Videos of Richard Fortus guitar workshop in Sydney (November 20, 2014)

[jarmo]

Posted by Gunns on ParadiseCity.com:


Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baB7Rzu2bxU
@ about the 17:00 mark, he talks about joining GN'R
@ about 24:00, he talks about GN'R not having a setlist

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqyCkr7RrA
@ about the 1:00 mark he's asked what his favorite unreleased GN'R track and talks about the material. Says a lot hasn't leaked, thank God.
@ 17:30 he talks about coming off stage with GN'R.
@ 18:40 he talks about the recording of Chinese, says he wrote the chorus part to Better and plays the part
@ 20:00 he talks about the unreleased material. Says some of the stuff was written from nothing, some seeds for the songs are from the Slash era. Says he's worked with Dj on stuff, nobody's worked on stuff with Ron.
@ 21:00 he says there's so much stuff recorded. Mentions three albums of material. Talks about Axl working on it at the moment.
@ 22:00 talks about the secrecy surrounding GN'R. Talks about how Axl has a talent for putting things together. Taking a part from Dj and putting it together with something from Richard.
@ 24:00 talks about his friendship with Duff and whatever or not Duff will do more shows with GN'R.

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-nmecjVW9g



/jarmo

[jarmo]

So there's some interesting tidbits about the unreleased material...



/jarmo

[sky dog]

pretty damn good interview..part 2 is great...

[RnT]

Man, imagine this first song/riff Richard played... WITH AXL VOICE!

[jazjme]

Thanks for sharing definitively an great interview, and insightful.

[D-GenerationX]

Absolutely one of the more interesting interviews with any of the other guys.  Thanks for posting it.

Definitely listen to part 2, guys.

[Ali]

A couple of notes to add to what Jarmo wrote:

-Richard said (at the time of the recording of this workshop) that Axl was working on recording vocals last week.  So, Axl has been working on new music recently.

-He also said that he knows Tommy is busy with Replacements' activities and that there is talk of Duff doing more shows in the future, but that's up in the air at this point.  I didn't hear the specific question that was asked because the people asking questions weren't mic'd up, but Richard didn't rule out Duff playing more with the band and didn't limit the extent to which he would.

Ali

[sky dog]

You can't go wrong with Duff or Tommy.

[D-GenerationX]

-Richard said (at the time of the recording of this workshop) that Axl was working on recording vocals last week.  So, Axl has been working on new music recently.

Mixed thoughts on this one.

Love the talk of actual work being done.  Pretty unsettling some of these suckers still lack vocals, 12-13 years later.

Let's hope Richard meant overdubs.

[Ali]

-Richard said (at the time of the recording of this workshop) that Axl was working on recording vocals last week.  So, Axl has been working on new music recently.

Mixed thoughts on this one.

Love the talk of actual work being done.  Pretty unsettling some of these suckers still lack vocals, 12-13 years later.

Let's hope Richard meant overdubs.

It really depends on the specifics. Could be overdubs or harmonies or new stuff or old stuff.

I'm encouraged by the fact that he was working on new material. That's nothing but positive from my perspective.

Ali

[ice cream sand pig]

Wow, so Axl is still recording vocals. I wonder if that is for the new new material or the second half of Chinese? Either way they are working on something, but they must not be because the information about where it is taking place hasn't been made public yet 

I thought I heard him say that some of the material is related to some stuff that Slash wrote way back in the day. Does that mean Slash's name may eventually appear in the writing credits for one of the new prospective GNR albums?

[mortismurphy]

It is good to hear him talk openly about the unreleased recordings like this; certainly the most positive sign yet.

[mortismurphy]

''This week he is been recording a lot of stuff vocally''.

[D-GenerationX]

I'm encouraged by the fact that he was working on new material. That's nothing but positive from my perspective.

It means he might actually be keeping his word and it wasn't just talk.  Its absolutely positive.

Think Jarmo would be happier about new songs, or rubbing our faces in it?  Little from column A, little from column B, I suspect.

[ice cream sand pig]

I'm encouraged by the fact that he was working on new material. That's nothing but positive from my perspective.

It means he might actually be keeping his word and it wasn't just talk.  Its absolutely positive.

Think Jarmo would be happier about new songs, or rubbing our faces in it?  Little from column A, little from column B, I suspect.

Haha preemptively speculating negatively about the future eh DX? I wonder what it will be like around here when new music is released. That is something I would like to see (in addition to the music itself).

[jarmo]

These clips confirm a lot of the things that has been said recently.

Maybe the positivity among a certain clique will increase exponentially from now on! 




/jarmo

[D-GenerationX]

Haha preemptively speculating negatively about the future eh DX?

If, god willing, an album actually comes out next year, you don't think there will be some smug "I told you so" type talk?  I sure do.

Hell, we have that here NOW, and that's with nothing to go on.  Imagine if there was actually a product out.

Full disclosure, I'd do the exact same thing, roles reversed.  If next year rolls around, they hit the road without an album and the talk is still the same vague "we're looking at it" crap, I (and others) would absolutely be breaking some balls. 

But that's a two way street, and I accept that.  As I often say in these little debates, "we can't both be right".  And when you are proven wrong, if you have any credibility, you take your lumps.  Breaks of the game.

[jarmo]

Everything went great until you had to come in and try to make it about yourself. 



"And Dj and I have worked on stuff. Nobody's worked on stuff with Ron."



/jarmo

[D-GenerationX]

Everything went great until you had to come in and try to make it about yourself. 



"And Dj and I have worked on stuff. Nobody's worked on stuff with Ron."

Yeah, but we've known that for years.  I didn't even think that warranted real discussion as its not remotely new.  Ron has been telling us that himself for how long now?

Axl doing vocals, that's a new development.  The news of them having no interest in Ron's input is about as timely as Borat jokes.

[carmiedisco12]

certainly encouraging. The one thing about Axl's vocals that I have never understood is the way you can pick his quality/style in any given year. I really think he is a hit while the iron is hot type of singer. I do worry a little that he is recording while not being mid tour as the opening shows tend to show rust and a more fragile set of chords.

That said some of the Cd vocals like IRS are fantastic so who can tell. I'll be hugely pumped if there is a genuine sniff of (Gasp.....a series) of albums come earlyish 2015.....yayyy