Scott's cleared to tour..giddyup.

[Falcon]

http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000484340



Weiland Cleared For Velvet Revolver Tour

Embattled vocalist Scott Weiland has been cleared by California authorities to tour with his bandmates in Velvet Revolver, Billboard.com can reveal. The former Stone Temple Pilots frontman has spent the past several months in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation center after pleading no contest last year to heroin possession. But Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash says Weiland will be on board when the band hits the road next month in North America.

"Scott actually just got cleared to tour today," the guitarist tells Billboard.com excitedly. "We've been planning dates this whole time." The plan for the band, which has played just one live show to date, is to drop in on "medium-sized places" leading up to the June 8 release of its RCA debut, "Contraband."

"The first thing we're going to go out and do is establish ourselves as our own band in our own environment," Slash says. "We're trying to keep it as personal as possible but at the same time, expose ourselves as much as possible. We want to do this on our own terms, as opposed to going out, jumping on the road and opening for somebody, or playing a festival bill, but that is coming."

As for what fans can expect from the band in a live setting, Slash promises a host of tracks from "Contraband" in addition to "a little bit more Guns [N' Roses] and STP than just one song a piece, and a couple of covers. [We'll do] whatever we can to make a really good, punchy set and express ourselves as openly and as uninhibitedly as possible."

The 13-track "Contraband" is led by the single "Slither," which will impact U.S. radio outlets on Monday (April 12) but can already be sampled on Velvet Revolver's official Web site. And after hedging its bets on Weiland's uncertain future, Velvet Revolver is finally primed to take its show on the road at full strength. "Everything is great," Slash beams. "It all seems to be happening for a reason."


-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.





 

[Jizzo]

It nice to hear slash confirm the 13 tracks that duff told me there were.

[Butch Français]

GREAT news!! and 13 tracks? AwEsOmE!

[Booker Floyd]

This is fucking great news...

Now let us all pray that Weiland doesnt fuck up and everything works out well  

[Cornell]

Yay!  This is the best news that I've heard in a long time!  

[Doc Emmett Brown]

Embattled vocalist Scott Weiland has been cleared by California authorities to tour with his bandmates in Velvet Revolver

So the DA who had a hard-on for Scott found someone else to lust after?

"Medium-sized places" sounds wonderful.  I wonder how much the ticket prices will be?  

[Top-Hatted One]

problably 20-30 bucks

[Nightrain_80]

i cant wait!

[jazjme]

http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000484340

Weiland Cleared For Velvet Revolver Tour



 
Embattled vocalist Scott Weiland has been cleared by California authorities to tour with his bandmates in Velvet Revolver, Billboard.com can reveal. The former Stone Temple Pilots frontman has spent the past several months in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation center after pleading no contest last year to heroin possession. But Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash says Weiland will be on board when the band hits the road next month in North America.

"Scott actually just got cleared to tour today," the guitarist tells Billboard.com excitedly. "We've been planning dates this whole time." The plan for the band, which has played just one live show to date, is to drop in on "medium-sized places" leading up to the June 8 release of its RCA debut, "Contraband."

"The first thing we're going to go out and do is establish ourselves as our own band in our own environment," Slash says. "We're trying to keep it as personal as possible but at the same time, expose ourselves as much as possible. We want to do this on our own terms, as opposed to going out, jumping on the road and opening for somebody, or playing a festival bill, but that is coming."

As for what fans can expect from the band in a live setting, Slash promises a host of tracks from "Contraband" in addition to "a little bit more Guns [N' Roses] and STP than just one song a piece, and a couple of covers. [We'll do] whatever we can to make a really good, punchy set and express ourselves as openly and as uninhibitedly as possible."

The 13-track "Contraband" is led by the single "Slither," which will impact U.S. radio outlets on Monday (April 12) but can already be sampled on Velvet Revolver's official Web site. And after hedging its bets on Weiland's uncertain future, Velvet Revolver is finally primed to take its show on the road at full strength. "Everything is great," Slash beams. "It all seems to be happening for a reason."


-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.



 

[jazjme]

such hostility Will   , anyway its not the kinda news I wanted but to see a couple of the origional guys play their songs again excites me .....however the volcalist dosent

[Falcon]

Now let us all pray that Weiland doesnt fuck up and everything works out well  

That's the wildcard for sure, putting an addict in a touring situation is a crapshoot at best.

I give Scott a 50/50 shot at completing the tour without relapse.

That said, if he does make it without falling off the wagon, they've got a great shot a becoming something special.

[jarmo]

They keep saying in interviews how they're a new band and don't really want to be associated with GN'R, but they'll play more than one GN'R song during their shows?  

If they really want to be taken as a new band, why not do what Audioslave did? Don't play any old material.....

I don't mind if they play only GN'R songs in their set, but it's a bit funny reading some comments and then this: "a little bit more Guns [N' Roses] and STP than just one song a piece".



/jarmo

[Cornell]

such hostility Will   , anyway its not the kinda news I wanted but to see a couple of the origional guys play their songs again excites me .....however the volcalist dosent

What did Will say?  

[jarmo]

such hostility Will   , anyway its not the kinda news I wanted but to see a couple of the origional guys play their songs again excites me .....however the volcalist dosent

What did Will say?  

I think he moved the thread from the GN'R section to the VR one...  



/jarmo

[Top-Hatted One]

I don't have any problem with them playing GN'R & STP songs. As long as they play all of their songs. It should be a breathe of fresh air

[jarmo]

I don't have any problem with them playing GN'R & STP songs. As long as they play all of their songs. It should be a breathe of fresh air

Well, as I said, that's not the problem.

Do you think people will see them as a new band or "that band featuring guys from GN'R and STP"?



/jarmo

[GNFNRS]

Any idea on when a tour schedule will be announced?  

[Rupean]

Just as long as they don't call themselves GN'R, don't play 15 GN'R covers and 3 new songs/show every 3 years and don't pretend they're GN'R that's fine with me  

It's not that bad if they play 3 or 4 GN'R songs, after all most of the band is made of ex-GN'R members. As long as they focous their setlist on their own material instead of being another GN'R cover band (under a different name...). At least these guys will have a album of their own to play! I think we've got nothing to worry.

[jarmo]

Just as long as they don't call themselves GN'R, don't play 15 GN'R covers and 3 new songs/show and don't pretend they're GN'R that's fine with me  

You want me to lock this right away so you don't have to whine about "it's not GN'R"?

It's not that bad if they play 3 or 4 GN'R songs, after all most of the band is made of ex-GN'R members who actually wrote the songs they'll probably cover, unlike Axl's band. As long as they focous their setlist on their own material instead of being another GN'R cover band (under a different name...) I think we've got nothing to worry.

Why don't you read what I said? I didn't say it was bad.

Compare them to Audioslave and what they did, then reply again:

VR: "We're a new band but we do play our old bands' material"

Audioslave "We're a new band, we play our own songs and some covers from other bands such as The White Stripes."

Maybe we can have "interesting" discussions about how VR didn't play the GN'R songs note for note and therefore their versions suck in a few weeks/months?  

IF you want your band to be taken as a new band, why play your old bands' songs? I understand that the fans want to hear them. But I gotta give credit for a band like Audioslave who didn't take the easy way by playing the Soundgraden and RATM hits.


/jarmo

[Falcon]

I don't have any problem with them playing GN'R & STP songs. As long as they play all of their songs. It should be a breathe of fresh air

Well, as I said, that's not the problem.

Do you think people will see them as a new band or "that band featuring guys from GN'R and STP"?



/jarmo

That's a great question.

Personally at this point in time.  I see them as the guys from GNR and STP.  They've got to string together some successful singles and complete a tour for me to think otherwise.  The playing of  "more than 1 GNR and STP" song in a live setting also gets in the way of the "new band" theory as well.  Not that I won't enjoy hearing those songs, I will.  I don't mind them recognizing their collective pasts, that's fine.  I just think Audioslave had the right idea, they've made the leap from supergroup incarnate to having an identity completely their own.