Ep134: Bryan 'Brain' Mantia - Guns & Roses, Primus & more Part 2
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2018
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
In Part 2, Brain tells of his time with Guns & Roses; from joining to nearly losing the gig, the indulgence of recording 'Chinese Democracy', to touring around the world and all that time waiting for shows to start. This is part 2 of a 2 part series.
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey and welcome back, everyone. Thanks for tuning in to part two of our two-part interview with Brian Brain Mantia. |
| 0:07.8 | When we last left our hero, he'd played for the Limbo-Maniacs, Praxis, Primus, Buckethead, and he was about to join Guns and Roses. |
| 0:16.7 | And today's episode focuses on the Guns portion of Brain's career. If you're just starting here |
| 0:21.8 | and you haven't heard part one, I highly recommend you check that out first, get a bit of |
| 0:26.5 | background, a bit of perspective before this part starts. Now, that would be episode number |
| 0:31.4 | 133 of The Vinyl Guide, which can be had at the Vinylide.com or on our Apple or Android mobile apps. |
| 0:38.9 | Now, before we get started, I want to tell you a quick story. A friend of mine, Craig La Cicero, |
| 0:43.6 | monster guitarist for bands like Forbidden, currently with Dress the Dead, he recently shared a |
| 0:49.4 | picture online. Craig would ship a guitar, but the shipping company accidentally broke the neck of his |
| 0:55.4 | guitar in transit. Now, fortunately, Craig's got another 50 guitars and a guitar tech who will sort |
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| 1:35.3 | simply amazing. Check them out today, voyageairgatar.com. And with that, let's get straight |
| 1:41.2 | into part two of our conversation with Brian Brain Mantia. |
| 1:45.7 | Oh, you are going to love this. Let's talk about Guns and Roses. |
| 2:22.2 | Now, you made your way into Guns and Roses by way of Buckethead, is that right? |
| 2:26.0 | Yes, because Bucket was playing with us in Primus. |
| 2:31.9 | And I think this was like maybe the fifth or six year of Primus, and Bucket came in towards the end. |
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