Velvet Revolver

thebigcheese22 · 12-04-2009 9:21pm #1

What the hell is the story with this band? They put out two pretty decent albums, but they've been without a singer for a year. Any ideas on who the new singer will be? Or if they can even stay together...

ShawnRaven · 12-04-2009 10:02pm

Libertad was a decent album? News to me!

thebigcheese22 · 12-04-2009 10:26pm

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Libertad was a decent album? News to me!

Hehe touche Raven!

Nah I think they were a good band, but tbh I'd rather there was a G n R reunion. As thats not gonna happen, I'll settle with them!

ShawnRaven · 13-04-2009 12:52am

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

Hehe touche Raven!

Nah I think they were a good band, but tbh I'd rather there was a G n R reunion. As thats not gonna happen, I'll settle with them!

I've always felt they were a glorified supergroup and never meant for the long term. I'm prepared to be proven wrong though.

D.Q · 13-04-2009 1:10am

I remember reading somewhere that the new singer was an Irish guy? could have been on this site actually.

ShawnRaven · 13-04-2009 2:47am

Yeah it was mentioned here a few months back.

Dozyart · 13-04-2009 5:03am

Heard Lenny Kravitz was jamming with them and in the frame for frontman!!!!

ShawnRaven · 13-04-2009 5:25am

Dozyart wrote: »

Heard Lenny Kravitz was jamming with them and in the frame for frontman!!!!

I heard that rumour a year ago too.

On a serious note, it won't happen. You'll seldom see someone who's had huge success going into a band, at least for the long term (unless it's a reform job). David Bowie tried it in 1989 with Tin Machine, and hated it primarily on the basis that he felt he was restricted.

Even Steve Vai admitted that he couldn't handle working with the likes of Devin Townsend and Terry Bozzio for the Sex & Religion album in 1993 as a collective effort, for very similar reasons. And also the fact that he unfairly tried to mould them into what they not only couldn't but didn't want to be.

If VR were to try that with Kravitz, it would be the ultimate end for the band, and Kravitz will only benefit from the extra attention for a comeback album.

Kess73 · 13-04-2009 10:29am

Dozyart wrote: »

Heard Lenny Kravitz was jamming with them and in the frame for frontman!!!!

That rumour was knocked on the head by Duff last year, and he said that although he is great friends with Lenny, that if he joined they would become an 80's parody band, and he said the same of the rumours about Sebastion Bach.

Chris Cornell was also rumoured at one point as was Chester from Linkin Park.

ShawnRaven · 13-04-2009 11:01am

We knew full well that Sebastian Bach wasn't gonna happen either, given his close ties with Axl Rose too.

Kess73 · 13-04-2009 12:12pm

ShawnRaven wrote: »

We knew full well that Sebastian Bach wasn't gonna happen either, given his close ties with Axl Rose too.

And given the comments made by Axl of late about Slash, there will be no reunion on the cards. Even Slash's missus came out and said that if Axl has something to say, that he should say it when Slash is in front of him rather than from miles away.

It all has a very Bon Jovi versus Motley Crue feel to it now, as that spat in the 80's is what came to mind when I heard Axl's comments.

hyn-zie · 16-04-2009 8:12am

ShawnRaven wrote: »

We knew full well that Sebastian Bach wasn't gonna happen either, given his close ties with Axl Rose too.

He is however going to appear on Slash's solo album which should be good, there's gonna be loads on it, Alice Cooper, Ozzy, Fergie, Izzy, Duff, Jerry Cantrell! Gonna kick ass!!

superweld · 16-04-2009 9:10am

check out the new Loaded album (Duff's band). much better than velvet revolver imo

hyn-zie · 16-04-2009 12:00pm

i like "sick" but a bit poppy in parts, loveed the e.p which has the best songs from the album!!!!!!

thebigcheese22 · 16-04-2009 11:08pm

superweld wrote: »

check out the new Loaded album (Duff's band). much better than velvet revolver imo

I'll have to check that out so, cheers

sos33 · 30-05-2009 6:33pm

ShawnRaven wrote: »

I've always felt they were a glorified supergroup and never meant for the long term. I'm prepared to be proven wrong though.

speaking of supergroups has anyone checked out "chickenfoot" chad smiths new group,havent heard the album but gettin good reviews ,is it worth a listen

Kess73 · 30-05-2009 10:40pm

sos33 wrote: »

speaking of supergroups has anyone checked out "chickenfoot" chad smiths new group,havent heard the album but gettin good reviews ,is it worth a listen

Chickenfoot are sounding pretty good. There was a few songs that they did live online, and if you go to itunes, there is a Chickenfoot podcast, and one episode of the podcast is a montage of songs from the new album.

ShawnRaven · 30-05-2009 11:48pm

I heard a couple of Chickenfoot samplers, Satriani and Hagar work really f*cking well together if truth be told.

Their album is due for release next week too, i believe.

sos33 · 31-05-2009 8:08am

Kess73 wrote: »

Chickenfoot are sounding pretty good. There was a few songs that they did live online, and if you go to itunes, there is a Chickenfoot podcast, and one episode of the podcast is a montage of songs from the new album.

thanks for that kess my hard rocking amigo;)

Kess73 · 31-05-2009 1:16pm

ShawnRaven wrote: »

I heard a couple of Chickenfoot samplers, Satriani and Hagar work really f*cking well together if truth be told.

Their album is due for release next week too, i believe.

They do work surprisingly well together, and Smith really sounds well on the drums when not confined to the RHCP sound.

It does sound a bit like Van Halen in places, but with two ex VH members onboard, that is no shock, and to be honest, sounding like a good VH in places is hardly a bad thing.

Satch, for me, is the big surprise on this. He seems to work really well in the band set up at Chickenfoot, having reined in some of his play and letting off the fireworks at the right times.

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