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#1781 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » An Old Fashioned GNR Site » 887 weeks ago
They'd smoke Jimmy Page's, Jimi Hendrix's and Ray Charles' ass, too. Doesn't mean shit. Different animals. I myself love Nick Cave, although he's not a skilled and trained singer. But he's good enough to perform and his shows are pure magic. Same goes for Slash. Since I play guitar I like Vai and Satriani on a certain level, but it's more about 'let's try to play it, so I'll be technically better' than enjoying the music. Slash's songs aren't very difficult, but nobody can play it like him, with that emotion - yet he plays good enough. Same with Jimmy Page. Art is not about technics and speed, if the product is good enough. You know other people can paint faster than Michelangelo and maybe know more colours, but it was that old guy who painted The Sistine Chapel's ceiling.
#1782 Re: The Sunset Strip » Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith » 887 weeks ago
I had the luck of seeing them close to 20 times
Lucky bastard!
Aerosmith is one of those few bands I love but haven't seen them live. I hope I'll get the chance...
#1783 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash Sahara Japan 5" CD SINGLE » 887 weeks ago
Just came across this, the first sample of the new track you can hear playing in the background of the interview. There's some cool Slash soloing and riffing going on!
It's no longer there.
I can't believe that artists or labels can be so stupid to make youtube remove the free promotional videos. 
#1784 Re: The Sunset Strip » Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith » 887 weeks ago
Singers...
#1785 Re: Guns N' Roses » how are the shows selling this time around? » 887 weeks ago
CD was 3 times platinum in Canada. It means they sold at least 240,000 albums. Considering that it's the downloading era and people tend to 'steal' the music, but can't 'steal' a live show, I expected a lot of Canadian dates. The manegement made a rational decision, although they were too ambitious and risked: thought the success in Canada can help their (planned) US tour. Some venues are just too big for this GN'R. In the end if they fail, then the US plans can easily 'change' or get nixed.
Just my 2 cents.
#1786 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Jack White turned down Slash collaboration » 887 weeks ago
When you ask a singer to sing on your album and he says he'll do everything but sing, I think that's pretty much a polite way to say "I don't want to be on your album."
Jack plays drums in his new band The Dead Weather. Maybe he's a bit tired of singin'.
#1787 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Rihanna confirms that Slash will guest on “Rated R” » 887 weeks ago
Handsome B. Wonderful wrote:And slamming Richard Fortus for playing with Rihanna while defending Slash for doing the same is equally pathetic as those who do the opposite. Seriously.
I assume this is a swipe at me since I'm pretty much the president of the "anti Fortus faction"....
Nobody "slams" him for playing with Rihanna. The people who get slammed are the Fortus tards who think its wonderful when their idol plays with pop tarts but its pure evil when Slash does it. Its hypocrisy at its finest.
One note to add: I can't believe I need to point out it again and again: Slash's playing for Rihanna, the contribution on her record is much, much different, than Richard playing rhythm guitar in the shadows on her tour. Respected musicians (ie: stars, legends) are asked to do the first, cause he is who he is; while the second one is a simple job that needs to be done. Fortus is a prolific and a universal session player, but faceless and has no personality. It's not against him. Appearantly that's why he gets all these good jobs from N'Sync to Axl's GN'R.
#1788 Re: Guns N' Roses » From sebastianbach.com » 888 weeks ago
What a rambling.
Edit: @ TSI
#1789 Re: Guns N' Roses » From sebastianbach.com » 888 weeks ago
A legend cannot be a has been. Maybe his/her relvance comes from the glorious past, but a legend is always relevant. Cause he's a legend. Has beens the ones who once were relevant or hyped, but failed to reach the legendary status.
#1790 Re: Guns N' Roses » From sebastianbach.com » 888 weeks ago
Yes, I think both should find the balance somewhere between doing nothing and doing everything.
