Could Axl write an album by himself?

[Sino-lieS]

Is that true about Billy Corgan!?!
I think I remember reading that he was the mastermind behind it. He was like Axl or Trent in that he locked himself away and wrote and recorded non-stop. I love the Smashing Pumpkins!
James Iha, Darcy and Chamberlain had little duties in the recordings and writings? WOW!

[Gunner80]

Ingwie Malmsteen.
(most boring guitar player ever, and he is an awesome technical player).

Yngwie is awesome and because of "Rising Force" deserves a spot among the best guitarplayers ever, both in a technical and musical fashion. Maybe after that he never achieved this brilliance ever again, but hey the same thing can be said for the things all (ex)members of the original GNR are doing nowadays.

Before you call him boring make sure you spell his name right.

-PEACE-

OFF TOPIC:Isn't he the guy Pantera were making fun of on one of they're home video's?

[ppbebe]

Off topic, Precisely speaking, I doubt anyone can make an album(for sale) single-handedly. It involves many other people and relies on the technology accumulation.

Billy corgan did it with SP, Trent with NIN and Dave Grohel on the first foo album.

For example, there's been so many people?s contributions to the computer technology today?s musicians benefit from.
My point is music is, in a wide sense, a social animal. It is attributed to the society and to contribute to the society.
Anyway, off topic.

[mikegiuliana]

I don't think he.s a dave grohl type in instrument talents, but everyone needs help to making an album, anyways axl takes years and years to do things so I have no doubt he could write the lyrics to the songs.. He's definetly a good song writer

[jabba2]

Well according to Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin says Axl only has 3 good songs. Of course this quote was from 99/00. I think Axl is somewhat of a legend when it comes to ballads, but that isnt what a rock band should be always about imo. They need to rock!! 

[dave-gnfnr2k]

Is that true about Billy Corgan!?!
I think I remember reading that he was the mastermind behind it. He was like Axl or Trent in that he locked himself away and wrote and recorded non-stop. I love the Smashing Pumpkins!
James Iha, Darcy and Chamberlain had little duties in the recordings and writings? WOW!

I am 99% sure for gish and siemese dream corgan wrote everything and played everything on those albums.

[Stupid Head]

Why would anyone expect Axl to do an album entirely by himself??

I wouldn?t. I always prefer Band efforts to solos.
Perhaps it's because I enjoy the outcome of interactions between different individuals.
I may find listening to music to judge and compare each players "talent" very entertaining when the music is dull.

Off topic, Precisely speaking, I doubt anyone can make an album(for sale) single-handedly. It involves many other people and relies on the technology accumulation.

Billy corgan did it with SP, Trent with NIN and Dave Grohel on the first foo album.

So does Lenny Kravitz

[Music For Life]

he may be able to write one but we all know he cant release one by himself

[SADIS]

They are good, but not breathtaking musically on their own (imagine listening to a strictly piano version of Estranged or NR, minus guitar and vocals.... probably not too exceptional).

I'm wondering what everyone else thinks about this.

You've probably never listened to the acoustic demo of NR because its stunning. It's one of the best songs ever, that way. So the song itself is brilliant. It's not the solo's making it brilliant. The acoustic version of NR is my fave acoustic song ever. It's up there with OIAM.

Just check it out, it's only strumming chords but its brilliant...

[Johnnyblood]

They are good, but not breathtaking musically on their own (imagine listening to a strictly piano version of Estranged or NR, minus guitar and vocals.... probably not too exceptional).

I'm wondering what everyone else thinks about this.

You've probably never listened to the acoustic demo of NR because its stunning. It's one of the best songs ever, that way. So the song itself is brilliant. It's not the solo's making it brilliant. The acoustic version of NR is my fave acoustic song ever. It's up there with OIAM.

Just check it out, it's only strumming chords but its brilliant...

I've heard at least two demo versions of NR, including acoustic piano and guitar. My favorite is the guitar version, which of course is not Axl's playing. As for the piano version, it's pretty, but it wouldn't stand out to me if I wasn't a huge GNR fan. The music itself isn't remarkable to me. You think it is, I think it isn't. But that's beside the point. What I'm getting at is the idea of Axl as a musical composer prolific enough to sustain an entire album. Axl is seen as this genius guru behind the new band, and yet it's not clear to me that he's even capable of writing an album's worth of great songs. My reason being, there's not a single song he's written that wasn't hugely enhanced by his bandmates. I mean, he gets compared to Lennon, McCartney, Cobain, Brian Wilson.... but these guys write complete musical pieces. They don't just write a piece of a melody and have other musicians complete it.

[SON OF A PREACHER]

Lennon, McCartney, Cobain, Brian Wilson.

spot the odd one

I guess this thread was born out of the Duff thread that says he didnt write a thing on the old GNR.
I guess it was pretty clear that he can write a song but needs the help of a backing band to make it the way he wants to.