moreblack Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Even though I don't really like FTP...If you don't like FTP, you don't like VR.The other 2 ballads on that album blow FTP out of the water. Usually, it's the first 2 songs of a debut album that defines who and what kind of band that band is.Even so, FTP is a VR classic. It was the only song that couldve followed Slither as a 2nd single and kick the band to another level of popularity. I dare say its one of the most recognizable Slash guitar melodies outside of GNR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carne_asaDA Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 Even though I don't really like FTP...If you don't like FTP, you don't like VR.The other 2 ballads on that album blow FTP out of the water. Usually, it's the first 2 songs of a debut album that defines who and what kind of band that band is.Even so, FTP is a VR classic. It was the only song that couldve followed Slither as a 2nd single and kick the band to another level of popularity. I dare say its one of the most recognizable Slash guitar melodies outside of GNR.And I can't imagine no other singer singing that song with the same emotion or any emotion for that matter than Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) And I can't imagine no other singer singing that song with the same emotion or any emotion for that matter than Scott.Once he started just phoning it in, and they had to tune down for him to sing it, I could easily go without hearing Scott sing it.This is pretty sloppy from him: Edited September 20, 2012 by moreblack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 And I can't imagine no other singer singing that song with the same emotion or any emotion for that matter than Scott.Once he started just phoning it in, and they had to tune down for him to sing it, I could easily go without hearing Scott sing it.This is pretty sloppy from him: And with VR we'd never get nights like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 And I can't imagine no other singer singing that song with the same emotion or any emotion for that matter than Scott.Once he started just phoning it in, and they had to tune down for him to sing it, I could easily go without hearing Scott sing it.This is pretty sloppy from him: Good lord that was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Casa, If you are hoping VR gets back together with Scott fulltime I think your chances are about as good as Slash playing with Axl again which is slim at best. Slash already addressed this when Scott floated the rumour he was getting back with VR by saying it won't happenHere is a recent interview with Duff on the subject courtesy Robert of gnronlin..........DAVID SWAN puts former Guns N’ Roses member and bassist-at-large Duff McKagan “In The Firing Line” DS: Who is really going to replace Scott Weiland in Velvet Revolver?Duff: I have no idea. DS: Where’s that at right now?Duff: Um … I think it’s at nowhere. I think everybody just kind of got sick oftalking about it, because there’s really no guy, so there’s nothing that me or Slash or Matt [sorum] or Dave [Kushner] could say that would change the course of this question. So there’s nobody now, I think the longer that Slash is out touring, and that I’m out touring, people will stop asking as much. Maybe once it’s settled down, we’ll find the guy.Is it more intimidating being in a “supergroup” than a regular band?All the bands are super. The intention is, when Slash and Matt and I were first writing songs and there was a murmur around LA and the music industry that we were writing songs, it wasn’t called a supergroup, it was just three guys from Guns. So as soon as you add that other guy fromanother band, suddenly [it’s a supergroup] ... I mean when I think of the word “supergroup”, I’m an older guy, so I think of Asia, and that was the first time I’d ever heard the word. And we’re not fuckin’ like Asia. But it was no more intimidating playing with Slash and Matt in 2003 and 2004 when we started that thing than it was in the ’90s. We’re just fellas. Scott, I’d already been friends with for quite some time, so it was just another buddy. From the outside, it’s like, “Oh my god! The superpowers are coming together”, but it’s more like “not really”, but you can’t really argue with that.Two decades on how do you feel about your solo album Believe In Me?It’s a good snapshot of a drunken idiot. I think it was a great snapshotof my state of mind … I don’t think it’s a great record, I think it’s agreat snapshot. Edited September 21, 2012 by classicrawker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carne_asaDA Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 And I can't imagine no other singer singing that song with the same emotion or any emotion for that matter than Scott.Once he started just phoning it in, and they had to tune down for him to sing it, I could easily go without hearing Scott sing it.This is pretty sloppy from him: And with VR we'd never get nights like this: That's a cover band dude. Just as much of a cover band as the one playing in Vegas next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'd love to see Myles sing Fall to Pieces with Slash, Duff and Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_0013 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Contraband was a fuckin breathe of fresh air when it came out in 2004. Some heavy hitting songs and VR meant business. But things quickly changed.IMO - the Conspirators show I saw in London earlier this year was way superior to both the VR gigs I attended. Slash has got himself a pretty tight band at the moment and I want to hear some more original meterial from these guysLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 And I can't imagine no other singer singing that song with the same emotion or any emotion for that matter than Scott.Once he started just phoning it in, and they had to tune down for him to sing it, I could easily go without hearing Scott sing it.This is pretty sloppy from him: And with VR we'd never get nights like this: That's a cover band dude. Just as much of a cover band as the one playing in Vegas next month.No that is not true as Slash's band has an album and a couple of songs of original material from the first solo album that Myles help write so while they might also be playing covers of Guns, Sankepit and VR songs they are not a cover band.God, I hope so. Why?Because I want THEM to dust off their VR jackets. But, it looks like VRIII is not going to happen. Good. This band does a much better job of playing GNR tunes, VR tunes and Slash's few good solo songs than VR did/would have. Yes. Myles Kennedy sings Slither and Fall to Pieces better live than Scott did. Duff would be nice, but Todd Kerns is a vital part of this band.He sings it better live?? 1.) That means nothing really in the grand scheme of things. 2.) I disagree. MK goes through the motions when singing GNR/VR songs. He looks like he's up for a karaoke contest or American Idol.I'll give you that MK may have the edge on Scott "vocal-wise" live. But Scott's light years ahead of him as a performer. MK cannot perform songs like Slither without making me cringe. It would be like Will Smith becoming a gangster rapper.Have you ever seen them live? I have seen them 3X live and have all the Abbey Road live shows from the first tour and IMHO Myles kicks ass VR songs like Slither and Fall to Pieces.....His version of Fall to Pieces from the first Australia solo tour kicks the VR versions ass IMHO and I am a big fan of VR............Even though I don't really like FTP...If you don't like FTP, you don't like VR.The other 2 ballads on that album blow FTP out of the water. Usually, it's the first 2 songs of a debut album that defines who and what kind of band that band is.Even so, FTP is a VR classic. It was the only song that couldve followed Slither as a 2nd single and kick the band to another level of popularity. I dare say its one of the most recognizable Slash guitar melodies outside of GNR.And I can't imagine no other singer singing that song with the same emotion or any emotion for that matter than Scott.Have you ever seem them live? I have seen them 3X live and have all the Abbey Road live shows from the first tour and IMHO Myles kicks ass on the VR songs like Slither and Fall to Pieces.....His version of Fall to Pieces from the first Australia solo tour kicks the VR versions ass IMHO and I am a big fan of VR............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'd love to see Myles sing Fall to Pieces with Slash, Duff and Matt.I'd love to see the AFD lineup get back together fronted by Myles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 That's a cover band dude. Just as much of a cover band as the one playing in Vegas next month.What they are, is a band that writes and tours its own music with barely any drama. And throws some classic gems into the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaida Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) God, I hope so. Why?Because I want THEM to dust off their VR jackets. But, it looks like VRIII is not going to happen. I think VR are over. I hope so. I never liked VR for some reason. Then again, if they found a singer I liked, it might be different. Slash and Myles are a great combo. Edited September 21, 2012 by vaida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carne_asaDA Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Have you ever seem them live? I have seen them 3X live and have all the Abbey Road live shows from the first tour and IMHO Myles kicks ass on the VR songs like Slither and Fall to Pieces.....His version of Fall to Pieces from the first Australia solo tour kicks the VR versions ass IMHO and I am a big fan of VR............I've seen both acts twice each. Saying that Myles sings VR songs better than Scott is the same argument that people live Volcano use when they say that Bumble plays Estranged better than Slash. It doesn't make sense at all. The original GnR were great and part of that was because they were sloppy on stage but had the "attitude". VR brought the same thing during their reign. Sloppiness and raw rock-n-roll. Polishness has no business being apart of these live performances in any way shape or form IMO. Myles doesn't have the attitude that fits and I hate it when he performs STBs. And that's why I don't see nothing wrong with Scott's vocals in the FTP Germany video. He improved a little bit. So what?? He goes on tours for months and months. He has to conserve his vocals. Isn't that the excuse that Axlites give Axl for the "Mickey Mouse after running on the treadmill" voice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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