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Guns N' Roses Discussion Thread

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    #4502
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    wawaman wrote: »
    European tour has officially been called off the band have said. Will be making announcements with local promoters soon

    Something to look forward to next Summer.


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    #4503
    [Deleted User]
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    This is pretty cool. 'Hardschool' with NITL footage. Probably won't last long on youtube.


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    #4504
    Lithium93_
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    I'll be surprised if that's still left up by this time tomorrow....


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    #4505
    Itssoeasy
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    Yeah that won't last but I've heard hardschool and I like it. Be nice to an album version of it. I really like the tour footage though and hopefully we at least see that at some point. I recognise some of the clips but some are new and what I like is that duff, axl and slash have put the **** behind them.


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    #4506
    Lithium93_
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    For a song recorded around 1999/2000, it does sound great.


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    #4507
    Itssoeasy
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    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    For a song recorded around 1999/2000, it does sound great.

    Which is why Chinese democracy should have been released years before it was. I see the Freddie mercury tribute show was streamed on their YouTube Chanel and the foofighters put a 2008 concert up. I mean surely this **** isn't hard in 2020. But it's GNR.


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    #4508
    [Deleted User]
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    I watched this on youtube this morning. It's a little BBC documentary on GNR's photographer friend Robert John from the 90s (called 'Guns N' Roses: The Photographic History'). The quality is ****e but it features the band talking frankly and features the band jamming 'Nightrain' with Izzy singing. It seems like there's more to this documentary than 8 minutes but that's all I could find.:(


    EDIT: I found the whole thing HERE


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    #4509
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,438 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    So it seems the latest reason why guns n roses is now 12 years and counting since it's last album is because of coronavirus. That and other nuggets of wisdom came from the so called manager of GNR fernando.


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    #4510
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    So it seems the latest reason why guns n roses is now 12 years and counting since it's last album is because of coronavirus. That and other nuggets of wisdom came from the so called manager of GNR fernando.

    For a supposed manager, he's not very good at his job is? I mean, could you imagine what could be done if this band had professional management running the show behind the scenes?

    As for Coronavirus being a reason for not releasing new stuff, what an absolute cop out.


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    #4511
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    I came across a Chinese streaming site (similar to youtube) called bilibili. You don't have to log in or download anything to watch. I will delete this post if it breaks any forum rules (i.e. if it is only youtube clips we are allowed post).

    Here are some links to vintage Guns N'Roses gig:

    Melbourne 1988 - I think this is from Melbourne, I could be wrong. There's a blog post on that Oz tour here. I haven't ever seen footage from this gig before and it's really raw and rockin'.

    Saskatoon, Canada 1993 - This is a highlight from the UYI tour. The boys are on fire and the quality is crystal.

    Chicago 1992 - I used to have this on DVD, bought from Zhivago in Galway. :D

    I'm sure some of this stuff is on youtube. I'm only sharing this 'cause it's **** I'd like to see if I hadn't seen it already. It's good to share :p


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    #4512
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Found the mythical House Of Blues 2001 show on that site.. The same show Slash was reportedly banned from.

    Early years of the 2000's were seriously squandered.


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    #4513
    Itssoeasy
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    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    For a supposed manager, he's not very good at his job is? I mean, could you imagine what could be done if this band had professional management running the show behind the scenes?

    As for Coronavirus being a reason for not releasing new stuff, what an absolute cop out.

    Well no not really. I mean it's not all his fault because even though axl seems happier these days he still needs to okay stuff but that works on the assumption he's been the truth about things from the so called team Brazil doesn't seem likely.


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    #4514
    Lithium93_
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Well no not really. I mean it's not all his fault because even though axl seems happier these days he still needs to okay stuff but that works on the assumption he's been the truth about things from the so called team Brazil doesn't seem likely.

    Yet somehow a children's book based on Sweet Child O' Mine can be ready for release, and not whatever Axl's got stashed away. As I said above, the early years of the millennium were squandered.


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    #4515
    Lithium93_
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    They've finally managed to release live footage, select cuts from the Not In This Lifetime Tour. Don't know if it's going to be a regular thing going forward.



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    #4516
    Itssoeasy
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    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    They've finally managed to release live footage, select cuts from the Not In This Lifetime Tour. Don't know if it's going to be a regular thing going forward.


    That was 13 minutes of meh. I mean I suppose we should be thankful that there is some pro shot footage that is officially out there but the audio wasn't great and bar the few times we see axl you'd be forgiven for thinking he wasn't actually there. Also, they picked three safe songs that axl doesn't sound awful on.

    Jesus I'd never have written the above five or ten years ago. I'd have been writing overly positive posts and saying how amazing it was. This band recently has just lowered my "give a ****" meter.


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    #4517
    Lithium93_
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    That was 13 minutes of meh. I mean I suppose we should be thankful that there is some pro shot footage that is officially out there but the audio wasn't great and bar the few times we see axl you'd be forgiven for thinking he wasn't actually there. Also, they picked three safe songs that axl doesn't sound awful on.

    Jesus I'd never have written the above five or ten years ago. I'd have been writing overly positive posts and saying how amazing it was. This band recently has just lowered my "give a ****" meter.

    If that's honestly the best they can do, then I'll stick with fan shot footage. Whoever mixed it as well, oof not a great job.


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    #4518
    seandotcomm
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    that's about as bad a live mix I've ever heard released for a famous act. for a band that's as guarded as GNR are about releasing stuff, its doubly surprising. Axl's voice is shot on Chinese Democracy


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    #4519
    Wrongway1985
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    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    If that's honestly the best they can do, then I'll stick with fan shot footage. Whoever mixed it as well, oof not a great job.

    Straight from the soundboard I'd say.


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    #4520
    Lithium93_
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    Wrongway1985 wrote: »
    Straight from the soundboard I'd say.

    And so was the audio from Metallica's Slane Castle gig. I don't know who mixes front of house for Guns N' Roses, but maybe they need a chat with Metallica's guy.

    Then again, it's an unfair comparison to make.


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    #4521
    D.Q
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    I remember thinking the sound was great at Slane haha


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    #4522
    thegreengoblin
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    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    They've finally managed to release live footage, select cuts from the Not In This Lifetime Tour. Don't know if it's going to be a regular thing going forward.


    Christ almighty that is woeful stuff! Why would you even bother...


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    #4523
    Lithium93_
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    Matt Sorum's book has been delayed, but it's in the wild, and good lord it's a **** show read.


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    #4524
    fin12
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    Hi, does anyone have an update re their concert , has it been rescheduled or are we getting refunds?


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    #4525
    Itssoeasy
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    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    Matt Sorum's book has been delayed, but it's in the wild, and good lord it's a **** show read.

    I've seen bits of it and is it just me or does he come across as a complete pain in the hole ? I wouldn't say I've had a extremely positive or negative opinion on Matt sorum before seeing bits of the book but it says something when Steven Adlers book while not a fun read is at time an enjoyable read which this book doesn't seem to be.


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    #4526
    Lithium93_
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    I've seen bits of it and is it just me or does he come across as a complete pain in the hole ? I wouldn't say I've had a extremely positive or negative opinion on Matt sorum before seeing bits of the book but it says something when Steven Adlers book while not a fun read is at time an enjoyable read which this book doesn't seem to be.

    He does come across as that alright/someone who doesn't like being 2nd fiddle. Praised Coma & Locomotive in '91, only to contradict himself in the book.

    As far as books on GN'R go. It's Duff's, Slash's, Steven's, Axl's unauthorized biography (penned by Mick Wall) Matt's.


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    #4527
    Itssoeasy
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    Is it any wonder that GNR fans get a bad rep amongst music fanbases. Mellisa reese gave an interview with rolling stone magazine taking about her life and her becoming a member of Guns N' Roses. And what is one message board devoting pages and pages to ? Her age and how some think she is lying about her age. One person went and found her year books from high school ffs. Yes, I know we need to talk about something given we are short on topics but Jesus h Christ that's what they decide to waste time on ? It's one thing about this thread is that if there's nothing to say then this thread doesn't have activity.


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    #4528
    MuffinTop86
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    I was reading part of a message board (maybe the same) and it’s definitely creepy how much detail the posters get into. This one was a thread about Slash’s girlfriend.
    That interview while interesting was a bit painful to read. He was like wooaaahh and I was like woooaahh and he was like yo dude. Ffs


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    #4529
    Lithium93_
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    I read the article about Melissa, and I guess the writer for Rolling Stone couldn't be arsed to research, but Melissa wasn't the first female member in the band.


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    #4530
    PTH2009
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    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    I read the article about Melissa, and I guess the writer for Rolling Stone couldn't be arsed to research, but Melissa wasn't the first female member in the band.

    who was?


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    #4531
    seandotcomm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭seandotcomm


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    who was?

    The Use Your Illusion touring group had a load of ladies on vocals and brass


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