Revisiting my earlier post, but I for one kind of like the form of "basic post grunge" that Sons of Apollo seem to represent. It's not my favorite genre, but I grew up listening to grunge bands and later stuff like Alter Bridge. I think it's a genre that can do decent music, when done well.
That said... out of the songs available to the public so far anyway... for that kind of straight-forward rock music, JSS and Bumblefoot pull it off. Sheehan is mostly on point, not distracting, but also not stealing the show.
And, that brings me to the point I can't help but make now... the worst things, by far, are the "Del Fuvia Brothers of Prog". Derek's 15 year old keyboard patches just sound so out of date, and inexplicable when, as a friend mentioned, there are a ton of vintage keyboard sounds that don't sound dated. And Mike's unremarkable playing is only highlighted by his unremarkable attitude.
So, can't believe I'm about to voice this heresy, but dammit I'm gonna say it. I might be more excited about this project if Derek and Mike bowed out.