Guns N Roses (kinda) Reuniting

Mesrine65 · 07-01-2016 02:13PM

Axl Rose is a complete & total fuck-wit, with an over-sized ego & an attitude to boot, who has shown nothing but contempt for his fans/band-mates...

Save your €'s, stick on Appetite at volume 11 & rock out your nostalgia without getting shafted by Axl for the last time.

dannyo666 · 07-01-2016 02:13PM

Slash woundnt entertain the thought of a tour unless everything was 100% with that twat axel...........and i cant see that happening,although $3m a show sounds good to any band,unless axel is a reformed character with a set of balls and has realized he is mortal the show aint going nowhere.....If it does ill give my left nut and be there front and centre,saw slash at the 3 arena last November-amazing(and yes it was raining)....be great to see duff and slash back on stage but as for axel,meh......just izzy and stevie to go now:P

Lithium93_ · 07-01-2016 02:19PM

In all fairness to Axl, he more than made up for the 2010 debacle with the show in Dublin on May 17th 2012.

eviltimeban · 07-01-2016 02:25PM

Paddy GT wrote: »

GnR were once famously described as the most dangerous band in the world creating angst ridden iconic rock songs.. .

and then Nirvana came along.

Seriously, Nirvana destroyed any credibility GNR might have had. GNR belong to the late 80s, they couldn't make it past 1993. Compare someone like Eddie Vedder to Axl Rose and Rose couldn't stand a chance.

nyarlothothep · 07-01-2016 02:25PM

I enjoy Axl's antics, they're hilarious, almost part of the show in a way.

PropJoe10 · 07-01-2016 02:28PM

Lithium93_ wrote: »

In all fairness to Axl, he more than made up for the 2010 debacle with the show in Dublin on May 17th 2012.

The only way he'll ever make up for that is if he personally refunds me my money for the ticket. It was an absolute shambles.

Red King · 07-01-2016 02:31PM

Axl didn't have a say on refunds, that was the promoter and everyone on boards knows their history of assholery.

Actually some people did get refunds for that show when they took the promoter to the small claims court.

Lithium93_ · 07-01-2016 02:34PM

PropJoe10 wrote: »

The only way he'll ever make up for that is if he personally refunds me my money for the ticket. It was an absolute shambles.

The 2010 show was an absolute shambles, good luck getting Axl to personally refund your money :P

Ash.J.Williams · 07-01-2016 02:52PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Bon Jovi were a like a boy band compared to GNR

that is a fact....had someone else write all their hits and then fame is acheived became a "songwriter"

Ash.J.Williams · 07-01-2016 02:54PM

eviltimeban wrote: »

and then Nirvana came along.

Seriously, Nirvana destroyed any credibility GNR might have had. GNR belong to the late 80s, they couldn't make it past 1993. Compare someone like Eddie Vedder to Axl Rose and Rose couldn't stand a chance.

you're getting mixed up there a little, it was hair metal that nirvana destroyed. Gnr carried on fine.

eviltimeban · 07-01-2016 03:08PM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

you're getting mixed up there a little, it was hair metal that nirvana destroyed. Gnr carried on fine.

Not really. UYI 1 and 2 were both released pre-grunge breakthrough. Once grunge had happened, GNR and old style "metal" in general became critically and commercially out of step. Pearl Jam, STP, Alice In Chains etc were the new thing and made bands like GNR look dated by comparison.

Axl's beef with Kurt Cobain was widely reported in the press at the time and Axl came off worst. Remember the "hi Axl!" comment from Nirvana's 1992 MTV Awards appearance? That was their way of saying "we're here now, your time is up".

GNR managed one covers album in this time and that was that. I doubt they would've maintained a similar commercial level if they'd released an album in, say, 1994 or 1995. Would listeners have been interested in "classic" metal at that time, with post-Nirvana bands like Weezer and Bush clogging up the charts?

Red King · 07-01-2016 03:08PM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

you're getting mixed up there a little, it was hair metal that nirvana destroyed. Gnr carried on fine.

And GNR are frequently lauded for killing hairmetal off themselves.

Lithium93_ · 07-01-2016 03:10PM

Guns N' Roses aren't a metal band..

recylingbin · 07-01-2016 03:11PM

eviltimeban wrote: »

Not really. UYI 1 and 2 were both released pre-grunge breakthrough. Once grunge had happened, GNR and old style "metal" in general became critically and commercially out of step. Pearl Jam, STP, Alice In Chains etc were the new thing and made bands like GNR look dated by comparison.

Axl's beef with Kurt Cobain was widely reported in the press at the time and Axl came off worst. Remember the "hi Axl!" comment from Nirvana's 1992 MTV Awards appearance? That was their way of saying "we're here now, your time is up".

GNR managed one covers album in this time and that was that. I doubt they would've maintained a similar commercial level if they'd released an album in, say, 1994 or 1995. Would listeners have been interested in "classic" metal at that time, with post-Nirvana bands like Weezer and Bush clogging up the charts?

Uyi 1 & 2 were mostly sh#t though. So saying nirvana ended the gnr era is a little wide of the mark. They'd already shown a massive decline before nirvana and grunge became globally popular.

eviltimeban · 07-01-2016 03:11PM

Red King wrote: »

And GNR are frequently lauded for killing hairmetal off themselves.

Nirvana and grunge changed ALL metal though. Even Metallica cut their hair.

Custardpi · 07-01-2016 03:15PM

eviltimeban wrote: »

Nirvana and grunge changed ALL metal though. Even Metallica cut their hair.

And haven't made a decent album since.

Lithium93_ · 07-01-2016 03:17PM

Nirvana and grunge changed jack sh*t, sure it became the ''cool thing'' because of Smells Like Teen Spirit (which is an over-rated song), but to say Nirvana and grunge changed metal is ignorance at it's finest.. Metal was just forced to adapt, which it did no problem, same can't be said for grunge.

eviltimeban · 07-01-2016 03:36PM

Lithium93_ wrote: »

but to say Nirvana and grunge changed metal is ignorance at it's finest..

I think you'll find the complete opposite is the case. Every metal band from that era accept that grunge changed their fortunes one way or another.

Ash.J.Williams · 07-01-2016 03:38PM

eviltimeban wrote: »

I think you'll find the complete opposite is the case. Every metal band from that era accept that grunge changed their fortunes one way or another.

let's agree that nirvana didn't kill gnr and leave the other sh1t to another thread....i'k not even a fanboy it's just i was into both bands at the time and thought Gnr imploded as is the nature of the beast

eviltimeban · 07-01-2016 03:41PM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

let's agree that nirvana didn't kill gnr and leave the other sh1t to another thread....i'k not even a fanboy it's just i was into both bands at the time and thought Gnr imploded as is the nature of the beast

Fair enough. I just can't stand GNR. And I think I can openly say this here as we are on AH and not the Music or Rock/Metal forum.

Actually, GNR suck. :pac:

Ken. · 07-01-2016 03:42PM

Can ye see the poll now?. My first time doing it.

Custardpi · 07-01-2016 03:46PM

34 for "Yes Absolutely"?!? If any of ye are reading lads, can I interest you in the premium grade magic beans I've just got an order in of?- a great investment, safe as Axl's performance schedule!

recylingbin · 07-01-2016 03:49PM

Custardpi wrote: »

34 for "Yes Absolutely"?!? If any of ye are reading lads, can I interest you in the premium grade magic beans I've just got an order in of?- a great investment, safe as Axl's performance schedule!

Tell me more about these beans...

The Backwards Man · 07-01-2016 03:50PM

My Daddy's better than your Daddy.

recylingbin · 07-01-2016 03:54PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

My Daddy's better than your Daddy.

My daddy once listened to Beethoven's ninth on one stereo while simultaneously listening to appetite for destruction on another and watching columbo with the sound off on the TV.

Your daddy got owned that day. Owned hard!

Ken. · 07-01-2016 03:54PM

recylingbin wrote: »

Tell me more about these beans...

I made the poll visible. I get first refusal on the beans.

eviltimeban · 07-01-2016 04:07PM

recylingbin wrote: »

My daddy once listened to Beethoven's ninth on one stereo while simultaneously listening to appetite for destruction on another and watching columbo with the sound off on the TV.

Your daddy got owned that day. Owned hard!

Did it sync up like Dark Side Of The Moon and Wizard Of Oz?

recylingbin · 07-01-2016 04:11PM

eviltimeban wrote: »

Did it sync up like Dark Side Of The Moon and Wizard Of Oz?

He couldn't remember due to the large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine he had taken.

c_man · 07-01-2016 04:33PM

ken wrote: »

My first time doing it.

Was it as good for you as it was for us?

The only G'n'R stuff I've really listened to is that 'best of'. I put it on now and then when going for a run or working out.

PTH2009 · 07-01-2016 04:40PM

Fan myself. For our sake I hope Axl behaves this tour but we all knw he comes on late anyway because he has to warm up etc. For the 2012 Dublin show Axl was in the 3arena a few hours before the show and still came on late. (Suppose to come on at 9.15 but came on at 10.30).

I saw the nugnr lineup in 2010 (disaster) and 2012 (which was much better and they even done a sound check)

Saw slash in vicar street in 2010.

I will go if there's an Irish show or even a UK stadium show. For rock fans this is the most exciting thing to happen in years.

Oasis are next to reform I imagine then Rem

Guns N Roses (kinda) Reuniting

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