1. I think it's 'interesting' that Duff & Matt are making it very clear to mingle with the current crowd in music (Foos, Audioslave, Queens of the Stone Age, etc). Instead of trying to be above them, they are trying to stay with them. A deliberate intention to cut away from how GNR acted in the past.
GNR vs. misc. hair bands, GNR vs. Nirvana, GNR vs. the entire universe.
Gotta disagree...
Duffs picks arent exactly "current". Its not like he listed off the new breed of rock acts like The Strokes, The White Stripes, and other buzz bands. He named off veteran acts and friends. And while youre half right about GNRs superioroty complex, youe also half wrong. They supported "new" acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Skid Row, Blind Melon, etc...even Nirvana. But youre right, were probably looking at a much more humble group of guys.
Another reason I dont find it interesting is because thats the kind of music Duff is genuinely into, and those band
are among the best bands out there.
2. Duff stayed with Axl the longest. This says to me that he, more than Izzy, more than Slash, was willing to modernize their sound.
But it didnt work out b/c of Axl's behavior. So, instead he and Matt are gonna do it their own way.
Maybe...Thats a tough call. Matt is clearly the most into the "modern" thing (Im already sick of this word). By the sounds of Duffs comments, hes not particularly interested in all of that. I think his intentions are less calculated than that.
3. Before VR, most people associated Duff (& Slash, Matt) with the bloated tentacled monster that GNR became. They weren't given the respect they deserved.
So Duff returns to his Seattle roots. I dont know how he became friends with Scott Weiland, but Weiland = cool grunge/alternative scene.
His friendship with Weiland was actualy pretty organic, as they met through their wives.
VR is not going to be over-the-top.
I dont think that was even an issue. Most of the excesses in GNR werent their deal anyway. Lets not forget theyre all at or pushing 40...its safe to say their days of decadence are over. And before anybody comments on Weiland, his drug addiction doesnt constitute decadence.
They are gonna align themselves with the current scene. No negative 'rockstar' connotations here.
Well, Weiland will catch some "negative" rock star connotations, but the rest are alright. And I dont think theyre gonna allign themselves with the current scene
that much. Its a tough call though. Matt and Scott will, while Slash and Duff seem content with standing alone in todays soundscape, unconcerned with how "hip" they sound.
I doubt they'll do stadium tours. They'll keep it low-key. Same for their music videos (if they make any).
Well come on, they
cant do stadium tours. Theres only a few, realtively contemporary bands who can even do so. This band has achieved next-to-nothing so far, so clubs/theaters are just fine for now. Let them hopefully make their mark and take it from there.
Im 100% positive they will make videos (cant see why they wouldnt...in fact they probably have to). Cant wait to see what they do. "Slither" has the potential to be very cool. And the song itself gets better with every listen, I liked it a lot at first, and now Im loving it.
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