How important was Buckethead to the future and new sound of GNR??

[GNFNR_UK]

I say very.
When Bucket left I read a few people on the board saying 'oh well GNR didn't need 3 guitarists anyway', maybe that is the case, however I believe they needed Bucket. Had they lost Fortus or Finck then maybe the loss wouldn't be as great.
Anyone who is a fan of Bucketheads solo work knows he has his own uniue sound, one that I would imagine is very hard to replicate, I mean the guy can make sounds from a guitar I didn't know possible.The other night I was watching his solo from the Albany performance with some of my friends and we were all in complete awe of how amazing it was and it got me thinking about how CD is gonna sound, then I remembered that Bucket aint with them no more and Axl will undoubtedly have his parts replaced and it saddened me. In short what i'm trying to say is Axl wants GNR's sound pushed forward and Bucket was the man to help him do this, without Bucket this might be hard to achive because players like him don't come around very often. Hre's hoping he comes back!

Your thoughts please...

[norway]

yup i miss bucket, luckily his parts will stay on the album according to tommy

[Butch Français]

yeah I know what you're talking about, and I agree with you 100%.

[GNFNR_UK]

yup i miss bucket, luckily his parts will stay on the album according to tommy

I know Tommy said that but do you really believe Axl will keep Bucket on 'his' album? As much as I wish he would I can't see it happening.
Knowing how Axl is with grudges (And the little jabs at Buckethead in the press release) I don't think he's gonna want a guy who left his band on an album that is so important to him. The last thing he wants is for Buckethead to gain even MORE recognition from a new GNR release, I mean he already thinks Bucket used his position in GNR to gain more fans. I wish Axl would leave it how it is, at a guess I would say it was ready before Buckethead left but Axl's probably having someone re-do his parts as we speak, hence making us wait longer 

[norway]

I know Tommy said that but do you really believe Axl will keep Bucket on 'his' album?

off course, brian may is there too

[GNFNR_UK]

I know Tommy said that but do you really believe Axl will keep Bucket on 'his' album?

off course, brian may is there too

Yeah I know but Axl doesn't have any grudge with Brian May, I think he has with Buckethead.
Not trying to be negative, just realistic.

[norway]

Yeah I know but Axl doesn't have any grudge with Brian May, I think he has with Buckethead.
Not trying to be negative, just realistic.

guess you are,? 
axl said he is disapointed but remained open 4 discussions in his letter...

so imo realisticly there's not such a big deal, and buckethead is just amazing and in the name of music i am positve that axl won't remove bucketheads parts and tommy's right,
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-even though tommy has spoken that harshest words against buckethead...

[SodatopsPhalen]

i hope he stays on the album..if that puppy ever comes out..Buckethead bots dont really even anticipate the album with him on it cause its non release is such a joke

[Scabbie]

Well last week I listened to the Big Eyeball in the Sky, and its difficult not to be impressed by Buckethead's guitaring.

Assuming he has spent three years in a chicken coop at the Village Studios then I would say he was a fairly important to the future sound of GNR.

Personally I don't think they will miss out BH's parts, but they may try to reduce some of his influence by using other earlier recordings (such as Brian May mentioned above) and mixing it up a bit.

The questions is, If they don't have a new guitarist, and BH's contribution is a major part of the album's success, what are they gonna do then?

[Sakib]

buckethead was mint guitarist. he also made me laff a lot cuz he introduced himself by playing a little solo and it he played old mcdonalds had a farm and he played it so well it was hilarious and then the star wars theme tune for a very short bit (when they show the evil ppl e.g. darth vader etc.) u no the thun thun thun THUN THU THUN-THUN0THU-THUN!

n e way, he's bloody brilliant but lets hope that finck and fortus can pull it off. surely, they dont have t have 3 guitarists.

[Genesis]

Very very important. IMO he's the one to replace Slash in GN'R.

[WARose]

i heard somewhere that axl is still paying bucket, so maybe he decided or will decide to come back to gnr what i really hope. his guitaring is unbelievable. i think the live shows will be a lot better when bucket was back in the band. if not i will miss the paradise city solo for sure.

[GNROSAS]

Definately Buckethead For me was the most interesting part in the new band. I just love his playing and his personna. I bellieve that he was the right choice to replace Slash cause he was exactly the opposite of Slash. When i listen to robin in my mind Slash appears. Slash is very unique and to one extend irreplacable in his blues style guitar. Now Buckethead was the opposite and he is unique and irreplacable on his own right. Oi has the prefect choice for this new band imo.

I wish when the album comes out he will come back to play his guitar parts live...

[ppbebe]

Yep. Buckethead is unique in persona n playing beyond comparison.

The questions is, If they don't have a new guitarist, and BH's contribution is a major part of the album's success, what are they gonna do then?

If they ask, BH may not say no after the release.

On the other hand, if they have a new smashing guitarist, even more original than BH (is it possible?), we won?t hear BH on the album.

[makemyday]

Well I also think that it was really important. When I'm listening his solo albums I always think this combine with Axl's songwriting would kick ass. When he left I felt like that everything's lost. Looks like from eight people, the one who wore a mask and a bucket was the only sane...

[dave-gnfnr2k]

As long as BHs parts say on the album Ill be happy, I couldnt care less if he doesnt tour with them. The album is the thing we will have to listen to forever not one live show that we go to.  Its like the people that hate how the new band plays the songs, they still have AFD, lies and UYIs to listen to the orginal way they were played.

[nesquick]

How can someone be exited to see a weird guy with a scary white mask and a bucket on his head? How can someone be exited to see a cold cold guy shredding without any emotion? If you think that's the way Rock n' Roll should be played, ok it's your choice but for me Buckethead is the exact opposite of Rock n' Roll.

I think the new band is MUCH better without him: tigher and more cohesive.

[Slipdisc]

How can somebody be so close-minded...

-PEACE-

[younggunner]

I want Bucket back in the worst way. If his parts stay on the album I cant complain but I look at it as him being in the band. He added a whole nother dimension for GNR. I could give 2 fucks if some Slash fanatics hate him. The guy is an amazing, EXPLOSIVE player with a cool image. I couldnt wait to see him in the videos and stuff. Dammmmm....

Bucket is great and hopefully he will come back when he sees Axl is serious about releasing the album.

[nesquick]

How can somebody be so close-minded...

-PEACE-

It's not the question. that guy doesn't fit in Guns N' Roses and that's all.  I never said he was bad, he is very talented but shredding is not what I think GN'R is about... Buckethead seemed appart of the band, and really was and still is and forever will be. Don't forget Fortus + Finck made 75% of the job, most of the time BH did nothing onstage, he was just standing for shredding during 45 sec or 1 mn on 5, 6, or 7 minutes songs and that's it. look at your video bootlegs...