Do you see Velvet Revolver coming back at some point?

[Ralphelmo]

Wonder which songs  

[Ant]

On 9/11/2019 at 4:01 PM, Stiff Competition said:

That's an answer based on personal preference. Personally,  I am a huge STP fan and won't go anywhere near one of the current shows.

They seem more like a tribute band with 3 original members than anything.

Successfully replacing a singer is when it happens like Brian Johnson or Bruce Dickinson. When you put out an album, play one or two songs a night from it but really just rely on the material from your original singer, you didn't really successfully replace him. Someone is just playing his part.

Yeah man.

Frontmen need to establish credibility to really own the stage. You need to have hits that you sing on. If you can do that, then dipping into the back catalog comes off a lot better. 

Otherwise you're always going to be a diminished figure... and in rock music that just doesn't work. You might be able to tour and make money on nostalgia, as many bands do, but that's a totally different (and inferior) musical universe. 

 

Matt was smart to know that cycling through all those unknowns was a bit of a lost cause, as well. You can't bring in an unknown into a band of guys in their 40's and make a huge splash. Rock is a young mans game... so if you're going to do it in your 40's you've gotta be battle tested and have some scars to bear, if you want people to go along with you. Not to mention the power imbalance throws off the whole vibe. 

Now we're like 15 years on from VR's inception and rock is so deep in the ground dead irrelevant... the only way for these guys to make any kind of splash is to do something with GNR and spin out interesting solo projects or collabs. 

Edited September 29, 2019 by Ant