Do you think Slash misses playing some of his classic GNR solos live?

[COMAMOTIVE]

Just a thought. 

Seeing as how there's no chance that VR will ever bust out November Rain, Don't Cry, Sweet Child, etc. , I wonder if it ever crosses Slash's brain that he won't be playing some of his best work before a live audience anytime soon.

He never really like playing NR live anyway, but how do you just bury one some of your greatest solos & riffs in front of thousands of people after playing them your whole career.

I don't know, probably a stupid thought, but considering people start threads on Axl's fucking hair and what types of clothing he sports, at least this is music related. 

The fact that Robyne Finck has played the SCOM riff something like 150 times live over the last year and Slash to my knowledge has not done it once, seems a little fucked.

Or maybe he just does'nt give a shit either.

[doooodickiebr]

strange thought...but people who go see vr got to see that band...not gnr.  if you want to see scom played live, go to a gnr gig, not a vr concert.

[COMAMOTIVE]

strange thought...but people who go see vr got to see that band...not gnr.? if you want to see scom played live, go to a gnr gig, not a vr concert.

Whoa, you have completely mis-understood the nature of the post

It has nothing to do with me or any other fan. ( of either band )

It has to do with a great guitarist who has laid down some of the most classic stuff in rock history, but is now in the position of not being able to play it live.

That's all -

[RageNirvanaNIN]

I remember talking bout this earlier , I can imagine slash walking around the house like a kid bout to whack off hahaha closing all the doors double checking to make sure everyone is gone , than he plugs in a riff's out all the old gnr classic hahahaa.

[stolat]

I was under the impression that Slash signed over all his playing rights to Axl when they split.

[RageNirvanaNIN]

I was under the impression that Slash signed over all his playing rights to Axl when they split.

Are you being sarcastic?

[stolat]

No, that's what the deal was.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Ever seen a VR setlist?

Enough said.

[stolat]

Yeh, looks like he didn't honour the deal.

[RageNirvanaNIN]

No, that's what the deal was.

Im almost certain you can't sign over PLAYING rights. I play GNR all the time , I have no contract with Axl. They may have signed over other rights such as how much they earn from the cd's and such , but bottom line is Slash can play whatever he wants!

[stolat]

Perhaps, but how much money has VR made out of playing GNR covers.

[RageNirvanaNIN]

Perhaps, but how much money has VR made out of playing GNR covers.

Not that much , I mean these guys made the songs it's their right to play it any where they want.

[stolat]

Not if you've signed over the rights.

[RageNirvanaNIN]

Not if you've signed over the rights.

Their isn't playing rights that would make NO sense at all. So you're telling me I can play any GNR song with my band live , but Slash can't even though he made them? I doubt that , they didn't sign over playing rights. There is no such thing as playing rights lol

[stolat]

I think Slash may be alittle better known than your band.

Big picture wise, this whole thing is a part of the ugly breakup saga. Another stab in the back....

[Naupis]

Slash owns part of the back catalog for christ sake, he can play the songs whenever he wants. The only thing those guys signed over was the name of the band, allowing Axl to perpetuate it and release albums under it.

Any artist can cover any song they want live. You think Carrie Underwood called Axl to ask him if she could play Patience and SCOM at her concerts? The idea of signing over your playing rights is absurd and has never happened in the history of music.

Roger Waters had a whole tour recently devoted to playing the entire Dark SIde of the Mood album every night. Like Slash, he also does not own the band name and had a nasty divorce from Floyd, yet he can play every Floyd song every night if he wants because that is how the system works.

[stolat]

In this case you have to consider the terms that were set when the band broke up, then you also have to consider the bitchy comments by Weiland. It's pretty insulting that he is doing covers of songs that he has nothing to do with. Under these cricumstances the whole thing is wriong, wrong, wrong! Slash also knew that Axl didn't want to go through the whole suing bizzo....

[Naupis]

It's pretty insulting that he is doing covers of songs that he has nothing to do with.

You could say that about 85% of the GNR line-up at this point and yet there is no outrage on your part. I find that unsettling considering they are no different than Weiland in terms of covering material written by another musician. I think Duff one time recently made some kind of comment about how can you cover a song you wrote. Playing the GNR songs live are fair game to anybody who had any part in writing them. Leaving the band does not the fact that your name is still in the liner note of every Guns album ever.

[stolat]

Axl can do them, he owns the rights to them. Duff is just trying to justify his actions. Weiland, well, I'm not going to waste my breathe........

[Naupis]

Axl can do them, he owns the rights to them.

No he does not. I think the Axl/Slash/Duff partnership does. In fact I remember last year reading Axl sold off his interest in the back catalog and future catalog for like 20 million dollars in terms of licensing Gnr songs for commercial purposes.

Axl owns the band name and has the Guns recording contract to live off of, but he does not soley own those songs. It is a common occurance to own a band name but not own 100% of all your own songs.

Slash and Duff left GNR the band, but they didn't leave the partnership which owns the songs. Those are 2 separate entities.