Slash says Velvet Revolver singer search is 'still ongoing'

[FunkyMonkey]

^^ And from Slash...

VR is still looking for a lead vocalist & I'm busy in the studio getting this record together. Hopefully by the time I'm done with my record, Velvet Revolver will be announcing some new plans, if not before. R & F'n R! /,,/

Cheers!
Slash

[WTTJ_91]

I saw this over at the VR forum

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/duff-mckagan-restarts-loaded-says-u-s-economy-1003958810.story

Duff McKagan's rocking again with Loaded.

April 03, 2009 10:33 AM ET

Gary Graff, Detroit
Duff McKagan wants to be of service with more than his music these days.

The Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist, who's now back to fronting his other band, Duff McKagan's Loaded, is also busy these days writing a weekly financial column Duffnomics, for Playboy.com. He's qualified -- McKagan holds a finance degree from Seattle University -- and McKagan tells Billboard.com that he wants to take economics and finances "back to basics" to help his readers understand what's going on in this current state of crisis.

"If you're like me, you get kind of sick watching guys talk about market-to-market and aggregates and...'What the hell did you say to me?'," McKagan explains. "I actually know what they're saying, but I know that 99 percent of us don't. We're getting all this information, and people don't really understand what happened to our economy, why it failed, what the credit crunch actually meant, what predatory lending practices were."

McKagan -- who predicts that the U.S. economy "will recover" in time -- says he's using reader feedback to help him determine what to write about. "People ask me, 'Is now a good time to buy a house?' so, OK, I'll write about that. Or I'll get an email, 'Hey Duff, can you tell us about' this or that, then I'll write about those things. I just want to give people solid information so they can get some knowledge and get prepared for when this economy turns around."

But economics alone could make Duff a dull boy, so he's rocking again with Loaded, a group he formed in 1998 but put aside when Velvet Revolver launched. The group's "Sick," its first full album since "Dark Days" in 2001, comes out April 7, and McKagan says getting Loaded going again was a nice antidote to the rancor in Velvet Revolver that led to Scott Weiland's departure last year.

"We got together and these songs started coming, and we were having such a good time," McKagan says. "I was saving myself, really, and it worked. I didn't know if Loaded was going to be the thing to save me or not. I was just kind of swimming around, but this was so much fun, and ('Sick') is one of the most inspired records I've been a part of."

McKagan is taking Loaded on the road this spring, starting with a gig at the 98 Rock Fest on April 10 in Tampa, but he says Velvet Revolver's search for a singer is continuing in earnest as well.

"We will find a singer at some point," he predicts. "We just have to find the guy. There's bee a couple guys I thought were perfect, but everybody's got to be 100 percent into it. We have an albums worth of material -- great, big, huge songs. Zepplinesque. Once we find the guy that can complement those and take it to another level, that'll take off. But I can't give any sort of timeline at all."

Thought I'd share , Zepplinesque huh interesting. Hope the best for them, with the right singer behind ( in front ? ) of them they could have a solid band!

[CheapJon]

already posted, http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=56447.msg1176392#msg1176392

and yeah, zeppelin eh? wasn't libertad gonna be rolling stonesesque? certainly not getting my hopes jsut yet

[FunkyMonkey]

^^ and here: http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=53064.msg1176353#msg1176353 

We've gone from getting an announcement soon...to no timeline.

[jacdaniel]

We've gone from getting an announcement soon...to no timeline.

Sure looks that way!  ah well, id prefer them to take their time and find the right guy than go with someone for the sake of it.  Besides, they dont seem to be in the right frame of mind for VR right now.  Duff is really into loaded and Slash is into his solo album.  They'll be back eventually im sure.  I wonder if Duff is a little pissed off though since he seemed to be happy with whoever they had.

[Jdog0830]

We've gone from getting an announcement soon...to no timeline.

Sure looks that way!  ah well, id prefer them to take their time and find the right guy than go with someone for the sake of it.  Besides, they dont seem to be in the right frame of mind for VR right now.  Duff is really into loaded and Slash is into his solo album.  They'll be back eventually im sure.  I wonder if Duff is a little pissed off though since he seemed to be happy with whoever they had.

Probobly but you know Duff he's over it by now.

[FunkyMonkey]

These guys need to swallow their pride and call Scott back. Obviously there are no great candidates out there who want this job.

I don't know if that would happen.  Scott has just announced more solo tour dates, and STP is supposedly recording a new record and may tour again.  Then you add in all the comments that Duff has recently made about Scott and....

[Jdog0830]

These guys need to swallow their pride and call Scott back. Obviously there are no great candidates out there who want this job.

I don't know if that would happen.  Scott has just announced more solo tour dates, and STP is supposedly recording a new record and may tour again.  Then you add in all the comments that Duff has recently made about Scott and....

Yeah it's a no brainer Scott isnt comming back just get over it I know hes good but there are Better singers out there.

[FunkyMonkey]

^^

Duff McKagan: 'We Lost Weiland To The Other Side'

April 8th, 2009

Rocker Duff McKagan and his Velvet Revolver band mates kicked frontman Scott Weiland out of the group when it became clear he couldn't stay away from alcohol and drugs.

The band fired the wild singer a year ago and have been hunting for his replacement ever since, but McKagan, who helped Weiland initially clean up his act by taking him off to a karate retreat, insists the decision to get rid of the star was the right one.

The bass player says, "There is a part of him (Weiland) that I became friends with... He's a really good guy and funny. I know that guy is there somewhere. It just got lost again. We tried to pull Scott back, but we couldn't. When he's into that other side, it's not cool. It's not friendly. You try to help, but then after a while you realize you can't."

[Jdog0830]

^^

Duff McKagan: 'We Lost Weiland To The Other Side'

April 8th, 2009

Rocker Duff McKagan and his Velvet Revolver band mates kicked frontman Scott Weiland out of the group when it became clear he couldn't stay away from alcohol and drugs.

The band fired the wild singer a year ago and have been hunting for his replacement ever since, but McKagan, who helped Weiland initially clean up his act by taking him off to a karate retreat, insists the decision to get rid of the star was the right one.

The bass player says, "There is a part of him (Weiland) that I became friends with... He's a really good guy and funny. I know that guy is there somewhere. It just got lost again. We tried to pull Scott back, but we couldn't. When he's into that other side, it's not cool. It's not friendly. You try to help, but then after a while you realize you can't."

Duff should have video taped Scott when he had these mental trips and show it to him when he has a sober moment.

[Falcon]

^^

Duff McKagan: 'We Lost Weiland To The Other Side'

Ya, STP...

April 8th, 2009

Rocker Duff McKagan and his Velvet Revolver band mates kicked frontman Scott Weiland out of the group when it became clear he couldn't stay away from alcohol and drugs.

Or STP...

The band fired the wild singer a year ago..

Quit them to go back to STP...

[1987]

he was better for STP anyways.. i liked him in stp but hated him for VR.. the music was great but the vocals ruined it for me.. 

[Jim Bob]

he was better for STP anyways.. i liked him in stp but hated him for VR.. the music was great but the vocals ruined it for me.. 

STP has a lot more great songs.   They are a better band.  Not many would disagree with that.

[faldor]

he was better for STP anyways.. i liked him in stp but hated him for VR.. the music was great but the vocals ruined it for me.. 

STP has a lot more great songs.   They are a better band.  Not many would disagree with that.

STP was a much more natural band.  VR seemed forced, especially with Libertad.  They seemed to just be going through the motions the last few years.

[FunkyMonkey]

April 16th, 2009

Velvet Revolver ?not done? yet, still looking for a singer

 Velvet Revolver, the Grammy-winning rock group founded by three former members of Guns N? Roses, is not ready to call it a day even though they have yet to find a new singer.
   
The band ousted  Scott Weiland in April 2008, following an unusually public feud, and he returns to the road next month to promote a solo album that he released in November. 
   
duffHis former bandmates are also keeping busy, including bass player Duff McKagan, who begins a U.S. tour in Nashville on Saturday with his side project, Duff McKagan?s Loaded. The band, in which McKagan sings and plays guitar, released its debut U.S. album ?Sick? last week.
   
Asked about the status of Velvet Revolver, McKagan told Reuters, ?It is not done. We just haven?t found a singer ? There?s a lot of criteria to fill.?
   
McKagan rebuffed a suggestion that he could take over as lead vocalist. He sang harmonies with both Velvet Revolver and Guns N? Roses, and often took a solo spot during Guns N? Roses shows singing the old punk song ?Attitude?
   
?I?m very comfortable singing, for sure. I know what my range is,? he said. ?(But) we need a standalone singer, for sure. We need that rock guy.?

http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2009/04/16/velvet-revolver-not-done-yet-still-looking-for-a-singer/

[jacdaniel]

VR seemed forced, especially with Libertad.  They seemed to just be going through the motions the last few years.

Probably cos Scott was on drugs and not putting the effort in.  They probably didnt want to go through the singer syndrome again but it seemed unavoidable with Scott.  I saw them in 05 and Scott rocked.  I saw them in 08 and scott was terrible and had a hood up and scarf on and sun glasses covering his eyes! 

Does anyone remember when they broke up and Slash said they already had a possible replacement lined up and were gonna tour with him but didnt have enough time to settle him in?

Also, VR are way better than STP

[chineseblues]

VR seemed forced, especially with Libertad.  They seemed to just be going through the motions the last few years.

Probably cos Scott was on drugs and not putting the effort in. 

Also, VR are way better than STP

All the guys in VR were on drugs around the time they made Libertad, so you can't blame it all on Scott.

As for VR being better then STP, even though I am no STP fan, I can still say they are miles above VR.

[lynn1961]

VR seemed forced, especially with Libertad.  They seemed to just be going through the motions the last few years.

Probably cos Scott was on drugs and not putting the effort in. 

Also, VR are way better than STP

All the guys in VR were on drugs around the time they made Libertad, so you can't blame it all on Scott.

While it's true that whatever happened can't all be blamed on Scott, it's not a true statement that all the guys were on drugs at the time. 

[Rage in the Cage]

I thought Slash and Duff have been clean for a few years now? Duff especially has been adamant about leaving that lifestyle behind.

[chineseblues]

VR seemed forced, especially with Libertad.  They seemed to just be going through the motions the last few years.

Probably cos Scott was on drugs and not putting the effort in. 

Also, VR are way better than STP

All the guys in VR were on drugs around the time they made Libertad, so you can't blame it all on Scott.

While it's true that whatever happened can't all be blamed on Scott, it's not a true statement that all the guys were on drugs at the time. 

Excuse me then all except Dave. Is that better?