Leno Review Thread

[younggunner]

I was only replying to an uninformed post with facts to back it up.
VR is obviously far from "fading"....

fair enough...

[chineseilusions]

Pretty cool.Is itjust me or does scott try to be like axl?

[Smoking Guns]

The way they played it at the Weenie Roast is the way they should always play that song.  It was awesome.

http://www.belowempty.com/vr/downloads.php

[Falcon]

Pretty cool.Is itjust me or does scott try to be like axl?

It's just you..

[vicarious existence]

Slash with the Top Hat just looks so bad ass.

No doubt, he should wear that more often along with his sweet leather jacket with the patches on it.

[Smoking Guns]

he actually kind of reminds me of Ian Asthbury (sp)(Cult) sometimes.  Like the Weiland is just dying to sing the "yeah's" from She Sells Sacatuary during Slither live.

[Falcon]

he actually kind of reminds me of Ian Asthbury (sp)(Cult) sometimes.  Like the Weiland is just dying to sing the "yeah's" from She Sells Sacatuary during Slither live.

The Cult being my favorite band, I've refrained from the Astbury/Weiland comparisons but have seen some similarities.  Ian was actually picked over Weiland and a few others to front the 21st Century Doors..

[Top-Hatted One]

that was the most energetic performance I've ever seen from Scott....which is problably why he was out of breathe and forcing his voice

[Top-Hatted One]

I think you are a bit confused.......that was the most energetic I've ever seen Scott which is problably why he was out of breathe and his voice sucked. But the energy was unbelievable...except for the crowd in which half of them were over 40 lol. They did give them a really loud applause at the end though.

[Top-Hatted One]

the performance was a lot more energitic than the Letterman one...but the sound was better on letterman. I've watched it over and over on video and on my computer. Trust me there was energy lol

[Booker Floyd]

I guess Im missing something, because it was clear to me that Weiland had about twice the energy here than Letterman.  The singing wasnt as good, but he was easily more into this performance.  Throwing the mic stand aside was a cool touch.  And that might have been Slashs best live "Slither" solo yet.  Im disappointed they played "Slither" again - but it was a good performance.

The sound seemed a little off...Scotts vocals were pretty low, and he seemed fairly close to the mic.  

And Im certainly not surprised to see it picked apart by the usual suspects.

Is itjust me or does scott try to be like axl?

Yeah, I mean he dances and sings...what a rip-off!

Feel free to elaborate on your comment, because Im lost...(Scott wasnt even wearing the pilots hat).

[Top-Hatted One]

I think it's really dumb when someone criticizes a singer for sounding awful....there's so much that can influence how you are going to sound. like getting over excited and running out of breathe or rehearsing a song 6 times then by the time they perform it their voice is shot. People who criticize that just don't understand..they think there's only one right way to do it and that is exactly like it is on the album but its just not the case.

[Bill 213]

Why the hell did you have to make 3 seperate posts?  Learn the damned Modify button and what it does.

[Top-Hatted One]

Don't worry about it

[Top-Hatted One]

Billy

[darkmonth]

I just saw the VR performance on Leno.

First off why play SLither again?

That was the most flat performance Ive ever seen.  The way Weiland and the band performed was a friggen joke. Unless it was just the sound, the whole song sounded flat and boring. It sounded as if weiland and the band were just trying to get through their own song. There was no energy and it was dull.

It also seemed as if Weiland couldnt even sing. ANd he ruined the last verse with how he ended the song...What a complete joke that was. How can the #1 rock band play that badly and play the same damn song again? They should have played FTP. Why play the same thing we have been hearing for a few months now.

Im not even trying to be a prick about this, in my opinion it was such a bad performance. The letterman show was much better. HAd more energy to say the least.

You know someone is gonna say it...  MTV Awards... GnR.  All band's have the occassional off day.  Nuff said.

[Dave_Rose]

They should of played Fall To Pieces

[jarmo]

I guess Im missing something, because it was clear to me that Weiland had about twice the energy here than Letterman.  The singing wasnt as good, but he was easily more into this performance.  

Sounds like something that could describe this VMA performance I saw about two years ago which was bashed a lot because the singer didn't sound like he used to in 1987.  

And Im certainly not surprised to see it picked apart by the usual suspects.

Same back at you.

A few posters here will always think VR is cool even though they fuck up while some others will pick on even the smallest negative thing and post it.

I read on other places how they looked bored and Weiland sounded winded. That doesn't sound too good when you're talking about a TV apperance that lasted a few minutes. Wonder if people will be complaining about it two years from now?  




/jarmo

[Booker Floyd]

Sounds like something that could describe this VMA performance I saw about two years ago which was bashed a lot because the singer didn't sound like he used to in 1987.  

Do you really want to make this a VR/GNR/VMA thread?  

And how exactly could it describe it?  Im comparing two VR performances to each other and giving a very clear opinion - Scott sounded better on Letterman and was more energetic on Leno.  Now explain to me the GNR parallel (if thats the the direction youre insistent on going).

I read on other places how they looked bored and Weiland sounded winded. That doesn't sound too good when you're talking about a TV apperance that lasted a few minutes. Wonder if people will be complaining about it two years from now?  

Have you even seen the performance?  

I dont know where the bored thing comes from...Theres really no disputing that Weiland had considerably more energy on Leno than Letterman.  Slash tore through his solo almost flawlessly.  So the boredom/no energy thing is beyond me still.  If anybody can elaborate itd be appreciated.  

As for Weilands singing, it was okay.  Hardly bad.  

[jarmo]

Do you really want to make this a VR/GNR/VMA thread?  

No, but GN'R got a lot of shit because their VMA02 wasn't perfect.

See, these things happen to bands who don't dance to a tape and choose to perform live instead.

I hope the people bashing Axl's/GN'R's VMA02 performance would get that. Hey! it's ok, even VR isn't perfect all the time.

That's my point.

Have you even seen the performance?  

Not yet.

But, I did say "I read....."

So the boredom/no energy thing is beyond me still.  If anybody can elaborate itd be appreciated.  

It was mentioned by two people on a GN'R mailinglist that they looked bored, especially Duff.

"I love the VR album, but they sounded weak on Leno. They looked bored and
Weiland was winded."




/jarmo