Gozu wrote:is Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, FFS.
He's already done live shows with STP and already recorded a song with them.
Weiland is & will always be the voice of STP.
Yes he is and it is pretty embarrassing....but having said that only a handful of bands have "pulled it off"......
Van Halen - David Lee Roth and replaced with Sammy Hager
AC/DC - Bon Scott and replaced by Brain Johnson
There has been some massive FAILS too.....
Van Halen when Sammy left replaced by Gary Cherome from Extreme.
INXS when Hutch passed away with the Rockstar TV show.....(some minor hit songs)
This just looks like a disaster really....fans wont buy it. Mind you Weiland has some major issues he is dealing with and as I have heard - He has a massive EGO too (ask Slash about the Velvet Revolver experience!)
That said - Weiland really is STP!!