Upon listening to whatever snippets of audio and video that I could find from their performance at the Troubadour, Gutt sounds eerily similar to Weiland, making him an appropriate choice in staying true to the band’s legacy and identity as one of the founders of modern rock, while different enough for them to clearly move forward in a way that is respectful to the art and legacy of Weiland. The crunching riff shares a vibe from that same era, with a sense of nostalgia for 1994’s Purple and their 1996 follow up, Tiny Music… Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop. In many ways, the track picks up where the band left off with their 2010 self-titled record, with Gutt’s vocals strikingly resembling Weiland’s from that period.
While High Rise was met with mixed reviews among critics and less than favourable attitudes from fans, “Meadows” already seems to be a step in the right direction with a return to the band’s unique blend of hard and alternative rock that made them among the greatest bands of the 1990’s. The single marks not only Stone Temple Pilots’ dramatic and much deserved return, but is also the first track to surface from their upcoming album that is slated for release in the spring of 2018. Being a diehard Weiland fan with a commemorative tattoo for the late frontman, I originally felt that the search for a new vocalist was an act of sacrilege however, upon hearing the first single, “Meadow”, I could not have been more wrong. Up until November 14 th, the name of their new singer has been one of the best kept secrets of the internet age however it was revealed at an invite only show at Hollywood’s Troubadour that the band has recruited X Factor contestant and former Dry Cell vocalist Jeff Gutt. Flash forward to 2015, towards the latter half of the year, Bennington would leave the band in order to devote all his focus and energy to Linkin Park, and then while on a solo tour, Weiland would perform his final show at Toronto’s Adelaide Hall on December 1 st, only to pass away from a drug overdose just two days later. While mourning the loss of their friend and former band mate, the surviving members of Stone Temple Pilots- guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo, and drummer Eric Kretz- began to search for a new vocalist to fill the shoes of not one, but two modern icons. To say the least, the past few years have been nothing short of both tumultuous and tragic for Stone Temple Pilots. After reforming in 2010 with original vocalist Scott Weiland, the band went on tour and released their self-titled and sixth album however Weiland and the band would part ways in 2013, prompting Stone Temple Pilots to collaborate with the late Chester Bennington where they would release High Rise later that year. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS RETURN WITH “MEADOW” & NEW VOCALIST JEFF GUTT
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