I haven't had a chance to watch the whole show from last night, but the songs I watched gave me mixed emotions/reactions.
You would think I've had time to digest everything, even with watching STP w/Chester in May, but still have to say it's kinda weird without Scott. (Then again, 30 STP shows might do that to a gal!) With that being said, I *absolutely adore* the DeLeos and to see the complete elation on Dean's face was awesome.
So far, I've watched Down, Church on Tuesday, ILS, Hollywood Bitch, Piece of Pie, and Pop's Love Suicide. What most impressed me was Pop's and what made me kind of uncomfortable was ILS. From what I've heard live with Trippin' and on video with Pop's, I'm going to go on a limb and say that Tiny Music might suit Chester's vocal range the best. To me, Down and PoP were alright, but that's also my personal bias of seeing these songs with an on point Scott live a lot. I'm all for hearing rarities along the lines of CoT because musically, these need to be heard. I'm not going to lie, but I was more than pleasantly surprised with Pop's. I've noticed that I somewhat tense up waiting for Chester and when he started on this, I pretty much relaxed and liked it.
Someone else pointed this out, but Chester is being more himself and I appreciate it. I like some of LP's earlier stuff, don't mind some of his vocals, and being a huge fan of STP himself helps a lot. (Doesn't hurt that he's been totally cool when I've met him haha.)
From what I've read, it sounds like a lot of people have a bit of a gripe with Sour Girl so I'll definitely give it a listen. To be honest, I don't think it can be much worse than the last time I heard STP w/Scott play it. (Off key, slurred words, you name it.)
I can't wait for the EP to drop because I think we'll get a better sense of everything once October 8 rolls around. I'm hoping that they'll play all 5 of the new tracks, have a vinyl pressing, and come back to LA (HINT HINT STP media people who are reading the board.) Oh yeah, please have the VIP meet and greets too!