sp1at Q&A with Richard (comments on guitarist situation and CD)

[ppbebe]

don't forget that led zeppelin (for exemple) ......... no keyboard...

Your point aside, Which Led Zeppelin are you talking about? 

[*Izzy*]

John Paul Jones played the keyboards

  Izzy 

[nesquick]

jimy page was the only guitar player and I don't remmber they had keyboard onstage(was john paul onstage or was he just a session studio keyboardist?). I speak about their live shows because obviously in studio you can do what you want, double the guitar parts, add keyboards etc..

[*Izzy*]

John Paul Jones was the bassist, I belive they used keyboards onstage aswell

  Izzy?

[nesquick]

hey izzy, i know you are a guitarist, did you hear my friend's guitar demos on the "bad obsession"? give me your opinion?
To come back to the topic, VR have 2 guitars and no keyboards and they sound incredibly loud onstage. 2 guitars are really fine.

[AdZ]

Yeah JPJ played organ on stuff like Stairway to Heaven and bass on other things.

[*Izzy*]

hey izzy, i know you are a guitarist, did you hear my friend's guitar demos on the "bad obsession"? give me your opinion?
To come back to the topic, VR have 2 guitars and no keyboards and they sound incredibly loud onstage. 2 guitars are really fine.

Ok, I'll check them out

  Izzy 

[mikegiuliana]

maybe they are leaving the door open for a possible return from Buckethead.?

IT WONT FUCKEN HAPPEN dude!!!!!

I'd be happy if guitar duties were left for Richard n' Robin!!!!

you really hate buckethead..

Na ? ? i really like him, but people with a BH pic on there profile are obviously a fan of him, prob even more then GNR, BUCKETHEAD IS GONE PEOPLES!!

He's suckin' farts from record labels!!

I just picked a gallery av I have no albums by him and i don't listen to him on a regular basis, I only saw his talents while playing with axl's crew.. I saw them live he was quite good.. I am not in anyway more a bh fan then gnr fan you must be crazy I used any old pic so I didn't just have to find my username

[madagas]

Led Zep had keyboards on a ton of songs and JPJ played them onstage and in the studio. Geez, you guys really need to listen to some other bands and really need to brush up on your rock history. Of course, sometimes I forget I'm talking to kids in their teens! ps how is this a rumor? It is a direct quote from one of the band members. The current status and official line is there are only two guitar players in the band-that is a fact-not rumor. 

[*Izzy*]

You've been to a Zeppelin concert you must be 50

  Izzy 

[Wooody]

He said, "At the moment Robin Finck and I are the only guitarists in the band. We switch off between lead and rhythm".

Does this mean they are actually recording/playing/getting together and doing stuff nowadays ? as in today...?  that's a bit positive considering how I thought Axl was alone in the basement playing Halo while the other bandmembers are playing solo gigs.

[BaDoBsEsSiOn418]

oh ok, nevermind.  i thought you were talking about gn'r guitarists in general. 

[Izzy]

If John 5 joined I wouldn't buy CD, he's a weird motherfucker?

And Axl isn't?

GNR need a new guitarist - what they have isn't enough by any stretch of the imagination

[*Izzy*]

GNR need a new guitarist - what they have isn't enough by any stretch of the imagination

I think three is a crowd, but I'll buy CD even if Satan himself plays on it

  Izzy?

[Neemo]

GNR need a new guitarist - what they have isn't enough by any stretch of the imagination

I think three is a crowd, but I'll buy CD even if Satan himself plays on it

  Izzy?

If Bucket's parts stay on the CD they will need someone who can play the solos.

Axl has developed this "huge" sound for CD that requires 3 guitarists. you know, much like Collective Soul  (I'm KIDDING)

[conny]

IMO, the band needs 3 kinds of guitarists:

1.) A rock n' roll doublestop/lick rhythm player like Izzy or Gilby used to do in GN'R. Fortus can do that, but he lacks charisma.

2.) A blues / Hendrix-influenced lead guitarist like Slash was/is. Finck goes a bit in that direction with his emotion over technique style, so it's gonna be intresting to hear how much he improved since the last tour.

3.) A cold shredder. Buckethead? Michael Angelo Batio?

[ppbebe]

I'd love to see Satan play a guitar.....must be a killer.

A return Bucket would be even better. If not I'd rather they'll find a rising new talent.

[Neemo]

I'd love to see Satan play a guitar.....must be a killer.

A return Bucket would be even better. If not I'd rather they'll find a rising new talent.

He plays pretty good fiddle on "the Devil Went Down to Georgia" song by The Charlie Daniels Band but that Johnny is way better

That tune is killer. I love it.

[Falcon]

A question to whomever, why are most obsessed with the notion GNR has to employ a shredder?  Only to replicate BH parts (if they stay on the record) I suppose is the logical explanation..

That being understood, does anyone really believe BH's parts will stay on the record?  Given Axl's tendency to hold grudges and cut off those who aren't on board 100% with his vision, I see little possibility of Axl affording the slightest chance of the possible career advancement an appearance on CD would bring BH...

[Neemo]

A question to whomever, why are most obsessed with the notion GNR has to employ a shredder?? Only to replicate BH parts (if they stay on the record) I suppose is the logical explanation..

That is my reason

That being understood, does anyone really believe BH's parts will stay on the record?  Given Axl's tendency to hold grudges and cut off those who aren't on board 100% with his vision, I see little possibility of Axl affording the slightest chance of the possible career advancement an appearance on CD would bring BH...

But the only word we have is Tommy saying that Bucket's parts were going to remain. If we can believe Tommy is another story