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Robin was jealous because Bucket comprehensively smokes him both in technique and compositional experience and ability.

Fixed

Well said Kaneda!

Epic thread.

i got em all looking to leak soon

Links or STFU/GTFO.

Is Fortus necessary?

Is Ashba necessary?

I'd take them out before Pitman.

Lucky son of a bitch

This.

Nice pics man, well done!

Agreed Kaneda.

However - I fear that the music is still under the control of the label and they won't release it unless it's going to be a major GNR release. They're not going to release a "lost guns" box set that only a few hardcore fans are going to buy.

bring back bucket

Agreed.

Also..as I've said before, it needs to sound like original Guns N Roses this time. Radio won't accept it otherwise.

Maybe so, but this band will NEVER sound like the old band. Unless there's a reunion it's simply not possible.

With respect to musicianship however, I'd take Bucket over Ashba any day. Just get Ron to re-do Robin's parts and the album will be spectacular.

Also I don't believe for a second that Axl is producing an entirely new album in a short time frame. Whatever we do get will be mostly based on the CD sessions IMO.

NEW RECORD NOW STARTS!!

I figured I would come up with a new catch phrase for this one.

Not very catchy though is it

Still needs Bucket.

This is essentially what it comes down to. The Bucket material will shit all over any Ashba material - fact.

If the CD sessions are scrapped to be replaced with Dizzy/Ashba shite, well then...

Wow. Check out those results!

he wanted to use all these "weird chicken noises" or whatever and he got a little bit too experimental for the rest of the bands taste.

Source?

Who cares? Anyone who thinks BH was good for GNR is just fooling themselves. This has been argued and debated like a dead horse. Polls have even been done. Most people think BH is a joke.

Just like the polls where BH is voted the best nugnr guitarist?

http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=160209

http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=164609

Not to mention that this place historically hasn't exactly been a beacon of free speech. 99% of members that publicly admitted liking Buckethead were banned. That has all changed now. Don't expect the majority to be BH haters any more.

Look, GNR isn't the same band as it once was. BH would not have fit the old band, I'm not denying that. BH was good for newgnr and the new sound Axl was going for. Chinese democracy would have probably never seen the light of day if he didn't join.

And yet, even though he is gone, you're still here?

Bucket and Axl (and maybe Brain) are the musical core of NuGNR. Like it or not, it's highly probable that Bucket will be all over the next album, and the next.

Buckethead is very much relevant to the musical future of this band.

he wanted to use all these "weird chicken noises" or whatever and he got a little bit too experimental for the rest of the bands taste.

Source?

Can you imagine hearing Bucket, Bumble AND Slash sharing lead guitar parts on the next album?

Holy shit that would be awesome!

How different do you think things would be if Buckethead hadn't left? I think it would have been easier for Axl to get support from the record company if Bucket was still around. He would have been a potential marketer's dream. Just the new image needed to sell the band in the US.

Well if Axl gave Bucket more creative control we'd have about 7 albums by now. Axl didn't utilize him to his full potential. If Bucket never left I'd also say that Finck would have had to go a long time before he did.

I agree that Bucket would have made the band very marketable.

The whole thing is depressing really.

Some amateurs will say no because they know they don't have what it takes to do the job without making themselves look like first class dumbasses in front of everyone.

If only Finck realized this and turned down the offer.

So, can we hear Fortus in these?

Someone download the videos quick, you just know they'll be taken down.

In one of his early chats with gnr fans he was asked whether the band would ever play Double Talkin' Jive. His reply was "is that a song?"

I lol'd.

I don't often agree with you Dead but yes, that's pretty fucking inexcusable. If you're going to join GNR then you should know the entire catalogue by heart.

That said I really like Bumble and his work.

The rumour is that Axl was trying to get Buckethead back which is why they took so long to call Ron. This is 100% a rumour though and there's nothing tangible to back it up.

Actually Del James verified it in a press release. 100% truth.

Thanks for bumping the month-old thread for that. Look, my fact recollection of events that transpired 4 years ago might not be perfect, so you'll have to allow me this minor indiscretion.

No worries, nothing personal

The press release was archived over at gunsnroses.us. That was a while ago though and I can't find it now after the site has changed. Maybe someone who has it could post it here.

When I talk about the new band with people outside the forum the only member they know of or ask about (other than Axl) is Buckethead. He was the one with star potential. From here on out it's going to be all about Axl. I think Axl can shoulder it but he's going to have to release some new material in the not so distant future if he wants to carry on in a meaningful way. I think a lot of us would like to see Axl take a shot at becoming popular again but I don't know if he'll do it or not. Otherwise we're probably looking at a tour every 4 years and maybe another album. Either way I'll always listen to the music and go see him play live.

Agreed, Randy

The rumour is that Axl was trying to get Buckethead back which is why they took so long to call Ron. This is 100% a rumour though and there's nothing tangible to back it up.

Actually Del James verified it in a press release. 100% truth.

As much as I do perfer the guys in the band now, I have to say that it's not really a contest if Buckethead is on the list.

Agreed.

Dude, great work! I thought it was Bucket at first. Really good playing.

Are you using an amp or modeler? How is the LP axcess? I've just got the Buckethead signature LP and it's a tone monster.

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