Guitarists That Could Replace Dj

[Cara_GNR]

Hi,all. First post here. 

As much as I would like to see Robin back in the band and play This I Love on a stage with the band ( ), I doubt it will happen. He's been gone for what? Seven years now? He's got a kid and it looks like he's trying to stay as close to his family as possible. I'm not sure he would consider being away for months... :/

As far as the list goes, I like the idea of Buckethead getting the spot (but it seems even more impossible than having Robin back!). This guy is by far the best guitarist ever! 

[LongGoneDay]

If another Guns N? Roses record ever sees the light of day, and it?s dusty old tracks laid down years ago by Robin and Bucket, than sure, it makes sense to get the band that created the music back together.
But Robin and Buckethead are cult favorites at best. No one outside this forum, and probably a NIN forum somewhere on the interwebs knows or cares who Robin is.
Buckethead is more renowned, yet I?m not sure many of his fans would prefer him back in GN?R. Which appears to be out of the question anyways, so I fail to see what Robin potentially re-entering the fold accomplishes.
Not to mention he?s left twice already, so can?t imagine he?s dying to be a part of this ever sinking ship.
He is the Robin to Bucketheads Batman, who isn?t coming back. And even when they were together, not much was accomplished. Or at least has yet to be released.

Strange to me that many here would be against going back to the formula that worked(classic lineup) but would be gung ho about going back in time to a half assed version of the lineup that didn?t.
But to each his own. That?s what makes this forum so fascinating.

That early 2000's lineup was Axl's vision of GNR's relaunch. He seemed more determined at that time than anytime since. For whatever reason, it fell apart and he/we didn't get to see it through. CD was based on that lineup, so a return of ONE of those guys appeals to many who supported the band going in that direction. And as far as we know, that is still the direction the band is/was heading towards.

Sure, I get that, but myself and many, if not most others chalk the relaunch up as a botched attempt.
It took a decade to never really get off the ground. I just don?t see how bringing back the same crew that couldn?t get it done in their prime could be seen as moving forward today.

When I brought my friends to see Guns, they were less than impressed, and Robin was the main reason why.
I thought he brought energy to the stage, but no one was anything resembling impressed with his playing.

Buckethead was tough to look at, but his technical ability compensated for it.

Just seems many forget that Robin wasn?t all that popular during his time in Guns.
Sure, 8 or 9 people here will be psyched, but it?s not going to be all that exciting to anyone not logged in at htgth.

[Spirit]

Strange to me that many here would be against going back to the formula that worked(classic lineup) but would be gung ho about going back in time to a half assed version of the lineup that didn?t.
But to each his own. That?s what makes this forum so fascinating.

I don't think there's many here who would be against a reunion, but it might not get mentioned that much because it's very unrealistic.

[JAEBALL]

If another Guns N? Roses record ever sees the light of day, and it?s dusty old tracks laid down years ago by Robin and Bucket, than sure, it makes sense to get the band that created the music back together.
But Robin and Buckethead are cult favorites at best. No one outside this forum, and probably a NIN forum somewhere on the interwebs knows or cares who Robin is.
Buckethead is more renowned, yet I?m not sure many of his fans would prefer him back in GN?R. Which appears to be out of the question anyways, so I fail to see what Robin potentially re-entering the fold accomplishes.
Not to mention he?s left twice already, so can?t imagine he?s dying to be a part of this ever sinking ship.
He is the Robin to Bucketheads Batman, who isn?t coming back. And even when they were together, not much was accomplished. Or at least has yet to be released.

Strange to me that many here would be against going back to the formula that worked(classic lineup) but would be gung ho about going back in time to a half assed version of the lineup that didn?t.
But to each his own. That?s what makes this forum so fascinating.

That early 2000's lineup was Axl's vision of GNR's relaunch. He seemed more determined at that time than anytime since. For whatever reason, it fell apart and he/we didn't get to see it through. CD was based on that lineup, so a return of ONE of those guys appeals to many who supported the band going in that direction. And as far as we know, that is still the direction the band is/was heading towards.

Correct.

It's my clear second choice for the direction of the band, but if a GNR reunion is not in the works, then Robin is my preference.

[JAEBALL]

If another Guns N? Roses record ever sees the light of day, and it?s dusty old tracks laid down years ago by Robin and Bucket, than sure, it makes sense to get the band that created the music back together.
But Robin and Buckethead are cult favorites at best. No one outside this forum, and probably a NIN forum somewhere on the interwebs knows or cares who Robin is.
Buckethead is more renowned, yet I?m not sure many of his fans would prefer him back in GN?R. Which appears to be out of the question anyways, so I fail to see what Robin potentially re-entering the fold accomplishes.
Not to mention he?s left twice already, so can?t imagine he?s dying to be a part of this ever sinking ship.
He is the Robin to Bucketheads Batman, who isn?t coming back. And even when they were together, not much was accomplished. Or at least has yet to be released.

Strange to me that many here would be against going back to the formula that worked(classic lineup) but would be gung ho about going back in time to a half assed version of the lineup that didn?t.
But to each his own. That?s what makes this forum so fascinating.

That early 2000's lineup was Axl's vision of GNR's relaunch. He seemed more determined at that time than anytime since. For whatever reason, it fell apart and he/we didn't get to see it through. CD was based on that lineup, so a return of ONE of those guys appeals to many who supported the band going in that direction. And as far as we know, that is still the direction the band is/was heading towards.

Sure, I get that, but myself and many, if not most others chalk the relaunch up as a botched attempt.
It took a decade to never really get off the ground. I just don?t see how bringing back the same crew that couldn?t get it done in their prime could be seen as moving forward today.

When I brought my friends to see Guns, they were less than impressed, and Robin was the main reason why.
I thought he brought energy to the stage, but no one was anything resembling impressed with his playing.

Buckethead was tough to look at, but his technical ability compensated for it.

Just seems many forget that Robin wasn?t all that popular during his time in Guns.
Sure, 8 or 9 people here will be psyched, but it?s not going to be all that exciting to anyone not logged in at htgth.

Well the majority of people who were completely against Axl carrying on as GNR really were not welcomed here at a certain point. So a lot of the people left here are people who really see the CD version of GNR as their GNR. I'm not one of those people, but if Axl puts out a record featuring Robin, then he's the guy i want in the band on stage. (Buckethead is obviously not a realistic option)

[LongGoneDay]

If another Guns N? Roses record ever sees the light of day, and it?s dusty old tracks laid down years ago by Robin and Bucket, than sure, it makes sense to get the band that created the music back together.
But Robin and Buckethead are cult favorites at best. No one outside this forum, and probably a NIN forum somewhere on the interwebs knows or cares who Robin is.
Buckethead is more renowned, yet I?m not sure many of his fans would prefer him back in GN?R. Which appears to be out of the question anyways, so I fail to see what Robin potentially re-entering the fold accomplishes.
Not to mention he?s left twice already, so can?t imagine he?s dying to be a part of this ever sinking ship.
He is the Robin to Bucketheads Batman, who isn?t coming back. And even when they were together, not much was accomplished. Or at least has yet to be released.

Strange to me that many here would be against going back to the formula that worked(classic lineup) but would be gung ho about going back in time to a half assed version of the lineup that didn?t.
But to each his own. That?s what makes this forum so fascinating.

That early 2000's lineup was Axl's vision of GNR's relaunch. He seemed more determined at that time than anytime since. For whatever reason, it fell apart and he/we didn't get to see it through. CD was based on that lineup, so a return of ONE of those guys appeals to many who supported the band going in that direction. And as far as we know, that is still the direction the band is/was heading towards.

Sure, I get that, but myself and many, if not most others chalk the relaunch up as a botched attempt.
It took a decade to never really get off the ground. I just don?t see how bringing back the same crew that couldn?t get it done in their prime could be seen as moving forward today.

When I brought my friends to see Guns, they were less than impressed, and Robin was the main reason why.
I thought he brought energy to the stage, but no one was anything resembling impressed with his playing.

Buckethead was tough to look at, but his technical ability compensated for it.

Just seems many forget that Robin wasn?t all that popular during his time in Guns.
Sure, 8 or 9 people here will be psyched, but it?s not going to be all that exciting to anyone not logged in at htgth.

Well the majority of people who were completely against Axl carrying on as GNR really were not welcomed here at a certain point. So a lot of the people left here are people who really see the CD version of GNR as their GNR. I'm not one of those people, but if Axl puts out a record featuring Robin, then he's the guy i want in the band on stage. (Buckethead is obviously not a realistic option)

Sure. For the record I wasn?t really against Axl moving forward without the others at the time.
I probably thought it sounded like a stupid idea, and that his ego was probably overblown, but I didn?t know, nor really care what caused the split, and just wanted to hear more music from my favorite frontman.
I also thought he was that talented that whatever he put out I was going to enjoy.

Now in hindsight, I do think it was clearly the wrong play. His career has been in a downward spiral since splitting with Slash, Duff and Izzy, and GN?R?s legacy has been diminished.
To the point where a guitarist given the option of playing with Axl or Nikki Sixx, chooses Nikki Sixx. Yikes.

That said, I do believe he is capable of creating amazing music, if his head is in that space.
One thing I got from Chinese is that he is far more reliant on his surrounding musicians than I may have believed to be the case before.
I, like most people, wasn?t particularly enthralled with Robin?s playing. Maybe Axl was, but they weren?t able to produce much over an extended period of time.
So I fail to see how him returning is going to inspire him to create new music, which selfishly is all I care about at this point. I don?t need to see the 27th leg of the Chinese Democracy tour.

But if Axl is creatively tapped, or retired as a creative artist, and just plans to release old recordings, then yea, I agree. Would be cool to have those players on stage, rather than assembling a new cover band to cover the old cover band.

[faldor]

If another Guns N? Roses record ever sees the light of day, and it?s dusty old tracks laid down years ago by Robin and Bucket, than sure, it makes sense to get the band that created the music back together.
But Robin and Buckethead are cult favorites at best. No one outside this forum, and probably a NIN forum somewhere on the interwebs knows or cares who Robin is.
Buckethead is more renowned, yet I?m not sure many of his fans would prefer him back in GN?R. Which appears to be out of the question anyways, so I fail to see what Robin potentially re-entering the fold accomplishes.
Not to mention he?s left twice already, so can?t imagine he?s dying to be a part of this ever sinking ship.
He is the Robin to Bucketheads Batman, who isn?t coming back. And even when they were together, not much was accomplished. Or at least has yet to be released.

Strange to me that many here would be against going back to the formula that worked(classic lineup) but would be gung ho about going back in time to a half assed version of the lineup that didn?t.
But to each his own. That?s what makes this forum so fascinating.

That early 2000's lineup was Axl's vision of GNR's relaunch. He seemed more determined at that time than anytime since. For whatever reason, it fell apart and he/we didn't get to see it through. CD was based on that lineup, so a return of ONE of those guys appeals to many who supported the band going in that direction. And as far as we know, that is still the direction the band is/was heading towards.

Sure, I get that, but myself and many, if not most others chalk the relaunch up as a botched attempt.
It took a decade to never really get off the ground. I just don?t see how bringing back the same crew that couldn?t get it done in their prime could be seen as moving forward today.

When I brought my friends to see Guns, they were less than impressed, and Robin was the main reason why.
I thought he brought energy to the stage, but no one was anything resembling impressed with his playing.

Buckethead was tough to look at, but his technical ability compensated for it.

Just seems many forget that Robin wasn?t all that popular during his time in Guns.
Sure, 8 or 9 people here will be psyched, but it?s not going to be all that exciting to anyone not logged in at htgth.

I don't think it matters how the general population would feel about Robin returning. It's quite clear what their optimal choice would be. Ultimately, it matters most who Axl wants in that slot. If he wants Robin back, and he's willing to come back, that's the way it'll be I'd imagine.

[Nytunz]

I would love to see Robin back in the band! He`s a great guitarist with a awesome sound!