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#1471 Re: The Sunset Strip » STONE TEMPLE PILOTS return with CHESTER BENNINGTON as their FRONTMAN! » 699 weeks ago
Some here didn't want him in VR, but after I saw his Paradise City clip I was all in.
He's the perfect singer for VR - as the STP stuff shows, he can channel Scott's vibe while still remaining his own man, and he has the vocal range and power to do justice to the GN'R tracks and new tracks in the same style (and without being a cheesy 80s throwback like Bach).
While I'm chuffed that he's fronting STP, I'm gutted because it makes a Chester-fronted VR massively unlikely. Aside from not having the time to front three bands, he's unlikely to want a reputation as Weliand's non-union Mexican equivalent.
#1472 Re: The Sunset Strip » Brian May Calls Out Singing Competitions/Reality Shows » 700 weeks ago
I saw Lambert singing with Queen last year – he was fucking phenomenal. One of the best gigs I've ever been to.
And yeah, I think that slating music audition shows makes May a hypocrite – given that Lambert got his big break from one of those very shows. As others have pointed out, they're now part of the culture to the extent that they're just another way for talented people to get their big break. And if he thinks that the music industry wasn't manipulative and exploitative before the advent of those shows, he really needs to take off those rose-tinted glasses.
#1473 Re: The Sunset Strip » STONE TEMPLE PILOTS return with CHESTER BENNINGTON as their FRONTMAN! » 700 weeks ago
Am surprised Vr didnt get him if he was willing to join another band.
I am grinding my teeth into a fine powder in frustration.
#1474 Re: The Sunset Strip » STONE TEMPLE PILOTS return with CHESTER BENNINGTON as their FRONTMAN! » 700 weeks ago
Oh ffs. I've been saying for years that Chester needs to front Velvet Revolver, but he wouldn't do it because he's a friend of Scott Weiland and he didn't want to tread on Weiland's toes. And now he's fronting Weiland's original band!
YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.
#1475 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl/Slash Picture on Paradise City » 701 weeks ago
Bless. They look like kids playing dress-up as Guns N' Roses.
#1476 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash playing with Kings of Chaos + VR news » 703 weeks ago
No. Not Baz. He's not right for VR, I'm sorry. VR plays a particular type of music, and Baz doesn't suit it. While I'd love to see him playing with Slash, Duff and Matt, I don't want them calling that VR.
#1477 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R back in the studio...? (Dizzy & DJ) » 703 weeks ago
misterID wrote:The scary thing? Beta might have got this done.
I think having Team Brazil in charge can be a huge positive when it comes to Axl. He trusts them, unlike seemingly every other manager he's ever had in his life. Now, will it always stay that way? Who knows, but he thinks of them as family, so I think he'd be more willing to play along with them leading the way and reassuring him. Granted, they lack experience in the management role, but IF they can strike a deal I think Axl would be in a better frame of mind. He knows they have his best interests at heart, and for someone who seems to think that everyone is out to get him, that's a big deal.
Honestly, after the experiences Axl's had with managers, Team Brazil is far and away the best option for him. Every other manager has had one eye on the reunion, whereas Beta and company are actually pushing the current band as a going concern.
Yes, it's taken a while for them to get up to speed on the actual management thing, but they're doing pretty bloody well so far; new DVDs, regular touring, a stable band line-up, promotion etc.
You could argue that the best thing for Axl would be a reunion – that's where the big payday would be – but he's emphatically and repeatedly made it clear that a reunion is not on the cards. With that in mind, Team Brazil is doing well by him.
Being brutally honest, I wish we'd reached this point when Buckethead and Robin were still in the band. Or Robin in place of Ashba. But fuck it, we might get an album out of Axl – and if this line-up achieves that, I will sing their praises to the heavens.
#1478 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R back in the studio...? (Dizzy & DJ) » 703 weeks ago
Might've been a change in personnel at the label - some new blood who's more receptive to the idea of just cashing in and making some money out of the current GN'R rather than pushing for a reunion. Could be any number of factors.
#1479 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R back in the studio...? (Dizzy & DJ) » 703 weeks ago
elevendayempire wrote:Maybe they've just gone, "Fuck it, let's get the band together in studio, bash out some tracks and hand them to Axl."
Yeah, but what took them so long to get to that point. Isn't that exactly how the original line up did things...????
We can expect an Ashba's Snakepit album in about a year's time, then.
#1480 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R back in the studio...? (Dizzy & DJ) » 703 weeks ago
Well, technically speaking there's already a studio track featuring this line-up – Bumblefoot's Pink Panther Theme. So they could be recording something like that.
Maybe they've just gone, "Fuck it, let's get the band together in studio, bash out some tracks and hand them to Axl."
