The Vinnie Vincent Forum - Where Freedom Rocks!

aeroflott

I was a member of this group Legion and another group. I love Vinnie the guitar player, but they started blacking out faces of other members of bands he was in the shot with. I thought it was kinda shady and left because I didn't want to be affiliated with that level of fandom. I like being here be...

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Oh man is Richard Marx still out there? That's good to hear.

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Ha!

$200 I think is a fair guesstimate.

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I've watched a few live streams from various artists. A variety of formats were used, but what has been clear, is that people are prepared to pay to watch their favourite bands perform via live stream. The Steel Panther one last month was hugely successful from a commercial point of view I understan...

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Let's hope he's been spending quarantine working on the promised boxset. OMG! Of course, you are so right! This quiet, quarantine time is the perfect time for Vinnie to be finishing up the much promised box set! No excuses anymore Vinnie, let everyone have their box set soon buddy! It's going to be...

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All good. If I recall correctly, I don't think they actively chased the interview with Vinnie, they were asked to do it by the Atlanta guy (I forget his name) and were happy to oblige, as any Kiss-related podcast would have. But you're right, there's one common denominator here and that's Vinnie him...

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Interesting discussion. From where I'm sitting, Three Sides have always been based entirely around integrity. Blowing smoke up anyone's ass isn't what they do, but they will be totally honest with their opinions - and those opinions may change based on what they see going on. I don't think anyone wo...

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I happen to be a member of the VV Euphoria Facebook Group. A couple of press cuttings and show advertisements have been posted there, but with the faces of Bobby, Mark and Dana literally blacked out. Where their names have been mentioned in the written copy of the image, they've been struck through ...

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Very sad news indeed. My first Kiss gig was October 1984 - on the Animalize Tour in Stafford, England, which of course was during Bruce Kulick's first tour outing with the band. I was 15, and managed to place myself right down at the front stage left, about 10 ft in front of where I figured Gene wou...

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Realistic merch pricing back then too. Who'd have thought?

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Interesting times indeed. As Genebaby mentions, it's certainly a time for reflection about the important things. On a lighter note, with all this time on my hands, I'm revisiting a lot of old music I've not heard for years. One of the highlights is "Beau Nasty" - great stuff. Check it out: https://w...

aeroflott

From the comments:

The performance pieces had to be edited out, sorry.

Well that sucks.

aeroflott

I saw one video where that guy was doing karaoke and screaming "GIVE ME MORE FUCKIN WINE, VINNIE TELL HER TO GIVE ME MORE WINE" ...and supposedly there is some little kid there who wanted to go to this thing for his birthday? These people are nuts. I actually wanted to go to this event the people w...

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Some good stuff here:

aeroflott

From the little we have seen of an event, they do seem to be a bit off, gesturing to the world that we suck, taking part in bashing the other VVI members, and saying such stupid things as they will be singing better than Mark Slaughter. It all does seem a bit Stockholm syndrome like, before, during...

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You should learn to fuck yourself... No one cares what you think. Your life sucks and this is clearly obvious as you spend all your time here bashing Vinnie. With the greatest of respect, you want to talk about fucking people over? Don't you think that selling small wooden signed Christmas tree orn...

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Talking of Christmas, you can now celebrate the festive season by purchasing your very own guitar ornament signed by none other than Vinnie himself. These are the Christmas ornaments from the White Tree on the stage of the Merry Metal Christmas show. According to the VV Euphoria Group on Facebook, t...

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Not looking to stir the pot at all, but what's the reasoning behind not releasing any kind of video (or allowing anyone to take video) of Vinnie's playing these days? If he's playing as well as everyone says he is (and I've no reason to doubt that), why would any artist/performer not want that foota...

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The event looks like it was pretty "special".

Good Lord.

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$250 for a re-released single disc CD. I'd be looking to receive a box set of some description for that sort of money. Oh... I'm delighted that VV is back and doing things like this. But seriously, I can't see how the pricing of this product engages fans. Especially when many people are waiting for ...

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I notice VV now sells signed Kiss CDs on his website. Creatures, LIU and VVI are available.

Took a look today, but the asking price is $150 a piece? Really?

Come on.... I know its easy to sit here and throw criticism his way at the moment, but that's ridiculous. Or is it?

aeroflott

I don't buy it. Cannot see any scenario where Mean Mr Mustard is going to play on stage with Vinnie, let alone even allowing Team Kiss to broach the subject with him.

Although I'd love to be wrong.

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shramiac wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:08 pm “It’s Showtime”

Oh man! Heavenly!

Talk about a face melting solo....

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I first discovered Jason Becker on David Lee Roth's "Little Ain't Enough" album when it was released. Totally blown away by his work there. DLR was touring the album here in the UK and I bought tickets with the intention of seeing my new guitar hero. Of course being pre-internet, I had no idea he wa...

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Nice little review here:

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Well this is great to hear. Was hoping to make it there (and saying hello to Rip!), but sadly my business travel plans got cancelled as I was enquiring about tickets. But what I really hope is that a line can now be drawn after the several false starts and daft drama that's been going on, and VV can...

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Hey, there! Great points and questions, and unfortunately I can’t answer everything as I’m not one of the organizers, but I can try to inquire and get some info back to you. I believe this is a smaller event by design, to be a special type of experience for all involved. It really is like a birthda...

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But it sound like the kinda party that Lol... No, not at all. It’s going to be amazing. Well it does sound amazing. But let's say I have 300 bucks burning a hole in my pocket. To my knowledge I've not been "booted" or blocked by the powers that be, and indeed I don't think I've ever said anything o...

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metatron wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:37 am

Question about that vid - the solo is nothing like the Steve Stevens version on the album. Was it re-recorded or something?

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So what's the deal with "connecting" with VV these days? I see reference to "secret" Facebook Groups. So what is the "official" Facebook page? Judging by the number of negative comments, I assume it's not this one? https://www.facebook.com/Vinnie-Ankh-Warrior-Vincent-1503909619829846/ I just find it...

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Awesome.

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All of this recent rhetoric of "oh please Vinnie show us you can still shred" is completely irrelevant to this mans life. He needs to live for himself not for what his fans expectations are. But that's the point. No one cares if VV can still "shred" (well maybe the crazies do) - but for the most pa...

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birnie wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 3:25 am Haha, cool vid but..

"I heard this"
"I heard that"

translation

I read 2 threads on the vvforum

Hahah! You're right.

Ah man. Come on Vinnie. Regroup dude. Think it through and get it sorted!

aeroflott

I was thinking about all this today, and musing about what you have to do to screw this whole thing up as badly as this. So here's a guy, who: 1. Was part of one of the biggest bands in the world, and as a result has a brand name associated with himself 2. Has managed to find himself surrounded with...

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I agree. As someone mentioned above, Mark strikes me as a guy who is aware of his surroundings, his celebrity and the consequences of his actions. I've never seen him bitch or moan in recent years. This was an Expo - he would be fully aware of the irony/connection with the guitar and did it because ...

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Ah man. So sad to hear all this.

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So let's play "let's pretend". You have been appointed as Vinnie's new manager. Starting today, clean slate, pretend the past 12 months haven't happened. So what do you advise him to do? Here's my thoughts: 1. Sort the boxset out. Number 1 priority. This is a problem that needs to be fixed. Get some...

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I like Vinnie's history, I guess it's why I'm here. His is an amazing story. I'm also an admirer of Lafon's work over the years. But by Christ this interview. It was the spoken word version of Speedball Jam. No direction. No hard hitting questions. No substance. No structure. Just VV rambing on and ...

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All that aside, what's the connection between Vinnie Vincent and Days of the Dead? Seems like a mismatch to me in terms of audience.

aeroflott

This is probably what VV should have done in the first place. Low key, intimate sessions which are basically a "Jam". Tell a few stories, burn up and down the fretboard, no plan/agenda, share some lunch and chat with the fans, pictures/autographs in an informal environment. A series of these to ease...

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Genebaby wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:50 am How is anything on Facebook personal and private?

I don't think they know how the internet works.

Well exactly. What about fans who bought tickets and aren't a part of that group? I wouldn't have seen Vinnie's "statement" about the show if it wasn't posted here.

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The reasons behind the drama aside, I want to know who is advising Vinnie, or why anyone in their right mind thinks a letter from a lawyer is the right way to address fans. More to the point, wouldn't it be super obvious to the man himself, that as a fan who's paid hard earned money for a ticket, fl...

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Random observation I had the other day:

Vinnie has the most consistent (and readable) signature of anyone I've seen!

aeroflott

As a wish list: 1. A book. He's got a hell of a story that would appeal not only to fans, but to a wider audience (I was taken in and spewed out by the music biz etc etc) 2. Some music. The fabled Boxset and perhaps some new/rehashed music with Robert and whoever 3. Some "official" online presence i...

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Agree with all that @Genebaby. Mark's talent is undeniable and his voice on All Systems Go is (or rather was) something else.

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Told ya he was wearing a vest!! Nobody believes me ha! You might be right. Anyone have any observations on the guitar playing we saw in the vids? Obviously playing an acoustic, we were never going to see a perfect performance of the solo from Boyz Are Gonna Rock or anything. But I dunno - I'm no gu...

aeroflott

Thought this snippet from Sunday's Q&A was interesting. Vinnie talks pretty frankly about Mark Slaughter and how he came to be in the band. Describes him as "no talent individual". The inference here I assume is that Vinnie had no choice but to work with him on the instruction of the Record Company?...

aeroflott

You know what, good for Vinnie. The main thing it seems to me, is he seems completely comfortable with himself now. Something I think we all aspire to. I'm glad he's found peace. And to anyone commenting on what he looks like or whether he's now a man or a woman and all that stuff. It's 2018. I'm a ...

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I thought the detail he gave about the time around joining the band was great.

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Youtube vid is here:

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