Mikko Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Have you guys seen this one.. Boston-based guitarist Joshua Craig was called to audition for GUNS N' ROSES last week — presumably as the replacement for Buckethead, who quit the group in early 2004. In a statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Craig expressed his "complete admiration and repect for the opportunity to audition for such a great orginazation where everyone was the most polite and kind musicians and crew." Craig's THE ALIEN BLAKK project, which also features contributions from former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen, will release its debut album, entitled "Modes of Alienation", in the U.S. on April 25. The CD is described as "a frenetic mix of FRANK ZAPPA meets MESHUGGAH with a hint of GUNS N' ROSES." The styles range from metal, latin-jazz, country, rock, classical then back to a wall of acoustically composed arrangements. All music on "Modes of Alienation" was produced, written, arranged and recorded in three diffrent locations by Joshua Craig and was mixed at Steve Vai's The Mothership recording studio.For more information, visit www.thealienblakk.com.GUNS N' ROSES have scheduled a number of European appearances this spring/summer. The band will also perform a pair of concerts at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom on May 15 and 17. GUNS N' ROSES are set to perform the first of 17 European festivals on May 27, when they take the stage during Rock in Rio in Lisbon, Portugal. The last of GN'R's overseas gigs will take place on July 8 in Oslo, Norway, at Spektrum.The two New York concerts will be GUNS N' ROSES' first American shows in more than three years, according to MTV.com. Back in 2002, the band played a number of dates before pulling the plug on what was to be a global trek. source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo...ewsitemID=51210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-GenerationX Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 They just start auditioning NOW??Good Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EverythingWasRoses Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 at least we know that they are thinking about getting another guitarist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikko Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 They just start auditioning NOW??Good Lord. No hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmir Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 holy crap....someone pls call buckethead back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikko Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Do you know is this guy talented? Have anyone heard his music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tippin Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Anyone know anything about this guy? What's his style? Does he shread?Oh, by the way, WHAT THE FUCK ARE AUDITIONS JUST STARTING FOR? A month before the tour? Are you kidding me?! I don't even think he can learn all the songs in such a short time!Really hope i'm wrong though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfinger19 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 This rules absolutely any possiblity of slash and Izzy returning to GNr. Finally that rumour is put to rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dally Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Didn`t Gilby join GNR just weeks before they hit the road? He talked about how he just got some weeks to learn all their tracks... before they got on the road back in the days..... well...... there goes that reunion......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsaw Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 This rules absolutely any possiblity of slash and Izzy returning to GNr. Finally that rumour is put to rest.LOL - how do you figure? Because Axl is always so honest with his fans and bandmates? Maybe this is just a smokescreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcalldp Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 No bid deal, they can just skip the first few shows until the guitarist is brought in and is up-to-date on the songs...no biggie, in the world of Axl Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Joshua Craig Podolsky(from his homepage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikko Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Didn`t Gilby join GNR just weeks before they hit the road? He talked about how he just got some weeks to learn all their tracks... before they got on the road back in the days..... well...... there goes that reunion......... Yeah, I was thinking about that too.. Gilby did join GNR just couple weeks before they started touring.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsaw Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Didn`t Gilby join GNR just weeks before they hit the road? He talked about how he just got some weeks to learn all their tracks... before they got on the road back in the days..... well...... there goes that reunion......... Yeah, I was thinking about that too.. Gilby did join GNR just couple weeks before they started touring.. Yeah, but he was just playing Izzy's parts, which you couldn't hear on either of the UYI albums for the most part anyway, so he really only had to learn AFD and a couple tunes off of Lies. I guess it would depend on what role they had in mind for this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Here are Joshua's music samples...http://www.joshuacraigpodolsky.com/bites.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSandman Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 motherfuck what about SLASH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slääsh Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 imo he is better than buckethead. i really like this podolsky guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomponio Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) gilby joined gn'r days before going on stage because they had a solid foundation (matt, duff, slash), this could be the same case, thay just need a rythm guy ala gilby because they have the "solid foundation" back on track Edited April 20, 2006 by pomponio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall175 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Just hope if they don't find someone it doesn't place them in a "untenable position" a la 2004... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAMER Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) Jesus Christ, why couldn't they do this in 2005? The damn tour starts a little under a month from now. The Gilby thing makes me feel a little better though...Ahh, I just hope Axl gets this situation under control and get's a good reliable guy, real fast, if thats the current plan. Edited April 20, 2006 by LAMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 imo he is better than buckethead. i really like this podolsky guy Better than Buckethead? Are you on crack? You could count the guitarists better than Bucket with one hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bax Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 imo he is better than buckethead. i really like this podolsky guy Better than Buckethead? Are you on crack? You could count the guitarists better than Bucket with one hand.I agree. He's fast but his playing is generic-it sounds like old Kirk Hammet without the soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 sounds like utter bulshit and a lame effort by this nobody to promote his new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadin Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Yeah I know his earlier work, but as far as I'm concerned this guy is mainly a rhythm-guitarist? I mean Gilby Clarke can do better solo than this guy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slääsh Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 sounds like utter bulshit and a lame effort by this nobody to promote his new album.i'm sure podolsky is better for gnr ballads than bucket.....bucket has no sense for emotion btw podolsky has a better style than bucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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