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Re: Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act Tom Hollister Trio
SWEET! i have followed this kid on youtube for some time for his slash covers 7 old GnR uploads.
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Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act
Tom Hollister Trio: What it would sound like if Eric Clapton and Otis Reading started a band.
Reported by Eric MacKinnon Published: March 29, 2011. © Rock AA
Alan Niven admits he wasn’t interested when his wife Heather told him to check out an up and coming guitarist showing off his skills on YouTube, but it only took one look at Chris Buck’s clip to realise he was seeing something special.
The ex-Guns N’ Roses manager is now the star-maker behind up and coming blues rockers the Tom Hollister Trio and their remarkable opportunity is all down to the viral video site.
After spotting the teenager’s potential, Niven was also blown away by the vocals of Tom Hollister, who joined Buck in his Abercarn bedroom. The pair soon joined forces as a band with drummer Adam Roberts, and were signed up by the man who helped steer Gn’R to the top of the rock n’ roll world.
In an exclusive interview with RockAAA, Niven revealed the Trio have been working on their debut album with legendary producer Chris Kimsey and will be heading back to America next month, but he says they won’t be rushing their work.
Niven said: “Chris has begun pre-production with the band. Heather and I really, really, like Chris Kimsey’s vibe, and of course, his track record is impeccable.
“The larder is filling up nicely with originals, and when the band are here in Arizona in April we hope to see a couple more songs come together. We plan a little bit of studio work but on their return to the UK they will get into the studio with Chris Kimsey and start recording masters for an album.
“We’re not in a race or a pressure situation. Excellence takes its own time. And that’s the vision – to make the album worthwhile and special.”
Niven has labelled Buck as the ‘best up-and-coming-guitarist this century’ but the teenager took a bit of convincing before he believed who was emailing him.
Niven explained: “It was my partner Heather who spotted him on YouTube. She was actually looking to find out who was trading GnR demos with my name attached. She came and asked me to look, and I rather stupidly said ‘have you any idea how many wannabes are playing in their bedrooms’ -- which earned me a hairy eyeball.
“So I duly sat down in front of the screen and was totally blown away by the feel and articulation with which Chris played -- remember he was all of 16 then.
“He was playing at being ‘Lil Slash’ -- but it was obvious even then he had his own sense of expression. Heather has a very acute ear. We thought it would be fun to compliment him and that evolved into an email correspondence -- we’d exchange missives four, five times a week.
“Once he realised who he was talking to, he really wanted to pick our brains. He doesn’t want to make the clichéd and predictable rock n roll mistakes so many others have made.
“And absolutely, he’s the best up and comer I have heard since the turn of the century. There’s a remarkably soulful and intelligent articulation to his playing -- for any age.
“Then a couple of years into the relationship Chris wheels Tom into the same bedroom and they do an acoustic version of ‘Simple Man’ -- and anyone would be floored with that vocal tone of Tom’s. Rob had been working with Tom on a college project so they had a solid basis for development. When they started to get attention we decided that it would only be right to offer to take a responsible role, and help out a little.”
Niven is convinced the future is bright for the three-piece but he stresses they must be given time to find their own sound and their own path.
He added: “Every musical entity has within it the character of being a journey, so there can be no exact vision of development – it is important to ‘let it grow’ as Clapton so exquisitely put it -- unforced and natural.
“Besides, the journey is more significant than the destination, which tends to be not what you think in any case. You can never tell who your audience will be and how deeply they will take you to heart. We only know we love Tom Hollister Trio and we will do whatever we can to further their career and where it goes is to be discovered -- and that will be the fun of it along with the pleasure of working with them and hearing what they come up with.
“TH3 are going to make some rocking’ bluesy soul music, ignited by some exceptional guitar playing and we want to be in the front row to hear it.”
Check out the video that caught Niven’s attention:
Re: Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act Tom Hollister Trio
Lots of old GnR ! Covers, and i think someone posted the TH3 in a thread. If a mod knows where the thread is feel free to merge this into that , black hole or TWAT
Guns N' Roses - Too Much Too Soon Demo (The Rumbo Tapes)
From: 02CBUCK | Jul 29, 2007 | 39,547 views
Guns N' Roses demo taken from 'The Rumbo Tapes' recorded at Rumbo Studios in Los Angeles.
© Guns N' Roses / Geffen Records - PLEASE STOP REMOVING MY VIDEOS; THEY'RE ONLY HERE FOR FANS TO LISTEN TO! KEEPING INTEREST ALIVE IN GUNS N' ROSES CAN'T BE DOING ANY HARM, CAN IT?
Enjoy!
Re: Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act Tom Hollister Trio
Looks like buck took down his slash covers 
Guns N' Roses - Shadow Of Your Love (The Marquee Club 1987)
From: 02CBUCK | Jul 8, 2007 | 18,047 views
Guns N' Roses live at The Marquee Club in London, England on the 22nd June 1987. This is the second show out of three performances which were their first ever in Europe.
Guns N' Roses - One In A Million (The Limelight NYC 1988)
From: 02CBUCK | Jul 9, 2007 | 86,531 views
Guns N' Roses live at The Limelight in New York on the 31st January 1988. A rare acoustic/electric set, with Welcome To The Jungle starting the electric section. This show also features the only known live performance of "Cornshucker", a song originally written by Duff, and here sang by him and Axl.
Guns N' Roses - Rock & Roll **Led Zep cover**(The Limelight NYC 1988)
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Guns N' Roses - Bring It Back Home Demo (The Rumbo Tapes)
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Guns N' Roses demos from the bootleg, "Jumpin' Ax Flash"
Guns N' Roses - Jumpin' Jack Flash Demo
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Guns N' Roses demos from the bootleg, "Jumpin' Ax Flash"
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This is a piano version of "Estranged" believed to have been recorded by Axl while writing Estranged.
Re: Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act Tom Hollister Trio
MAN what I would give for axls vault! ok with the old gnr out of my system here is o2cbucks band! Kids got the best influence(s) possible imo.
Tom Hollister Trio - Hold You Down (Live at The Globe, Cardiff)
From: 02CBUCK | Jul 3, 2010 | 2,660 views
Filmed live at the Globe in Cardiff, South Wales on the 3rd June 2010, this is the second track off the Trio's debut E.P, "Hold You Down". The gig was the bands' E.P. Launch and there were over 250 people in attendance.
Tom Hollister Trio - Tied Up In Blue Promo 
From: 02CBUCK | Feb 17, 2010 | 4,740 views
The Tom Hollister Trio (Tom Hollister, Chris Buck, Adam Roberts) will be launching their debut EP at The Front Rooms in Cheltenham on the 23rd of February. "Tied Up In Blue" is the third and final track from the release and will soon be available to purchase from their website or iTunes.
TH3 *Tom Hollister Trio* Run (Live at the Troubadour)
From: 02CBUCK | Jan 20, 2011 | 944 views
Tom Hollister Trio play "Run" live at The Troubadour, Earl's Court.
www.tomhollistertrio.com
Chris Buck - Crossroads (John Mayer Cover/Jam)
From: 02CBUCK | Apr 16, 2010 | 7,172 views
Hey, I thought I'd upload something more indicitive of ''where I am now''.
Re: Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act Tom Hollister Trio
Yeah there was a good cover of Mr Brownstone that Chris did but he seems to have taken that one down. Presumably doesn't want to perpetuate the Slash comparison.
I really like the guitar stuff at the end of "Tied Up in Blue" and there's some cool playing in "Run" too. The vocalists voice sounds great also for a guy so young, he's got quite a mature sound.
Scoring Chris Kimsey to be producer on your first record is a pretty big win for a relatively unknown group too.
I dare say Niven's apparent willingness to do interviews about the past (when he hasn't really before) may have more to do with promoting his current projects than really giving a shit about GNR and how things went down 20 odd years ago.
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Re: Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act Tom Hollister Trio
'Exclusively'? Whose interviews are they turning down?
Re: Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act Tom Hollister Trio
Holy shit, i've never heard of these guys and they are great.
Love the mix of post-grunge vocals and UYI-era GN'R, blues-rock. Just love it.
Tied Up In Blue - good god
Have they got an album out yet?
Re: Ex Gn’R manager chats exclusively about his new act Tom Hollister Trio
'Exclusively'? Whose interviews are they turning down?
Del James? 
