You are not logged in. Please register or login.
- Topics: Active | Unanswered
#2061 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash Birthday Bash High Quality Videos » 921 weeks ago
Wow, Slash was awesome. It shows his real huge talent. I wonder where he hides it in VR... guess that band is not a priority for him, not anymore, at least.
It was amazing, I wish his solo album would be similar, based on great energy and improvisations. As much as I love Duff, a blues or jazz-based bass player would work better for Slash (same goes for the drummer).
#2062 Re: Guns N' Roses » Appetite '99 » 921 weeks ago
I don't live in the past, so I'm really uninterested in any AFD-rerecording, and it doesn't matter who plays or sings. I've heard too many tribute bands doing this shit.
#2063 Re: The Sunset Strip » What Are You Listening To? » 921 weeks ago
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Red Right Hand jazzy version
#2064 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Tony Montana Velvet Revolver Audition » 921 weeks ago
As mush as I dislike the direction Libertad took, no doubt Scott was a great choice for frontman for them. He was awesome live and I think the whole volatile fucked up druggie thing actually added an element of excitement, a bit like Axl's "will he or won't he turn up???" vibe.
I'm not so sure if what I just wrote above makes sense, but I agree, they need an A list singer to keep people interested. None of these guys that have auditioned have that.
Do you know what's strange? That they don't learn from their own past. Slash tells in his book that when they were searching for the singer and tried out everyone, someone (maybe Nikki Sixx? I don't remember) told them to stop searching for an unknown talent, since they will not find a vocalist, just out of the blue, who is on their level. These guys are not on VR's level. Do the math. And call Linda Perry or Lenny 
#2065 Re: The Sunset Strip » Neemo's Battle of the Tunes » 921 weeks ago
#2066 Re: Guns N' Roses » Appetite '99 » 921 weeks ago
There were rumours back then that Axl wanted to 'bury' the old AFD with releasing the new one. It would have helped him to decrease the other guys' money a bit, since they would have gotten only the royalties for the writing credits. Don't know if it was true, but does sound a really Axlish move. Anyway, they would have released it and that's the point where most Axl plans fail.
@ other motives behind rerecording AFD: Axl - as later stated - didn't feel that the bunch of new players would have been Guns N' Roses, so he tried to lead them to a more GNRish way.
'Learning the old Guns songs and getting them up, you know, putting them on tape, really forced everybody to get them up to the quality that they needed to be at. Once the energy was figured out by the new guys, how much energy was needed to get the songs right, then it really helped in the writing and recording process of the new record.'
MTV, 1999
#2067 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Tony Montana Velvet Revolver Audition » 921 weeks ago
VR don't have to be a supergroup. Supergropurs rarely make good music, since mostly the names and not the product sells their records. Although I agree that none of these guys bring anything to the table that would make them better than Weiland. Yesterday I saw The Italian Job again and I have to say that Money was amazing. I hope they'll find the right guy who can sing, write lyrics and melodies and isn't an asshole. Tough job for them.
#2068 Re: The Sunset Strip » Neemo's Battle of the Tunes » 921 weeks ago
Sunday
#2069 Re: Guns N' Roses » Does anyone else care if Axl just stays in his mansion indefinitely? » 921 weeks ago
I don't really care if he locks himself in his Malibu mansion. Anyway, that's what he's been doing for 15 years. After all these years I lost all my sympathy towards Axl and his album made me less interested in his music, too. What a load of crap, considering how much talent he has (or we think he has) and how long it took to release an album. Anyway, I'm really fed up with his cry baby mentality, the stupid and agressive interviews, but if he'll make some new music, I'll check it.
#2070 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Tony Montana Velvet Revolver Audition » 921 weeks ago
Yeah unfortunately it seems you are right...if they were serious about getting him it would be unlikely for them to debut him in this manner i guess. So it's basicly once they reject someone that we hear it.
Shame though...i really like this dude...serious potential....that PC cover...sings it with power and intune - which is pretty rare for people doing an Axl song.
I'd love to see VR with a frontman with a really powerful voice!
Good news is that maybe the 2 or 3 guys still in the running are even better. 
