BEING ON RECORD AS HAVING AN OPINION CAN BE A REAL BITCH
Friday, April 17th, 2009 at 1:00pm by Axl RosenbergIf you go here you can watch a video of Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows being interviewed about the whole nu-GN’R/Velvet Revolver rivalry. I can’t embed it because the people at Artisan News Service, who conducted the interview, are no good smelly fuck faces, but here’s a transcription of the relevant part:
“I go more towards the Use Your Illusion records, and I know that [Axl Rose] had a major part in those. You listen to the Velvet Revolver records and you can tell that it’s more of a straight-ahead rock band. And a lot of people like that… and it’s not a diss on them, but they have a short attention span… From the new stuff I’ve heard and the demos, I can tell that Axl had the biggest part in [the Illusion albums]… the lyrics… the vocal stylings… that to me was the major part of Guns N’ Roses. Even though you can’t have Guns N’ Roses without Slash and those guys, but… just, to me, Axl was the most important part of that.”
Now, that’s not exactly an inflammatory comment – in fact, it’s pretty even handed – but it’s still hard to imagine, say, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum (to say nothing of Izzy Stradlin) not taking serious issue with Shadows giving Axl so much credit and saying Velvet Revolver is for people with short attention spans.
So, I gotta wonder: did Shadows and Slash discuss Axl being the most important part of GN’R when Slash played with A7X last night?
-AR
[via Blabbermouth]
I think every one got to do a little writing on the Use Your Illusions recordings. However you can kind of tell the ones Axl really did mostly himself. I like the Illusion albums myself mostly good. And I happen to think the same thing new that Chinese Democracy has been released the it is much more EPIC by nature. And the Velvet Relvolver stuff is much more straight ahead rock. Each has there merits in my opinion. I dig Slash and kind think he has a little case of over exposing himself.. Where Axl is the total opposite. I think Axl still takes some note of the fact Slash “Whored” himself out in some ways. In the some on the lyrics on Chinese Democracy there seems to be some jabs there?
I love the Illusion albums. They’re probably my favorite GNR albums. As for Velvet Revolver, I agree with Matt. They never had my attention for much longer than the video for “Dirty Little Thing.” Hell, pretty much no one paid attention to them after awhile. I must admit though, Matt’s statement sounds a little hypocritical especially when you consider the fact that their self-titled album sounded like an album Velvet Revolver would make. As for who’s the most important part of GNR, Axl was and will always be top dog. But like Matt said, “you can’t have Guns N’ Roses without Slash and those guys.” That’s evident with Chinese Democracy.
I still want to believe that if Avenged Sevenfold replaced their singer they would be a much better band.
I’m gonna have to respectfully disagree. I love Matt’s voice. He’s got a unique scratchy, yet at times, vividly clear singing voice that I think is amazing. It just seems to me that he brings their sound together much better that anyone else could (of course, no one else has had the opportunity to try, so I might just be talking out of my ass there). I just don’t think I don’t think I’d pay them much attention if he didn’t sound like he does.
definetly, hes unique but half assed. Shadows sounds like a cowboy to me. Its a shame they have 2 talented guitar players but a shit singer
Holy shit we’re still talking about these two bands? Avenged Sevenfold is about as metal as a lamb. Pat Boone looked like more of a badass than the metrosexuals I saw playing on that Bat Country video.
Well unfortuntly besides the BrOOtal bands there is not much out there as far as hard rock /metal so to speak. And Avenged is better then alot out there. Althou I agree they do lift there chops alot from maiden. And try for the swagger of Guns.. I dig a couple tunes from them. B
I guess if A7X (so funny, that, I can’t help but have to type it) were actually in any way relevant or good, it might make the opinion of one of the band members somewhat important. As it is, who gives a fuck?
Well no surprises here. M. Shadows has stated in the past that Use Your Illusion I is his favorite album of all time and Axl Rose is his biggest influence. Considering he is also a lead singer, it’s really pretty natural that he would think Axl is the “best” part of GnR.
Avenged Sevenfold are not very nice people – so clearly there’s an automatic affiliation with Axl there.
Wow. Talk about a headline overplaying the actual story.
Laughed both times.
Given the quality of Chinese Democracy(Oh no I mentioned it, I’ve broken the br00tal code), I’d have to say I agree with him, Axl was the motivator behind Illusion, and it really shows with Democracy, which I see as an Illusion III in many ways.
Is it really “news” that Axl was the controlling factor behind every post Appetite album? One of the main reasons behind the break up of the band (or the fleeing of every member not named William Rose) was that Axl took over and transformed an awesome greasy rock band into an overproduced extravaganza.
all axle ever did was go from ripping of aerosmith’s formula to ripping off queen’s. except that queen did it a million times better in the first place…
Eh, just about every fucking thing on this site is an overproduced extravaganza anyway, at least Axl makes his sound good.
typical singer, thinks he is the only person who contributes to a bands sound.
LVS can be stopped!!!!
god, everyone saying a7x arent metal really suck a big dick
They’re not metal and they fucking suck at making music.
Avenged Sevenfold is a very good melodic metal band and they rock on stage. I don’t really care if they sacrifice puppies to Bush jr. in their spare time, I like their music and thats what matters.
avenged sevendust combines the worst aspects of mall metal, “epic” overplaying, bullshit tough guyness and fashionable haircuts into the most bland and obnoxious package. utterly and completely terrible…
Ok… so avenged is not bad at all pretty good in my book compared to other shit stains out their like madina lake, and papa roach, and so on, howver god did they butcher this song and god did it sound like shit.
Gay song. Bad quality.
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