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- Captain Winkler
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Re: Brain talks Chinese Democracy
holy shit Axl playing the guitar live? that is so foreign to me, i dont know if i want to see him do that, its cool but it kinda takes his enigmatic epicness away, almost seems too workman like with a guitar. still interesting to see.
Re: Brain talks Chinese Democracy
Freese won't be on CD. His WRITTEN work might be on CD, and he'll get credited, but the actual recording will be either Brain or Frank.
Brain is a great technical drummer, but i've just never been big on his sound. I don't know if that's his artistic sound (because he has that hip hop vibe on alot of his stuff. Funky beats) It just... I could never ever get into as a Guns N' Roses sound, and I don't know why. I can dig Bucket's guitar, Ron's guitar, Pittman's keys... but Brain's drumming just, I could never get into.
Frank on the other hand, I feel is just much more of the sound it should be. He's not technically as gifted as Brain, but the sound is 'right'. There's a more rhythmic sound Frank's drums have, whereas Brain's come across as 'one of the best drum machines alive'.
GN'R don't need a John Bonham, they need a Steven Adler, if that makes any sense.
Just one man's opinion. Frank > Brain (on GN'R terms)
Re: Brain talks Chinese Democracy
I don't really have a problem with the drums, and as far as live performances go, Brain(and the rest of the band) kicked ten tons of ass on Madagascar at Rio 2001. Still the high point for the CD era in a live setting.
Emphasis on 'band'. Band sounded great... the vocalist... 
- Captain Winkler
- Rep: -17
Re: Brain talks Chinese Democracy
maybe if they were making a rock album in the vein of appetite, but they aren't, i don't think sloppy drums mix with the technical brilliant of bucket or bumble imo.
AND I AM RIGHT
- Captain Winkler
- Rep: -17
Re: Brain talks Chinese Democracy
also do you honestly think he would be laying down hip hop-esq drum beats if Axl didnt want him to?
Re: Brain talks Chinese Democracy
That's fucking crazy. 8 months to track drums.
So Freese recorded 30 songs, then Brain re-recorded them. Who's going to be on the album, Brain or Frank?
Brain on most tracks, I take it.
Frank on two or three.
Freese has been absent from the record since 2001.
Re: Brain talks Chinese Democracy
Jesus Christ. I now completely understand Brain and why he was so detached from the band... And why no one can say if he is still in or not. And even Robin for that matter. It sucks. Let the dude play the way he plays. That was bullshit.
Points I picked up on: Brain really dug being a part of GNR until he bascially became Josh's stand in. And Roy Thomas Baker was much more involved than what people were lead to believe (that he was fired before recording a single note). And that GNR is the most unstable, unorganized, weird-ass band on the planet.
If Axl listened to that interview, maybe it would tell him why Brain, Robin, Josh and Bucket aren't in the band anymore.
