said "Hey Scott, wanna make a million bucks?". That says it all; it's all about the fucking money with these guys. They all ruined what could have been a bright future if they had done things the right way from the start.
