RussTCB Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 New interview. Only putting this in D&N for now because of the Chinese Democracy mention during the interview:https://wrif.com/episodes/talkin-rock-with-ron-bumblefoot-thal/ Here's some notes about the interview- Wow! What an interview with guitar wizard, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. I caught up with him in Niagara Falls, NY, on a recent stop with David Ellefson on his Basstory tour. Bumble was nice enough to sit in my car for a while and tell me about lots of stuff, including... *The tour with David *How Sons of Apollo started and the past year touring with the band *The making of the debut album *Guitar players he really admires *Writing for SOA vs. solo stuff *What he wants the new SOA to sound like and when they'll hit the studio *Trying out for other bands *Carl Palmer's drum camp he's involved with near the end of 2019 *Bands that influenced him as a kid *Guitar parts he can't figure out *What kind of kid he was *A message for the GNR fans on the 10th anniversary of Chinese Democracy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Thanks for posting it! I never was huge fan of his contributions on CD, but he did a great job live on stage. I will never forget the moment when they played Estranged for the first time in 20 years at Rock in Rio IV. Edited December 1, 2018 by Sosso 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Cool interview. I like to check in with Ron every now and then and see what he's up to. He's the best thing to come out of the whole NuGNR debacle (outside of Chinese Democracy). Will definitely be interested to hear the next Sons of Apollo album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I used to love Bumble's solo work but I never really followed SoA and only watched a video of them just yesterday. Can't believe they're 2 parts Dream Theater... they sound good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Any mention of his cats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 12 minutes ago, MrSoftie said: I used to love Bumble's solo work but I never really followed SoA and only watched a video of them just yesterday. Can't believe they're 2 parts Dream Theater... they sound good. I saw SoA several times on the last tour, they're really good. I'm looking forward to the next album and tour for sure. 10 minutes ago, cineater said: Any mention of his cats? No, but plenty of mention of things people would actually want to hear about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Minus Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 A true gent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnfnrs1972 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Any mention of Art of Anarchy? Or the legal issues with Scott Stapp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 20 minutes ago, gnfnrs1972 said: Any mention of Art of Anarchy? Or the legal issues with Scott Stapp? Not during this interview, no. A lot of talk about the future with SoA and what not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 19 minutes ago, gnfnrs1972 said: Any mention of Art of Anarchy? Or the legal issues with Scott Stapp? I highly doubt that band will ever exist again. Sons of Apollo has better music, which is also probably more engaging to play and write. They also have more popular members with bigger shows. Theres essentially zero reason for Art of Anarchy to exist anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnfnrs1972 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, ZoSoRose said: I highly doubt that band will ever exist again. Sons of Apollo has better music, which is also probably more engaging to play and write. They also have more popular members with bigger shows. Theres essentially zero reason for Art of Anarchy to exist anymore They could do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, gnfnrs1972 said: They could do it for me. And me. I preferred AOA over SOA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 If it was Weiland itd be more interesting imo. Itd just be a third album with a third singer. Those brothers seem like very shady characters imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 7 hours ago, Towelie said: And me. I preferred AOA over SOA. I much prefer sons of Apollo, but that's it really, totally different music so it's not gonna suit everybody. For me SOA has more life in the music, something that AOA just didn't have (to me). I really didn't like the riffs in AOA, reminded of early 00s metal or the production style. It was the first bumble related music that I just couldn't get into in any way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, Tom2112 said: I much prefer sons of Apollo, but that's it really, totally different music so it's not gonna suit everybody. For me SOA has more life in the music, something that AOA just didn't have (to me). I really didn't like the riffs in AOA, reminded of early 00s metal or the production style. It was the first bumble related music that I just couldn't get into in any way. I love the debut SoA album. My favorite parts of this podcast were when Meltdown got Ron to talk a lot about what the future plans for SoA are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 5 hours ago, RussTCB said: I love the debut SoA album. My favorite parts of this podcast were when Meltdown got Ron to talk a lot about what the future plans for SoA are. Well, at least he's in a functional band now. He has wasted his talent while being in GN'R for much to long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 31 minutes ago, Sosso said: Well, at least he's in a functional band now. He has wasted his talent while being in GN'R for much to long. Then again, if it wasn’t for his tenure in GN’R, barely anyone would have heard of him today. He made his name there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 8 hours ago, Tom2112 said: I much prefer sons of Apollo, but that's it really, totally different music so it's not gonna suit everybody. For me SOA has more life in the music, something that AOA just didn't have (to me). I really didn't like the riffs in AOA, reminded of early 00s metal or the production style. It was the first bumble related music that I just couldn't get into in any way. I know what you mean about AOA and early 00s metal sounding riffs, but some of the songs actually reminded me of the uptempos on Chinese Democracy, especially on that first AOA album with Weiland. And as I love CD, I really dug the sound/production on that first record, far more than anything on SOA's debut. Get On Down is still my jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 3 hours ago, jamillos said: Then again, if it wasn’t for his tenure in GN’R, barely anyone would have heard of him today. He made his name there. Lol, no. Barely in any GNR fans would've known who he is. He was well known in the rock world before GNR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, RussTCB said: Lol, no. Barely in any GNR fans would've known who he is. He was well known in the rock world before GNR. Ok, I hadn’t heard of him. Let’s agree that he’s gotten a bit more known during/since his GN’R chapter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, jamillos said: Ok, I hadn’t heard of him. Let’s agree that he’s gotten a bit more known during/since his GN’R chapter... He hasn't really though. GN'R fans are aware of him, but in the general music community he's still held in the same high regard he was prior to joining GN'R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, RussTCB said: He hasn't really though. GN'R fans are aware of him, but in the general music community he's still held in the same high regard he was prior to joining GN'R. If you think so... I wouldn’t go as far as to speak for the whole music community... but in any case, my point was merely that he is hardly less known now than he was prior to GN’R, that’s all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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