Guns n Roses Chinese Democracy's BUMBLEFOOT

[@marwan2losangeles]

This dude was my guitar teacher in NJ circa early 90s. I knew him as Ron Thal. Would teach me 80s riffs and tell me story about the band I was into (like Twister Sister, etc.). Nice fella…….EDIT: my grammar sucks.

[@mrdraper4633]

THAT is a hell of a memory!

[@DoktorDamage]

That's awesome Marwan! Ron is a special musician. Amazing guitar player.

[@octavioassis3945]

Man!!!! Was he your guitar teacher?! You did choose Very well .... Congrats!!!!!

[@daviclar867]

Being an early 80s heavy metal kid growing up was awesome,

[@jayteesgear]

Priest Helion did it for me man! 🤘🏻

[@estudiandoaprendo4365]

It sure was, man! I agree 🤟🏼🔥

[@darkjester2713]

1982 was the year I became a metalhead .I was 12 ..Ozzy ,Maiden Priest and Scorpions opened the gates..within a year I was into Accept and Mercyful Fate and then the underground became my home.

[@christopherhunt3961]

I miss the record stores man.

[@erickknutz5599]

Just the fact alone that he mentioned the early Queensryche albums, tells me that we're kindred spirits that definitely grew up in the same time period. The EP, The Warning, and Rage for Order were shocking at the time they were released, very impactful.

[@dowens3781]

Every metalhead from the 80's listened to those albums, dude. Or at least the first EP. After that I got into heavier stuff like Metallica and Slayer, so Queensryche didn't really do it for me anymore, especially since the two albums that followed the EP were more prog than heavy. I go back into them when Operation: Mindcrime came out, then back out of them when Empire came out.

[@83442handle]

I was at his the Hammerstein ballroom show when he made his debut back in May 2006. Amazing show(Probably top 2 for me of all time)....it was their first show in 3 years and it was in a venue that held like 3000 people.

[@pattravers2611]

I was on the sound crew for an *event he played as he was just so cool, and down to earth. Totally cool guy to chat with. (*Carl Palmer's Prog Rock Camp) Chris Pelletier in Philly

[@DoktorDamage]

That's super cool!

[@dizzyred1390]

These interviews get me… some a these guys it’s like yea about what I thought , then u get a guy like this and you know without a doubt he wld be successful at whatever he chose to do… very intellectual guy and passionate

[@bloodstaindmma]

Bumblefoot is one of the most chill artists I’ve ever seen.

[@TheRustedShackleford]

Chinese Democracy is a great album, just not a great "Guns N Roses" album. Presenting it as an Axl solo album would have been more appropriate.

[@JamesMooreMarketing]

Your right Sean, I wish Axl would have just went solo and released amazing music with different artists performing with him like Slash has done. Instead of trying to keep alive a dead band. 20 years of music he has thats went undone and now his voice will never be able to do them justice if they were to be completed. GnR ❤️

[@futureboy40]

100%. Chinese Democracy was a breath of fresh air. Very under rated.

[@christineadjei9143]

I loved Bumblefoot in GNR, he really suited ' Chinese Democracy'. He could play all the old songs, and really killed it on the 'Chinese Democracy', new tunes. He and DJ Ashba brough a fresh new style 🤩😍🥰😘🌹❤️‍🔥❤️🤟💋💯

[@lsipahelut]

I saw Bumblefoot live in Jakarta with Guns N' Roses back in 2012. Thank you, brother, great memories. I'll never forget it.

[@christopher_lp]

I love listening to Ron play (and talk!), he's awesome.

[@joegi6431]

can't get enough of these 80's recycle bin interviews, AWESOME

[@acojankovic3709]

Loved bumble cause he acts like a human . At AC show I called his name after a solo he looked I have him two thumbs up . Song was over he walked over to said of stage and have a nod and thank you . Guy really appreciated his fans true person .

[@thelolguy007]

Very talented and interesting dude. I like listening to what he has to say. He speaks a lot of truth

[@johnkokinis2313]

Another great interview

[@jayteesgear]

Man I was PISSED When Axl replaced the OG’s but then heard Sons and WHAM!!! What a hard workin dude

[@acepaul407]

Ron Thal is one of the greatest guitar talents coming out of New York. He is very much on the same level as Steve Vai and Satch. Not quite the level of Al DiMeola (but then again who is).

[@PedroYippeekayaye]

I've only seen this guy play on a Hello Kitty Ukulele type thing on Loudwire but he's an incredibly talented musician and singer.

[@cameron9643]

He’lol never get credit but he’s one of the best guitarist of all time.

[@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517]

I have to say that after discovering Ron a few months ago l've been slowly finding out this to be true. He's a real guitar god. Listen to Planetary Lockdown. Making a shred guitar song that sounds fresh and interesting in 2020 takes some real skills.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

Definitely one of the most technically skilled guitarists that GNR had

[@StevenBray-o4m]

I had the pleasure and honour of seeing Ron with GN'R Twice in 2006. I'll never forget his version of don't cry literally on stage on his own. It was absolutely stunning. Equal to Brian Carroll x

[@gunnerseven7724]

And Ron is a beast on that double neck of his.

[@michaelfineo6400]

He is an amazing guitar player .

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

What a nice guy and so talented. Love this channel

[@StevenBray-o4m]

Superb attitude too aswell as his mastery of guitar.

[@welshboyonabike]

Very interesting guy, great interview

[@SPLavey7751]

Sons of Apollo is another great band he plays in.

[@fedef5615]

Great stories from a great musician.. I also love the music parts you throw in between the dialogues, Would love to know what songs they are!!!

[@syfman6]

Truly inspiring...💚🎸

[@kamaboko1]

Ron needs to do voices for anime characters.

[@robertmyers6859]

THIS GUY IS GREAT

[@YungBuckTheLabrat]

I love how passionately he talks about music

[@robertfarrar1165]

GNR was badass with Bumblefoot, Fortus, and Ashba🤘🤘🤘

[@hccarder]

This album is dope. \m/

[@littleclay5875]

"soundtrack to a part of your life"

[@chillbocamron]

Hey Ron. I like all your interviews but this one, especially! See ya soon (once we stop turning into zombies!)

[@fletchlives4763]

Add me to the list brothers. Lived it 80s were so bad ass awesome

[@clausm2203]

Great interview

[@pernormark1814]

Amazing voice and storyteller with his head screwed on:)

[@daviclar867]

Two unusual names in guitar rock, Bumble Foot and Bucket Head.

[@dowens3781]

Two stupid annoying names.

[@floyd49494949]

Don't steal my name Beazle Arm.

[@Billsterization]

U68's Power Hour! That's how I discovered Voivod and Damien

[@mCblue79]

Seems like a guy you could easily sit and chat to for hours no matter who you are. Rad player too!

[@briankrzyzowski7907]

This dude seems super cool. I'd love to hang with him

[@jasongnrfan7374]

I miss Bumble being in Gnr such a nice guy

[@jeddak]

6:23 and this explains the tragedy of Vanilla Ice

[@ryangettig274]

He's a very clean guitarist like Randy California from Spirit:)

[@jessekauffman3336]

The hair bands had serious moments and feelings in ballads

[@kyledsheldon]

Really cool

[@97warlock]

ok so his name is Ron . thats cooll. was curious about this

[@lessclear]

Any Sons of Apollo fans here?

[@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517]

Ron's solo in Signs of the Time is the most epic thing I've heard in a decade. The guy is a guitar genius.

[@gunnerseven7724]

I love grunge, but I'll take "the party, the party" over grunge any day. Life is to short for all that unnecessary depression. The 80's were a happy time. The 90's so depressing.

[@floyd49494949]

Yup

[@dowens3781]

Really? I fucking hated the 80's with all that gay happy pop and new wave and preppie and day glo fashions - my only salvation was thrash metal. And I love deep dark intense music and lyrics, so I didn't think that the 90's were depressing at all, but everything pretty much went downhill after Kurt died - the spirit of the 90's grunge and alternative movement died with him.

[@gunnerseven7724]

@@dowens3781 I'm with you on all that new wave bs etc. nothing is perfect. But the dark music from the 80s was also better. Slayer, kreator, obituary, megadeth, anthrax, metallica, danzig etc.

[@dowens3781]

@@gunnerseven7724 That's why I said that thrash metal was my salvation. And Danzig was more early 90's than 80's - his first solo album came out in 1988, but his peak of popularity was in 1991/92/93/94. Obituary were also more of a 90's band - their first album came out in 1989, which is when rock and metal really began to transition out of the style and vibe of the 80's. The end of one decade usually sets the tone for the following one.

[@jayteesgear]

I love both but yes even as a massive Grunge fan that shit CANT be listened to a full day haha. (But Warrant cant be listened to for more than an hour so…) 😂

[@blue_mountains28]

This is an amazing interview and he is an amazing guy. But... the title of the videos specifically says Chinese democracy... this video is 10.21 min long the album is mentioned at 9.17🤔. It's an amazing video on it's own, no need for the click bate I think. But thanks very much for making and uploading it.

[@ericaletchford1214]

Imagine GnR if BUMBLEFOOT was still with them instead of Richard Fortus OMG Bumble and SLASH in same band MAGIC

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

Bumblefoot and Fortus are both better guitarists than Slash from a technical point of view. I’d be more interested to hear what GNR would sound like if those 2 stayed in the band

[@futureboy40]

@@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202 agreed... But axl chose money over artistic expression unfortunately.

[@heatnationwpb]

That pic of Motley snorting the word CRUE spelled out in coke had me 😆

[@capitanandy2535]

Who's this?..... Bumblebee beep?....from Nicaragua?

[@buvabu]

He talks strange. Does anybody know where his accent is from?

[@futureboy40]

New York? 🤷

[@PittheadX]

Best GnR guitarists list: 1)Ron Thal 2)Robin Finck 3) Buckethead 4)Slash 5) Richard 4tus 6) DJ Ashba 7)Gilby And finally, last and least 8) Izzy

[@JamesMooreMarketing]

Slash is and always will be no. 1 Heavy sexy bluesy riffs by the 100s and he's released so much good music outside of GnR also. He might not be as technical as the others, but it's guy like him that paved the way for newer generations

[@youtellmegod]

TOTALLY misleading title. WTF.

[@ajmpatriot4899]

Silent Lucidity kinda put my cigarette out for Queensryche. That was their “Billy Squire” moment I think. I should check out the rest of their stuff.

[@kellyreed8714]

You should check out Operation Mindcrime. The whole album tells a story. It also fits so well with today’s environment.

[@stevenlindsey2056]

Chinese Democracy. The album so long anticipated that when it finally came out nobody cared to listen to it.

[@bmardon2112]

I did

[@dowens3781]

I thought it was pretty good, but I never listened to it again after I checked out online for the first time.

[@stevenlindsey2056]

@@dowens3781 It was good but the moment had already passed when it came out.

[@RaiderfanCali]

I remember buying it the day it came out, strangely it was on a Sunday.

[@bmardon2112]

@@stevenlindsey2056 not for me my friend but you're fair to say as you wish

[@floyd49494949]

Pop sucks now on all levels.

[@dowens3781]

Pretty much, but Doja Cat is pretty cool.

[@jayteesgear]

Baddd

[@floyd49494949]

Pop in the eighties. Phil Collins, Prince, The Police, Zz Top, etc. Now its dababy featuring lil baby, with one line by stupid ass Cardi B. IT IS GETTING WORSE. So young assholes...just shut up:)

[@dowens3781]

@@floyd49494949 And 70's pop was even better - so many great soulful songs.

[@floyd49494949]

@@dowens3781 True

[@dowens3781]

Buckethead and Bumblefoot - those lame stage names certainly cost them some potential fans.

[@michaelfineo6400]

You don't know what your talking about

[@SlashKyubi]

He was the worst of all guitar players in gnr that come after buckethead.

[@canadianmob590]

Kind of creepy

[@jeffreyshumate370]

Charles Manson