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just checking on some buckethead news.for some reason his tour stops on april 23 and doesnt start back till june 9th.just the right time for him to play with gnr at the festivals.i find that strange.im a diehard bucket fan and gnr fan cant wait to see him back with gnr.and he will be back.you have nice frorum here. take care.

There are only two dates, june 9 and 10. Nothing after that, so far.

Bucket will not join back GNR...

now that's interesting...

I think you are probably right but the possibility hasn't been completely ruled out yet.

If I said it once I said it a billion fucking times. Bucketheads work better be on Chinese Democracy and better not have been redone.

If Buckethead returns to GNR for live shows, then GNR live will only be better musically for it.

There is Buckethead...then there are second rate guitar players.

Robin left then came back, so you never know. But didn't Bucket leave before too? Right before the RIO GIG? I'm pretty sure of reading about the negotiations and no one thought he'd show up, then there he was.

Bucketheads work seems to really flow and help the new songs. It'll be a shame if he doesn't come back.

I think BH will come back.

well all you gnr fans take care.and dont worry mr buckethead came to his senses.

I always tought that Buckethead was a little bit overrated...I love his way to play, but if he doesn't have this ''freak'' look, we would not talk about him right now...

Oh lord, you just had to go there, didn't you?

I sure hope he does.

I guess his popularity increased a lot since the leaked demos.... Most haters had to admit that his solos are awesome!

true that

We don't know who (if any) of the 2002 touring band will be back.
Remember, these guys were ALL hired guns, not official members.
And I would hardly think Buckethead will be back.
Axl is GnR.... and it even though many of you are obsessed with Bucket, the band will be fine without him.
The fact that he has a tour break for 6 weeks hardly means that he's going to play with GnR.
You people are way too into conspiracy theories.

Everyone from the 2002 tour (sans Bucket) will be back...and they are all members of Guns N' Roses. What about Pitman though?

As much as I like Bucket's work I don't see him comming back since Tommy said it was a nightmare working with him.  I think the band as a touring unit might be better without him.  Who knows maybe he'll just be on the albums?

It has to be either bucket or slash. If Slash was back that's a secret they couldn't keep, so that means bucket will be touring with them.

You have to admit, as bizarre as he is, Bucket was definitely one of the big draw cards to the nuGN'R line-up along with Axl. There's no doubt that guy sure can shred.

And speaking as a guitar player, I know I wanna hear some really great guitar stuff in nuGN'R, not just Axl.

I dunno. Time will tell. There's been a lot of bad words said between both camps, even though Axl said they were open to talks. I'm thinking now that everything is full steam ahead, both sides can come to an agreement and Bucket will rejoin. The guy is extremely talented, and I've been wary as to his involvement, because I didn't really see him adding anything other than pure shredding, but with these leaks, I'm impressed. His solo in the 'TwaT' outro gives me goose bumps...

bucket wont be coming back, he screwed axl and the rest of the band over, and everyone who's been quoted has said that hes "difficult to get along with" or whatever so as much as it sucks that hes probably written/recorded most of the lead work on the album, he wont be back.  Slash wont be back, maybe him and Axl will work out their differences or something in the future but i dont think either of them are interested in a reunion, they've gone their separate ways and both seem to be happy with that.  I dont know if they will get a replacement for buckethead, they might suffer live without him there to play his own solos lol, but i think its probably more of an issue that he 'may' be on the album even though hes not in the band which is just weird... so many possibilities, only time will tell, but no bucket and no slash as far as I can see.

Axl did not close the door on bucket when he made his statement back in 2004.

Buckethead might be difficult to work with... but you people will make exceptions to work with a great talent.

Much like Axl is hard to work with... but people still want to work with him. :peace:

That was an intelligent reponse..

I love how people say that Buckethead is "difficult" to work with.  I think Axl is probably even more so, so that's crap.

I wasnt tryin to be intelligent.

Every other member in the band has said how great axl is to work with, and theyve all said, not in these words, but basically that bucketheads an ass. ?The door is closed for buckethead, and neither axl or slash are interested in getting back together in a full capacity and probably never will. ?If theres gonna be a new guitarist it wont be either of them. ?It never ceases to amaze me the ideas people will come up with and then end up arguing as if its gospel truth.

Lucky for us.

Buckethead is an amazing talent and I believe Axl respects that. If Axl decides to forgive Buckethead, then he'll be allowed back in the band, I don't think the members harbor any ill will against the guy.

Whats luckey mean?   Oh you mean lucky.

it's called a typo, dick... there sooo gay.

I just hope we get an announcement soon on everything... hopefully who the 3rd guitarest will be will be one of the topics addressed. I am sure Uncle Axl has a plan.

  I just hope its not BucketHead,  I dont care how good he is.  He makes the band look like a retarded fukin joke, him and his stupid toys and his KFC bucket.    Fuck that shit.

You have the brain of a five year old. Dunno why you wouldn't enjoy the free toys.

Who cares about image dude... lets just rock and not care about what they look like.  :peace:

OK steviebucket

It's always been my opinion that only morons care about image, and for their opinions? Blasphemy.

Im usually not one to care about image, but buckethead is to far off.  Dont like him, never will.   Im mean the dude pulls out a target bag at the concert I went too and starts givin out action figures.  Please this is GnR, not the teenage mutant ninja turtles.

That's just buckethead dude... you don't have to like him though.. you are entitled to your opinion. But, without Mr.Buckehead Axl might have called cd off a long time ago... I am guessing he helped put in a lot of guitar work on there. He also helped generate a lot of new fans/ excitement regarding the new material.

Yep, i'm one of them.  :)

Yeah, what some people don't realize is that Buckethead had a huge cult following and some of his fans were like "ohh Buckethead is working with gnr, I might check out some older gnr material besides the stuff i know from the radio." This then caused some people to see how awesome the old material was and generated excitement to see/hear Buckethead with Axl....

Buckethead can do things with a guitar that most musicians can't even conceive... He's a piece of talent that would compliment the line-up quite well.. Just listen to some of his work, particularly the end of November Rain in the most recent tour.. He can mimic Slash's work and add a twist that hasn't been experienced before by Guns fans.. he is exactly what Axl needed to complete the new sound and we'd be at a loss if he didn't come around again.

Before these tracks I must admit I didn't know much about Bucket aside from the work he did on the live 01 and 02 shows.

The leaked songs have given me a lot of respect for his ability and talent and I'm keen to hear more.

I doubt it but I would be happy to have him back. I just have this feeling at the back of my head that he could come back. Only thing there is Axl's comments after he left.. guess he would have had to explain those to BH!

"Nightrain" essentially became Bucketheads song on that last tour.. his solo is absolutely amazing. :drool:

Agreed!! It was awesome!

Nightrain used to be Slash's favorite also, if I recall.. funny how Bucket enjoyed taking it to a new level.. He made it personal, if you ask me. ?I'm not trying to start a big debate and this probably isn't the right thread for that, but I just found it to be an interesting tidbit.

To, MR.
Well, truth be told, I was never really into the old band. I just happened to be a fan of Finck and Buckethead, n Brain all throuout the 90's ... when i found out they were all the same band (at one point atleast) i was like shit, who's the singer, and then it was obviously Axl, and so i said this will be interesting and from what I've heard and saw in Rio from 01 and the MSG show in 2002 i wasn't disapoointed, looking foward to CD as we all are. And here to hoping BH comes back. ?:beer:

Alot of BH fans are too closed minded too though concerning Axl.

His "Nightrain" solo literally put me in my own world where all I could see/hear was that solo... I was mesmorized by it.

I would without hesitation take Buckethead over everyone else in the band...'cept for Axl of course.

His guitar abilities have to be respected. And when you are humbled by the abilities of a guitarist such as this that commands it (whether you dig his look or not), you have to respect the abilities of the band he is in. Slash gave that to the old GNR. Miraculously Axl found another in Buckethead.

You know the chances of that? The shit that they have done together is masterful work. You can't easily capture magic in a bottle twice. And you sure as shit can't have some 2nd rate asshole redo a masters work. Its insulting.

These demos with Bucket's work might just be better then the retail if Bucket's parts are replaced. I don't want Chinese D to be compromised like that. If it truly is about the music...then Buckets work must stay. Give him the fucking credit he deserves.

He was such a great argument against the stupid fuck downers too who could never see passed Slash's absence. You can't debate talent like this. Buckethead was the fucking answer Axl desperately needed in this GNR revolution. He did it. Axl better not trip and do something crazy and lose Bucketheads work. The guitar in the demos better not surpass the retail version.

i don't think axl is going to replace buckethead's work on CD. that would be a huge mistake. he is a great guitar player and he shoul get the credits he deserves.
i wasn't too happy whan i saw who replaced slash in gnr but then i looked at some footage of him in rio and listened to some of his work before he was in gnr and i started liking the guy.
so let's hope he stays on CD!

Has Merck/Mysteron said anything about a possible BH return?

stop saying "nugnr" for fuck's sake, it hurts my eyes :rant:

It's pronounced "nougat".  ;D

SG

People stay on topic please.

This is not about whether you like Buckethead or not. That's been discussed a million times already.

On the Bucketboard over at bucketheadland.com they refuse to post anything related to GnR. That could be seen as a positive thing or a negative thing. I see it as i negative thing on the grounds that he left GnR only once Axl had helped him secure a record deal. That's a shit tihng to do.

I hope you are right!  : ok:

Buckethead rules!  :yes:

It's been like that for a while, don't know why.

I wonder.....

Buckethead is a private guy obviously.  He is a strange man and from all accounts a loner.  I wonder if he just didn't want to be asked GNR related questions at each gig.  I wonder if he worked out an arrangement with Axl where they make it look like he leaves the band so he can release his own music and tour on that music without the GNR related questions following him around.  In this scenario, he really never leaves the band and has full intentions of touring behind CD, but just doesn't have to relive the GNR questions at each gig.  He may have requested this type of thing because no one could tell himwhen CD was actually gonna be released.

Just seems plausible is all.

CC

I don't know if I see the connection between BH's tour dates and GNR---by the time June rolls around the dude will have played over 30 gigs...with a slight break in April...March is really jumpin for him...
2 cents:
personally I don't want him back in GNR (but that's just me) I like him solo and\or with current line up much better than playing second fiddle to an erratic frontman (no offense to Axl lovers but it is what it is) who may or may not show up for gigs...If he (Buckethead) does show it'll probably be due to legal BS with contracts and what not...some obligatory clause...how is he suppose to learn\rehearse this GNR material if he's on the road...Mr. Stinson is the "general" when it comes to that stuff and I would imagine he would like to have the band's chops "cut" for the Rio gig, yes? no? who knows? Time will tell

I have respect for BH, and his fans, but please don't tell me that you think GnR would be "dead" or "lost" without him and his loyal fan base that supports his music. You're telling me that a talented, but non-mainstream guitarist who tours and plays clubs is the reason that a legendary band like GnR will or would have survived?
Please. With all due respect, I think you're giving your buckethead a little too much credit.

charity case youre very close to buckethead situation.

Maybe Since the site started? That board is for nonGNR topics from the start, innit?
The site use to have another board exclusive to gnr related massages before the RIR cancellation letter.
Actually it's still there and not working, I think. Weird. :D
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I hope he won't back

everyone needs to stop bashing buckethead.yes he does look weird but thats part of his style.when you here the new tracks you will be preying he comes back.and im not talking about the 3 leaked demos.

Sadly it seems that not every GNR fan is a music fan. :(

I love BHs appearance, for instance... :P

my friend i know guitar players.buckethead is the eddie van halen of this generation.and he will prove that real soon.

Well you only have to listen to the new leaks to hear that Buckethead's parts are on there. I don't mind him being in the band, but after what Axl said about him in his MTV statement 2004 it doesn't look like Axl favours him but things could have changed significantly. ?: ok:

Buckethead works with other bands, forum users post messages about these other bands, and the mods allow these posts to appear. Post a message that has the words guns and roses in, and the message will not appear. Simple.

The leaks are one thing, Bucket staying on the finished album is another. I sure hope he does remain on the finished CD project  : ok:

Good news ( plus he may need the salary  ;D ;))...

As long as everyone's busy doing music.......................... :beer:

Yeah but why you quoted my post? yours doesn't seem to respond to mine. ???

as of now buckethead is still under contract with axl.

Your source?

you shouldn't ask ;D nope, you shouldn't.. ;D

I hope they do not get this wanker back !!! :rant:

I'm going to go see him at The Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas on March 4th -can't wait - he never comes to Texas!!!!!!!!!! Already got my tickets!!

There's a lot of stuff on the site to be found if you dig deep enough... ?;)

And yes, there were two boards, one for GN'R, one for Buckethead's other works.

I don't think it has to do with Buckethead not wanting to be associated with GN'R, but maybe it was because of the quality of the discussion as many on the Bucketboard are musicians, guitarists, technical freaks, guitar geeks. Those folks just don't get much out of "who's better - Slash or Buckethead" or "what does Buckethead look like behind the mask" stuff. And to avoid that I think they seperated the board into two sections. I guess, not knowing, just my impression.

There is also a bit of elitism there as well.

Good luck finding that out. ::)

you have to remember buckethead was a underground cult act before gnr.have you noticed brain will not comment on buckethead if he is in or out.and brain is very close to mr bucket.as far as tommys comments they mean nothing.

Do you have any type of semi-official source for this info or are you just stating your opinion?

march will become my favorite month.1997-march 2006 long wait but we made it.if you have vaction take the last 2 wks in march.trust me.

Over on the Bucketheadland.com board the mods have posted a message abour a song called Better. There is no mention of Guns n'Roses, hence the reason the message was posted and not deleted  :hihi:

Buckethead plays on the 9th and 10th of June in Wakarusa/US
Download happens on the 9th, 10th and 11th of June Donington/UK

The only way for Bucket to show is if GnR play on the 11th closing night and they ship Bucket over from the US.
Possible i guess, but doubtful.

i hope bucket head go to rir5, because i think richar fortus is just a rithym player, but that other guy...robin fink, i don`t know why he dares to make guitar solos, he looks so without technique   :rofl:  it`s just my opinion, i`m sure mr. rose can get a better guitar player, but i don`t know why he insist with that robin fink...guy....he should seek for al pitrelli or  a unknow guitar player  beer , i don`t mean a virtuso, i mean a good guitarrist not robin fink...he`s pretty bad,,, BELIVE IN ME.

GnR will be playing on the closing night:
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I think that pretty much kills the Buckethead is back rumors. Unless those shows get rescheduled.

yes...........*hint* halflin *hint*

or so I think constantly.... *hint*...GH2...old logo.... *hint*

slash back?........    naaaah

dont get me wrong.... I love the new line-up......but with all this happening....it just got me thinking  a bit

I put the post on the Bucketboard and I purposefully left out GNR to see if it would get through. The administrator is not stupid, he knows what i was talking about. He has edited many of my posts in the past. :beer:

hi Annie, how are you doing?

please, don`t lose your optimism. i have alot of optimism left for you.

"...i have alot of optimism left for you."

thanks