GN'R mention on Talkingmetal.com

[CAFC Nick]

Maybe Richard or Robin can shred?

[Origen]

Maybe Richard or Robin can shred?

I think to shred some of his parts you would need to be a virtuoso guitarist, and neither of them are.

[conny]

And when someone said that BH does the PC outro solo way better: listen to the one on AFD - if you can play that fast i'll buy you any guitar you want!

Well I can play three times as fast, and I tell you Perry and Slash are guitarists for the masses, and shredders like Buckethead and Batio are guitar players for...well, guitar players? I don't know, but their playing requires a lot more attention from the listener than a Joe Perry blues solo does. You can only FULLY get and appreciate that shit if you are DEEP INTO MUSIC, and the same can be said about the better half of the GN'R catalogue. So in MIXING blues based guitar playing with a shredder, Axl revealed yet another part of his musical genius open to those able to fuckin' realise. Listen to Buckethead playing "Nightrain" on the last tour, preferably in the London (Canada) concert. If you can play that at all, I'll buy you a guitar solo.

[Steel_Angel]

This guy is GOOD
http://angelo.com/speed_lives_mab.wmv

[Continental Drift]

Guys like Batio will drive blues-based rock guitar purists nuts.... but how many of those people are actually in the crowd at a rock concert in 2006 anyway!? I think most people, myself included, when they go to a concert want to see a guitarist deliver a jaw dropping performance with the guitar that will leave you stunned for a good week or so... no matter if it's traditional hard rock, shredding or whatever... Batio has that capability. Plus, he'll bring a much needed "WOW" factor to the band- that Robin and Richard (as great as they are) just won't provide.

Everytime I've ever been to a GN'R concert- I find that I am transfixed by Axl and whoever the virtuoso lead guitarist is (Slash, Buckethead)... Batio would keep that tradition going.... I refuse to get excited about it though... he probably pissed Axl off by talking about it for all we know.

[jizz dizz]

OK, so if we don't like shredders we're ignorant.? I don't think it's fair to say that Slash, Page, Perry, etc are not as good as the shredders because more people like them.

no dumbass, ur ignorant if u lump all "shredders" into this category of speed-machines with a one-track mind.  Being ignorant means that u try to make statements about something without really being educated on a subject.  Great, a guitarist can play fast, but that doesn't mean that hes not capable of incredible melodies aswell.  And i didnt say that slash, page, and perry arent as good as "shredders".  I love all three of them and slash and page are in my top 5 guitarist list.  Please don't put words in my mouth asshole.  Just because some1 has put in the countless hours of becoming a virtuoso does not mean that they've lost all feeling.  Look at every great classical musician, they're all virtuosos and they have incredible feeling in their music.  Please buy the "Population Override" album before u make anymore stupid comments (this is not entirely directed at u GeorgeSteele).  It's like people judge Buckethead poorly, because he is good at his instrument lol.  And dont write back "no we judge him because all he does is shred his ass off" BECAUSE THAT'S NOT FUCKING TRUE!!!! goddamnit download "Super Human".  fucking idiots  Oh and also is BUckethead a wigger for writing a tribute song to some guy who died, that happened to be a rapper, that makes sense.  A guy who wears a goddamn bucket and kabuki mask, whos obsessed with robotts and video games and anime and toys and this other weird shit is really a wigger.  [sarcasm mode off] 

[Loaded NightraiN]

This guy is GOOD
http://angelo.com/speed_lives_mab.wmv

Wow I'd take that in GNR any day.. If anyone can say Buckethead's Old Mcdonald solo is better that that, they'd need help

[Wooody]

he is one ugly mofo, wtf is that mop on his head ?

[SWINGTRADER]

shredding guitar has never impressed me.  music is about feeling not speed .   If music was about speed  than the guy that talked fast in the Micromachines commercials would have been the best singer ever. For me Buckethead and Angelo are no different than a circus act ( juggler) .   I will always hate it.   Slash , paige, May,  Perry  etc  rule !

[Millions]

"It's like trying to replace your wife by becoming an homo while you are not."

Nice one, nesquick - thats the funniest thing I've seen on this board in ages!

[kupirock]

This guy is GOOD
http://angelo.com/speed_lives_mab.wmv

This guy is OLD, maybe 70?

[Steel_Angel]

he is one ugly mofo, wtf is that mop on his head ?

Oh so you like pretty guitar players?