ashysdad

Well, if your idea of Guns N’ Roses is a bloated, out-of-breath, out-of-sync Axl Rose and a bunch of session players, then by all means go nuts.

The man speaks the truth.

I still think it was Axl...

Same here.

I won't believe 2nd hand information from Beta. If Axl wants to squash this thing he should do it himself.

He's light years ahead of Finck, at least.

Pretty much banned by axl. She was a mod or whatever and was somewhat like groghan you could sa. A devout follower and believer in nu gnr but was critical as well. She was just more well known and connected I guess you could say, more outspoken as well. Axl came to the forums called her a cunt and all this garbage and she got banned.

Axl should have been banned fr the personal attack lol. Oh, the irony.

She wouldn't let people here talk about Buckethead's playing shortly after Chinese Democracy was released just because she didn't like him.

I feel like Axl just said what many people here thought if I'm being honest.

Good memory Rovim. This is the reason for Axl's outburst and I don't blame him one bit.

It's funny how Buckethead fans assume his parts are better than anybody else's when having heard neither of them.

Fuck off username (*cough* Madison *cough*). We've heard it before from your old handle and no doubt we'll keep on hearing it again ad nauseum.

DJ: Oh yeah, you know... I have been working in a lot of material, but we already have lots of finished stuff. Axl has a lot, a lot of things remaining from Chinese that are really good, and we have been working and re-recording and writing new stuff everyday.

He had better fucking not be re-recording Buckethead's parts.

He had better fucking not.

Buckethead is prolific as far as music creation in ways that DJ can't even fathom. If he couldn't get Axl motivated enough to finish and release music, then color me skeptical that Ashba is going to suddenly get Axl to open the flood gates.

This x1000.

I'm not knocking Buckethead in anyway when I say: By joining Axl, Buckethead got the one thing he wanted, A RECORD DEAL!

What "deal" are you referring to exactly?

Bucket was signed to a major label long before GNR hired him. For example, "Giant Robot" - a 1994 release on the Sony label.

i agree the "afraid of girls "thing is lame,non gnr like.

You took him seriously when he said that?

Here's a pic of mrs Buckethead: http://people.tribe.net/bigd/photos/e1f147ed-a1c9-4c8a-a358-4392a51783bd

Also, music is an aural art last time I checked. Who really gives a fuck what the band looks like? It has absolutely no bearing on what the album(s) sound like.

Fair point, but anyone who's ever heard Population Override would surely agree that Buckethead could quite easily play the laid-back, bluesy role when required.

He can lay back and play something chill when necessary, if given the chance, maybe he could have been the sole lead guitarist. I don't really know why he wasn't.

This was Axl's plan. Buckethead was the sole lead guitarist for the band leading up to Rock in Rio, then Robin decided he wanted back in just before the show. Robin was allowed back in because of a contractual loop-hole. Buckethead was not impressed, and I don't blame him.

If Robin never returned to the fold we'd probably have Buckethead on lead guitar to this day.

Cheers for the album shouts gents...downloading all right now

Also try Population Override.

And don't forget to purchase them or make a donation to Bucket if you like them.

I'd be cool with DJ re-recording Fincks parts, it'd make for a big improvement.

Just leave Buckets parts the FUCK alone ok DJ?

DJ wouldn't rerecord Bucket. Ron would.

By that logic Ron wouldn't rerecord Finck, but he did (Riad comes to mind).

There are exceptions. It's GNR dude, anything can happen.

Ron's solos sucked on Catcher in The Rye and Shackler's Revenge. We should have had a Bucket solo and a Brian May solo on those two respective songs. I just don't see the point in watering down the music in order to keep these guys happy. If they don't like just being touring guitarists than Axl should replace them.

They were probably way better than what Bucket had since Ron improves on most of his other solos live.

cupcake alert!

You know it. Everyone hated Robin Finck until he left the band or when they heard his guitar solos on CD.

I still hate Finck - as do many others.

I'd be cool with DJ re-recording Fincks parts, it'd make for a big improvement.

Just leave Buckets parts the FUCK alone ok DJ?

Buckethead is the only reason I still follow new GNR. If we ever get another album, Bucket will be all over it. That much is certain.

Is it just me, or is Prostitute one of the weaker songs on the album?

To me it sounds like an overblown mess with no direction.

My UYI I disc fails to play properly these days (2 tracks skip lots). Does anyone know where I can pick that up for such a low price ?

ebay.com

I think that the best solution would be calling in Buckethead. Easily the best alternative!

Though Bucket would never rejoin. If he would, he'd be in the band right now.

An interesting development though, hope it's not too serious and he gets well in the short term.

Bumble's mate Guthrie Govan would be a suitable stand in lead axe.

Sorry.

From Slash's Twitter

I'm not......real? : (

Lol

Fucking lol!

^ yep. Funniest thing I've seen in a while!

Trey and Matt are Primus fans ( Les Claypool is the voice of the South Park theme too ) so there's no wonder why they'd praise Buckethead.

This will be the second time if Bucket is in fact praised in this episode.

The first time was the Guitar Hero episode.

So Slash gets bastardized on South Park, yet Buckethead gets praised on the same show?

Never thought I'd see the day.

Great song!

Thanks Bucket and Brain for writing it.

Finck has writing credit for Shackler's.

Inte-fucking-resting.