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Re: Bach flip flops on being the singer in VR..
http://loudwire.com/sebastian-bach-velv … icked-him/
Guess he's not as close to (or afraid of) Axl as he used to be...
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Re: Bach flip flops on being the singer in VR..
How is this flip flopping
SEBASTIAN BACH Says Joining VELVET REVOLVER Would Be 'Really Awkward' - May 7, 2008
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach was interviewed yesterday (Tuesday, May 6) on "The Buckethead Show" on Tampa's 98 Rock radio station.
During the interview, Bach was asked if there is any truth to the rumors that he is being considered for the lead-singer position in VELVET REVOLVER following that group's recent split with Scott Weiland.
"I've talked to Slash [VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] recently," Sebastian revealed. "I think it'd be really awkward for me to join that band. Number one, my new record, 'Angel Down', I like it more than VELVET REVOLVER records. That's just being totally honest. I love GUNS N' ROSES material, but I've got my own old songs — SKID ROW — so for me, it would all depend on music. I wouldn't just join the band just to join the band. If we came up with some incredible new songs, then maybe I'd think about it, but honestly, I'm very close friends with Axl [Rose, GUNS N' ROSES singer], and he sings three songs on my new record. I think Dr. Pepper owes me a case of free soda. [Laughs] [Referring to the Dr. Pepper soft drink company's announcement that it will offer a free can of its signature soda to 'everyone in America' if GN'R releases its long-delayed new album, 'Chinese Democracy', in 2008 — Ed.] Axl's been so nice to me — he's helped me out my whole career. In SKID ROW he helped us out, and in my solo band he brought me around the world, and then sang three songs on my new CD, which is pretty mind-blowing. I don't know… It's a cut-throat business, but Axl's been so nice to me, I don't think I would feel comfortable just joining VELVET REVOLVER and singing his songs every night. So I don't think that's gonna happen."
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Flip Flop maybe the wrong expression but you get my drift.....
Re: Bach flip flops on being the singer in VR..
VR would've sucked with Bach fronting them. Contraband is a great album, one of the best of the 00's. It won a Grammy, sold millions of copies, resurrected Slash's career & allowed allowed VR to play some really high profile gigs. That never would've happened with Bach involved. With Savage Animal fronting the band, VR would've been headlining Rocklahoma while playing a bunch of 80's tunes. I don't see how anyone can call VR a failure. They wrote some great songs and played a ton of shows...that's not a bad thing.
Re: Bach flip flops on being the singer in VR..
I don't think VR would've sucked anymore with Bach on lead than Weiland. If anything it'd of been a vast improvement. But i'm not a STP or Weiland fan either, so....
What VR would've got with Bach would've been more an 80s/early 90s nostalgia act. They would've played some GN'R, some Skid, hair metal geeks would've ate it up, they'd of cut some Wal-Mart records, and headlined Rockalohoma.
But it wouldn't have been the mainstream thing that VR became, at all.
I personally would've LIKED IT MORE that way. Songs would've been BETTER, and Izzy might've been more involved.
They'd of been better served with Billy freakin' Idol than Weiland. Thought it was a HORRIBLE choice then, still think it now.
