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Re: Guns N' Roses Names Dj Ashba As Band's Newest Axeman
I dont care if he layers his old vocals on top...but I htink to have soem semblance of spontiaety and band cohesion that it'd be cool to have everyone playing together in the same room, as for them leaving the band ucuz of it...i dont follow...the peopel that would be replaced on teh album are gone anyway
as for a response to James...part of the reson that the first album was "ruined" IMHO was cuz there was too many things on top of each other..and 1998 recordings mixed with 2006 recordings and everywhere in between..some of the shit was so compressed that it's all fucked up (the outro drumming on Better is the most prevalent example) I dont care who gets the writing credits, but man if they could jsut go and Jam it out i think it may make for a better product...at least thats how i'd do it
Absolutely! A great example of this is the song Moment of Surrender of U2's new album. Entire band in the studio, one take and done. They nailed it playng as a live unit in the studio on the first and only take. Great shit happens sometimes when you don't over think, over tinker and over play stuff into the ground in the studio.
Re: Guns N' Roses Names Dj Ashba As Band's Newest Axeman
I loved that Beautiful Creatures song "Wasted" back when it came out in 2001. Here's a little clip of that in case you need a reminder.
- tejastech08
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Re: Guns N' Roses Names Dj Ashba As Band's Newest Axeman
Axlin08,
Your point about GN'R becoming a modern rock radio band is an interesting one. I can tolerate that style of rock if the voice is great. I fucking hate Nickelback because of Kroeger's annoying ass voice. Shinedown is one of the few modern rock bands that I enjoy and it's because of the guy's voice. Likewise with Disturbed. Put Axl with a modern rock radio style similar to Nickelback and I'd almost be able to tolerate it because of his voice.
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Re: Guns N' Roses Names Dj Ashba As Band's Newest Axeman
It's good news as far as I'm concerned. Yes, I'd like to see Robin playing This I Love and TWAT live, but Ashba's a solid replacement. He's got the emotive playing down pat, he should shut up a few of the wankers who seem to think image is important, by looking like a more typical rocker, and he's obviously more of a Bumblefoot when it comes to interacting with the fans.
I think it'll be really interesting to see how Ashba and Fortus - two fairly conventional rock axemen - interact with Bumblefoot's Zappa-esque weirdness.
Re: Guns N' Roses Names Dj Ashba As Band's Newest Axeman
Axlin08,
Your point about GN'R becoming a modern rock radio band is an interesting one. I can tolerate that style of rock if the voice is great. I fucking hate Nickelback because of Kroeger's annoying ass voice. Shinedown is one of the few modern rock bands that I enjoy and it's because of the guy's voice. Likewise with Disturbed. Put Axl with a modern rock radio style similar to Nickelback and I'd almost be able to tolerate it because of his voice.
i can't tolerate your avatar 
that movie was horrible
Re: Guns N' Roses Names Dj Ashba As Band's Newest Axeman
Axlin08,
Your point about GN'R becoming a modern rock radio band is an interesting one. I can tolerate that style of rock if the voice is great. I fucking hate Nickelback because of Kroeger's annoying ass voice. Shinedown is one of the few modern rock bands that I enjoy and it's because of the guy's voice. Likewise with Disturbed. Put Axl with a modern rock radio style similar to Nickelback and I'd almost be able to tolerate it because of his voice.
I think that's one of the major problems with modern rock is that the vocalists are weak and streamlined. You can't tell them apart, and most of them suck.
Instrumentally, I think most modern rock or alt rock bands are pretty sturdy, and can hold their own. The vocalists are the main issue.
Regardless of past weaknesses, I think that's one of the things that makes Motley Crue & Metallica (from GNR's era) interestingly different. Crue and Metallica both have went for that modern rock sound (Metallica actually created most if it fyi), and despite the copycats of Hetfield's voice, James Hetfield is still Hetfield. He makes the songs - Metallica. Just like Neil makes Crue songs - Crue. Neil's voice grades me quickly, but he's still 'different', which is more than can be said for most.
I don't need another 'masterpiece' from GN'R, or at least not one of the wait of CD.
Axl doesn't have to keep waiting to top the last record, it's not going to happen. Just "fuck off in G", make some songs, write some lyrics, lay some vocals, and aim for a radio-ready audience. Tour constantly, and release new albums every couple years.
I'm cool with that. If I want a 'masterpiece', i've got AFD, UYI's, & the old-new era's CD.
- tejastech08
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Re: Guns N' Roses Names Dj Ashba As Band's Newest Axeman
tejastech08 wrote:Axlin08,
Your point about GN'R becoming a modern rock radio band is an interesting one. I can tolerate that style of rock if the voice is great. I fucking hate Nickelback because of Kroeger's annoying ass voice. Shinedown is one of the few modern rock bands that I enjoy and it's because of the guy's voice. Likewise with Disturbed. Put Axl with a modern rock radio style similar to Nickelback and I'd almost be able to tolerate it because of his voice.
i can't tolerate your avatar
that movie was horrible
All the more reason for me to KEEP that avatar. 
:haha:
Re: Guns N' Roses Names Dj Ashba As Band's Newest Axeman
Axl doesn't have to keep waiting to top the last record, it's not going to happen. Just "fuck off in G", make some songs, write some lyrics, lay some vocals, and aim for a radio-ready audience. Tour constantly, and release new albums every couple years.
Abso-fucking-lutely.
Just get on with it. Get Ashba in with Tommy and write some cool rock songs. Don't over do it anymore, fuck off with all of the masterplan/seven wonder of the world bullshit.
Make some songs, release it, tour it and just have fun.
With Ashba GNR FINALLY got someone with enough skills to write popular shit. CD songs are great and all, but they're usually way to complex or weird to go anywhere mainstream. Make Ashba free to do what he wants and this trade with Finck will be the best thing happening to Guns since Bucketheads TWAT solo.
Axl isn't gettting any younger. Strike while the iron is hot.
The more I think about this, the more optimistic I am.
