vloors Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) This should be an interesting versionhttp://ultimateclassicrock.com/slash-rocket-man/ Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has updated Elton John‘s “Rocket Man” in honor of a stuntman’s attempt at Evel Knievel’s jump across Idaho’s Snake River Canyon. Slash recorded the new version for use as the theme music for a Kickstarter campaign created to help fund Eddie Braun’s daredevil project after receiving John’s permission. Braun will use a 10,000 horse-power rocket on Sept. 17 in hopes of getting farther than Knievel did more than four decades earlier in a failed try on Sept. 8, 1974. The new rocket has been appropriately dubbed “Evel Spirit.” Each person who donates to the Kickstarter campaign will receive a download of “Rocket Man,” performed by Slash, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators at Sunset Sound Studio in Hollywood. “I approached the rock icon Slash, who I knew to be an Evel Knievel fan, and asked if he would be interested in being involved with my rocket project,” Braun notes on his Kickstarter page. “He gave us the most awesome gift we could ever dream: a theme song!” He says it was Slash’s idea to include the song as a reward with every donation. “I’m so honored to have been given the most epic theme song, by the most epic guitarist of all time,” Braun added. Braun plans to live-stream his jump; viewers can donate $10 to watch his attempt on the same Kickstarter page. “Rocket Man” was originally featured on Elton John’s 1972 album Honky Chateau, and reached the Top 10 in the U.S. Edited August 2, 2016 by vloors 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I wonder when they recorded it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Great, this is literally the only Elton John song I like, should be good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooshka Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 This is unexpected. Here is the kickstarter page. This stunt seems real dangerous. I remember Evel Knievel, but how well known is Braun in the US? He says the networks refused to film his jump, because they feared for his safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkforgirls Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 1 hour ago, MillionsOfSpiders said: Great, this is literally the only Elton John song I like, should be good. Whaaaaa? You dont like (Hold Me Closer) Tony Danza? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caught_in_a_Coma Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 GN'R members and covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 8 hours ago, pinkforgirls said: Whaaaaa? You dont like (Hold Me Closer) Tony Danza? I actually think I am allergic to Elton John music, it makes me want to pull my own ears off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonok Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 It's sacrilege for a GNR member to cover an Elton John song without Axl. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Un42nutzly Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 1 hour ago, nonok said: It's sacrilege for a GNR member to cover an Elton John song without Axl. I was thinking the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjlgnr Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 On 8/3/2016 at 6:50 AM, nonok said: It's sacrilege for a GNR member to cover an Elton John song without Axl. Agreed. And although we don't know if Axl was given a right of first refusal, I don't agree with Slash recording solo material during the band's reunion tour. Although I suppose it's fair game if Axl is touring with AC/DC, I think the less of this solo stuff that happens, the better chance there is that we'll get new music from this current lineup of Guns N' Roses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerInThisTown Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 On 3.8.2016 at 0:50 PM, nonok said: It's sacrilege for a GNR member to cover an Elton John song without Axl. You should be happy Axl didnt sing on it..the first song of Axl singing over Slashs guitar in decades and it's..a cover. Haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 17 hours ago, sjlgnr said: I don't agree with Slash recording solo material during the band's reunion tour. It was that kind of thinking that made him leave in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nn18 Posted August 5, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2016 2016: Axl singing AC/DC, Slash playing Elton John... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slitherz Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Anybody heard this version already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 why don't Elton and GNR play together again like in 1992. It'd cool to see Axl and Elton duet on stage again. I loved the appearance at the MTV video music awards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderram Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 22 hours ago, sjlgnr said: I don't agree with Slash recording solo material during the band's reunion tour. Why does it need anybody's approval? Secondly, you don't even know when it was recorded. It could have been during the hiatus from late April until late June. Lastly, practically every member of band has done work outside of the band while still with the band at some point in time. AXL has recorded vocals for the likes of Alice Cooper, Don Henley, Gilby Clarke, etc. I don't see the big deal here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanity_lost Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) 15 hours ago, moreblack said: It was that kind of thinking that made him leave in the first place. I thought it was because Axl called Slash's ball ugly and so Slash took his ball and went home. Then Axl tried to explain that he thought the ball wasn't that bad (though still ugly) and he'd like to fix it and make it all pretty and Slash stuck out his tongue at him and found new friends to play with. There may have been some pouting and Nyah, nyah, nyahs on both sides. It really didn't help that Axl decided to play hide and go seek in the middle of their game in the first place. Edited August 6, 2016 by sanity_lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 20 minutes ago, sanity_lost said: It really didn't help that Axl decided to There's literally not one thing Axl did that helped anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmt Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 11 hours ago, starlight said: why don't Elton and GNR play together again like in 1992. It'd cool to see Axl and Elton duet on stage again. I loved the appearance at the MTV video music awards. One of the best, If not the best live version of November Rain ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatashame Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 On 2.08.2016 at 0:21 AM, ZoSoRose said: I wonder when they recorded it 2014 , to quote SlashFrance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonGuns Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 interesting - Mike Clink produced. when does the download link get emailed round? On the day of the event? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooshka Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 He did! That is interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoBrA2168 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Is this track out yet? I'd love to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 On 8/2/2016 at 3:34 PM, MillionsOfSpiders said: Great, this is literally the only Elton John song I like, should be good. i love a lot of Elton but yeah looking forward to this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 To be honest, I'm more interested in the stunt. I'm sure there's been much more scientific work put into this attempt than what Evel did back in the day, but it was a goddamn miracle he survived... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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