tomazrui Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfTheWave Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 For fucking what? What great music has he released? He's been performing a solo of his own and nothing else everytime he's on stage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 John5 in that photo is probably thinking how he can play infinite rings around this clown.Or why is this dude behind me standing on his toes to be taller than me...or why is there a 10 year old chick w/ tattoos standing here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 You guys are gonna be so salty when he comes up with some decent licks for the next album. that is where you are mistaken.I think most of us would be THRILLED if that happens.I hope GnR puts out an album that is better than Appetite! I'm a die-hard fan, I want them to succeed, not fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisRoyalSweetness Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 maybe it's a retroactive recognition for those hits he wrote with sixx am and crue. like when scorsese won best director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Descends Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 A guitar hero award for someone who plays stuff exactly like others played. No wonder rock n roll is dead. What next? Best band ever to Panic at the disco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 maybe it's a retroactive recognition for those hits he wrote with sixx am and crue. like when scorsese won best director.Could be for Sixx Am and Motley Crues Saint's album Maybe Ballad Of Death or Mi Amor outdid the competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaida Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 what other awards were there that night. Is there a website ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 what other awards were there that night. Is there a website ?Yes It is just a magazine based in Vegas, that mainly concentrates on Vegas musicians. This "award" is no different than if the Lawrence Kansas newspaper did an award for musicians that live in Kansas.Vince Neil got got the lifetime achievment award last year. David Coverdale this year.But yes. DJ's ability to cover Slash material earned him a guitar award from a locally based magazine that nobody on this forum has ever heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I found a page with info about the award showhttp://wp.vegasrocksmag.com/?page_id=657 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 But yes. DJ's ability to cover Slash material earned him a guitar award from a locally based magazine that nobody on this forum has ever heard of.I think it is both unfair and demeaning to claim the award is just based on Dj's interpretation of Slash. Dj is more than a guitar player in GN'R, and in GN'R he also plays his own material as well as playing guitar parts written by many GN'R band members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble's Bridge Pickup Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 In GN'R he plays one or two songs of his own, the rest are covers. He has not yet demonstrated how he is "more than a guitar player" in the band. Not saying he won't be able to show that, but as of now he is only a guitarist in the band. That's the fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 In GN'R he plays one or two songs of his own, the rest are covers. He has not yet demonstrated how he is "more than a guitar player" in the band. Not saying he won't be able to show that, but as of now he is only a guitarist in the band. That's the factWhat this a comment to my post? I was referring to the fact that he is also a song-writer and guitar player in other bands (isn't there something called SixxAM?) and that he is not "merely playing Slash's parts" while in GN'R. My point is just that he is being sold short if his career is summarized as "covering Slash". I assume he got the prize because of him combined merits and the fact that he is a citizen in Las Vegas.Are there are any other Vegas based guitarists who deserve the prize more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Who were the contenders ? Bumblefoot and Buckethead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble's Bridge Pickup Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 In GN'R he plays one or two songs of his own, the rest are covers. He has not yet demonstrated how he is "more than a guitar player" in the band. Not saying he won't be able to show that, but as of now he is only a guitarist in the band. That's the factWhat this a comment to my post? I was referring to the fact that he is also a song-writer and guitar player in other bands (isn't there something called SixxAM?) and that he is not "merely playing Slash's parts" while in GN'R. My point is just that he is being sold short if his career is summarized as "covering Slash". I assume he got the prize because of him combined merits and the fact that he is a citizen in Las Vegas.Are there are any other Vegas based guitarists who deserve the prize more?Oh yeah it's very true he is active in his other projects, never mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 DJ won because of his charisma and media coverage, not because of his skills. Plus, he lives in Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loko Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 DJ won because of his charisma and .What? Ashba and charisma? Maybe for emo teenagers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 In GN'R he plays one or two songs of his own, the rest are covers. He has not yet demonstrated how he is "more than a guitar player" in the band. Not saying he won't be able to show that, but as of now he is only a guitarist in the band. That's the factWhat this a comment to my post? I was referring to the fact that he is also a song-writer and guitar player in other bands (isn't there something called SixxAM?) and that he is not "merely playing Slash's parts" while in GN'R. My point is just that he is being sold short if his career is summarized as "covering Slash". I assume he got the prize because of him combined merits and the fact that he is a citizen in Las Vegas.Are there are any other Vegas based guitarists who deserve the prize more?I don't think that he did work with Sixx AM or Motley Crue or anybody else in 2012 - just GnR. But I could be wrong.The only thing that he does for GnR - currently - that is his own work is the guitar solo. DJ has no writing credits for any song that GnR plays. And technically you are also correct about what he plays every concert. I'm really an Axl fan first, then a fan of how the music sounds second. I don't know which guitar player covers which part. I just know that the three current guys split up the guitar work. So DJ isn't 100% covering Slash. I'm sure he also covers some Izzy parts, as well as some Finck parts, as well as some Buckethead parts. I guess my statement would have been more accurate if I'd said 85% of what DJ plays instead of just a blanket statement about covering Slash.A lot of time on forums (and in real life) people talk in generalities and they don't spend hours on research to get accurate numbers or take polls of millions of people to get exact results. Kind of like when somebody tells you "I'll be there in a minute".....they aren't actually telling you that they will arrive in EXACTLY 60 seconds. But sure, I suppose I could have said he covers 83% slash parts, 8% Izzy parts, 5% bucketparts and 4% finck parts, plus does one solo of his own. But I DO appreciate that there were no insults in your post.And to be honest - good for DJ. Any recognition for a musician is a good thing. I'm not familiar with the Vegas rock n roll scene. Maybe he is the best guy there. Congrats for a magazine choosing him as the guitar hero of Vegas.My comments were more in response to people saying that Slash/VR winning a Grammy has no meaning......but then acting like winning a city based magazine award is something akin to winning the nobel peace prize. I'm glad DJ was honored. Any good press is positive for the band. I hope that DJ's writing and playing skills help GnR win many awards in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 DJ won because of his charisma and .What? Ashba and charisma? Maybe for emo teenagers...What? DJ's not a charismatic guy now? You can say whatever you want about his looks and playing, but you can't say he treats his fans with more respect than any other GnR member right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB. Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 DJ won because of his charisma and .What? Ashba and charisma? Maybe for emo teenagers...What? DJ's not a charismatic guy now? You can say whatever you want about his looks and playing, but you can't say he treats his fans with more respect than any other GnR member right now. True, I don't like the way he dresses and all that emo stuff. He is not that great of a guitarplayer either. But he really seems a nice guy and everybody who has met him, has said so. His stagepresence is also just fine, he really enjoys himself, which you can see,and he makes lots of contact with the audience. He is charismatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projected Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 With all the criticism I have to offer for DJ, I will also agree that he genuinely seems like a down to earth and a very nice person. Woudn't call that charismatic, though. Just a nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 He is very friendly and appreciative of the fans in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Charisma depends on the eye of the beholder. There is no question Dj is considered charismatic be many, and by having inadvertently joined one of his chats and a few times skimmed through his facebook response, I would say that demographic consists of loose, young girls who annoy me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shneck Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 What exactly has DJ done except for butchering his parts live to warrant this award? Was this an award that fans could vote for? If so, it would make sense that he won this. All his little emotionally fu*ked up girl fans would have worn out their mouse voting for the noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcano62 Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 What exactly has DJ done except for butchering his parts live to warrant this award? Was this an award that fans could vote for? If so, it would make sense that he won this. All his little emotionally fu*ked up girl fans would have worn out their mouse voting for the noob.Butthurt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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