Slash has listened to Chinese Democracy

[Hudson]

I thought the DJ was kind of funny. It goes to show you how careful you have to be not to bite on some of those questions, because that is how shit gets started. Slash was cool and respectful.

I heard another Slash interview yesterday on 790 the ticket a sports show... Slash was asked who was the most talented member in GNR and he said it was Axl and Steven. He said Axl was brilliant. He also said he has not talked to Axl in 12 years.  I think Slash will be doing more interviews because he is promoting the release of his book in paperback.

[CheapJon]

u know what, he probably tried to play the song too

[duga]

Slash on C.D.:

?That sounds cool,? Slash told a Boston radio station after hearing the song for the first time. ?It?s good to hear [Axl Rose?s] voice, you know??

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/10/24/news-ticker-slash-good-charlotte-paul-simon/

[russtcb]

Slash on C.D.:

?That sounds cool,? Slash told a Boston radio station after hearing the song for the first time. ?It?s good to hear [Axl Rose?s] voice, you know??

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/10/24/news-ticker-slash-good-charlotte-paul-simon/

+1 karma for Slash! 

[younggunner]

Slash Endorses Chinese Democracy

The guitarist quit Guns N' Roses in 1996 after falling out with frontman Axl Rose.
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Former Guns N' Roses rocker Slash has given the band's long-awaited comeback album the thumbs up.

The guitarist quit Guns N' Roses in 1996 after falling out with frontman Axl Rose while the pair worked on the LP - which has taken 14 years to hit stores.

As Rose prepares for its November 24 release, Slash - now a member of supergroup Velvet Revolver - responded positively when played a track from the disc on a radio station this week.

He told listeners, "That sounds cool. It's good to hear (Axl Rose's) voice again, y'know?"

Isnt it great that the lameass DJ who was bashing Axl and CD had the opposite effect? Instead of getting Slash to say something negative, Slash said something positive and now/will  is national news. It kind of takes some heat off the band.

Ive always said if the music is great then the whole old gnr vs new gnr thing would wear off. Having Slash say its cool or whatever(even if he doesnt mean it) speeds up that process. Thanks Slash. And thanks to the loser behind the mic. Axl cant lose this week lol

[Jim Bob]

I thought the DJ was kind of funny.

seemed like an asshole to me.  thats funny?

Slash Endorses Chinese Democracy

The guitarist quit Guns N' Roses in 1996 after falling out with frontman Axl Rose.
Friday, October 24, 2008
 Daily Rock Photos - "Get the latest rock news!"


Former Guns N' Roses rocker Slash has given the band's long-awaited comeback album the thumbs up.

The guitarist quit Guns N' Roses in 1996 after falling out with frontman Axl Rose while the pair worked on the LP - which has taken 14 years to hit stores.

As Rose prepares for its November 24 release, Slash - now a member of supergroup Velvet Revolver - responded positively when played a track from the disc on a radio station this week.

He told listeners, "That sounds cool. It's good to hear (Axl Rose's) voice again, y'know?"

Isnt it great that the lameass DJ who was bashing Axl and CD had the opposite effect? Instead of getting Slash to say something negative, Slash said something positive and now/will  is national news. It kind of takes some heat off the band.

Ive always said if the music is great then the whole old gnr vs new gnr thing would wear off. Having Slash say its cool or whatever(even if he doesnt mean it) speeds up that process. Thanks Slash. And thanks to the loser behind the mic. Axl cant lose this week lol

Slash did handle this with class.   Credit where credit is due.

[Maxi Fisher]

What a douchebag DJ


Slash did handle it very well.

[SharonM]

I don't know if this has been linked yet, I haven't seen it. But Slash is even giving the song a thumbs up.   

http://www.x1063.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=104691&article=4469654

[Guitar1281]

I thought the DJ was kind of funny. It goes to show you how careful you have to be not to bite on some of those questions, because that is how shit gets started. Slash was cool and respectful.

I heard another Slash interview yesterday on 790 the ticket a sports show... Slash was asked who was the most talented member in GNR and he said it was Axl and Steven. He said Axl was brilliant. He also said he has not talked to Axl in 12 years.  I think Slash will be doing more interviews because he is promoting the release of his book in paperback.

He said Axl and STEVEN what the hell, that must have been a joke, i love popcorn to death, but if he was so talented i think we would have heard more music from him since his departure rather than just bands covering appetite. Are you serious he said Steven, it had to be a joke just had to...

[D]

Im gonna tell u, drummers have EXTRAordinary influence over rhythm and how u riff.

AFD has a sound unlike any other album and a lot of that is due to Adler and his drumming style.

I recently had the pleasure of playing with an amazing drummer, and I've never been a metal guy to be honest as far as songwriting goes.

I use to struggle writing heavy guitar riffs.

Something about the way the dude played drums though, had me writing guitar riffs on the spot, every band practice i would come up with shit loads of cool riffs and it was all due to the way he played drums and how i was inspired by his beats and feel.

So don't underestimate that.

So Adler and his drumming had LOTS to do with AFD's success and greatness

I know people like to dismiss Adler cause of all the shit that has happened and the fact he was dumped.

But I've yet to hear 'ANYBODY" not just GNR drummers but ANY drummer since duplicate what Adler did on AFD


Lars, Tommy and Dave Grohl had moments, but Adler is an underrated drummer due to being placed in an 80's stereotype and the fact he has been made into a punchline the way he was kicked out of GNR.



Just listen to his swing and rhythm on Rocket Queen for example. mindblowing drumming


AFD is an all time classic because every instrument is a hook

U just don't sing Axl's vocals, but u hum the guitar solos, u air guitar Izzy's chords, U can even hum Duff's basslines and Adlers drums, who doesn't air drum that shit that he does?

[IzzyDutch]

^ Yeah well said.. Steven's just got the groove

I remember several drum interviews, first Classic Rock were Steven was interviewed, he said Roger Taylor was a big inspiration for him. The particular way he used a kick/crash and stuff like that, he said it was all about the groove. I also remember Matt mentioning in his top x drummer list he did for a magazine that Steven gave GN'R a more punkrock sound because he had that kind of style on drums.

[shadyklyde]

The interviewer said once how he wants CD to fail because slash isnt there then he brings up the solo on CD and says Slash tell me youre better then this but he replies Im not going to get in the middle of your guys debate.

Slash had an opportunity to check out the new Guns N' Roses single "Chinese Democracy" for the first time and was asked to offer his opinion on what he heard. "That sounds cool," Slash replied, before adding, "It's good to hear [Axl Rose's] voice, you know?!"

full audio here:: http://www.wbcn.com/pages/3191449

Slash Comments On The New GN'R Single
Friday ? October 24,  2008   7:44:08 AM

Former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash was interviewed earlier today (Thursday, October 23) by Toucher and Rich of the Boston radio station WBCN 104.1 FM. During the course of the interview, Slash had an opportunity to check out the new Guns N' Roses single "Chinese Democracy" for the first time and was asked to offer his opinion on what he heard. "That sounds cool," Slash replied, before adding, "It's good to hear [Axl Rose's] voice, you know?!"


Slash recently spoke to the Artisan News Service about his upcoming solo album which is tentatively expected sometime next year.

"I'm just at the very tail end of doing demos for it right now," he said. "So, I'll probably have about four more songs left to record in demo form and then in January go into the studio and actually start recording. Schedule permitting, because I've got Velvet Revolver stuff if we find a singer. So, it's sort of a juggling act at the moment."

Although Slash didn't want to jinx anything by revealing any vocalists as of yet, it is rumored that his friends Lenny Kravitz, Sebastian Bach and Alice Cooper have initially committed to the project.

Source: Blabbermouth

[Hudson]

Guitar1281: He was not joking when he mentioned Steven. I too was a little surprised because most people would not typically think of Axl & Steven as the most talented in the original band, but then again Slash was the one being asked the question.

The DJ also asked about a reunion and which drummer Slash would prefer... I cannot quote you Slash's response, but it was something along the lines that... although Matt is a great drummer he thinks Steven would be more appropriate because of the feel and his style (something like that). I was a little surprised he did not say Matt, but he did not say it as a knock against Matt, but more complimentary toward Steven.

Slash also said that Steven does not get a lot of credit perhaps because of  what happened, but that he is an amazing drummer. It appeared as though Slash has been in contact with Steven lately and they have been friendly, because they asked about Steven being in rehab and Slash was saying how he is trying to be there for him, etc. I thought that was cool too.

I have always struggled with which drummer I prefer between Steven and Matt. I think both are great but completely different. I think Steven is extremely talented and very underrated because of his drug issues. I finished reading reckless road recently, and I was amazed at how many songs GNR had written when they went to record AFD. They had material for AFD, Lies, and UYI I & II, plus a number of songs that were not released. Steven was part of that and that is pretty extraordinary, because there are a lot of cool drums on all those tracks.

I really hope Steven gets better because he has gone through some shit. Although a lot of it may have been his own doing, he seems to have a big heart and always PRAISE all the former members. Looking back... it has got to be depressing as shit seeing how he missed out on the best years of GNR because of his addiction.  He missed out on greater fame, fortune, and good times with the band, he will never get that back and that is hard to swallow.

[Guitar1281]

People don't get me wrong, i know the importance of a great drummer/rhythm section, and I love the drumming on Appetite, but givin the knowledge of Steven that is presented to me from the media and his history, i wouldn't think he is in the top 2 brilliant minds in GNR, for sure Axl is there, we all know his track record, slash is obviously there but he is not going to say himself, hes not pompus, but you think he would have mentioned Izzy for the ability to write a song/second guitar part to perfectly compliment slash's, or duff who also had alot to do with the aggressive driving quality of the songs, I'm gonna repeat this again i  love'd adlers work, but based on the limited amount i've heard (just appetite and lies) i find it hard to consider him brilliant, if he did more things than rest on his appetite laurels after getting the boot i might then reconsider, or even if i heard his drumming to songs off of UYI, i just find it hard to belive he is one of the more talented members based on his musical output since then. But maybe if i knew steven adler the way slash does i could reconsider

[FunkyMonkey]

Oct 28th 2008

All the music world is abuzz about the Nov. 23 release of Guns N' Roses' forever-in-the-making album 'Chinese Democracy.' Well, save for ex-GN'R guitarist Slash.

"I don't talk about it," he tells Spinner. "I'm not on that record, I have nothing to do with it and there's really nothing else to say."

http://www.spinner.com/2008/10/28/slash-diplomatic-about-chinese-democracy/

[jarmo]

"I don't talk about it," he tells Spinner. "I'm not on that record, I have nothing to do with it and there's really nothing else to say."

Thank you!




/jarmo

[GypsySoul]

Oct 28th 2008

All the music world is abuzz about the Nov. 23 release of Guns N' Roses' forever-in-the-making album 'Chinese Democracy.' Well, save for ex-GN'R guitarist Slash.

"I don't talk about it," he tells Spinner. "I'm not on that record, I have nothing to do with it and there's really nothing else to say."

http://www.spinner.com/2008/10/28/slash-diplomatic-about-chinese-democracy/

Slash doesn't wanna talk about GNR??     That's gotta be a first!!! 

[FunkyMonkey]

"I don't talk about it," he tells Spinner.

I have to say for not talking about it...he's doing a lot of talking about it. 

[ToonGuns]

"I don't talk about it," he tells Spinner.

I have to say for not talking about it...he's doing a lot of talking about it. 

I don't understand you guys... what do you want him to say?

What could he say as a response that would satisfy you?

[jarmo]

"I don't talk about it," he tells Spinner.

I have to say for not talking about it...he's doing a lot of talking about it. 

I don't understand you guys... what do you want him to say?

What could he say as a response that would satisfy you?

"No comment"

That would work.






/jarmo