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Baz is in Oslo and did an online interview/meeting with norwegian fans and what not.

Besides the usual bullshit including Skid Row, Axl and TPB he also commented on being the new singer for VR.

"I have talked to Slash recently about collaborating on music, but not Velvet Revolver. I cannot say what the details are, but Axl Rose has helped me and this band more then anyone eklse in the music industry. It would be very akward to sing in Velvet Revolver being sucj close friends with Axl. More importantly i like Angel Down more then VR music."

Wonder how sick and tired the man must be from answering 90% Axl and Chinese Democracy questions. Jeez, people treat people like shit.

Anyway, i'm going to the gig tomorrow and i'll make sure to try and get some Chinese Democracy news out of good ol' Bach!  :hihi:  ::)

I'm glad its got nothing to do with VR.

I don't think even Slash could make me listen to Bach... I still haven't listened to Axl on Angel Down, for that very reason.

You really have THAT much against Sebastian?  :hihi:

Everything about him is just cheese and I can't take anything he's done seriously. I'm very picky about vocalists.

Im dreading listening to Sorry by Guns... but I have faith that Axl knows what he's doing and hopefully it won't be a distraction to the actual song.

dont you think he will leave staight to sweden after the show?
damn, if he is there now i think i wander the streets tonight! see if i'm lucky!

Bach is one of the best rock vocalists of all time.

Agreed...
 N' bout his collaboration with Slash, I'd like to hear that... Angel's Down is great n' better than Libertad or Ain't Life Grand (musically, lyrically, integrity) IMO...

I understand what you're saying, but there's no way I can possibly put the phrase "I'm dreading listening to" and anything new that Axl and Guns would put out in the same sentence.  You're on your own on that one...   :beer:

I don't understand, If Bach doesn't want to join Velvet Revolver due to Slash/Axl conflict why he's talking rigth now about music colaborating with Slash, I just don't get it...

It could be a collaboration for Slash's solo album.

Yeah, I get what you're saying, but somehow I don't think Sebastian minds that much.  He kind of brings it upon himself anyway.

Because are different things... a collaboration with Slash is like a collaboration with any artist but singing on Velvet Revolver 1- isn't a collaboration 2- Velvet Revolver have actually three ex-gunners n' they use to play GnR tunes such as Mr. Brownstone, It's so easy, Used to love her or Patience... In some way VR rivalizes with Axl about which artist is the more legit sequel of Gn'r (at least for the press n' a lot of fans, no necesarily Gn'R  fans)

It's just Bach being Bach, no more no less...

Haha, yeah looks like I am.  :hihi:

Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to Sorry and every other Guns song, its just the fact that Baz is on it which is niggling with me a little.

I always listen with an open mind though.

It is weird-Slash is basically Velvet Revolver, I'm not sure what the difference is-Slash has been out of the band for 12 years now, it's strange he has to worry about what Axl thinks

Im sure he would ask and get Axls permission before doing anything.

No way man... he ain't an Axl employ... he just said that is awkward to leaving his own band (wich had Axl singing on three tracks of his album n' co-writing one song and also toured with Gn'R) to join VR, a project of three ex-gunners that play songs of Gn'R... Bach had already replaced Axl in a Gn'R show a couple years ago... he just thinks that is awkward (n' so do  I) to sing more Gn'R songs with another former Gn'R members... that don't means he could collaborate with any of these guys in the future, don't seems personal for me ("You're against Axl, I'm with Axl, I'm against you")... Baz always in the past collaborated with a lot of artists (Axl, Duff, Slash, Ace Frehley, Mike Portnoy, Dimebag Darrel, Ted Nugent, Michael Schenker, Jake E Lee, John Petrucci n' the list continues)

I think "blessing" might be a better word.  Surely their friendship is far more important that any collaboration with Slash...

I see, perhaps your last argument would be the most important. in some way there are old Guns n' roses fans (like me) that see the both bands (VR & New Gn'R) as a legit sequel of classic GUNS N' ROSES.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080626/music_nm/bach_dc;_ylt=AkHB66ebhBNU7klwML_eM9xxFb8C (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080626/music_nm/bach_dc;_ylt=AkHB66ebhBNU7klwML_eM9xxFb8C)

 DETROIT (Billboard) - Sebastian Bach says Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has contacted him "out of the blue" for a top-secret job, but not as the replacement for the group's fired frontman Scott Weiland.
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The former Skid Row singer said that stepping in for Weiland would be "awkward" given his friendship with Slash's former Guns N' Roses bandmate Axl Rose.

Slash quit Guns N' Roses in 1996, frustrated with Rose's imperious manner, and they have been estranged ever since. Bach and Rose, however, are on good terms: Bach sings on the as-yet-unreleased Guns album "Chinese Democracy," while Rose sang on three tracks on Bach's 2007 solo album, "Angel Down," and gave him the opening slot on two Guns N' Roses tours.

Bach said the Slash project was "mind-blowing," but that he had been sworn to secrecy and nothing was happening right now.

Weiland was thrown out of Velvet Revolver in April, with the band citing his "increasingly erratic on-stage behavior and personal problems." Weiland responded by saying that Bach would be a "fantastic" substitute.

Reuters/Billboard

Way to go there, Baz.

Obviously I would think his solo album, which I think should be interesting

Could Slash want Sebastian to help him mend his estranged relationship with Axl? Sebastion said top secret job and said the project was mind blowing. We know Slash wants to do a solo album which he probably wants Sebastian to be part of. That is no big secret nor would that be a secret job IMO. Maybe Slash wants to invite Axl to sing on his solo album as a gesture of respect toward Axl and his talent, which would allow them the opportunity to make peace, and because it would be awesome. Slash may want Sebastian to help him get Axl on board or get him to speak to Slash about it, thus the "top secret job," and it being "mind blowing." Thoughts?

Not sure if this is the correct section to post this....

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080626/entertainment/entertainment_bach_col

DETROIT (Billboard) - Sebastian Bach says Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has contacted him "out of the blue" for a top-secret job, but not as the replacement for the group's fired frontman Scott Weiland.
   
The former Skid Row singer said that stepping in for Weiland would be "awkward" given his friendship with Slash's former Guns N' Roses bandmate Axl Rose.

Slash quit Guns N' Roses in 1996, frustrated with Rose's imperious manner, and they have been estranged ever since. Bach and Rose, however, are on good terms: Bach sings on the as-yet-unreleased Guns album "Chinese Democracy," while Rose sang on three tracks on Bach's 2007 solo album, "Angel Down," and gave him the opening slot on two Guns N' Roses tours.


Bach said the Slash project was "mind-blowing," but that he had been sworn to secrecy and nothing was happening right now.


Weiland was thrown out of Velvet Revolver in April, with the band citing his "increasingly erratic on-stage behavior and personal problems." Weiland responded by saying that Bach would be a "fantastic" substitute.

baz former opening act to GNR and slash former member of GNR, something tells me that it's not the right section, and i have a feeling it's posted before, try searching next time bro..


playing mod has ended now for this time :P

I did search, but I couldn't find anything.

I think the top-secret project is to get talks going to get Slash back in Gn'R. That's why I posted this here.

Feel free to delete!!!!

I agree with Hudson...

Maybe this is just wishful thinking (and I apologize to all those who never want to see Slash back in Gn' R), but I think that perhaps Slash will use Bach as a mediation tool for mending things with Axl.

What else could be so 'mind-blowing' that Slash would reach out to Bach? Slash has worked with a million other artists (granted, not all my favorites), but were those all mind-blowing? No.

Slash getting back with Gn'R ....that is MINDBLOWING!!!!!

Let's not get carried away with the reunion stuff.  In Slash's book, he mentions wanting to record a solo album with a variety of guests aboard.  I have a feeling this is the "mindblowing" project that Baz is mentioning.

True, but i would tend to think most of those collaborations were not slash written material, more like him going in and playing a solo or a riff on a song, while this solo album would most likely be mainly written by slash himself, all of this is in my opinion though seeing as how i'm not an insider of anysort

I am still not sure whether to believe the rumor about the night Slash supposedly showed up to Axl's house to talk shit about Scott, but it would not surprise me if it were true. However, I do believe aside from their differences Slash has always loved Axl like a brother and felt uneasy about the fact that they have an existing rift. I think Axl deep down feels the same way but has way too much pride to admit it, and thus he would never be the one to reach out to slash to repair the relationship because he feels Slash was in the wrong.

I think Slash has a desire to repair their relationship and Sebastian could be someone that could help him in this endeavor, perhaps making Axl realize whatever happened between them is in the past is in the past and that they should put their differences aside after all these years. I mean when you think about it what is Slash & Axl's problem with each other? I know there maybe a number of things perhaps we do not know, but after years of reading articles, books, and listening to interviews it seems that their big problem was that they could not collaborate to work on an album together because of creative differences. BIG DEAL! Slash moved on to work on his stuff and Axl has done the same. So why should they not be able to get along after all these years and be civil with each other. I mean they don't have to be best friends again but at least be able to call each other and talk.

By the way I am just referring to making peace with each other so that maybe AXL sings on Slash's solo album, not a GNR reunion.

i'm sure baz is exaggerating,

Slash did go to Axl's house. He admitted to that. Whether or not he talked smack about Scott I haven't the faintest idea as he didn't say what he talked about while he was there. My personal thoughts on the matter are that he wouldn't have had anything to gain by talking about Scott to Axl so I'm inclined to believe that he didn't. He did say that he was drunk though so who knows.

Baz exaggerating?? ya thunk?? 


five'll get you ten that this secret project is that cartoon thing slash said he was working on but didn't wanna talk about yet.  if that's the case and it's a cartoon that those two are involved with then no doubt it'll be one of those "adult" cartoons.  there'll be lotz of blowin' going on ... just not the 'mind' kind  :hihi:

When Slash went to Axl's house, he never said that he spoke to Axl. Is this correct? I thought he only got to the gate and they did not let him in because he was supposedly drunk or something. I do not remember reading anything off the top of my head stating whether Slash and Axl spoke or saw each other.

Back on topic please, plenty of talk on that subject throughout the forum.

Thanks.

From MTV.... :hihi:

Slash reportedly dialed up Sebastian Bach ?out of the blue? for some kind of ?mind-blowing? top-secret rock project that doesn?t involve fronting Velvet Revolver........Please, please tell us it?s a new line of hard-rockin? hair-care products!

yes i do thunk that, i just said so ???

wow funny joke

It's very odd...as far his self-proclaimed "loyalty" towards Axl is concerned, what's the difference in playing with Slash outside of VR as opposed to playing with Slash in VR? Either way, Bach bores the shit out of me and this does not excite me in the least. And I'm not so sure it's all that secret that Slash is working on doing a solo album with different singers and collaborators. I'm fairly certain Slash has talked about that in the not so distant past.

I'm sure it's just about his solo album. Let's not overreact.

Let the rumors roll baby


Baz singing one track on a Slash solo record hardly constitutes "MINDBLOWING"

Me thinks you forget those are Baz's words...

In this interview Sebastian says....

"Slash and I talked about working together, we didn't actually work together." 

"He called me talking about possibly doing something together." 

"It was not VR...it was not his solo album...it was something completely different."

Video here at about 4:30: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101281

I'm starting to think he may be in that fashion video game with Slash. :hihi:

From a recent interview with Sebastian:

On the rumors that he will collaborate with former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash on a new project:

"Here's the deal: I was contacted by one of the biggest musicians in rock and roll ? bigger that SKID ROW, bigger that GUNS N' ROSES ? some other mystery guy. He was putting together a supergroup with Slash on guitar and he wanted me to sing. It looked like it was going to happen, but it is not happening now. It may happen in the future, but it is not happening now. I want to make that clear."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101876

... bigger than Guns N' Roses??? That limits the options quite a lot, the Beatles, Stones, Zep, ABBA.
Maybe Paul McCartney wants to let some steam off?  : ok:

Not Keef, Not Plant or Page, Lars? 

If that "mystery guy" want Sebastian to sing, maybe is not a singer... McCartney? Keith Richards? Page?  ???

I like Bach as a singer and the fact that he actually gives the fans an insight to GNR that we usually don't get see, but jeez this guy hypes himself up like no one I have ever seen. Then the best part is that he tries to act all non-challant about it, because he is so cool. It usually does not bother me, but it is getting so old already.

I mean how long has it been since he released the AD and did the tour with GNR? I also hate that he is always saying he likes his music better than VR in every interview. I don't understand what purpose that serves considering he going to collaborate with Slash. Even if that were true, Dude... shut the fuck up about already.

I am actually glad he is not going to be the singer for VR. He would probably create another lead singer situation with band with his large ego, which is the last thing they need.

I hate to say it but, if he would not be riding Axl's coattails, he would be playing near empty ampitheatres or at the local fair in a town near you.

I don't see it being McCartney it just doesn't seem like hed mesh well with sebastian bach, i doubt it would be another singer if they wanted baz to sing, so i can see it being a drummer bass player or another guitar player who is more of a rhtym player, maybe keith richards but doubt it i doubt he would be down with baz either, but who is bigger than GN'R not that many in Baz's world Kiss definitley is so i pray to god its not Gene Simmons asking them sweet jesus no

it's snoop dogg, yeah remeber where you heard that ;)

I remember that Gene Simmons also wanted Axl to sing in his last solo record...
Maybe... who knows... Baz is a huge Kiss fan n' also loves Frehley... maybe Ace Frehley?