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Re: Velvet Revolver dropped by label
I'm not a Slash hater, it's just it seems funny that all this happens around the same time CD comes out. And with that one song...(Don't want any spoilers)
Just funny that after all Duff and Slash have said about Axl's line up not being GN'R...
- monkeychow
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Re: Velvet Revolver dropped by label
Well...IMHO...it isn't GNR if you look at GNR as the entity that made like AFD and that kind of thing.
I mean bottom line to me is that bucket and slash are both guitar gods but they don't play or sound alike in terms of their natural prefered styles. ( i know bucket can play in a lot of styles - but my point is - in general he chooses to play in a different style - like you don't hear a track on the radio and go "hey that's slash playing" and then find out it's bucket.)
But my point anyway was that basicly this new band is a different entity in sound and vision to the traditional GNR. I mean old GNR was a 5 piece band in the style of like aerosmith...this new band is a ton of people in a ton of different styles. It's really not the same thing to me.
But that's not to say it doesn't kickass. I love the new record...i think CD is going to OWN. It's one reason the name debate frustrates me...this material to me is good enough to be out there on its own...and persisting in using the traditional name when you have 1/5 of the original band may be legal - but it introduces so much bullshit that distracts from how good an album it is.
I must say when VR went bang and then robin bailed...for a while i felt like god was trying to tell Axl and Slash something 
But then these days a reunion would be bittersweet cos while we'd gain the originators of the AFD hits..we'd loose the new songs and the new shred style stuff that I also love...at this point its impossible for me to get everything i want!
Re: Velvet Revolver dropped by label
Libertad tanked and VR was going to get a new vocalist anyway. Just too risky for RCA's tastes, I reckon. Had Scott remained, they might've gotten a second chance to rebound with a new album.
Now, Slash's going to do his solo album, Duff's in Loaded and the digital music industry. Matt and Dave will be looking for work.
VR is toast and this is the excuse necessary to bury the band. Maybe they'll come back one day, but I kinda doubt it.
- tejastech08
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Re: Velvet Revolver dropped by label
Time for them to call up Universal/Geffen and a certain redhead.
Re: Velvet Revolver dropped by label
Time for them to call up Universal/Geffen and a certain redhead.
I'd nuch rather that this certain redhead brought back the man under the Bucket but if it means that GNR will last longer and produce more albums I'm all for them VR boys coming back.
Re: Velvet Revolver dropped by label
well just because they have been dropped from the label doesn't mean they have broken up.
Re: Velvet Revolver dropped by label
yeah i can't see them having much success with a new singer, unless they just completely knock it out of the park and get someone that would give them instant credibility again. if people weren't willing to give a 2nd album with scott a listen, they're not gonna give the dude from spacehog much of a chance no matter how good of a fit he might be.
- tejastech08
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Re: Velvet Revolver dropped by label
well just because they have been dropped from the label doesn't mean they have broken up.
What do you mean broken up? Of course it doesn't mean they've broken up. They sure as shit have fired their lead singer though. And since they've been booted from their label, might as well call up their old bandmate and his label.
