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LENNY KRAVITZ Rumored To Be Rehearsing With VELVET REVOLVER
- Aug. 12, 2008
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According to the UK's The Sun, Lenny Kravitz is the latest rocker to be rumored for the singer position in VELVET REVOLVER. Kravitz has supposedly been "spotted" in the studio with the band although there is virtually no evidence to suggest that he has been officially chosen to replace Scott Weiland, who left VELVET REVOLVER in April. A source told The Sun: " VELVET REVOLVER's new album will draw heavily on their messy split with Scott. The band wanted a big name who could easily hold his own and reckon Lenny is just the man for the job." VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan told Billboard.com last week that the band has not decided on a new lead singer yet, and reports that former SPACEHOG vocalist Royston Langdon had all but nailed the job are premature. McKagan confirmed that the group did audition Langdon, saying he's "fucking awesome," but adding that "at this point I'd have to say no" to Langdon getting the gig. McKagan explained, "We just have to make sure it's the right guy. Karmically, we deserve the right guy. It's a tough thing, man. We make a pretty big noise." McKagan also said that Scott Weiland's angry public comments in the wake of his dismissal from the group last April has brought the remaining members of the band — McKagan, drummer Matt Sorum, and guitarists Slash and Dave Kushner — closer together. Even without a singer in place, VELVET REVOLVER is working on material for its third studio album, with McKagan revealing, "We have a bunch of stuff finished. It's great. It's killer. We started getting really productive when a ton of drama started happening on the road. It was like our safe place to go to. Sometimes that's how you get some feelings out."
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/12/2008 6:28:14 AM
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This would be killer!!
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COMMENT | Perfect
posted by :
8/12/2008 6:36:25 AM
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These total hacks deserve each other.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/12/2008 6:42:38 AM
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interesting.....
if its true it will either be:
a) totally amazing
b) an epic failure
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COMMENT | LENNY KRAVITZ
posted by :
8/12/2008 6:55:42 AM
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True poser.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/12/2008 7:02:32 AM
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i think its just another bullshit story
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COMMENT |
posted by : The Judge
8/12/2008 7:09:24 AM
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If this is true it's hilarious
If this isn't true it's hilarious.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/12/2008 7:09:44 AM
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kravitz? hahaha but this guy is a marketing product that creates ballads for girls... and his (her?) voice and style are not rock&roll... they better stop the shame and contact a true "balled" guy like sebastian bach... otherwise they`re going to die.
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COMMENT | It'll never happen...
posted by : ThisIsMyUsername
8/12/2008 7:11:34 AM
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Just disband already. Nobody fucking cared to begin with.
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COMMENT | denmark
posted by : motley crue
8/12/2008 7:12:39 AM
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god dam if this is true then this is gomma be better than gnr love lennys simple rock riffs ala stones this should be very intresting and the last lenny record was good from start to finish
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COMMENT | Kravitz a hack?
posted by : wag
8/12/2008 7:15:23 AM
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I'm not a big fan but a hack is not something that I would call Lenny. That being said, him possibly with Velvet Revolver does surprise me. I can't see him pulling off the past material but I probably wouldn't care if I heard the "old stuff" anyway.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Winter Soilder
8/12/2008 7:35:50 AM
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I thought Weiland was bad enough.
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COMMENT | NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
posted by :
8/12/2008 7:48:30 AM
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This guy sucks!!, Lenny "crotchstuffer" Kravitz, just beg Axl for your jobs back, not you though Sorum, you look creepy.
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COMMENT | ^^ reub the rocker ^^
posted by : aerodude
8/12/2008 7:58:04 AM
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lol - so you're checking out Lenny's package, it's a bigger bulge than yours, so you turn into a 12 yr old name-caller?? i'm sure he gets all those hot babes he's had cuz' he "stuffs" his crotch, right? --- UK's "The Sun" paper is like the NY Post or the Enquirer, so take it for what its' worth.
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COMMENT | good choice...
posted by : spaceace70
8/12/2008 8:14:20 AM
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Lenny is a very talented musician. He is very cool and has a great voice...
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COMMENT | I don't believe it.
posted by :
8/12/2008 8:17:00 AM
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I guess it would be a step down for Mr. Kravitz. He has a lot of recognition on his solo carrer, and large too. He just doesn't need to join VR, and BTW, I'm not a fan of his. I guess he's a poser who has seen better times on his carrer, although he has created some good riffs, in his line of course.
The thing here is IMO: Is VR going to get heavier, more like Contraband, or like a modern Journey like Libertad? I guess they don't want to get heavier, instead the more mainstream the better.
Look at Slash or McKagan or Sorum: Aren't they posers too? Clothing lines, cocktails parties, etc. Maybe Slash not as much as the other 2, but also he can sell himself for a buck too playing guitar as a "special guest" for Marta Sanchez (???) or Paulina Rubio (?????); give me a break!!!
I wouldn't hold my breath....
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/12/2008 8:34:32 AM
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Another Diva?
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COMMENT | Kravitz would be cool
posted by : jason_813
8/12/2008 8:44:53 AM
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Are you going to go my way is a killer song, and he can nail the bluesy rock vibe VR had on Libertad and the dude is pretty good friends from what i remember of Slash' autobiography. The question is what would Dave Kushner do? Talk about a redundant when you have Slash and Kravitz in the band...
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COMMENT | I'd believe it
posted by : cirkis
8/12/2008 8:47:34 AM
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He and Slash have been great friends for years.
I'm not sure why people call Lenny a "poser". What is he posing as? That's the lamest fucking term I've ever heard, it's over used.
Anyway, I'll be interested to see how this project turns out it it's true.
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COMMENT |
posted by : sourpatchgirl
8/12/2008 9:00:32 AM
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I think Lenny is very talented. If this is true it should make for an interesting record that's for sure.
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COMMENT | Lenny Kravitz
posted by : ilikegrunge
8/12/2008 9:11:12 AM
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I knew it...
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COMMENT |
posted by : Jeki
8/12/2008 9:26:12 AM
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it would be a good combi I think. I saw kravitz twice when I was a teenager and smoking pot all day and I loved it at the time but when I listen to him nowadays I get borred in 1 minute.
But calling him a poser is bullshit, I think everyone here on BM wishes they could play instruments like him.
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COMMENT | Lenny
posted by : Slashz28
8/12/2008 9:30:37 AM
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If I recall correctly I think Lenny and Slash both went to High School together, Beverly Hills High or something . And have been friends since. I think Lenny would be cool with VR, but I'd be surprised to see him join a band, rather than have his own considering his solo success, but ya never know. What it could be though, is maybe he's just collaborating with Slash for Slash's solo cd, in which he's using different singers for all the songs ( like Iommi, Santana, etc ). But yeah, I think Lenny would be cool with them, but I'm still hoping for Corabi : )
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COMMENT | Len
posted by : BSlash24
8/12/2008 9:40:43 AM
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great choice. Yes Lenny has gotten more pop/commerical in last 10 years, but he's a great musician, funky, can rock, & the bands influence will get him back to basics. great voice. He'll funk up the other guys a bit more too. I think he wouldn't do this maybe 5 years ago, but his last 2 albums tanked(he has one out now & its going unnoticed). He'll bring attention to the band as well...I don't think they'll care about the past material.
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COMMENT |
posted by : mr. moof
8/12/2008 9:46:53 AM
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This would be pretty cool, but beneath Lenny Kravitz, in the long run.
Now if they wanted him as a producer, THAT would be badass.
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COMMENT | not the direction i expected...
posted by : darthadv
8/12/2008 9:48:07 AM
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...but this could work
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COMMENT | len
posted by : BSlash24
8/12/2008 9:59:14 AM
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I don't know if its beneath Lenny, but I agree, i don't see him sticking around more than a couple albums. Its probably more hard rock than he'd like, and less control, but maybe they'll be influenced by him. The r&b side of lenny. Kushner can't like this. Lenny's a better player than him, he'll be reduced to running out for pizzas....band might be more horn oriented, less "slither" like.
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COMMENT | Len
posted by : BSlash24
8/12/2008 10:05:23 AM
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fields of Joy & always on the run. great stuff. And Lenny played with GnR in Paris, did always on the run. It would be great, in that vain, less industrial than Weiland VR.
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
8/12/2008 10:23:34 AM
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Interesting choice. Lenny would be a good fit for VR.
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COMMENT | YES!!!
posted by : dhanishattuck
8/12/2008 10:27:04 AM
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YES!!!!!
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COMMENT | Keith Caputo
posted by :
8/12/2008 10:29:18 AM
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He would be the best choice.
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COMMENT | THIS JUST IN!
posted by : Ultimate Warrior
8/12/2008 10:34:04 AM
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John Mayer rumored to be rehearsing with Velvet Revolver!
Just kidding....Kravitz is a good musician. He'd be a good fit on all levels really....better singer than Weiland and would satisfy the record company execs without butchering the material for the fans.
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COMMENT | WOW NOBODY WILL READ MINE WAY DOWN HERE sniff sniff
posted by : T-Boner.com
8/12/2008 10:34:05 AM
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THEY ALREADY HAD LENNY IN FORM OF ONE ROD JACKSON,
BUT
TO SELL RECORDS IT BETTER BE A BIG TIME NAME OR THEY PLAYING CLUBS .
LENNY WOULD BE COOL,
I THOUGHT PERRY WOULD BE BETTER.
&
WHO THE F*KK IS (((Keith Caputo)))
EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING????
I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO THE FUKK THAT IS, SO HOW CAN HE BE THE SINGER????
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COMMENT | Lenny Kravitz has no credibility
posted by : imaginos
8/12/2008 10:35:09 AM
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Lenny Kravitz has no credibility when it comes to rock and roll and heavy music in general.
He is like one man boy band selling records and tickets to girls except he can actually play and write music.
However his music is basically pop/ light rock/ everything that trendy in mainstream.
Fuck this shit.
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COMMENT | I JUST WISH FOR A (BAND)NAME CHANGE
posted by : T-Boner.com
8/12/2008 10:44:00 AM
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I KNOW AXL CAN RUN AROUND WITH NEW PEOPLE AND CALL IT GUNS N' ROSES BUT
THE SINGER IS YOUR VOICE/*FRONTMAN*,
IT IS THE MAJOR NUMBER ONE PART OF THE BAND,
SCOTT WROTE ALL THE LYRICS IN V.R.
IT
IS
NOT
VELVET
REVOLVER
WITHOUT
SCOTT
WEILAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COME ON GUYS, IT WILL STILL SALE...
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COMMENT | VR
posted by : BSlash24
8/12/2008 10:52:20 AM
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the VR name isn't as esteemed as GnR. Change the name then, its a cool band regardless. They'll probably not do many of the Weiland songs anyhow. Slither & others don't seem very Lenny to me. Nor does GnR stuff. They'll probably jam more too with Lenny, it'll be more "organic".
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COMMENT | If its in The Sun it must be true then........??
posted by :
8/12/2008 10:55:48 AM
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THE SUN Newspaper features anything but 'news'. Its a cheap sleazy tabloid thats notorious for printing crap. The story is, at best, inaccurate.
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COMMENT | I read yours....
posted by :
8/12/2008 10:59:24 AM
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Keith Caputo - Life of Agony.
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COMMENT | bach
posted by : BSlash24
8/12/2008 11:11:45 AM
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not to mention Bach is a hack. There's no creative juices going on there. He's a one trick pony, metal singer. Lenny gets the poser thing cuz he takes his shirt off, girls like him, but he backs it up musically, or did. He did go a bit too pop for my liking in this decade, but previously, his first 3-4 albums are great. Lenny played on Duff's solo CD in the 90's as well, good song.
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COMMENT | minght not
posted by :
8/12/2008 11:20:24 AM
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suck.. maybe both can re-elevate each other from the depths of recent mediocrities to the heights of their already-proven potential.
:)b
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COMMENT | correct sir
posted by : BSlash24
8/12/2008 11:26:47 AM
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I think they will bring out the best in each, where I don't think Weiland did, & that's not a dig on him. Scott's great(when sober), but I think he tends to want to be more eccletic, which is cool, but it waters Slash down, and vise versa. Theres lots of guitars in VR, but its more modern sounding, except for the solos. Slash needs to stretch out more. Doesn't have to be straight up like Snakepit(which I loved), but Lenny's a good compromise. Modern, yet with the old school rocker thing....Bach just blows, he's a minor league has been.
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COMMENT |
posted by : HORRORHOLIC
8/12/2008 11:58:49 AM
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I think that would be pretty damn cool
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COMMENT | How about------
posted by : JRSPON
8/12/2008 12:46:18 PM
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????? Joun Corabi ????
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COMMENT | sorry
posted by : JRSPON
8/12/2008 12:50:27 PM
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John Corabi
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COMMENT |
posted by :
8/12/2008 1:26:21 PM
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They'd both be a perfect match since they only have about 3 good songs each.
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COMMENT | makes sense...
posted by :
8/12/2008 1:50:19 PM
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If it is Kravitz it wouldn't be any surprise as he's worked with McKagan before on his "Believe In Me" solo album.
One of the most underrated albums ever, I might add.
www.radioactivemetal.net
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COMMENT | Lenny?
posted by :
8/12/2008 7:45:00 PM
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Just like Chris Cornell was lame in Audio Slave.
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