The Slither video thread - everything related to it; its premiere, opinions etc.

[jarmo]

"Slither" was played on Swedish ZTV's show "Tryck Till" where a panel of three watch a video and then say if they think it'll be a hit or not.

All three said it wouldn't be a Top 10 hit (in Sweden that is).


Other opinions about the song from them were; it gave one of them Alice In Chains vibes, one thought it was nice to see a band bringing back that guitar thing, nice to see that Scott is alive, one noted that this time it was a guy who was wearing lowcut pants and that it was a nice riff.



/jarmo

[Acquiesce]

Other opinions about the song from them were; it gave one of them Alice In Chains vibes,

That is interesting. A friend of mine said the exact same thing about Slither. He said Scott's vocals on the chorus reminds him of Layne Staley.

[DRUNK]

Well, I just saw the video.  I'm not impressed with the song.  Nothing special at all.  I don't think it will be a hit.

Scott's voice and overall vocals were kind of lame.  Anybody could have sang that.

I liked Slash's lead work, nothing great, but I liked it.

[GypsySoul]

I just watched the MTV2 Velvet Revolver Makes a Video show.  Towards the end of the show, one of the commercials was for Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits!!!     It must've been almost two minutes long!!!  I wasn't planning on buying GH but the commercial was so awesome that now I just might.  

P.S.  The VR part of this half hour show was 'just okay' - nothing special IMO.  

[starchild_666]

This is the video I've been waiting for a long time  

[slashnbuckethead]

i thought the video was cool, my favorite part was weiland describing his dancing as performance art. they are so awesome

[duga]

"Slither" was played on Swedish ZTV's show "Tryck Till" where a panel of three watch a video and then say if they think it'll be a hit or not.

All three said it wouldn't be a Top 10 hit (in Sweden that is).


Other opinions about the song from them were; it gave one of them Alice In Chains vibes, one thought it was nice to see a band bringing back that guitar thing, nice to see that Scott is alive, one noted that this time it was a guy who was wearing lowcut pants and that it was a nice riff.



/jarmo

  I will try to remember to watch it today 17.45. At least I think the video LOOKs great. I think the song is very good too, but that is after listening to it 30-40 times...  

[metallex78]

I finally saw the video, it took a few hours, but I downloaded all 42MB of it on my sh*tty dial-up connection!!! hehe

I think it's a pretty cool video. I know it's nothing groundbreaking as far as the concept goes, but it's still really cool to see my favourite musicians back rocking out in fine form again!

The whole band looks really good too. Scott looks pretty thin, but he's been looking quite thin for a while now so...

Slash looks as f**king cool as ever, that guy is the epitome of cool and I'm sure he'll inspire an entire new generation of guitar players with VR the same as he did as when he was in GN'R.
Anyone else notice how long his hair is getting??? It kinda sits longer and flatter too. His hair is normally all fluffy, but it looks different in this clip.
Man, listen to me, I can't believe I'm talking about Slash's hair! hehe

Overall it's a pretty cool clip. Great to see the ex-GN'R guys back again in fine form.

[Christos AG]

Anyone else notice how long his hair is getting??? It kinda sits longer and flatter too. His hair is normally all fluffy, but it looks different in this clip.

True words...

Loved the video. Loved the whole band...

[SunKing278]

I caught the "making of" special last night, and I'm very impressed.  The song itself didn't immediately floor me the way "Set Me Free" did on first listen, but it's a good rock n'roll song that should continue to do well at radio.  It does kind of sound like STP, but with more attitude and grit.  Besides, they'll be stronger material on the album anyway.  The video is really cool, just full of rock n'roll energy.  The chick walking through the tunnel is smokin' hot, as is Slash's solo.  Speaking of Slash, he looks great, almost as if he hasn't aged a day since the GNR era.  Duff's looking better than he has in years.  This is exactly the kind of clip the band needed to make in order to get people excited about the album.  Job well done!  I'm now firmly convinced Velvet Revolver is going to be a massive hit.

[Doc Emmett Brown]

Slash looks as f**king cool as ever, that guy is the epitome of cool

Amen to that!

Duff looked great, and Dave Kushner was rockin out in his Black Sabbath t-shirt.

As for the silver pants, I realized something.  Scott is paying homage to Iggy Pop.  He's even doing signature Iggy moves.  But nobody can pull off tight silver pants the way Iggy can!

So I feel better about it now, anyone who likes Iggy is good in my book.  

[DRUNK]

Anyone else notice how long his hair is getting??? It kinda sits longer and flatter too. His hair is normally all fluffy, but it looks different in this clip.

Oh yeah.  I noticed last night that Slash has had hair entensions done.


Also, I think Slash has had some minor cosmetic procedures done because his face and skin looked much younger.

[Slashly]

Haven?t seen it yet......

[Jizzo]

Is the blue highlights in Slash's hair noticeable in the video?

[marknroses]

Just watched Slither the video on MTV.com

FUCKING ROCKS!!!!
Im very happy for them right now. Duff, Slash and Scott Weiland look mad tight on stage, and don't seem to have any of  the wear and tear of the drugs from past use.
Duff should be an idol to GNR fans over Axl - he's come so far to getting it together. Now he's the stuff that MTV must have been looking for a long time now - a bassist who sticks out with a great bod and sikk attitude.
Slash looks transformed from 3 years ago when had his last major relapse with drinking and drugs. He looks his age, though that's better than looking 60 like he did at one point.
Scott worked that video great. What a great choice to front this band. He will definitly redeem Slash and Duff and Matt and help them restore the GNR legacy, after it was nearly trashed by Axl.

Great concept, and it fits with the title of the song "Slither". This song definitly outdoes AUDIOSLAVES' first single "cochise" which sounded like a ridiculous ripoff of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". Slither is a very unique song - its not ripping of any contemporary formula, and it has some of the best of STP and GNR in it.

Im not saying its GNResque, but it definitly looks and sounds better than anything thats out there.

Can't Wait to see them @ Avalon on 5/29!!!
 
Mark N' Roses

[Thorned Rose]

The video is great... I love it.

I just saw it today for the first time. I also heard Slither on the radio after I requested it today... awesome!

I think everyone looks cool... especially Matt on drums.

The video is entertaining and well done.

I'm also tired of people saying it sounds like this and sounds like that... it is Velvet Revolver.

It sounds like Velvet Revolver. It is already a top 11 hit on 2 charts in the USA.

Modern Rock Chart
Mainstream Rock Chart

They are both at their #9 and #11 positions right now.

Fall To Pieces will probably hit the top 5 on those charts at least.

VR4LIFE

[Doc Emmett Brown]

I just noticed:  The Slither video promotion is now on MTV.com's Music Features page:

http://www.mtv.com/music/

It's the only non-pop/hiphop feature on there right now.

[Mattman]

Just saw the Velvet Revolver video, and I have to say, I love it.  The whole band looks and sounds great.  I was really impressed with Scott Weiland.  He's definitely got an Iggy Pop thing going on there.  He looks almost as skinny as me, but that's good, because a lean, scrawny physique is the best one for the moves he's using.  Those are top-notch rock god moves that Scott is busting out in that video, and shows once and for all that he was never just another Eddie Vedder ripoff, but had his own distinct style.  Also, his hair looked great.  Nice to see him rocking the longish hair.

Slash's lead guitar helped set the song apart from your more typical modern rock fare...he looked as cool as ever.  Duff looked really lean and rock 'n' roll, and I like the background shouts he does at the beginning and end.  Nice touch.  Matt and Dave both looked cool.  I was curious about Dave, since he was the member I knew least about.  But the way he tears up the rhythm guitar bangin' his head in that video, I'm convinced he's got the presence to sit alongside the rest of the band.

The concept was nothing special.  Everybody knows that the main point of this video was to showcase the performing power of Velvet Revolver, and they've done that.  They've got a charismatic rock god for a lead singer, an uber-cool lead guitar player, and their playing is very tight.  Seems like classic GN'R to me.  As in the makings of a great rock band.

[D]

i watched the video on vh1.com

the song is growing on me i must say
scott looks like a junkie

on the sour girl stp video he is thick and buff as fuck, on this video he is so thin

the video makes no sense to me, but it was awesome watching them rock out!

[Doc Emmett Brown]

He's definitely got an Iggy Pop thing going on there.  He looks almost as skinny as me,

I was looking through my Iggy Pop album sleeves when it hit me that Scott is paying homage to Iggy with those silver pants and classic Iggy moves.    

Seems like classic GN'R to me.

They'd have to be the most dangerous band in the world to live up to that.