I wish Slash would get off his high horse and just try to bring Baz into the equation, if it was possible. The whole reason I don't listen to much VR is because Weiland isn't a good enough frontman for a real rock n roll band. In Slash's book, he was willing to "fuck the obvious GNR connotations" to get the band together, so if he'd just get the other 80s connotation out of his head, he might get somewhere and get someone appropriate for the music. From where Slash plays it takes a certain singer to take that music to the next level and it's definitely not Scott Weiland. The voice is too dry and it just comes across as too modern and the lyrics don't have the balls they once did. Honestly, if I could pick between seeing VR with Scott Weiland or with Izzy as a singer, I would hands down take Izzy because at least he'd have those great rhythm sections that made Slash's playing exponentially better, and vice versa. That club tour Izzy proposed way back when doesn't sound so bad...