Guns N' Roses Discussion Thread

lord lucan wrote: »

Got the popcorn ready for the US tour,let the soap opera begin.:pac:

In fairness they played some more gigs in Mexico and quite a few in South America where there were no disruptions these past few weeks (including two nights in Mexico City without a problem). They've also added some Canadian dates to this latest tour!

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Bet ya they won't all turn up!?

I'm meeting Gilby Clarke in Feb when he tours the UK, must ask if he's been invited by that point out of interest

Interestingly enough, DJ Ashba seems absolutely thrilled for Axl and wants him to go for it, but I wonder would Fortus, Bumblefoot, Stintson et all attend a ceremony from the audience and watch as Axl, Dizzy, Duff, Steven and maybe Izzy (but most likely not Slash or Matt) collect the award?

I mean Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony collected Van Halen's award so anything can happen

I've had it on good authority (from a member of the band) that we can expect to see Guns N' Roses in Europe in 2012 - particularly UK and Ireland

Furious-Red wrote: »

Would it be with the original line up?

No, I don't believe so, it was a member of the "new" band who told me

rednik wrote: »

Did he mention new material?

Not directly. He's said they've been working on stuff but didn't give any specifics. Said he hoped to see fruits of their labour at some stage this year but that, as always, depending on a lot of issues.

Similar mumblings have pointed towards Van Halen and Guns N' Roses as being two of the headliners at Sonisphere this year. Apparently Download wanted Van Halen instead of the Prodigy headlining but Sonisphere was able to work something out with them, and GNR are always highly sought after despite problems.

It will be interesting to see whether Eddie can keep his drinking under control long enough for the Summer to be a success. Sabbath and Metallica at Download, Van Halen and GNR at Sonisphere...who says Rock is Dead!

All we need now is Faith No More and SoundGarden to confirm UK appearances lol

Lots of YouTube, pro shot, footage of the band's performance in Los Angeles last night. Don't expect an official DVD but do expect soundboard bootleg audio to surface and some excellent video's from YouTube. With that said, crowd is a little sombre throughout.





Axl has also given a rare interview to the LA Times in which he speaks about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April

GUNS N' ROSES lead singer Axl Rose said that the last thing he wants to do is ruin the band's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction for anyone — but that doesn't mean he's willing to perform with his former bandmates. In a rare new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Rose said about the group's upcoming induction into the Hall, "I've got mixed emotions about what the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame actually really is, but at the same time, there's a lot of people — the fans — that it just means something to them, and they're happy. It's like you won the Heisman or something."

He added that he doesn't want to see the induction turn into a scenario like what happened at the Oscars decades ago, when actor Marlon Brando sent a Native American to refuse his "Best Actor" prize for "The Godfather" and make a protest speech. Rose explained, "People don't want that associated with their awards shows, even if you have a big audience. In one way it might be right, but it usually backfires on whoever does it. So I really don't want to spoil it for everybody else — or take the beating."

As for whether there have been discussions of what will happen on the night the band is inducted, Rose said, "There is no plan yet. There really is no plan."

Personally I'd love him to send a Native American to collect his award instead and have it turn into a protest speech. That would be hilarious for all the wrong reasons.

He also mentioned some other stuff

"busy all next year" and will put out new music "as soon as we can figure out what our deal is with labels

Later in the interview, Rose made the odd statement that a reunion tour would only work if guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan were involved, hinting that original guitarist Izzy Stradlin and drummer Steven Adler need not be there. He said, "The only thing that would make it would be Duff and Slash, really. It's nothing against Izzy and it's nothing against Steven, or anything like that . . . I've toured with the other guys and I've also seen what they've done since, and I just know the difficulties."

First time I think I've ever heard Rose admit he would think about touring with Slash again, money obviously talks, and even Rose cannot uphold his "principles" above "ca-ching" for much longer;)

The show from last night is being passed around as a pro shot affair

And the show tonight will also be professionally taped and distributed. It's not great in terms of voice quality (Axl sounds like he's drowning amid shouting at some points from Tommy) but it is the best pro shot footage of the band I've seen in a long time in terms of how it was filmed and the amount of footage you get of the other band members as well as Axl

For some reason Chris Pittman seemed to be mysteriously absent from last night's performance....he didn't seem to be on the footage at all....

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Axl is a washed-up has-been. He should(imo)let the GnR name die with dignity.

IN MY OPINION....not to be meant as any sort of attack on yourself personally, just as a general word to those who have expressed a similar opinion to your own on these Boards.ie

You're entitled to your opinion, but the fact is that I've seen washed up, I've seen washed up so badly they could hardly find the stage they were so pissed and they played off key the entire night. I've seen bands fall on their arse due to being wasted and then singing the wrong lyrics to the wrong songs.

Fact is, Axl is not washed up, and if you don't want to see him then you're perfectly within your right's to either bash him or just not attend any GNR performances...but please, enough with the "let the name die" bull**** because anyone old enough to have seen the "original" or the "classic" or the "ultimate" Guns N' Roses line up in concert will tell you, without hesitation, that that band had more problems and more addictions between 5/6/7 members then a rehab clinic

Guns N' Roses were a bunch of snot nosed bullish youth's who could barely play instruments, so a record company took them and polished them into a fine diamond of money making potential, not really giving a crap about the members (current or former) and tossed them into the snakepit. NOBODY foretold how popular this band we're going to become, outselling not only their LA mainstays like Motley Crue but also outselling bands like Metallica and even outselling Pop bands...this was unheard of.

What happened? Most of the members got so drunk they didn't realise what day it was, snorted so much cocaine they were running out of money on the highest grossing tour in US history at it's peak, and performed a set of acceptable and bullish Punk/Rock/Metal songs that managed to make them millionaires. On top of that their lead vocalist was allowed to get away with absurd behaviour and this was tolerated because nobody could restrain him or tell him what to do - yet, despite not performing in cities named 'M' after his physic told him he would be shot there, despite leaving a gig after 10 minutes due to faulty sound which resulted in riots (and the fans could have chosen to be pissed and leave, like in Dublin, or they could choose to beat the police and overturn vehicles and smash the glass of the arena like in St Louis) he was still forced to go on tour once with a broken foot, because, the label told him he had too.

It's funny how people look back at GNR with rose tinted glasses and say "hey, this band was the pinnacle of rock and roll excess, the most dangerous band (and the coolest and most talented) in the world" but the fact is, it's well documented, that the old GNR were just nostalgia defined. That's why Duff McKagan just supported GNR in America, because he can't remember those audiences the first several times around, and he wasn't sober and old enough to appreciate it.