MaskingApathy

5 hours ago, colonizedmind said:

I hope both bands are just opening acts for the main PPV event....Rose VS Neil. Loser has to retire and sign it legally, promising never to kill our ears again....oh.

What a joke that whole thing was.

7 hours ago, Ralphelmo said:

Ooh I would love that poster.

40 minutes ago, Ratam said:

I can be wrong , but i have the impression MC is most a band of American taste.

Yeah they are.

GnR is so much better than MC at this point, and especially after the Mick Mars stuff they would just look stupid in comparison.

It's nugnr so not interested.

3 minutes ago, Tom-Ass said:

Anyone have a sharable link for that preview? I don't have twitter and want to send it to someone. 

Does Facebook work?

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/vy5Y4DJh1KN2dZoz/?mibextid=qi2Omg

2 hours ago, evilfacelessturtle said:

You're speculating just as much as anyone else.

No I'm not, I have firsthand accounts.

18 hours ago, Bitchisback said:

What about the song Slash did with Demi Lovato?

He just added a solo to the new version of the song.

7 hours ago, kanecrescente said:

I'd honestly be pretty pumped if they got Andrew Watt on board for an album... he managed to put together Patient Number 9 whilst Ozzy's on his never-ending death bed, god bless him, which was a great album.

Check out the Ozzy album before that too (Ordinary Man); Andrew did that one as well. And there might be a 3rd Ozzy album coming later as well.

If you're going to include I'm Just Ken in this then you also need to include Rock the Rock, just saying.

6 hours ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

It clearly took the wind out of the sails for SMKC in terms of creativity and how into composing new material for that band Slash has been since then, it got relegated from being the main focus in his life into the side thing for downtime..and it shows. The entire existence of SMKC has completely turned into just an excuse to tour, it's all "fuck it this'll do" for the albums. That's not what I call having your heart in it.

Yeah that's absolutely not true but you and @evilfacelessturtlecan think whatever you want. I'm going off of what I've been told recently by people associated with the band, not random internet speculation.

3 hours ago, evilfacelessturtle said:

You quoted "From the last two albums, only Fill My World has a good riff. The rest is completely forgettable."

Do I need to qualify every opinion with "in my opinion" just for you? Nowhere in that quote do I declare this to be a fact.

Why does "anyone who says that his heart is no longer in SMKC [have] no idea what they're talking about"? What information are they missing?

The information that they're missing is that he and the rest of the guys are having a blast on the current tour, which is obvious if you see any videos from recent shows but I also have firsthand knowledge of this. 

Also Frank posted this today: 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C4wJomPv3Yq/?igsh=OG9wZDU1ZGtrdzl6

4 hours ago, KeyserSoze said:

Wasn't Corey Taylor very nearly the singer of VR?

But VR came around at the hight of Slipknots popularity and Coreys drug addiction in 2002... I think Corey almost killed himself very nearly after this in 2003 or 2004, not because he didn't get the job or anything, just because drugs and alcohol are super dangerous to be messing around with.

Apparently Corey went as far as to audition and Record 10 songs.... Now are those songs that Scott eventually changed the lyrics to?

It looks like Corey is dealing with a lot of personal stuff right now.... If Guns really are gunna be dormant into 2025 and 2026, I wouldn't mind seeing a "one" of, or a small tour run of VR shows with Corey Taylor as the singer.... I think that hardest thing would be getting Sorum on board with it now that Duff and Slash's wealth probably eclipses everything Sorum has made in his lifetime 

And what has Dave Kushner been up to since Velvet Revolver split? Soundtracks? 

Have Axl guest on Slither and hug Sorum when its all said and done, and boom. It would also act as a good tribute to Scott, which none of his former bands have seem to have done since his death if we're being honest... 

Corey Taylor jammed with them and recorded the 10 songs after Scott was let go, not back in 2002 or so.

3 hours ago, evilfacelessturtle said:

Why?

Why what?

6 hours ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

Well, somewhat you are right..yes. I believe that the entire reason that exactly now, after 14 full years of SMKC, he NOW has a new single with Brian Johnson out.. is exactly because of how poorly the last SMKC album did. That would be too much of a coincidence, that after 14 years, he is now suddenly launching a new project. That band has been good to him the entire time and he's cool with that ...aslong as the numbers reflect it.

As soon as it begins to go south he will reevaluate what he's doing. And that's where we are now. I won't fully rule out it could be a coincidence, but it just makes sense at this exact point in time.

No he just had downtime and wanted to do this blues album. Has nothing to do with SMKC doing badly (which they aren't).

1 hour ago, evilfacelessturtle said:

Hasn't he said that his heart wasn't in it on the Libertad tour, or something to that effect? It was also true after he nearly died on tour with Snakepit. That made him reassess his life and realize he couldn't be around such hard partying bandmates, but he finished the tour anyway.

50 minutes ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

This is so flawed I don't know what to tell you as a Slash fan, you are simply not as informed as you think you are.

According to Slash himself, his heart also was NEVER in VR. Never. Not a single second. Did he tour with that band? Do you, just coincidentally, happen to know?

It wasn't fun for him..the entire time. Yet, he managed to do 2 full albums and tours with that band. You probably would have made this exact same post back in 2007 too, "he wouldn't tour if his heart wasn't in it", without knowing the reality. You really think his SOLE reason for touring and not staying at home is because "his heart is in it" ? - and not because of MUCH more important other reasons such as ..he would be drinking himself to death and relapsing, if he wasn't doing anything else..? 

If you've read his autobiography which I completely believe, being on this forum for years, you MUST have since you come across as big of a hardcore Slash fan as I am: you know that he will be doing absolutely anything in terms of keeping himself busy.

I'm not making this up these are his OWN words, read his biography, he's not good with keeping a downtime staying at home, so he just forces himself to tour, no matter if he's inspired or not, there are much more important things at stake. I suggest you read it again if you think what I'm saying is bullshit.

He will tour the worst album because he doesn't know what else to do with himself. Would he have toured Libertad if "his heart is in it"?  It's just an excuse to tour and do something.. like at all.

Talking about SMKC not VR. Anyone who says that his heart is no longer in SMKC has no idea what they're talking about.

7 hours ago, ChristmasFnatic said:

Crazy how Slash released an album with SMKC and now this since GN'R reunited, meanwhile GN'R just released leftovers(crappy ones at that). 

Maybe Axl really needs to have the stars aligned or whatever before he can do something, as Steven Tyler wrote in his book. 

2 SMKC albums actually 

2 hours ago, DoMw94 said:

This undoes your entire argument.

If he cared what people thought or were saying, he wouldn't be "churning out the same WOF clone", as you put it. He obviously does what he wants to do and isn't swayed by the fanbase – if he was Myles would be long gone. SMKC (and his other solo venture) is his artistic vehicle, it's not there for him to make money or gain attention. He has GN'R for that.

He absolutely isn't checking views or streaming numbers. Nobody of Slash's stature will really (they have management and staff for that), but Slash especially won't be.

For the record, I don't agree. I like SMKC, Myles, and each of the albums (4's production aside)

Yes 100%

2 hours ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

SMKC will be relegated to be a complete time-filler for time when he has nothing else to do, his heart has not been in it since the GNR reunion happened.

This is absolutely not true. If his heart wasn't in it he wouldn't be on tour with them right now.

3 hours ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

In the grand scheme of things, if you read what fans of Slash and GNR say stops them from getting into SMKC, that is never brought up. It's like trying to fix a broken table in a house where the ceiling is gone. You'll have a working table, but people still won't want to hang out.

He goes and puts out a single with a different band (and vocalist), reaching close to 2 million views within only 9 DAYS -...what gives? Did he even achieve that in 2010 with his album? If that doesn't speak volumes about what Slash should be doing, then nothing ever will. Let's just say I won't exactly be shocked if Slash sits in his room now scratching his chin after this album and doesn't decide "my song arrangements were an issue before"

I don't think Slash is sitting there counting YouTube views. He's still planning on making a new SMKC record later this year, the blues album isn't going to change that.

1 hour ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

Since when was the complaint about SMKC the song arrangement, like ever? I don't recall even reading that once, in all my 8 years on here lol. What complaint you are guaranteed to read every time, and it's the same every time a new album comes out: is that people actually LIKE the music and the songs, but Myles voice is making all the songs sound the same or that it's too whiny for them. No producer song-rearrangement or guidance is going to help fix that for people, and that seems to be the one main reason why people can't get into SMKC.

Some of the songs on 4 could've used a little work on the arrangements, so that they're not all the same. They could've been developed a little more.

2 hours ago, Free Bird said:

Just to be fair, I didn’t go back and looked it up to confirm but we talked about the solo on Colors from Black Pumas, not the one from the Oscars appearance. Regardless, both appearances were pretty dope imo and there’s no need to pick em to peaces

Edit: It really isn’t worth arguing about that. Music is subjective and everybody feels different about it. Slash is on tour and has released a hot single, he’s just about to release another record and played at the Oscars. Did with Ken and The Dandy Warholes some cool guest appearances. Maybe there’s another single coming in April before the album drops in May. All of this is very exciting and promising. A very positive time eventually after all this mixed feelings here with the release of The General and its AI video. I’d rather enjoy this time as it’s something temporary 

With SMKCs next record at the latest, the mood here will change again 

Oh I like the solo on Colors, very tasteful and he doesn't overplay.

3 minutes ago, DoMw94 said:

Looking forward to experiencing them live in a couple of weeks!

I haven't listened to it in a while so I need to revisit it, but I do remember the drums and bass having that 'punch you in the face' quality that 4 and Starcatcher are severly lacking.

Funnily enough, California Breed were one of the openers when I saw SMKC in 2014, my first-ever concert. Shame they didn't last.

Yeah they were awesome back then, although I think by that point Jason Bonham had left and they had gotten Joey Castillo to fill in for the tour (major downgrade from Jason imo). Glenn and Andrew had a falling out too I think so that was the end of the band. Tbh I think it was just one of those magical things that just happens once; I don't think they would've been able to top that album.

3 minutes ago, DoMw94 said:

Hearing the GVF songs live last year just went to show that those songs can and should have much more of a punch.

Same with the songs from 4, they sounds much better live.

4 minutes ago, DoMw94 said:

I didn't realise he did Boneshaker and California Breed. They're not as bad as 4 and Starcatcher imo. Well, sound-wise at least, the songs themselves aren't as strong.

My feeling around 4 and Starcatcher is that they just sound a little 'thin', if that makes sense? Hearing the GVF songs live last year just went to show that those songs can and should have much more of a punch.

California Breed was really good because (apart from being mixed by Vance Powell who is an audio wizard) Glenn Hughes and co had really good songs to begin with and they had everything prepared and ready to go (and Glenn is a great songwriter).

Another record that he ruined is the last Sammy Hagar and the Circle album. Songs could've been better, production was disappointing. And he told Sammy to not play guitar and just focus on singing so that he could play guitar (which is a douche move imo).

The fact is, Slash is up there playing at the Oscars and you're not, so no one cares about your analysis of his mistakes. He also flew in from Korea right before the gig and flew back right after, so he was probably pretty jetlagged also and possibly didn't have a chance to fully rehearse with them.

4 hours ago, Subtle Signs said:

I like LAG but I definitely couldn't name any of their crew. Would knowing who that guy is be the Gn'R nerd equivalent of us knowing who Beta, Fernando etc are?

I've met him before and we have mutual acquaintances, that's how I know who he is. I'm not a L.A. Guns superfan otherwise. 

1 hour ago, DoMw94 said:

Same problem with Greta Van Fleet's latest record. Lots of good songs on there, the production just leaves them sounding somewhat underwhelming

Common thread there, Dave Cobb produced the GvF record also. Pretty much every "rock" type of record that he's produced has sounded worse than other albums by the same band (another good example is Boneshaker by Airbourne), unless it was mixed by someone else (like the California Breed album which was mixed by Vance Powell). I guess Dave is good at making country records but he has no idea how to make a rock record that sounds like it was recorded in this century.