TheMojoPin
05-18-2004, 05:39 PM
OK, thus far into the new millenium, so-called "super groups" have sucked a mighty ass.
Contrary what anyone has said, or will say, Audioslave is easily one of the worst bands of the last five years...and their heinousness is made worse since they're made of key parts of two of the best bands of the last decade (Though Chris Cornell's horrendous solo album DID warn us ahead of time...oh, if only we had listened). Plus, their name is "Audioslave," which is only slightly less Nazi-awful than "Hoobastank."
This all brings us to the somewhat ballyhooed Velvet Revolver...essentially Scott Weiland, singer for STP, fronting the remnants of GnR.
I'm still on the fence about this. The first single, "Slither," is alright...miles better than anything Audioslave inflicted on us. It's a little disheartening because it doesn't really sound like GnR at all...the guitar solos sound a LITTLE like slash...but they're nothing former STP guitarist Dean DeLeo (No slouch himself) hasn't done at least a dozen times already...which leads to the MAIN problem; "Slither" sounds like any STP single from their first two albums. This is not a bad thing per se...but why break up your fucking band in the first place?
It's even more disheartening since STP went out of their way from their third album on to really try and make a "sound" for themselves, let Weiland shine as a frontman, and really grow beyond the early, "they just sound likea 'glammy' Alice In Chains/Pearl Jam" tags they had tossed at them left and right.
And Weiland looks rough in the video. He always had a bit of the "junkie chic" look to him, but now he just looks ill, gaunt and strung out.
I'm still curious to hear the album...just because the music Weiland made and GnR made should blend much easier than the complete opposites Soundgarden and RATM were.
I would DEFINITELY, however, see them live. They've already said they plan on playing the old STP and GnR hits at their shows, which will make up for the new material if it turns out to blow.
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1979 << December boys got it BAD >> "You can tell some lies about the good times we've had, but I've kissed your mother twice...and now I'm working on your dad..."
This message was edited by TheMojoPin on 5-18-04 @ 9:45 PM
Contrary what anyone has said, or will say, Audioslave is easily one of the worst bands of the last five years...and their heinousness is made worse since they're made of key parts of two of the best bands of the last decade (Though Chris Cornell's horrendous solo album DID warn us ahead of time...oh, if only we had listened). Plus, their name is "Audioslave," which is only slightly less Nazi-awful than "Hoobastank."
This all brings us to the somewhat ballyhooed Velvet Revolver...essentially Scott Weiland, singer for STP, fronting the remnants of GnR.
I'm still on the fence about this. The first single, "Slither," is alright...miles better than anything Audioslave inflicted on us. It's a little disheartening because it doesn't really sound like GnR at all...the guitar solos sound a LITTLE like slash...but they're nothing former STP guitarist Dean DeLeo (No slouch himself) hasn't done at least a dozen times already...which leads to the MAIN problem; "Slither" sounds like any STP single from their first two albums. This is not a bad thing per se...but why break up your fucking band in the first place?
It's even more disheartening since STP went out of their way from their third album on to really try and make a "sound" for themselves, let Weiland shine as a frontman, and really grow beyond the early, "they just sound likea 'glammy' Alice In Chains/Pearl Jam" tags they had tossed at them left and right.
And Weiland looks rough in the video. He always had a bit of the "junkie chic" look to him, but now he just looks ill, gaunt and strung out.
I'm still curious to hear the album...just because the music Weiland made and GnR made should blend much easier than the complete opposites Soundgarden and RATM were.
I would DEFINITELY, however, see them live. They've already said they plan on playing the old STP and GnR hits at their shows, which will make up for the new material if it turns out to blow.
<img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=TheMojoPin">
1979 << December boys got it BAD >> "You can tell some lies about the good times we've had, but I've kissed your mother twice...and now I'm working on your dad..."
This message was edited by TheMojoPin on 5-18-04 @ 9:45 PM