so is John 5 the replacement

[nesquick]

The shows begin in 4 weeks. The rehearsals are aready well advanced. and there's absolutely nothing concrete.
It reminds me the Michael Angelo Batio rumour. Smells like...heum... bullshit.

[DeN]

he looks cool, and elegant.

well, where can we listen some of his stuff ?
i remember we already talked about that guy some months ago..so...
maybe he's the guy. is he from new york ?

[dave-gnfnr2k]

John-5.com

[axlrosegnr]

I doubt he will join, but I would like it. I've seen John twice, with Manson and Zombie, he's a hell of a good guitar player.

[DeN]

http://www.myspace.com/john5official

[Mr.Intensity]

Hey guys I got great news.........


We'll know for sure in 30 days.

[Neemo]

The shows begin in 4 weeks. The rehearsals are aready well advanced. and there's absolutely nothing concrete.
It reminds me the Michael Angelo Batio rumour. Smells like...heum... bullshit.

didn't Gilby learn all the gnr tunes in like 1 month? Professional musicians just do wht they gotta. I have no doubts that a gifted guitarist could learn everything he needed to in a month

now not saying the rumor is true but it is possible, and nesquick why are you against this style of playing so much?....Slash can shred when he wants to dude (NR outro)

Hey guys I got great news.........


We'll know for sure in 30 days.

For once i agree with you Mr.I 

....the clock is ticking brothers and sisters....ticking down to armageddon

[DeN]

i just listened to "Sin" on myspace and he appears to be the perfect replacement for buckethead !

good choice, if it's confirmed.

[Brody]

Yea i think he wouldnt be a bad choice.. but hes by far the scarriest

[Mobenrad]

i just listened to "Sin" on myspace and he appears to be the perfect replacement for buckethead !

good choice, if it's confirmed.

That's nothing compared to the songs on his actual site.

[nesquick]

He is a brillant guitar player, BUT:

- I prefer 2 guitar players at 100% than 3 guitar players at 75%. Quality and Chemistry over quantity.
- Definitely very disrespectfull toward Richard and Robin if it happens (but I'm pretty sure it won't).
- Another reason to get bad press in the media: "The GNR casting Machine continues", "GNR members come and go like socks", "GNR = pop Idol, pick your phone and vote for the next guitar player!", "GNR: the biggest job office in the music business", "you are a guitar player? you search for a job? contact Axl Rose". It would be very easy to mock GNR once again... this is so predictable.
- Don't you think it's time to see a band? Personately, I think it is time.

One word: Stability. That's the best way to succeed. The double RF are talented enough. Let them shine

[sic.]

- Definitely very disrespectfull toward Richard and Robin if it happens (but I'm pretty sure it won't).

Why would it be disrespectful to recruit a new guitarist to fill in on a resigned one? It would merely enable Finck and Fortus to focus on their own guitar parts. Admit it, you only have a problem with John 5 not being Richard Fortus' long-lost brother.

- Another reason to get bad press in the media: "The GNR casting Machine continues", "GNR members come and go like socks", "GNR = pop Idol, pick your phone and vote for the next guitar player!", "GNR: the biggest job office in the music business", "you are a guitar player? you search for a job? contact Axl Rose". It would be very easy to mock GNR once again...

If people want to mock Axl, there are plenty of other excuses. Start by mentioning the studio bill and the constant delays, move on to the cancelled '02 tour and the riots... I kind of doubt these people would tear into a new guitar player when there's Axl to throw rocks at. Oh, you forgot: "Robin "Goth" Finck gets company in form of another night owl! GNR should be renamed to Nine Inch Barrels!"

[dave-gnfnr2k]

I prefer 2 guitar players at 100% than 3 guitar players at 75%. Quality and Chemistry over quantity.
- Definitely very disrespectfull toward Richard and Robin if it happens (but I'm pretty sure it won't).
- Another reason to get bad press in the media: "The GNR casting Machine continues", "GNR members come and go like socks", "GNR = pop Idol, pick your phone and vote for the next guitar player!", "GNR: the biggest job office in the music business", "you are a guitar player? you search for a job? contact Axl Rose". It would be very easy to mock GNR once again... this is so predictable.
- Don't you think it's time to see a band? Personately, I think it is time.

One word: Stability. That's the best way to succeed. The double RF are talented enough. Let them shine

NIN has a rotating live band so does rob zombie. It wont matter. It didnt happen when BH joined with brain, so who cares.

[badapple81]

Yea i think he wouldnt be a bad choice.. but hes by far the scarriest

That's for sure! And it's not easy to win that accolade in GN'R! 

[gnrrock]

I hear he is pretty good, but the dude looks pretty funny. ?I saw one of his cd covers. ?My friend actually hung it up at a skate shop he worked at and wrote something funny in caption for the boss

[Bartlet]

He has also performed with salt n pepper, wilson phillips, the go gos and K.D. Lang. He has quite a repertoire atr his disposal. He's probably easily up to the task. No idea if I believe this though. Somewhere on here I read that someone believes that the new guitarist is disguising themself as buckethead at the rehearsals. Not impossible. But one of those things that we'll probably never know. ?

[KIKO2K6]

John5 wear ?mask ?, its that a pre order to be the new leader guittarist for GNR ??!

[nesquick]

Honnestly, he is an awesome player. But I'm attached to the concept of "beeing a band".

[ARC]

John 5 is a freakin genius. He would be a great choice presuming Slash is not an option.

[Neemo]

Honnestly, he is an awesome player. But I'm attached to the concept of "beeing a band".

what a crock... what about Richard breaking that "chemistry" of Paul and Robin from 1997-2001, how come you aren't pissed about that?

Summer 2002 - Paul Tobias is replaced by Richard Fortus.

August, 2002 - The band plays shows in Asia and Europe.

Note the 1 month period where richard learns all the stuff he needs to

and how can this be a band when Tommy is playing solo shit and SA gigs everywhere and Dizzy touring USA with Hookers n Blow and Richard in Europe with nina and Pittman doing Zaum stuff and Brain doing drum clinics and Robin doing whatever he does and Axl living in NY while the band rehearses in LA. I mean come on...this is hardly a "tight" band.

they are a bunch of hired hands. that is it, a backing band for Axl.

so again why the hate for these kinds of players?