Slash says Axl is "brilliant"

[Saul]

are you trying to say GNR coulda played RIR4 without Buckethead?!

yes. The band would have been less ridiculous onstage.

Awesome. Then why did they , as a band , chicken out and say that without Buckethead it was IMPOSSIBLE to play RIR4? And whats more , havent even been heard from since?!

Axl said they would take the recordings a step further and have a release date in a couple months. Thats was what , a year or more ago now?! 

[ppbebe]

are you trying to say GNR coulda played RIR4 without Buckethead?!

yes. The band would have been less ridiculous onstage.

Axl said they would take the recordings a step further and have a release date in a couple months. Thats was what , a year or more ago now?! 

Let me nitpick. Actually, He said THEY hoped to announce it in a FEW months time. 

Nesquick. You are indeed obsessed with BH, nay? You're using every opportunity to broach Bucket talk.

[Saul]

are you trying to say GNR coulda played RIR4 without Buckethead?!

yes. The band would have been less ridiculous onstage.

Axl said they would take the recordings a step further and have a release date in a couple months. Thats was what , a year or more ago now?! 

Let me nitpick. Actually, He said THEY hoped to announce it in a FEW months time. 

Nesquick. You are indeed obsessed with BH, nay? You're using every opportunity to broach Bucket talk.

He's just scared of men in masks. 

[nesquick]

It's just that for me, when I think "buckethead" and "Guns n' roses", something wrong comes from that association. it just doesn't make "it". It's like if you put nesquick in water instead of putting it in milk (not me, the chocolate for breakfeast ).

But if you like nesquick with water, that's your choice, not mine.

[madagas]

Did you ever think Bucket quit because there were too many guitar players and he was having to share parts and leads with the others? Bucket would absolutely tear up any Gnr riff or lead if it was just him as the sole lead player. However, I would get bored too if I had to stand around and watch two average players play a cover version of Out Ta Get Me. Bucket should be lead on everything and Fortus or Finck could be rhythm. Then, just hire another sideman to fill in on tour. Unless you have seen Bucket up close and personal outside of Gnr, then you really are very unqualified to discuss his guitar playing ability.

[Falcon]

are you trying to say GNR coulda played RIR4 without Buckethead?! Impossible! Who woulda played the "think about you" solo break?!

Uh, yes.

If his playing was absolutely essential to any one particular song, just don't play it.

[madagas]

See, people have to separate the two bands. Bucket fits perfectly on the new material but of course he looks out of place playing songs as simple as Appetite. You don't need three guitar players to play that stuff-hell, you don't need three to play the new songs we've heard. We can't speak for the material we have not heard. Once the new band drops their record, they will be an entity all their own, regardless of the name. I don't want a cheap remake of the old band-give me a brand new monster or give me nothing at all.

[younggunner]

I don't want a cheap remake of the old band-give me a brand new monster or give me nothing at all.

My feelings exactely

Bucket gave the band a whole new dynamic and  took the focus off of not having Slash there. Yea there were people who said wheres Slash, this cant be done w/out SLash, etc...but by the same time they were talking about Bucket {good or bad}. Axl was very smart for bringing him along. But now lets see how smart he is with coming up with a replacement for Big B or maybe even trying to get him back....