Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I know Ron may  be faceless and not the typical GNR guitarist but do you people actually want Buckethead back?????? This guy is a clown....He belongs in Limp Bizkit or Slipknot.....The last thign Axl needs is some clown with a chicken basket on his head and clown makeup.....This is a real badass rock n roll band (at least it used to be) not some artsy joke band..this isnt Kiss.......can you picture buckethead in aersomith or zeppelin...the worst mistake axl ever made was hiring that guy......thats why 02 was a joke....

GNR are not Aerosmith. 02 was awesome :love:. this thread is stupid.

02 was awesome??? well you are one of a thousand who think so....

I don't like Buckethead in the slightest....he almost made me go off the band!...and I really like Ron....he seems like a really nice guy and he is a fantastic guitarist!.....I hope he doesn't leave anytime soon.....

Nope. But I want his parts left on CD.

You obviously have heard none of BH's material if you think he belongs in Limp Bizkit or Slipknot. Listen to some of his material before judging him.

nothing at all against Bumblefoot, he seems cool... but fuck yeah I want Bucket back. ?HE is not a clown. ?You people that think that are missing the point. ?He is an amazing guitarist and performance artist.... he offers something different. ?Not just another guy playing in a band. ?He truly is the best guitarist I've heard in years and the first to do something different since the days of Randy and Eddie. ?His solo stuff gives him a bit too much freedom imho but the structure of GnR's music can make him a god. ?If CD came out before the first show with him things would have been different. ?Think about what someone like Frank Zappa would have thought about bucket and brain? ?It's like Steve Vai and Terry Bozzio. ? Again nothing at all against Bumblefoot. ?It's more of a CD thing. ?The playing by bucket on TWAT is so fucking amazing. ?I used to want bucket off CD kinda how you would want your exgirlfriend to die after you see her with her new boyfriend. ?Now i just miss him and what CD could be with him around. ?I'm sure he wont be with GnR anytime soon but whatever. ?It is cool Izzy is back.

Ron is an awesome person & musician, and i've seen him at some shows, it appears he actually does have a face. And he doesn't hide it behind his hair or a mask either. Or maybe it is a mask, but one that looks fucking close to a natural face.
Buckethead is a terrific guitar player, just in case you haven't noticed.
02 had Guns N' Roses shows with new songs. You been to a show? I have. It was awesome.

"Wanting someone back in/out of" Gn'R:
1) i don't think decisions about that matter will be made based upon the reasoning and / or a democratic vote on an internet forum
2) is about the same as someone else telling you whom to marry, date, or divorce. People just do get along for a while, and then they don't. Welcome to life.

:peace: peace out, power to the people, and blame Canada :peace:

YOU GUYS WANT BUCKETHEAD BACK???!!! :o

And here Ive wanted Paul Huge back all along.... :'(... :hihi:

I agree. His quiting the band fucked them over. If BH comes back he might just quit again. But I'd like his parts to stay on CD.

If Buckethead is remaining on Chinese Democracy, I would prefer Buckethead back in the band.  I don't like band members changing very much.  I also think it will confuse the casual fan that the guitarist on CD is not Slash, but has already been replaced by Bumblefoot. 

It can't be easy for BF to just step in and pick up where Buckethead walked out (left or whaever). I have not seen BF live so i cannot commnet on him all that well. I have seen some videos from the lastest shows, and it appears that BF is there just filling in and having a go. Maybe that is his approach. Maybe sometimes he gets it right and at other time's he gets it wrong.

If Buckethead was to return (which i cannot see happening) then he would need to loose the Bucket, loose the name, use his real name and drop playing Buckethead music. I cannot see this happening either.

If that was the case.. would he still be afraid of girls?  :hihi:

I find this post fucking pointless. ?You seriously are saying Buckethead should be in Limp Bizkit? ?Dude he has more fucking skill and knowledge of music then those bands have in his little finger. ?Just because he has a gimmick when he plays doesn't take away from his playing ability. ?Buckethead was the best thing to happen to this version of GNR (that's my opinion and a few others) and if you look at the shows in 2002 Bucket was gaining a good following from the GNR crowd. ?Hell I know the show I went to had a lot of kids wearing buckets or with masks on. ?The image of old GNR is no more, get over it.......It's not about being bad ass anymore, it's about making amazing music and to have Buckethead contribute to that would be an honor. ?

I've been to a show in '02: it sucked big time!!!!! Much worse than this tour which is "average".
Nevertheless, Buckethead is a super class, one of the best, guitarplayer. But, if I could choose....I would rather see Slash back! ?:hihi: ?:hihi:

What Rons concerns: I also like him very much and find him a very good guitarplayer, thing is that this band just plays some horrible solo's in this tour. The solo's of buckethead in '02 were much better. Solo's of Slash in the '90s were the best.
Concerning "image": I like Ron more than buckethead, he is more like the real deal. A more rocker. Buckethead appears like a freak and has "no" gn'r style (whatever this may be ?: ok: ) . Just my feeling.

I'd welcome Buckethead back into the band anytime as a fan!  Overall how would it be a bad thing?  His playing is very unique and not the style that you see other guitarists play as good as it!  He also contributed to alot of the songwriting, and yeah alot of gnr fans seemed to like him, and his solos during the 02 shows were very amusing.  People have to realise the guy is an absolute monster on guitar and I doubt very much gnr will ever have anyone else close enough to him.  I know Ron is a great guy as the band have really stood on their own two feet ever since he arrived, and he can play too but he's not buckethead!  Buckethead IMO had a much more exciting stage presence.  The only bad thing about Buckethead coming back is that it may make the band more unstable again, i mean if you read gnrontour.com alot of the cancelled shows are blamed on issues with Buckethead, so yeah thats one reason that I wouldn't want him back, but apart from that, all hail Buckethead! : ok:

could you picture GNR playing an acoustic show and then at the side of the stage is Buckethead dressed like a clown....Gimme a break dude....If you wanna be  a performance artist then thats fine--go play with John Zorn--not Axl Rose........................as for buckethead gaining a following--um dont think so...i remember in 02 when Axl would introduce the band it would be embarassing cuz people would scream for slash or izzy and there would even be some boos.......................BYE BYE buckethead have fun playing improv shows with bobo ostertag in small clubs

dude, who gives a fuck about image? ?are you really denouncing a man's immense musical talent because he wheres a bucket and a mask? ?he is an amazing guitarist. ?he is one of the top 5 guitarists in the world EASILY. ?he is so much better than bumblefoot. ?personally, i dont think bumblefoot is that great. ?he is good, techincally, but i dont like his style, and he is DEFINATELY no buckethead. ?axl and gnr lost out GREATLY when buckethead left the band, just LISTEN to some of his work on the new songs, especially BETTER and TWAT. ?of course i want buckethead back, the band isnt AS GOOD without buckethead! ?i just hope his parts are left on the album. ?

also, '02 wasnt a joke because of buckethead, it was a joke because of axl's inability to sing and keep commitments. ?im just glad axl can sing again, because axl is about to regain his throne atop the music world! ? :peace:

i miss him... :beer:

me too! :beer:
He didn't look like Slash nor did he try to sound like him. That's why I respect Buckethead more than Finck.

Where do you get this clown shit?  Also where you even at any 02 shows?  Many many people clapped along while he played Hog Bitch Stomp.  And who the fuck is this embarrassing for?  You?  Like I said, if you're so hellbent on image.....go watch Poison....I hear those guys still look like 1980's rockstars!

you are right..having a guy in white clown makeup wearing a chicken basket on his head fits in perfectly with GUNS N ROSES.....the baddest band in the world with a cartoon character as a guitar player............i really think the people who love 02 GNR and buckethead are just a bunch of newbies who do not know anything about the REAL GNR.....go back to your green day and sum 41 albums newbies

Finck is trying to look/sound like Slash?? :confused: No fucking way!

BH is a big joke and trouble, the line-up should stay the way it is.
This is the best GnR version since the original.
If Axl is smart (which he is....), he won't change a thing.

First....that clown makeup = a mask. ?Can you not decipher the difference? ?Apparently you've never even seen Buckethead. ?Second...I've been a GNR fan since about mid 1988 so as far as being a newbie wrong again. ?As far as being the baddest band in the world.....dude wake the fuck up...Axl is like 44 years old. ?Other than slap fighting Tommy Hilfiger and biting a security guard...I think the baddest band image in the world is pretty much gone. ?Dude he's 44....do you expect him to be clad in leather chaps and out there throwing TV's out of hotel room windows and hitting old ladies in the head with wine bottles? ?Shit man Axl is past all that image crap...he's making music now.

As far as Green Day and Sum 41, I can't fathom either of them.....some people do, good for them....but as much as you're obsessed with image...maybe you should be the one looking in a mirror and trying to figure out why you're wearing a necktie and a Ramones shirt with some arm bands and some cool "sk8ter boi" shoes claiming you're the know it all of rock n roll?

And lastly...with a name like Mikepatton....I'm assuming you're a fan........you should be the last person bitching and whining about somebody being a "clown".? ?I mean I enjoy Patton, but to say Buckethead is a little strange....well I never watched Bucket eat trash off a stage or let audience members spit in his mouth or drink his own urine onstage.? You have no case....go away.

The 02 tour was a joke for many reasons, but not Buckethead's fault. He was one of the high  points in a tour that had few.

as for patton being a clown i understand where u r coming from....patton actually played a show with buckethead 2 weeks before rock n rio 2001......but seriously dude patton doesnt wear masks on stage..unless you count mr bungle from 1989-1996

Hell yeah, I want Bucket back. I will be so happy when they fire Bumblefoot. I'm not a fan of his playing and he's got zero charisma. He's just a fucking touring guitar player who'll never record original music with Axl.

He has actually.  : ok:

almost 3000 people have registered @ buckethead.tk ... a website not even promoted.



people still shout slash and boo in 2006 , whats your point? And he does enjoy playing small clubs , yay!

p.s. you have the screen name mikepatten , I'll assume you are a fan of his .. have you heard any of the body of work mike and bucket have done together?

Well, Buckethead being awesome is one thing we can agree on  :beer:

Jesuuuus...your ideas about Buckethead are absolutely ridiculous ...... I really can' beleive this shit. So, only because he's a good mucisan (no doubt of it) let's bring him in Guns N' Roses. Yeah...why don't we bring Paco De Lucia? Or no...how about Tom Jones...or maybe someone from Backstreet Boys :drool: Holly shit!!

he's a great guitarist, but hell no!

We didn't bring Buckethead.

Axl did. ;D

I' don't like Buckethead as guitarist and his solo. While Ron is a really virtuous end eclectic musician. My advice is: listen his music.  : ok:

BH is good but no I don t want him back
I want Slash back...

Slash/Fortus/Finck... (nice team  :P )

no.

No. Robin out,Izzy in. Richard and Izzy rythm guitar and Ron lead guitar. That's what i want.

Obviously the band (AXL) doesn't want him back or he would be.? It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.? If Axl dosen't want him then it must be for the best.? ?;)

You forgot one crucial thing: He walked away after years of inactivity. He wasn't fired. It has nothing to do with whether Axl "wants" him back.

James, didn't Slash do the same thing?  Kind of....

mature...or not.

Hell I Might be a "newbie" as you call me, but i fucking love bucket, didn't think he fit in Gn'R but still a freakin cool and skilled player.

The 02 gn'r was well the 02 gn'r, not the best but it still kicked the most music in 02. If they were such a shame for you then look on some old bootlegs and DVD's? We didn't force you to listen to them or even hear about them.

Please tell me how REAL GN'R,was like?  I(we) don't know anything?,

Don't like any of those band, but hell can't  people can't like those band and Gn'R?
Yey one-track mind grandpa.

maybe bucket doesn't want back in..

I want the band to be happy playing with who ever fits the slot. If they don't get along it's not going to work for long.
peace out
amyl

Guns N'Roses isn't about filling slots... Guns N'Roses are Slash, Axl, Izzy, Duff and Steven.

Period.

well since slash wont come back, ill take buckethead over ron, finck, and? richard :rant: :hihi:. and i think ron belongs in slipknot and limp bizkit.

if anything, groups like those are known to have masked guitarists... ::)

no,I don't want him back :)

I'ld prefer the bucket any day, but Ron is way better then Wes Borland or Mick Thompson in almost every way. Well, 'better' might not be the right word, since both aforementioned players suit their respective styles better then Ron does. But Ron is more versatile.

I'd take Bucket back in a heartbeat.

I was lucky enough to see BH live twice on the last tour and he was awesome, he more than matched Slash. As for Robin Finck...well the crowd in Glasgow werent too impressed by his solos and hes not in the same league as either Slash or BH. BH has something unique, he is extremely talented, Finck looks like hes trying to hard to impress.

Now THAT is so not true.

absolutely amazing player but made guns n roses a laughing stock which hurt

I dont want him back , but nottingham lace is an awesome song, imagine if that was a gnr song

slash, duff, izzy and clarke should be back IMO.

Who's buckethead?  :P

buckethead sure knows how to play but he's a little bit over the top for me. Personally I dig ron's stuff moore than buckets. I really like ron's style so for me he's the man. However I think that bh's stuff should stay for the first cd.

Buckethead is amazing, I love his solo albulms, but I don't want him back in the band.
If any guitarist comes back it should be Slash!

Hell no...he might be a good guitar player...but im with Ron all the way!!! : ok:

I loved Buckethead in GN'R and I always wanted him back in the band after he left in 2004... But now we have Ron and I want him to stay... I hope he gets to record with the band at somepoint as he is great!

I think he is the only person who could replace Bucket.

the only thing i liked about buckethead was what he did with nightrain.  the solo's are wicked in that song live.

To me, it's a question of whose best for GnR in the long term, in regrards to technical ability, personality, and chemistry with the other members.  As much as I love Buckethead's parts - those that I've heard - Ron is the better fit.

No thanks, Robin is so cool, so is Ron, Richard is great and their all NORMAL!