The singer did a good job. He sounds good and there are similarities but he does not try to be Staley. To me it is not so sad. Layne had been out of the game for at least 5 years when he died. The band is still very good, I think if they can be successful touring and people want to see them, more power to them. Their shows have been sold out and there was video of Layne at different times during the show, so they are definitely not trying to forget him.