Will Velvet Revolver Survive Chinese Democracy?

[mikegiuliana]

Will Velvet Revolver Survive Chinese Democracy?

if scott weilands still in the band...? not a fucking chance, bra.

Where does that logic stem from...

Will new gnr survive without ten afd songs plus baz n izzy

[GnR-NOW]

Im starting to think whoever gets their album out first will have a better chance of surviving the other.  Right now GNR is hot with new songs and touring, but if they don't produce an album out of this is opportunity, that could be it.  VR was hot after their first album, so if they can repeat that success, they could survive no problem.

[MarioGunner]

I?m glad to read that most people think that VR is just a different band, and that actually, they creative stuff has overcome Axl?s long awaited CD. I also think Axl will sell a lot but not because it will be a ground breaking album, but because of the anticipation of it, that being said, I hope they both have great sell, i?ll buy them both actually!!!   

[GnR-NOW]

Im leaning toward buying them both too, if they ever come out.

[the dirt]

Right now GNR is hot with new songs and touring,

What? OMG? yeah...

[Dead Flower]

VR would not only survive, but indeed thrive.

But it's really just a hypothetical question, considering Axl's album still doesn't look any closer to seeing the light of day.

[tyler durden]

the question is: will GnR survive chenese democracy?

[Jim Bob]

VR will just keep releasing boring music while GNR releases masterpieces 

[Origen]

VR will just keep releasing boring music while GNR releases masterpieces?

When people like you say that it's so ironic, since this lineup of GnR havn't even released an album yet, and the only GnR albums you can listen to is the ones that members of VR wrote and created.

[Falcon]

VR will just keep releasing boring music while GNR releases masterpieces?

With gems like the above this is quickly becoming the typical GNR/VR thread.

Return to topic please.

[PhillyRiot]

Haha good call Falcon!


If CD is ever released I don't think it will bury VR.  VR has too much talent not to have an excellent follow up to Contraband.  It would be cool if VR and GNR both have singles out and getting radio time.  All of the sudden there are two legit rock bands in the forefront.  I think it would be pretty cool.

[Mikkamakka]

Haha good call Falcon!


If CD is ever released I don't think it will bury VR.? VR has too much talent not to have an excellent follow up to Contraband.? It would be cool if VR and GNR both have singles out and getting radio time.? All of the sudden there are two legit rock bands in the forefront.? I think it would be pretty cool.

Amen to that! 

[GnR-NOW]

I think if VR and GNR release their albums within a close time frame, GNR in "fall, late fall ... definitely this year" and VR in the spring, that rock music would thrive big time and the biggest winner would be the fans, having the two dominate bands evolve from the original GNR.

[Communist China]

STP was a pretty big band. That's a market that will not be affected by CD at all. And a lot of GN'R fans will buy both CDs. Couple that with a tour and one or two catchy singles, and VR will continue to thrive without impact from the efforts of Guns N' Roses.

[RichardNixon]

If CD is a huge hit and VR's next album does only as good as "Contraband," it may cause stress on the band, but who knows.

[Bridge]

Velvet Revolver is comprised of some very accomplished musicians in their forties who have enjoyed tremendous success.  They've established a respectable track record as a unit thus far.  They also have wives and families at home.  I highly doubt that particular group of musicians is going to be intimidated by any degree of success Axl has.  They'll be like, "Hey, he sold 20 million, great for him.  Oh well, we're happy with our music, we've got wives/kids to go home and be happy with, so what of it?"  I include the family reference because once you have wife/kids, life suddenly takes a different turn and you stop measuring everything by material success.  And since VR has enjoyed so much material success anyway (their pasts and their current unit), that adds to even less reason why they should give a damn about what Axl is doing.

The only people competing are the fans here on this board.? The bands aren't rooting against eachother.

You are 100% correct, and that has always been the case.  I would wager that 90% of all the "bad blood" between Axl and his former bandmates it is pure bullshit concocted by the fans.  I remember Slash giving an interview saying he hadn't even spoken to Axl in 10 years, and that all the "anger" between them was just media hype.  Because how do you have ongoing anger towards someone you haven't seen in 10 years?  But Slash should've added that the bad blood was media and FAN hype as well.

Same thing for the GNR breakup.  The reality is that only the band members know why the band broke up.  As far as the fans go, well whoever's side you take (Axl's, Slash's, Steven's, etc), you don't know all the facts behind it.  All these "reasons" and "stories" why the band broke up are just biased, largely uniformed opinions from the fans based on who they like better.

[bart123]

haha this is the funnyest thread i ever read.it shud be more like will gnr release chinease democracy cos at this stage it doesnt look lik it.and libertad is full of killer and very fun material.weve heard a few new gnr tunes and a few of dem ar gud.nothing to write home bout!!certainly not up to the standard of november rain estraned and coma.the guitar work on the new gnr material is generic to say the least.

[Jizzo]

whats chinese democracy, is it some radical chinese movement?

[GNRFan333]

will velvet revolver survive Chinese Democracy? one word......... no

 

[D]

Will Velvet Revolver survive?

Probably not

Will it be because of Chinese Democracy........ NO