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#1481 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash on Dead Dasies song now available on Itunes » 703 weeks ago
Well, I always wanted to see a 
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combo in action. Didn't ever expect to see it happen, though.
#1482 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Times when you miss VR » 704 weeks ago
I dunno - in a way it's silly for me to contrast them anyway as I'm comparing two things I like.
I actually feel the reverse of what you said though, for my taste, I've always felt STP was an over-rated band. I don't mean they don't have good songs, they sure do, in fact I really like some of them, but something about the product to me was not A-list or something. To me STP is the sort of mid-card band that's not the first act of the night, but they're still opening the show for a band like GNR. That's how I see them in my mind - they're not headline worthy - just a great middle act. Still - obviously that's more about my taste than the public perception as I know in reality they do headline a lot.
I do like the STP songs - but for example - to me VR played some of STP's song's better than STP did....they are a great band...I just don't think they're on that top tier.
Same with Alterbridge for that matter - AB has some songs I enjoy - but they're not on my A-list either.
So for me it's kinda a mix.
I think scott has the stronger stage presence, and comparing STP to AB I probably like STP more, but then in terms of general vocal performance I prefer Myles to Scott - at least in terms of who I'd like to see play with Slash - his vocal range is more suited to classic rock and Slash's tone - and I think musically he has a wider palate than Scott.
To me scott only does one thing, it's one thing that he does very damn well though...but I feel like he's done it now....going forward I can see more good music coming out of Slash/Myles than I could Scott/Myles.
But Scott actually puts some emotion into his voice, and some effort into his songwriting. He may not be able to reach the high notes that Myles does, but I'd rather hear Slither or Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart or It's So Easy sung with some venom than a note-perfect karaoke version of SCOM. Or fucking "Starlight is bright tonight," or whatever banal rhyme Myles has shat out this week.
#1483 Re: Guns N' Roses » Bumblefoot's Glad to Be Here Video » 706 weeks ago
Y'know, if you slapped the studio track over this and cut it together with some pro-shot live footage (of which there is plenty, now), you'd have yourself a nice little official music video.
#1484 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl's New Hairstyle Makes Yahoo News » 706 weeks ago
Jesus, he looks like my mum with a moustache.
#1485 Re: Guns N' Roses » Checkmate and why hasn't it leaked? » 707 weeks ago
Classic Rock heard Atlas and Silkworms for sure...don't know about the rest.
And they never had any music in their possession; it was played to them by their source. So you can pretty much forget about those tracks circulating.
#1486 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses at du Arena, Abu Dhabi UAE March 28th 2013 » 707 weeks ago
I thin Axl's biggest mistake with new GN'R has been the three-guitarist setup. It means there's no clear delineation between the lead and rhythm guitar roles, and makes it hard for people to grasp who's the "face of the guitar parts" as mentioned above. We know that Finck plays the first solo in TWAT and Bucket the second, but your casual listener doesn't – but they do know that the bloke who does all the solos in November Rain is Slash. And it contributes to the notion that "they can't replace Slash" – especially when you have two lead guitarists swapping licks during the SCOM solo. I get why Axl did it, but from a PR point of view it's a disaster.
#1487 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses at du Arena, Abu Dhabi UAE March 28th 2013 » 708 weeks ago
DJ mimicking slash on stage is simply giving the audience a taste of what they want.
I agree Robin tried to make the parts "his own", but, I question the wisdom of that when 95% of the show (in his era) was covers of the old band. It has the same appeal to the audience as it would if Myles decided to invent new verses to the songs when he plays GNR covers with Slash. Those guitar solos are part of "how the song goes". Minor changes to suit your style are one thing - but it's not the time to be reinventing the wheel.
My beef with Ashba is he always seems to be posturing; it doesn't feel like there's any real emotion in his playing, just a caricature of the appropriate emotion for that moment in the solo filtered through rock poses. Finck pours his all into every note he plays.
#1488 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns N' Roses at du Arena, Abu Dhabi UAE March 28th 2013 » 708 weeks ago
Son of a Gun wrote:I`m not slightly interested in music from current lineup I want the rest from Chinese Democracy sessions untouched neck hurts to imagine how Ashba will butcher Buckethead`s work
Considering DJ is Robin's replacement, and only ever plays Robin's or Slash's parts live, you can look towards Ron's direction on whether Buckets parts stay or not.
He plays Buckethead's Sorry solo, too.
#1489 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Guns N`Roses Ritz `88 Master video tape » 709 weeks ago
Ooh, I'll have a link to the mediafire upload if there are any going. Does it still have the cuss words edited out?
#1490 Re: Guns N' Roses » HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETA!!!!!!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXOx » 710 weeks ago
misterID wrote:jarmo has made out, but I swear he never seemed like a hardcore new line up fan when I first started posting there, until he started getting perks. He didn't have the warmest of reviews for IRS, I do remember that.
Obviously that's not all on beta....a part of it is the refusal to settle the score with slash....but I'd view the entire team brazil reign in that context.....in net terms is the band better or worse off since these people became leading figures in Axl's decisions and life?
I think the thing you have to bear in mind is that every other manager has approached GN'R with the agenda of getting the old band back together (or at the very least, getting Slash and Axl back together). Now, there's no doubt that GN'R would be a more successful concern with a reunited lineup – on the same level as Metallica and Bon Jovi, probably. But that possibility is absolutely off the cards as far as Axl is concerned.
So, bearing that in mind, yes, Beta is a very successful manager for Axl and GN'R, based on the criteria that Axl has imposed on GN'R – because she's approached the current band as a going concern, rather than as a stepping stone to a reunion.
