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Dont know if this topics been up before but i thought i'd give it a try.

Dave Kushner, Is he good for velvet or simply some guy the nedd just to stand behind Slash and his solos?

I believe Dave is really good, and i think he contributes to the band, It's not easy beeing arround all time legends.

Post your thoughts on it, or just tell me it's a shitty subject.

Yeah it's hard to live up to Slash.....

Seems to be a very nice guy and a great guitar player,  just,  it seems to me he lacks the personality/charisma of a rock star or at least the rest of the band.
Physically,  he looks like any other guy down the street that nobody would recognize.

Precisly, he might be a bit avarage, but then again who isn't in comparance to slash n' the others, and ofcourse it's never easy playing rythm guitar.

dave must have some talent,after all it was the rest of the guys that picked him.
im sure he's a really good player but i just dont like him, i dont know why,i just havent taken to him.

Dave is great.. He has plenty of talent and has played with some good bands... They have known eachother for years too. Remember the Wasted Youth shirt Slash had in The Ritz show?? I believe that was Dave's band. Anyway musically I think he contributed alot to Contraband and VR's sound... He uses alot of effects and pedals that help the band sound fresh.. Slash doesn't really mess with that stuff...

I really, really dislike the pedals and effects Dave brought to Contraband. Maybe it is time to bring Izzy Stradlin into the band. I know Scott supposedly wasnt comfortable with the riffs Izzy came up with because it was too GNR, but Daves playing isnt exactly earth shattering either..its much worse. But VR should try to stay away from the modern sound Dave is going for. After 3 weeks i got tired of it.  :crying:

Where did you hear this???

Izzy had a few writing sessions with Slash, Duff and Matt pre-Contraband.

yeah I knew about that.... but where did scott say it was too GNR?

Just believe it, he did say so, atleast he said something like it's "too classic rock for him". No one wants to go thru 1000345 interviews.

Going back to topic. Dave is great, I like his style and I think that he fits perfect in Velvet Revolver.

scott did that many interviews???  wow that is a lot.  Ok I will just believe everything I hear from now on  : ok:

I think it's hard for dave because slash is a guitar legend so most people go to see him, but I think dave does an awesome job and he's great live.. Plenty of energy./...

i went to see them twice(Belfast and Dublin) the only part of him that moved was his hands.

In nyc I saw him twice and he was all over the stage.. I'm sure you can see his energy in the rise of vr..

Or at Live 8... he was all over the place...

when they sent him some demo's to put vocals on top of

I've seen VR Twice, and Dave was really all over the place, It almost looked like he was going to jump in the crowd and go for a crowd surf or something ?:peace:

Do I sense the VR well running dry?? :hihi:

Atleast they have a well  ;D
Just wait untill the new album man...

We can confidently say 'Not for long...'.


As for Dave, I think he's cool. If Slash picked him, then he must be pretty good. Time will tell.

http://vr.belowempty.com/articles/2003/031101_Guitar_World_Magazine.php

Slash said that the VR work with Izzy is the best instrumental GN'R album to date, he said it sounded like GN'R. Izzy's stuff is classic rock / aka GN'R

Moo moo Mr. Smartypants

Dave is great both live and studiowise.
besides, he wrote Illegal I Song (not the lyrics of course) and it's an awesome song imo!

He is VERY good.

I didn't like him until I saw him live, and he is a very good guitarist.  Does a lot more than just play chords.  I saw the HDnet concert and he was playing the hell out of each song.

He's a REALLY nice guy, but I honest to God can't "hear" him on Contraband, so I don't have a very clear way of telling if he's great or just mediocre (or anywhere in between). I don't know how much he contributed to the song writing process either. There's a lot of talent in this band, and it sounds superficial (and well, it is), but I'd rather they just went with an okay rhythm player with a kick ass rock n' roll image. He sticks out like a sore thumb against Scott, Slash, Duff, and Matt, and for the wrong reason. That being said, it isn't that big of a deal, and live, he handles himself well.

So why did Velvet Revolver use Izzy's riff from "Bomb" (opening track from Like A Dog) on Do It For The Kids?

Also, re: that Axl quote in your signature, is Axl referring to Slash wanting to take power off Izzy, which would lead to Slash killing the band... or Izzy taking power off Slash, which would lead to Izzy killing the band?