Broskirose Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Really just a placeholder thread for now. Hope we get some promising info sooner rather than later. I'm going to try and meet him next month and ask for an ETA. Here's what he last had to say in regards to his solo album in an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com from late last year - You've been working on your own solo album? Yeah. I was in the throes of that when Trent called me for this tour and so I'm looking to get into that when this tour lands at some point next year. I've really been woodshedding on my own and the songs are born on piano or guitar and building them up from there. But I have yet to introduce them to any wall of noise just yet. This is going to be a vocal record? Oh yeah and I'm singing them. You sing with NIN so that's an aspect of the process you dig? Yeah, I do. I really do. I've been playing and recording all the time through the years and I have yet to fashion my own coming out and it's been inevitable. I've been very blessed with other opportunities that were gonna go with or without me and I've enjoyed saying yes to those opportunities. Edited June 23, 2014 by Broskirose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 This'll be heavily moderated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin' Cigarettes Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 It took a minute but finck won me over. He was a valuable member of gnr. I'll definitely be interested in a solo album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuzeville Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 This album might bits intended for GnR over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Will definitely check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumandraisin Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 REALLY excited for this, Robin is my favorite GNR member, weird style, weird playing style, doesn't look forced like DJ, just a really cool guy. love his solo's on Chinese too, Street of Dreams and This i Love, so i'm really excited aha. Also his singing was pretty good at RIR3, especially on Brownstone when he was sharing the mic with Axl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Looking forward to it. Liked his singing voice during his GNR-stint, especially on Madagascar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew07 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 saw a similar topic on another gnr forum, wasnt sure if they had any good facts and it was actually real but im glad to see hes working on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'll be really excited to listen to this when it comes out.I imagine he's going to put something pretty special together if it's taken him this long to think about putting out a solo record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I hope he doesn't do any gimmicky dad rock, butt rock, or shit rock guitar solos on this But seriously, I'll be interested to hear this- Robin's a bit of an unknown factor IMO, I half expect it to suck and half expect it to be great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzy Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I love Robin! Sure his album is great. His solos n contribution to Cd era is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Can't wait for this. Hopefully he'll also do the artwork, love his work on Oceansize's album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superloconoriega Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 where and how are you meeting him? :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I love Robin. It's my most anticipated album after CD ll. He gun sing lead vocals on this one, which is very exciting for me. NIGHTRAAIIN1!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broskirose Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 where and how are you meeting him? :0 I'm going to try. I'll be front row at the NIN/Soundgarden show in Camden (15 minute early entry tickets). I'll be wearing my Robin Finck t-shirt from the 2002 Guns tour (thanks to NGOG for notifying me of these going back on sale). I'll probably go to Robin's side of the stage, but even if I don't he moves around a lot and I'll try to make sure he see's me. Idk, I've never tried to meet a guy in a band before except the time I won Metallica meet and greets. But I've never done it the organic way. But if I do meet him I'll ask about his album and report back here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I hope he doesn't do any gimmicky dad rock, butt rock, or shit rock guitar solos on this But seriously, I'll be interested to hear this- Robin's a bit of an unknown factor IMO, I half expect it to suck and half expect it to be great.Fucking wrote Better and killed it with the solo on it too. Proves he's a good writer imo. Given the fact he worked with Axl and Trent for so many years, and never released a solo album before, it has a chance to be something special. I trust him not to release a shit album. Just like I trust Axl in that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman007 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 where and how are you meeting him? :0I'm going to try. I'll be front row at the NIN/Soundgarden show in Camden (15 minute early entry tickets). I'll be wearing my Robin Finck t-shirt from the 2002 Guns tour (thanks to NGOG for notifying me of these going back on sale).I'll probably go to Robin's side of the stage, but even if I don't he moves around a lot and I'll try to make sure he see's me.Idk, I've never tried to meet a guy in a band before except the time I won Metallica meet and greets. But I've never done it the organic way. But if I do meet him I'll ask about his album and report back here.Ask if he would ever join back Guns if the opportunity came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Just because he helped write one haircut rock song with a gimmicky solo doesn't exactly prove that he can do it all on his own.Robin is hit or miss, either great or awful.Someone like the late Mick Ronson from the Spiders From Mars was a phenomenal (Nobody puts baby in a corner) guitarist and the perfect foil for David Bowie (and later Ian Hunter) and as an arranger and producer had a hand in some of Lou Reed and John Mellancamp's finest moments- but his own albums were awful...he was a brilliant sideman but didn't have it on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK SUBS Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I kinda hate myself for admitting this -- but this has me way way more excited than listening to a new Slash album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 where and how are you meeting him? :0I'm going to try. I'll be front row at the NIN/Soundgarden show in Camden (15 minute early entry tickets). I'll be wearing my Robin Finck t-shirt from the 2002 Guns tour (thanks to NGOG for notifying me of these going back on sale).I'll probably go to Robin's side of the stage, but even if I don't he moves around a lot and I'll try to make sure he see's me.Idk, I've never tried to meet a guy in a band before except the time I won Metallica meet and greets. But I've never done it the organic way. But if I do meet him I'll ask about his album and report back here.Tell him HGH said hi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellThePoppies Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 What in the fuck is a haircut rock song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Just because he helped write one haircut rock song with a gimmicky solo doesn't exactly prove that he can do it all on his own.Robin is hit or miss, either great or awful.Someone like the late Mick Ronson from the Spiders From Mars was a phenomenal (Nobody puts baby in a corner) guitarist and the perfect foil for David Bowie (and later Ian Hunter) and as an arranger and producer had a hand in some of Lou Reed and John Mellancamp's finest moments- but his own albums were awful...he was a brilliant sideman but didn't have it on his own.What is this? Why are you talking about Mick Ronson? Robin Rocks your balls off. The solo wasn't gimmicky at all. Many people said he wrote tons of haircut rock songs for Axl. And Trent never gave him a chance to be a part of the writing process. Not really.You never know, time will tell, and all that shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broskirose Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 I think this album will sound similar to the more organic at their core, softish rock songs from CD like Catcher, Street of Dreams and Prostitute. Especially the way he described writing some of the songs on piano. But I can definitely see it being a mashup of tons of different styles and approaches. Just because he helped write one haircut rock song with a gimmicky solo doesn't exactly prove that he can do it all on his own. Robin is hit or miss, either great or awful. Someone like the late Mick Ronson from the Spiders From Mars was a phenomenal (Nobody puts baby in a corner) guitarist and the perfect foil for David Bowie (and later Ian Hunter) and as an arranger and producer had a hand in some of Lou Reed and John Mellancamp's finest moments- but his own albums were awful...he was a brilliant sideman but didn't have it on his own. What on earth is "haircut rock"? And Robins better solo one of the few Guns solos that actually isn't a cheap trick thrown into the middle of a song to please the mullets. Great musicianship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I think this album will sound similar to the more organic at their core, softish rock songs from CD like Catcher, Street of Dreams and Prostitute. Especially the way he described writing some of the songs on piano. But I can definitely see it being a mashup of tons of different styles and approaches.Just because he helped write one haircut rock song with a gimmicky solo doesn't exactly prove that he can do it all on his own.Robin is hit or miss, either great or awful.Someone like the late Mick Ronson from the Spiders From Mars was a phenomenal (Nobody puts baby in a corner) guitarist and the perfect foil for David Bowie (and later Ian Hunter) and as an arranger and producer had a hand in some of Lou Reed and John Mellancamp's finest moments- but his own albums were awful...he was a brilliant sideman but didn't have it on his own.What on earth is "haircut rock"? And Robins better solo one of the few Guns solos that actually isn't a cheap trick thrown into the middle of a song to please the mullets. Great musicianship.It pleased many of them anyway. Many closet mullets got off on it as well. Probably still do to this day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 What on earth is "haircut rock"? And Robins better solo one of the few Guns solos that actually isn't a cheap trick thrown into the middle of a song to please the mullets. Great musicianship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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