Slash to Appear on Jimmy Kimmel (Sep 12)

[D..]

12 minutes ago, Sosso said:

I can't stand him. He's a nice guy and everything, but I prefer other singers like Bon Scott, Robert Plant, Axl Rose and Phil Lewis. 

Agreed. Myles is probably a very nice guy but he doesn't have it.

He is extremely boring and bland. His voice is absolutely terrible, his stage presence and charisma are non existent, everything is wrong. He is not cut for this. To me, he alone breaks Slash's band.

I like some of Slash solo stuff, there are a lot of cool instrumental parts, and I only focus on that. Which is why I don't listen to his material much, I can't stand Myles' voice and there's no way I'm going to attend another Slash solo gig ever. 

I just hope Axl still has some material to share with us. I have zero interest in this solo band.

[EricA]

25 minutes ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

Todd can easily handle the lead vocal. He was a lead singer in his own band before he was with Slash.

That would be somebody's ( @Natty) dream come true

[thunderram]

16 hours ago, Tom-Ass said:

It really isn't.. I have heard the same sentiments towards Myles outside of this forum. 

 

And I've seen sentiments outside this forum that Myles is one of the greatest singers on the scene while AXL sings nothing but arena rock trash. It goes both ways.

Point is, there are always gonna people who like and dislike an artist. There's no getting around that. But the hate around these parts seems especially high. I don't think I'm going out on a limb in believing that personal bias towards the original 5 has something to do with it -- whether they know it or not.

There are lots of vocalists (and guitarists) I'm not especially fond of. But I wouldn't go so far to say that they can't sing/play and that I can't get through a verse of a song. Sure, there are a few horrible musicians where that might be true. But that's a small group for most. And no chance Myles fits into that class. The guy can definitely sing even if he doesn't fit personal tastes. That's precisely why he was hired as a singing voice for a major motion picture at one point. Unless it's for spoof, Hollywood isn't hiring you if you can't sing.

Sorry, it's just tiring reading all the hyperbole. But I should be used to it from this place by now.

[thunderram]

1 hour ago, StrangerInThisTown said:

Todd can easily handle the lead vocal. He was a lead singer in his own band before he was with Slash.

I actually like Todd voice. Not bad. On the tour, they had him doing the vocals for WTTJ and (if memory serves) Dr. Alibi.

[Natty]

44 minutes ago, thunderram said:

I actually like Todd voice. Not bad. On the tour, they had him doing the vocals for WTTJ and (if memory serves) Dr. Alibi.

yeah when todd took over the mic finally the person who sang had some charisma and stage persona.

[Natty]

1 hour ago, EricA said:

That would be somebody's ( @Natty) dream come true

yes please. myles can do the background singer 😂 

[Nicklord]

Myles "can't sing and no charisma" Kennedy holding the whole (small) hall in his hands just with his voice

 

 

Edited September 14, 2018 by Nicklord

[Kickingthehabit]

Myles would kick Axl's ass if they both played an acoustic set. He's got the soft, pretty voice.

Axl (with rasp) sounds like a lion. His voice is way more commanding and distinct.

[Tourettes2400]

 

[MidnightToker]

2 hours ago, Nicklord said:

Myles "can't sing and no charisma" Kennedy holding the whole (small) hall in his hands just with his voice

 

 

This. I would love to see Fat Axl even attempt to do something like this. 

I just wish people on this site would be less dramatic. It's fine if you don't like Myles, he's not for everyone (who is?). But to say he's a horrible singer is simply not true (see video above). He may not be your style but he simply is not a bad singer. And enough with the hyperbole -- "can't get through one verse," "sounds like a dying cat," etc. F'ing drama queens, man. Go worship your aging, over-the-hill Mickey Mouse.

Edited September 14, 2018 by MidnightToker

[Ratam]

23 hours ago, Alejandro GNR said:

I guess we're many argentinians in this forum.

We are all asking ourselves the same question 😂

MMLPQTPworst President Argentinian history.

[bigpoop]

Band sounds good but the songs are totally nondescript. 

[Free Bird]

6 hours ago, MidnightToker said:

This. I would love to see Fat Axl even attempt to do something like this. 

I just wish people on this site would be less dramatic. It's fine if you don't like Myles, he's not for everyone (who is?). But to say he's a horrible singer is simply not true (see video above). He may not be your style but he simply is not a bad singer. And enough with the hyperbole -- "can't get through one verse," "sounds like a dying cat," etc. F'ing drama queens, man. Go worship your aging, over-the-hill Mickey Mouse.

It's nonsense that he's a horrible singer.

Obviously he's not my favorite and I kind of accept him on Slash's music instead of enjoying him. One of the reasons is you can see in his solo shows that he's multifaceted but he doesn't use this talent for the Conspirators.  

[Georgina Arriaga]

6 hours ago, MidnightToker said:

This. I would love to see Fat Axl even attempt to do something like this. 

I just wish people on this site would be less dramatic. It's fine if you don't like Myles, he's not for everyone (who is?). But to say he's a horrible singer is simply not true (see video above). He may not be your style but he simply is not a bad singer. And enough with the hyperbole -- "can't get through one verse," "sounds like a dying cat," etc. F'ing drama queens, man. Go worship your aging, over-the-hill Mickey Mouse.

Well, you are in a GNR fansite, what you expected? This site is one of the most objectives places to read (go to that thread about Axl's voice) but insulting Axl (in a drama queen way) is not the best way to convince us that mediocrity is good, Myles is a mediocre singer without an ounce of charisma which is worst than a bad singer.

[RONIN]

7 hours ago, MidnightToker said:

This. I would love to see Fat Axl even attempt to do something like this. 

I just wish people on this site would be less dramatic. It's fine if you don't like Myles, he's not for everyone (who is?). But to say he's a horrible singer is simply not true (see video above). He may not be your style but he simply is not a bad singer. And enough with the hyperbole -- "can't get through one verse," "sounds like a dying cat," etc. F'ing drama queens, man. Go worship your aging, over-the-hill Mickey Mouse.

Pff....like that means anything. Oh he can sing better - who cares about that here?? FAT AXL is a legend. Shame on you.

Only one man could absolutely wreck  a platter of beef ribs and sing November Rain in a flying piano. There is no chance that Myles can eat more than the redhead. And that's really what counts in the end. 

Myles has what - a 30 inch waist? Axl's is 50+ easily. FAT AXL wins.

[Lio]

Some people here sound like little kids. You don't like my favourite singer? Well, your favourite singer is fat and he can't sing either!

Makes for great discussion for sure...

[alfierose]

1 hour ago, Lio said:

Some people here sound like little kids. You don't like my favourite singer? Well, your favourite singer is fat and he can't sing either!

Makes for great discussion for sure...

Quite. It's not difficult to recognise that Myles is a capable singer. I don't personally enjoy listening to him but that doesn't mean he's crap at it.

[ludurigan]

this song mind your manners is so lazy and generic

SHOTGUNS BLUES and MY WORLD are masterpieces compared to this

its on the same level of axl solo album

and miles voice is even worse than axl clean voice

what a disappointment

 

[Eric Cantona]

I like Mind Your Manners but the riff is so lazy it's literally a scale exercise

[WhenYou'reTalkinToYourself]

Myles Kennedy school report:

+ He sings perfectly when he sings low. E.g. the verses of battleground or starlight.

+ He is a nice, down to earth guy. It is the first time Slash can work with a singer with no frictions.

+ From '91 he puts out a new studio album constantly every 2-3 years.

+ He can hit those high notes.

 

- He sings awfully when he goes to the higher register. He really makes the songs unlistenable.

- He has some bad singing habits. He often appends an 'a' to the words and in some songs (most notably in YCBM) he uses to speak a whole part instead of singing it.

- His stage presence is nothing special and his interaction with the crowd is booooring and even awkward.

 

As for the fat Axl

Of course, technically Myles is a better singer than Axl nowadays for the most part, but young Axl just destroys him.

Unless Myles tops this one day and proves me wrong:

According to some, Axl's decline started in '92. But this is one of the performances where

he just showed what it's like to be one of the greatest frontmen - rock singers in history.

Because Axl's story goes well back before he got fat and bloated.

[El Guapo]

Myles sucks and bores everyone to tears, Axl is a legend. That's just how it is, folks!

[Nicklord]

Myles' stage presence is sooo much better when he has a guitar in his hands. I would give him a guitar with Slash just to strum chords or something. I mean, Slash is the only project in his life where he's just a singer. You can't learn at 40 how to perform like that at the high level

I mean look at James Hetfield without a guitar. I can't even finish the video cause of his awkwardness  

 

[LA_0013]

Not a bad performance. But I just can’t see past the fact that the actual song is shite

[El Guapo]

I just watched Mind your Manners, sorry, this is Nicklebag level boredom. I really hope this is the last album with Myles, Slash definately needs stronger songs and an interesting singer of Iggy, Mike Patton, Scott, Axl, whoever caliber.

[killuridols]

I'm confused... how old is Myles?