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Re: Loaded and Corey Taylor, Its So Easy
One of the things I liked about Scott was that he brought a modern edge to the band - stopped them from just belting out AC/DC-esque hard rockers and gave them a bit of credibility. If VR had gone with, say, Sebastian Bach they wouldn't have had that. They face a hell of a tricky job - ideally they need someone who has the modern stylings of a Scott Weiland but the vocal range of an Axl Rose. Oh, and the new frontman needs to have charisma, songwriting ability and ideally an already-established fanbase (getting an unknown in is a bit Judas Priest). Of course, singers who have established fanbases tend to be occupied fronting big bands of their own - something which I suspect nixed the possibility of Chester Bennington joining the band.
Corey Taylor would be an ideal frontman for the band, though. I hope something comes of this. I suspect the chap that the band tried out who didn't work out was Royston Langdon - they seemed to be all set to work with him, and then he did that disastrous performance of It's So Easy with Camp Freddy.
Re: Loaded and Corey Taylor, Its So Easy
efff VR, Slash needs to team up with Cantrell and get Corey Taylor to sing. Slash is basically a frontman at this point, so no need for the theatrical singer. Call it Alice Gunn or whatever, play a smattering of GNR/AIC/VR/Jerry Cantrell solo stuff/classic covers, make some amazing albums and tour the world til they die. People just want to rock & Corey Taylor is the man for the job right now.
Re: Loaded and Corey Taylor, Its So Easy
Axlin08 wrote:I think the same can be said for Axl.
I think people sitting back, and hoping for their heyday, are a bit miffed in their thinking.
Almost all of the artists there age are touring as novelty acts now, and I think eventually that train will reach the Guns N' Roses stage. Slash, Duff, Izzy, Gilby, Steven & Matt all want a reunion... there's only one man that doesn't.
So the most logical step is for them to replace him, and move forward with the throwback act.
They already did that. They even have a gun-related name...:haha:
Nah... Weiland was NEVER a replacement for Axl. Average vocalist, and godawful lyricist.
Weiland was their attempt a platinum record.
Slash & co. have never really did a Axl-less Guns. If VR had been Slash, Duff, Izzy & Matt, and Izzy & Duff sharing vocals, it would've been a Guns N' Roses continuation sans Axl.
Considering the fact Corey sings the stuff similar to Axl, for the first time ever, I think they really are attempting to do their own Guns.
Despite what people think, I never thought VR sounded like Guns. It sounded like Scott Weiland solo backed by Slash on guitar.
I'm talking about them cutting records, and touring, doing Guns songs with a different vocalist.
THAT would greatly interest me, especially if fucking Axl is going to sit at home, and refuse to do anything with his Guns N' Roses.
- elevendayempire
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Re: Loaded and Corey Taylor, Its So Easy
efff VR, Slash needs to team up with Cantrell and get Corey Taylor to sing. Slash is basically a frontman at this point, so no need for the theatrical singer. Call it Alice Gunn or whatever, play a smattering of GNR/AIC/VR/Jerry Cantrell solo stuff/classic covers, make some amazing albums and tour the world til they die. People just want to rock & Corey Taylor is the man for the job right now.
Thing is, I think if Weiland wasn't there, VR could persuade Izzy back. Maybe not on tour, but in a songwriting/studio capacity. Velvet Revolver with an Axl-quality vocalist in Corey, Izzy writing and Kushner doing his nicely modern effects-driven noodling would be incredible to behold.
Plus, if they can get someone who actually has vocal range, they won't be limited to covering Mr Brownstone and It's So Easy on tour. Truth be told, I was getting a bit sick of them wheeling those two out over and over again...
Re: Loaded and Corey Taylor, Its So Easy
Izzy won't return as long as any vocalist is on tap.
He made it clear, he wants nothing to do with a vocalist. Axl scarred him for life.
The only way Izzy would deal with another vocalist in a band, is if it's a GN'R reunion, and he's dealing with Axl himself again, which he's used to.
I think they'll start an all new band, personally.
Corey
Slash
Dave (or maybe Gilby)
Duff
Matt
