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Report: GILBY CLARKE Quits ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA; Band To Change Name
- Apr. 12, 2007
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According to ET Canada, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke has left ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA, the band he formed with Tommy Lee ( MÖTLEY CRÜE), Jason Newsted ( VOIVOD, ex- METALLICA) and Canadian vocalist Lukas Rossi. No reason was given for Gilby's departure but the disastrous sales of the group's self-titled debut album (which has shifted less than 56,000 copies in the United States since its November 2006 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan) are believed to have been a contributing factor. Although Rossi didn't confirm Clarke's exit from the band, he told ET Canada that "there will be a name change… the best is yet to come!" He also said that he is working on lyrics for a new album. There is no word yet if Lee and Newsted will continue to be involved with the group, which completed a U.S. tour in February with THE PANIC CHANNEL as support. The band lost Newsted in October 2006 after an accident that resulted in a torn anterior labrum in his left shoulder and a rotator cuff and bicep tear in the right (bassist Johnny Colt of BLACK CROWES/ TRAIN filled in during the aforementioned trek). Newsted suffered the injuries while trying to catch a 90-pound bass head that had fallen from atop his amp. The combination of surgery and a lengthy rehab assignment left him sidelined for up to nine months. "Rock Star Supernova" was certified gold in January for Canadian sales in excess of 50,000 copies.
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COMMENT | who would have thought?
posted by : jamiejade
4/12/2007 7:27:22 PM
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Me!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2007 7:27:47 PM
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best decision he ever made.....I lost respect for everybody in that band. Gilby, Join up with axl again!!
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COMMENT | I guess
posted by : jamiejade
4/12/2007 7:27:57 PM
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Us here in Canada are bigger suckers, than the Americans would bought this piece of crap!
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COMMENT |
posted by : I_Eat_Pussy_For_Fun_And_Profit
4/12/2007 7:33:27 PM
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Here's a name: The Corporate Sell Outs.
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COMMENT |
posted by : abby
4/12/2007 7:34:17 PM
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Dear God,
Please get Jason out of this permanently too.
Thanks
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COMMENT |
posted by : wajahat_k
4/12/2007 7:34:18 PM
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Smart move gilby...
The whole band is a joke, newstead should just stick to voivod. Dave, well he's a dick period.
Np: The Mars Volta - Inertiatic ESP
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COMMENT | huh
posted by : The Fish that should not be
4/12/2007 7:35:34 PM
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Maybe im old but having 'disasterous sales' and yet being certified gold just seems wrong, what happened to the days when a band had to shift a million to be considered a success? Now some two bit shite can sell 1000 copies and get to no1 in the charts...bullshit.
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COMMENT | GILBY CLARKE Quits ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA
posted by :
4/12/2007 7:36:18 PM
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Pretty soon, the knob they have singing for this trainwreck will be the only selling point left.
They need to get some more members in there who will move more tix than they have so far- maybe members of Pretty Boy Floyd, Sleeze Beez or Roxx Gang, for instance.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2007 7:39:52 PM
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now what?, Gilby was pretty much unknown since he left GN'R, sure he was in Heart, but that wasn't a big publicity thing for him, now he's just gonna be unknown again...except for an album he'd produce here or there
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COMMENT |
posted by : Sandro67
4/12/2007 7:40:29 PM
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Hahahahahahaha
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COMMENT | LOL
posted by : MISTER H
4/12/2007 7:42:40 PM
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I remember that Tboner fool sayin this band was gonna be huge.
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COMMENT | RockStar Supernova
posted by :
4/12/2007 7:46:29 PM
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has, like its celestial namesakes, collapsed and become a black hole.
plur
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COMMENT |
posted by : Mast o' Dawn
4/12/2007 7:47:22 PM
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Good. I hope this piece of shit falls apart. That show represtented all that is wrong in the music industry.
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COMMENT | finally
posted by :
4/12/2007 7:47:49 PM
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thank God this shit is over!!
Tommy: please, dude. make another motley crue album!
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COMMENT | Hmmm.........
posted by : TruthIsParamount
4/12/2007 7:48:50 PM
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No reason was given for Gilby's departure but the disastrous sales of the group's self-titled debut album (which has shifted less than 56,000 copies in the United States since its November 2006 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan) are believed to have been a contributing factor.
>>>Shit, Gilby hasn't sold 56.000 copies of anything he did solo in at least 15 years so why split? Did Axl call he needed a guitar tech for Bumblefoot?
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COMMENT | Someone please tell me
posted by : t3hf00ry
4/12/2007 7:49:06 PM
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Why does this band still exist? WHY?
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COMMENT | ?
posted by : Eaglesfan81
4/12/2007 7:51:56 PM
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Didnt they ahve to change their name once already from "Supernova" to "rockstar: supernova"?
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COMMENT | OH, NO...
posted by :
4/12/2007 7:52:24 PM
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Somebody hand T-Boner a tissue... sniff, sniff.
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COMMENT | HAHAHAHA
posted by :
4/12/2007 7:52:29 PM
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HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....................................
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COMMENT | POWERMAN 5000 WAS RIGHT ...
posted by :
4/12/2007 7:56:51 PM
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...SUPERNOVA GOES POP!!
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COMMENT | HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
posted by : Hubster
4/12/2007 7:57:51 PM
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SUCK SHIT!!!
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COMMENT | TruthIsParamount
posted by : diatribe13
4/12/2007 8:01:20 PM
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I agree...This is the most successful album of original music Gilby has never put out. BY FAR!!!!
He was a TOURING guitarist for GNR and only had a part in The Spaghetti Incident, thats it!!
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COMMENT | ^^^^^
posted by : diatribe13
4/12/2007 8:02:01 PM
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...that being said, this album was pure shit
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COMMENT |
posted by : Mast o' Dawn
4/12/2007 8:05:15 PM
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"Didnt they ahve to change their name once already from "Supernova" to "rockstar: supernova"?"
Probably, there already is a band called supernova. They did the Chewbacca song in the Clerks movie. You know, the scene where they are talking about star wars, they play that song in the background.
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COMMENT | WTF Jason?
posted by : IFH
4/12/2007 8:06:13 PM
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Newsted suffered the injuries while trying to catch a 90-pound bass head that had fallen from atop his amp.
Jason, don't you get the equipment for free buddy? Let the shit hit the floor next time and have the sponsor give you a new one.
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COMMENT |
posted by : IFH
4/12/2007 8:07:55 PM
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That reality show Supernova Rockstar whatever the hell it was called was nothing but a cheesy hard rock answer to American Idol. I hate American TV for the most part because it's all so predictable and lame.
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posted by : Lunchbox
4/12/2007 8:13:56 PM
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Gilby is equally as lame as rossi and equally lacking a career outside this joke of a band so it's pretty funny that he left. Next to rossi I figured he'd be the only one who needed this.
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COMMENT | Geeeeee
posted by : Grusome
4/12/2007 8:19:10 PM
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Who woulda Thunk It! *busts a testicle laughing*
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COMMENT |
posted by : psxguy
4/12/2007 8:30:42 PM
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wow back to hooters for Lucas Rossi hope he can cook wings better than what he can sing..as for Tommy Lee bring on a crue album dude!!stop playing with rap garbage and gay ass bands..
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COMMENT | I bet Tommy stays in it.
posted by :
4/12/2007 8:33:56 PM
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He and Rossi seem pretty gay for each other. I seen those pix of Tommy sucking dude's Lucas' in that bar. He'll stay....
LAME.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by :
4/12/2007 8:36:52 PM
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I say good for him.. Saw him live last Saturday. He wasn't that bad... I would go see him again... Would have never paid to see all four together though....
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COMMENT | never heard of.......
posted by : Self_Science
4/12/2007 8:37:45 PM
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these ass clowns. just looked them up. their album was released by Sony. why do majors keep fucking with these washed up hacks? NOBODY cares about these non-supergroup albums. they hardly ever sell. And most of these guys can't shift any units outside of their main bands anyway---in Tommy's case, he just can't move shit in general. even the last 'back to basics' Crue album tanked. 'Tommyland' sold what, 100,000? i don't understand why the majors keep cutting the cheques for this has beens. surely they must know from the get-go it's a dead investment.
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COMMENT | also....
posted by : Self_Science
4/12/2007 8:38:56 PM
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what's the most Gilby Clarke ever sold? 'pawnshop guitars' wasn't a bad album actually, but i'm sure it sold 80,000 at the most, if that. the rest of his albums barely went wood.
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COMMENT | So...
posted by :
4/12/2007 8:42:31 PM
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Where's T-Boner?
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COMMENT |
posted by : Firefly
4/12/2007 8:46:05 PM
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I really can't comment on this too much I never watched the show...heard a couple of songs and wasn't impressed...sounded pretty generic. However, I do like Gilby Clarke and Lee is an incredible rock drummer especially, on the MC '95 record. Anyway, what's with the pop-ups on this site?...they're annoying. C'mon Blabbermouth!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Nigerian Runner
4/12/2007 8:59:25 PM
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Funny they call 56,000 sales "disasterous." What's 90,000 for Mastodon's latest record? Terrible?
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COMMENT | The Whole Damn Idea
posted by :
4/12/2007 9:27:14 PM
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was a stupid one. They were expecting to shift a lot of CDs but since that didn't happen, they're all jumping the ship right before it sinks into the dark seas of oblivion
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COMMENT | this is terrible news!!!
posted by : the ladder
4/12/2007 9:29:20 PM
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I don't know if I will be able to sleep tonite.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2007 9:32:16 PM
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am i the only one that likes t-boner?
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COMMENT | Aaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha ha...
posted by : fergrhtght6789
4/12/2007 9:38:42 PM
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Fucking great!!!
This proves once again that "american idol" bands go nowhere. It doesn't matter if they win awards like kelly clarkson... it just doesn't work out.
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COMMENT | BUMMER :(
posted by : RiotAct666
4/12/2007 9:40:39 PM
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Sorry to hear that Gilby quit. I wish him the best in what ever comes up next.
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COMMENT | just a guess about jason....
posted by :
4/12/2007 9:49:19 PM
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It was probably in the contract Jason signed to run with this band for at least the 1st album and tour. Then after that it would be up to them if they wanted to stick together but still be signed to label. Jason either was just using this for some face time (which i doubt, jason has always been a stand-up guy) or to get some money to help voivod. (most likely) If the right vocalist had been chosen he might have done the band. However I think faking his injury was the only way to get out of it.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2007 10:17:41 PM
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I suppose the new name will be Washed Up Rockstar Supernova.
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COMMENT |
posted by : madeinquebec
4/12/2007 10:41:12 PM
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From highly credible sources, I heard Jason really has some kind of injury. If you believe it was a fake act, well... I mean, I don't say that he used it as an excuse--I don't know that--but he did have an injury, whatever the intentions or chain of events.
Scooby Doo!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2007 10:43:37 PM
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That is just funny.
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COMMENT | I saw this coming...
posted by :
4/12/2007 11:06:58 PM
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When they announced the second season of the show. Yes it's a hard rock answer to American Idol but the INITIAL IDEA/SEASON was much better. I thought that the whole idea of this show was to find and replace a missing member of an EXISTING BAND WITH A SOLID FANBASE already, so that you will have someone to sell the records TO. You can't argue with the results INXS has gotten with JD Fortune from the first season, and I thought the second season was going to continue either with Van Halen or Queen, then Van Halen decided not to participate and Queen began working with Paul Rodgers. But then they go and compile a SUPER??? Group, granted you can't argue with the chops of Newstead, Clarke and Lee as far as PLAYING goes. But these disparate entities just do not have the fanbases individually to actually sell any real amount of records.
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COMMENT | Haahahahah!
posted by :
4/12/2007 11:30:01 PM
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I did not watch it, but I worked security during that show. They were okay, but, it was a bad idea from the start.
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COMMENT | those sales figures are good for gilby
posted by :
4/12/2007 11:53:02 PM
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believe me, his solo albums have sold nowhere near those numbers.
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COMMENT | The Rover
posted by :
4/12/2007 11:54:04 PM
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pretty silly theories if you ask me
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COMMENT | Oh no!!!
posted by :
4/12/2007 11:57:52 PM
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Gilby is leaving Rock Star Supernova??!! What will happen to heavy metal and rock now? Oh well, we always have Sabbath and Dio.
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COMMENT | "The best is yet to come"
posted by : Slayerbaby
4/13/2007 12:13:58 AM
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Yeah, hopefully the demise of this horrible band
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/13/2007 12:54:27 AM
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the worst band ever.. did the sell 50,000 copies in canada, thats a lie or those who bought this cd are idots.
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COMMENT | Ya know...
posted by :
4/13/2007 2:30:05 AM
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I'm more than sure that they sold over 50,000 copies here in Canada, here all you need to do to sell major albums is be a Canadian who was on an American TV show.
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COMMENT | .................
posted by : motherfukker
4/13/2007 3:02:30 AM
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bbbwwaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. everybody in that band is a joke, inluding jason. too late gilby, your career is over. wait, what career?
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COMMENT | Don't worry about us Canadians.
posted by :
4/13/2007 3:46:37 AM
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We Bought A MILLION copies of BUSH X's(Just called BUSH in the rest of the world, there was some '70's band with the same name etc...) their Debut Album, Sixteen Stone. There were 5 Hit Singles here off of that record, Everything Zen, Little Things, Glycerine, ComeDown, and Machine Head(Before the Band called that was even heard of). But if you go to ANY used CD store, they ALL have AT LEAST 5 copies. We got sucked in by the hype but then got wise and dropped them like a hot stone, I think their 2nd album only sold like 40,000 copies in total here, although don't quote me on that as I didn't look up the actual numbers.
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COMMENT | But...
posted by :
4/13/2007 3:57:08 AM
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It's no suprise Gilby Jumped Ship, I mean with photo's of Lucas and Tommy, Jason's "Injury", He'll get his Royalties regardless. Even if this material was some of his weakest anyway, it's still a sinking ship. I won't den'y that Gilby Clarke does have a certain level of appeal, and is a fairly talented Guitarist and SongWriter, with a good fanbase, and if you want to hear a good album of Pure Rock n' Roll, Pawn Shop Guitars will fill the bill. And let's not forget that WAXL POSE thinks he's the man, but IZZY STRADLIN was the REAL GENIUS behind Guns n' Roses seccess, and Gilby was the GUY who got the JOB. It's not easy to step into IZZY Stradlins shoes, rehearse 30 songs, and play a THREE YEAR WORLD TOUR, and not fall apart at the seams. So Sure, Gilby is never gonna change the world, but let's give credit where credit is due.
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COMMENT | Also....
posted by :
4/13/2007 3:59:52 AM
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the only thing that could possibly save this train wreck would be if they get CHRIS HOLMES on guitar.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/13/2007 9:25:32 AM
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Thought he would have been the last to go in that group
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COMMENT |
posted by : ...and the winds blew death
4/13/2007 1:31:17 PM
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Quitting because of album sales? Gee, thats rock n roll, man.
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COMMENT |
posted by : ...and the winds blew death
4/13/2007 1:32:35 PM
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If its true, that is.
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COMMENT | HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
posted by :
4/13/2007 8:09:40 PM
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This "band" is a joke.
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COMMENT | Wow... 50,000 units shifted here in Canada
posted by : revscapegoat
4/14/2007 1:28:46 PM
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(*keep in mind that's considered "Gold" here. 100,000 is "Platinum". Pretty sad.)
Plus, their fucking weak-ass video for "Headspin" is getting mucho airplay on MuchLOUD. I've actually subjected myself to that bullshit once, just for shits'n'giggles. Yep, you guessed it, it sucks! Maybe "Tailspin" would've been a more appropriate name for the first single.
Man, what the FUCK is wrong with people here? Just because the singer happens to be Canadian (who gives a fuck?), & won a TV contest to be in a "band" with a bunch of fucking has-beens (former American "rock stars" maybe, but has-beens, no less). Alright, Newsted is a cool guy, sure, but what was he thinking? He should've just concentrated on VoiVod. Although the "injury" was a good plan. As for Tommy Lee, gee, good for you, guess this shit beats having nobody buy another Methods of Mayhem record, eh? Gilby Clarke? Who? Toured with Guns'n'Roses but only actually played on "The Spaghetti Incident?!" Wow, that's a "rock star", alright!
I just can't believe all the hosers who bought into this shit. All of you are probably awaiting the next Nickelback record with baited breath too.
A funny joke:
Q: What's the number-one selling record in Canada right now?
A: Whatever was number-one in the US six months ago.
O Canada, you are my home but you are so very, very lame.
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COMMENT | Wow
posted by :
4/14/2007 6:28:51 PM
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I thought Gilby was so nice....why did he quit after only one album? He could've given it more of a chance. Plus to quit over sales? That's so shady.... I actually like Rossi and the others. They have talent. I hope they find someone who can draw in more fans and hopefully give this band more of a chance. Rossi is certainly worth a chance.
He rules!!!!
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COMMENT | ugh
posted by :
4/24/2007 5:55:46 PM
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to start i say who cares. clarke isnt even that great. if he had half the talent of former guns n roses members such as slash or izzy they may have sold more. axl fired the dude cuz he couldnt write anything decent.
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